Caring Congregations

Analysis

Caring Congregations is a registered charity in United States, based in Tuscaloosa, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2023, Caring Congregations reported income of $773k and spending of $632k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $773k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Caring Congregations sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christ Child Society of Omaha ($773k), Council on Families in Crisis Inc ($773k) and True to Life Ministries ($773k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $108k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $268k. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $59k, net assets of $5.5m. It reported 18 employees.