Free Bethlehem Baptist Church

Analysis

Free Bethlehem Baptist Church is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Free Bethlehem Baptist Church reported income of $163k and spending of $133k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $205k to $163k (-20%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Free Bethlehem Baptist Church sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include M25 Barbecue Inc ($163k), Light World International Kings Corp ($163k) and Solid Rock Ministries of Vidor Inc ($163k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $51k (38% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m.