Christian Prison Ministries

Analysis

Christian Prison Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Christian Prison Ministries reported income of $55k and spending of $66k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $42k to $55k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 132% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Christian Prison Ministries sits at the 19th percentile: it is larger than about 18% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 19th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cherry Hills Village Police Foundation ($55k), Nicole Parker Foundation for Children ($55k) and Utah Law Enforcement Memorial Inc ($55k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $245k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $245k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.