Lead for Christ

Analysis

Lead for Christ is a registered charity in United States, based in Frisco, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Lead for Christ reported income of $89k and spending of $113k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $257k to $89k (-65%), an average of -41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lead for Christ sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jim Hughes Ministries Incorporated ($89k), 818 Missions International Inc ($89k) and Sure Foundations ($89k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $48k against liabilities of $1,133, net assets of $47k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.