Operation Compassion a Tennessee Non-Profit Corporation

Analysis

Operation Compassion a Tennessee Non-Profit Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleveland, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1998, 28 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, Operation Compassion a Tennessee Non-Profit Corporation reported income of $72.0m and spending of $77.8m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $67.1m to $72.0m (+7.4%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Operation Compassion a Tennessee Non-Profit Corporation 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 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Society for Hebrew Day Schools ($71.1m), Christian Living Neighborhoods ($73.0m) and Word of Life Fellowship Inc ($68.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $222k. It paid $526 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $10.8m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $9.5m. It reported 12 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.