Greater Chattanooga Christian Services

Analysis

Greater Chattanooga Christian Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Chattanooga, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Greater Chattanooga Christian Services reported income of $293k and spending of $215k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $237k to $293k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Greater Chattanooga Christian Services sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Grape Research Alliance Inc ($293k), Hub City Senior Citizens Inc ($293k) and American Society for Nutrition Foundation Inc ($293k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $21k (10.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $138k. It paid $1,749 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $549k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $549k. It reported 4 employees.