Christian Relief Services Charities Inc

Analysis

Christian Relief Services Charities Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 June 2023, Christian Relief Services Charities Inc reported income of $32.9m and spending of $26.3m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $18.8m to $32.9m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 136%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Christian Relief Services Charities Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Presbyterian Night Shelter of Tarrant County ($32.9m), Colonial Senior Services Inc ($33.0m) and Arc Ocean County Chapter ($32.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.2% and program service revenue 76% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (0.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $148.0m against liabilities of $127.1m, net assets of $20.9m. It reported 57 employees.