Christ Serv Inc

Analysis

Christ Serv Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Opelika, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 September 2024, Christ Serv Inc reported income of $627k and spending of $702k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2024, income grew from $542k to $627k (+16%), an average of +3.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Christ Serv Inc sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 77th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Antioch Hillcrest Terrace Inc ($627k), Greensburg Senior Housing Corporation ($628k) and Metropolitan Housing and Community Development Corporation ($627k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2024, revenue came from program service revenue 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of -$539k.

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.