Cedar Springs Christian Retreat Center

Analysis

Cedar Springs Christian Retreat Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Sumas, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1984, 42 years ago. 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, Cedar Springs Christian Retreat Center reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.4m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.5m (-1.1%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Cedar Springs Christian Retreat Center sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Knox Theological Seminary ($1.5m), Alianza Translatinx ($1.5m) and Wyoming Valley Alcohol & Drug Services Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.4% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $486k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $114k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 47 employees.