City of Refuge Inc

Analysis

City of Refuge Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, City of Refuge Inc reported income of $22.9m and spending of $19.2m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $8.2m to $22.9m (+180%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, City of Refuge Inc sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Inspiritus Inc ($22.9m), Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries Inc ($23.2m) and Interfaith America ($22.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $808k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. It paid $152k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $44.0m against liabilities of $4.7m, net assets of $39.3m. It reported 115 employees.