Bethany Beyond the Jordan Baptism Site Foundation

Analysis

Bethany Beyond the Jordan Baptism Site Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Bethany Beyond the Jordan Baptism Site Foundation reported income of $458k and spending of $68k, leaving 85% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $135k to $458k (+239%), an average of +239% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 239%. Over the whole period it spent 33% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bethany Beyond the Jordan Baptism Site Foundation sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center Stage Theatrical Productions ($458k), North Andover Historical Society ($458k) and Dolphin Biology Research Institute Inc ($458k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. It paid $62k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $395k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $395k.