Crista Ministries

Analysis

Crista Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Shoreline, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1950, 76 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2021, Crista Ministries reported income of $73.1m and spending of $78.2m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2021, income fell from $117.3m to $73.1m (-38%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Crista Ministries sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Living Neighborhoods ($73.0m), St Vincent de Paul Village Inc ($74.3m) and Operation Compassion a Tennessee Non-Profit Corporation ($72.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 66% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.6m (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $31.2m. It paid $1.1m in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $133.6m against liabilities of $42.0m, net assets of $91.6m. It reported 1,271 employees.

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.