818 the Sign

Analysis

818 the Sign is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2019, 7 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, 818 the Sign reported income of $129k and spending of $187k, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $106k to $129k (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, 818 the Sign sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 47th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Solid Ground Christian Ministires ($129k), Prayer for Prisoners International ($129k) and Iglesia Cristiana Vida Nueva Uplci ($129k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 8.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $34k. At year end it held assets of $108k against liabilities of $124k, net assets of -$16k. It reported 3 employees.