Zion Foundation

Analysis

Zion Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2024, Zion Foundation reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.7m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $950k to $2.7m (+182%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Zion Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Access Counseling Inc ($2.7m), Southern Oklahoma Nutrition Program ($2.7m) and Proyecto Nacer Inc ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $390k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $949k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $250k, net assets of $2.0m.