San Diego Christian Foundation Inc

Analysis

San Diego Christian Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1977, 49 years ago. 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 December 2023, San Diego Christian Foundation Inc reported income of $6.3m and spending of $7.1m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.6m to $6.3m (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, San Diego Christian Foundation Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nantucket Partnership for Children Inc ($6.3m), Unquowa School Association Inc ($6.3m) and Twin County Recovery Services Inc ($6.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.3% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.5m. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $461k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 130 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.