The Christian Assistance Foundation

Analysis

The Christian Assistance Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Vestavia, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1987, 39 years ago. 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, The Christian Assistance Foundation reported income of $182k and spending of $189k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $482k to $182k (-62%), an average of -62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Christian Assistance Foundation sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reliance Hook and Ladder Company No 1 of Boothwyn Pa ($182k), Alaska Police and Fire Chaplains ($182k) and Good Shepherd Fairview Foundation Inc ($182k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $47k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $47k.