The Orthodox Center for Religious Studies

Analysis

The Orthodox Center for Religious Studies is a registered charity in United States, based in Corona, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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 (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 2022, The Orthodox Center for Religious Studies reported income of $444k and spending of $564k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $544k to $444k (-18%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Orthodox Center for Religious Studies sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cana Family Institute ($444k), Canadian Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship Inc ($445k) and Greg Fritz Ministries Inc ($443k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $547k against liabilities of $324k, net assets of $223k.