Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute

Analysis

Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute reported income of $130k and spending of $158k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $96k to $130k (+35%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 204% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A True Blessing Corporation ($130k), Presbyterian Church of Ghana Resurrection Congregation Inc ($130k) and John L Sullivan Ministries Inc ($130k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $27k. At year end it held assets of $502k against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $483k. It reported 1 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.