Zion Institute

Analysis

Zion Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2016, 10 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 December 2023, Zion Institute reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.6m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $323k to $1.7m (+427%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 255%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Zion Institute sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Golden Gate Senior Services ($1.7m), Missionshare International ($1.7m) and Southern Chester County Day Care Association ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $249k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $342k, net assets of $968k. It reported 21 employees.