Marriage Encounter of the Gulf Coast

Analysis

Marriage Encounter of the Gulf Coast is a registered charity in United States, based in College Sta, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1976, 50 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, Marriage Encounter of the Gulf Coast reported income of $113k and spending of $130k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $265k to $113k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Marriage Encounter of the Gulf Coast sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Weymouth Junior Basketball League ($113k), American Independent Media ($113k) and Norcorp Inc ($113k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 37% of the total. At year end it held assets of $268k against liabilities of $499, net assets of $268k.