Burke United Christian Ministries

Analysis

Burke United Christian Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Morganton, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1978, 48 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Burke United Christian Ministries reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.2m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $719k to $2.5m (+242%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Burke United Christian Ministries sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute of Cognitive Development Inc ($2.5m), Brownstone School and Daycare Center Inc ($2.5m) and Alabama Baptist Retirement Center Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $607k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $8,596, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 23 employees.