Pilots for Christ International

Analysis

Pilots for Christ International is a registered charity in United States, based in Monroeville, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2007, 19 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, Pilots for Christ International reported income of $1.2m and spending of $941k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.2m (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Pilots for Christ International sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 85th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spero Recovery Inc ($1.2m), Inland Empire United Education Fund ($1.2m) and One Thousand Southern Artery Senior Citizens Center Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $156k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $149k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 3 employees.