Student Discipleship Ministries

Analysis

Student Discipleship Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Burleson, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Student Discipleship Ministries reported income of $293k and spending of $256k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $446k to $293k (-34%), an average of -8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 1500%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Student Discipleship Ministries sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 66th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Better Life for Pastoralists Inc ($293k), Diocese of the Rocky Mountains ($293k) and Soul for Christ Ministry Inc ($293k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $109k (43% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $11.6m against liabilities of $5,268, net assets of $11.6m. It reported 7 employees.