Firs Bible & Missionary Conference

Analysis

Firs Bible & Missionary Conference is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1946, 80 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, Firs Bible & Missionary Conference reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.8m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.5m to $3.4m (-1.0%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Firs Bible & Missionary Conference sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life ($3.4m), International Commission Inc ($3.5m) and Mosdos Rabbainu Nachum Meshadyk ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $270k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 202 employees.