God Behind Bars Inc

Analysis

God Behind Bars Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Grapevine, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2010, 16 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 2020, God Behind Bars Inc reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.0m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2020, income grew from $1.8m to $2.2m (+20%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, God Behind Bars Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation Inc ($2.2m), Pittsburgh Kids Foundation Inc ($2.2m) and Serv International Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2020, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $212k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $579k. At year end it held assets of $921k against liabilities of $160k, net assets of $761k. It reported 40 employees.