Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort Inc

Analysis

Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Nashville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1994, 32 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, Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort Inc reported income of $10.8m and spending of $4.6m, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.5m to $10.8m (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Equipnet ($10.8m), Brahmananda Saraswati Foundation ($10.8m) and Barnabas Foundation Inc ($10.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $851k. At year end it held assets of $66.7m against liabilities of $491k, net assets of $66.2m. It reported 14 employees.