The Sixth Baptist Church

Analysis

The Sixth Baptist Church is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2002, 24 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, The Sixth Baptist Church reported income of $1.7m and spending of $446k, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $332k to $1.7m (+412%), an average of +72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 392%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Sixth Baptist Church sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zion World Wide Mission Inc ($1.7m), Joyce Robinson Foundation Inc ($1.7m) and City on a Hill Productions Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (26% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $582k against liabilities of $252k, net assets of $330k. It reported 10 employees.