China Evangelical Seminary North America -Cesna-

Analysis

China Evangelical Seminary North America -Cesna- is a registered charity in United States, based in West Covina, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2025. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, China Evangelical Seminary North America -Cesna- reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.1m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.7m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, China Evangelical Seminary North America -Cesna- sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wingfield Ministries Inc ($2.7m), See Jesus Net ($2.7m) and Zichron Eliyahu Inc ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $11.8m against liabilities of $5.2m, net assets of $6.6m. It reported 24 employees.