Bethlehem Holy Child Program

Analysis

Bethlehem Holy Child Program is a registered charity in United States, based in Meriden, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Bethlehem Holy Child Program reported income of $555k and spending of $260k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $239k to $555k (+132%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Bethlehem Holy Child Program sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 70th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Covenant Frontline International Inc ($554k), Andando Foundation ($555k) and Cambodia Christian Ministries ($554k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $159k. At year end it held assets of $623k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $623k.