Deer Run Retreat Center

Analysis

Deer Run Retreat Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Thompsons STN, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Deer Run Retreat Center reported income of $4.0m and spending of $3.8m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $4.0m (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 151%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Deer Run Retreat Center sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hunt County Shared Ministries Inc ($4.0m), Jewish Lifeline Network Inc ($4.0m) and A Partners ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.0m (52% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $8.7m against liabilities of $436k, net assets of $8.3m. It reported 127 employees.