Growing Christian Foundation

Analysis

Growing Christian Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in College Place, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1995, 31 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, Growing Christian Foundation reported income of $188k and spending of $232k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $377k to $188k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Growing Christian Foundation sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 49th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ministerio Unidos Por Cristo Inc ($188k), Revive Her Ministries Inc ($188k) and Briggs Center for Faith and Action ($188k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.6% and program service revenue 75% of the total. At year end it held assets of $573k against liabilities of $418k, net assets of $155k.

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.