Society for the Preservation of the Book of Common Prayer

Analysis

Society for the Preservation of the Book of Common Prayer is a registered charity in United States, based in Savannah, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Society for the Preservation of the Book of Common Prayer reported income of $57k and spending of $241k, spending 424% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $134k to $57k (-58%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 227%. Over the whole period it spent 155% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Society for the Preservation of the Book of Common Prayer sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bethsaida Community Center ($57k), Search Ministries ($57k) and Southern Mexico Missions ($57k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% of the total. At year end it held assets of $249k against liabilities of $1,200, net assets of $247k.