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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CHRISTIAN RELIEF SERVICES CHARITIES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$46,072,067
Total expenses
$46,201,584
Contributions and grants received
$46,070,983
Grants paid
$38,619,394
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,084
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,698,159
Total liabilities, end of year
$377,619
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,320,540
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$41,925,631
Management and general expenses
$95,929
Fundraising expenses
$4,180,024
Program service expenses (Part III)
$41,925,631

Program services were 90.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $15,917

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $9,000,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $37,055,066

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $31,996,354

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,084 · excluded $1,084

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $38,619,394 · program services $38,619,394

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $561,935 · program services $102,088 · fundraising $459,847

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $31,918 · program services $5,798 · fundraising $26,120

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $66,918 · program services $12,157 · fundraising $54,761

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $44,149 · program services $9,115 · fundraising $35,034

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $16,241 · program services $16,241

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $31,084 · management and general $31,084

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $413,615 · program services $174,000 · fundraising $239,615

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,370 · fundraising $1,370

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $106,959 · program services $5,038 · management and general $30,959 · fundraising $70,962

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $189,689 · program services $102,521 · management and general $18,423 · fundraising $68,745

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,074 · program services $5,279 · fundraising $5,795

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $9,625 · program services $9,625

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $16,637 · program services $7,266 · management and general $9,371

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROCUREMENT FEES

    total $2,580,007 · program services $2,580,007

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRINTING AND PRODUCTION

    total $2,055,929 · program services $26,313 · fundraising $2,029,616

  • 24c · Other expenses: POSTAGE

    total $1,097,700 · program services $23,987 · fundraising $1,073,713

  • 24d · Other expenses: SHIPPING

    total $225,919 · program services $222,944 · fundraising $2,975

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $121,421 · program services $3,858 · management and general $6,092 · fundraising $111,471

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $422,226 · end of year $568,679

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $65,197 · end of year $36,169

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,132,100 · end of year $1,032,048

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $51,499 · end of year $53,195

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $180,305

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $176,672

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $13,258 · end of year $3,633

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,274 · end of year $4,435

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $204,019 · end of year $322,043

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $32,478 · end of year $55,576

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,435,335 · end of year $1,300,112

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $14,722 · end of year $20,428

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE PURPOSE OF CHRISTIAN RELIEF SERVICES IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING, SERVICES AND CRITICALLY NEEDED GOODS TO HELP PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES STRIVING TO BREAK THE STRANGLEHOLD OF POVERTY AND TO HELP DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO THE NEEDS OF THESE COMMUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDES FUNDS, SERVICES AND DONATED GOODS TO COMBAT POVERTY AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS.

  • INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS CHRISTIAN RELIEF SERVICES HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO PROMOTING POSITIVE CHANGES IN AFRICA BY SUPPORTING AND STRENGTHENING IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. THROUGH ITS AFFILIATE BREAD AND WATER FOR AFRICA, WHICH COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH, EDUCATION, WATER, SANITATION, HYGIENE, AND FOOD SUSTAINABILITY. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)RELIEF DISTRIBUTIONS - SHIPPED LIFE-SAVING RELIEF ITEMS, INCLUDING MEDICAL SUPPLIES, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, MOBILITY AIDS, MEDICINES, PERSONAL CARE ITEMS, BOOKS, MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION (PRENATAL VITAMINS), AND SCHOOL DESKS, TO GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, HOSPITALS, HEALTH CENTERS, AND SCHOOLS IN ETHIOPIA, CAMEROON AND SIERRA LEONE. A TOTAL OF FOURTEEN CONTAINERS CONTAINED 134,701,201 KG OR 134,701 TONS OF LIFESAVING AND RELIEF MATERIALS SHIPPED TO SAVE MORE THAN 76,800 INDIVIDUALS.

    Expenses $26,425,288 · Grants $26,179,578

  • AMERICAN INDIAN PROGRAMS - CHRISTIAN RELIEF SERVICES, THROUGH AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH RUNNING STRONG (RUNNING STRONG) DONATED 17,339 FOOD BOXES, 23,340 SMART SACKS, 9,000 BACKPACKS FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES, 10,048 WINTER AND ATHLETIC SOCKS, 6,000 DENTAL KITS, 3,000 FEMININE HYGIENE KITS, 2,000 MATERNAL CARE KITS, 12,906 BRAND NEW WINTER COATS AND WINTER KITS (GLOVES, SCARF, HAT), AND 3,399 HOLIDAY TOYS. EACH FOOD BOX WEIGHED 20-30LBS. AND HAD ENOUGH NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO FEED A FAMILY OF FOUR FOR A WEEK. EACH SMART SACK WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 5 LBS. AND CONTAINED MUCH NEEDED FOOD TO KEEP CHILDREN FED OVER THE WEEKEND WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO FREE AND REDUCED SCHOOL LUNCHES. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)THESE SUPPLIES ARE DISTRIBUTED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF NATIVE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. DURING OUR HOLIDAY DISTRIBUTIONS ON PINE RIDGE AND CHEYENNE RIVER RESERVATIONS IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 47,997.25 LBS. OF TURKEY AND 3,917.29 LBS. OF HAM WERE DISTRIBUTED TO HELP FEED HUNGRY FAMILIES. RUNNING STRONG HELPS AMERICAN INDIANS, MOSTLY ON RESERVATIONS, WITH FOOD, WATER, WARM CLOTHING, UTILITY ASSISTANCE, BASIC RELIEF, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AT-RISK YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES INCLUDING PROGRAMS FOSTERING SELF-RELIANCE.

    Expenses $9,353,398 · Grants $7,441,192

  • DOMESTIC PROGRAMS - SUPPORTED EFFORTS PROMOTING SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE APPALACHIAN REGION. THROUGH AMERICANS HELPING AMERICANS, AN AFFILIATE, OFFERS AN ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES IN EXTREME POVERTY BY PROMOTING SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS. AMERICANS HELPING AMERICANS ALSO SUPPLIED RELIEF ITEMS TO TAKE CARE OF BASIC NEEDS; 4,000 WINTER COATS, 5,700 BLANKETS, 3,000 DENTAL KITS, 3662 EDUCATIONAL SUPPLY BOXES, AND 18,648 FOOD BOXES DELIVERED TO COMMUNITIES IN CENTRAL APPALACHIA WHICH SUPPLEMENTED OUR SPONSORED FOOD PROGRAMS SERVICING AN ADDITIONAL 7,925 INDIVIDUALS.

    Expenses $6,064,242 · Grants $4,996,224

  • AMERICANS HELPING AMERICANS VETERANS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING (VSH) IS AN INNOVATIVE PERSON-CENTERED PROGRAM IN FAIRFAX COUNTY VA, WHICH HELPS EMPOWER VETERANS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES. OUR CUSTOMIZED AND FOCUSED PROGRAM PROVIDES HOMELESS LOW-INCOME VETERANS WITH AFFORDABLE SINGLE UNIT AND SMALL FAMILY HOUSING OPTIONS. OUR PROGRAM PROVIDES BOTH TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES ALONG WITH CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AIMED AT HELPING VETERANS MAINTAIN HOUSING STABILITY. THIS INCLUDES VOCATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH REFERRALS, NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION AND SUPPORT, AND OTHER NECESSARY SUPPORT SERVICE REFERRALS DETERMINED DURING ASSESSMENT AND INTAKE.THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY SUPPORTIVE AGENCIES, VSH HAS RAISED APPROXIMATELY $52,750 TO HELP WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND SECURITY DEPOSITS. THESE PARTNERSHIPS HAVE ALSO HELPED PROVIDE IN-KIND DONATIONS OF FOOD, BEDS, TVS, FURNITURE, AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $11,938. THIS SUPPORT GIVES OUR VETERANS A HAND-UP AS THEY REBUILD THEIR LIVES.OUR MOST RECENT COLLABORATION WITH COMPUCORE HELPED BY SUPPLYING $3,750 IN RECONDITIONED ALL-IN-ONE DESKTOP COMPUTERS. THIS DONATION WILL ALSO INCLUDE COMPUTER TRAINING FOR VETS WHO NEED A LITTLE HELP WITH TECHNOLOGY. THEY WILL ALSO RECEIVE A FREE LAPTOP COMPUTER TO KEEP UPON COMPLETION OF TRAINING. OUR GOAL AND VISION ARE TO SEE EVERY VETERAN HAVE ACCESS TO A DIGNIFIED HOME AND THE SERVICES THEY NEED TO THRIVE.

    Expenses $82,703 · Grants $2,400

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Bryan L Krizek

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $464,687
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $406,570
    Other
    $58,117
    Hours/week
    12 + 48 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $406,570 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $27,969 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $30,148 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $464,687 related

  • Paul E Krizek Esq

    VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $324,588
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $300,608
    Other
    $23,980
    Hours/week
    17 + 28 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $300,608 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $23,539 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $441 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $324,588 related

  • Bieu Do

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $171,489
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $147,746
    Other
    $23,743
    Hours/week
    12 + 48 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $147,746 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $12,485 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $11,258 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $171,489 related

  • Anita Uyehara

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $137,733
    From this org
    $127,685
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,048
    Hours/week
    45

  • Nhi Ho Cao

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $107,230
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $80,649
    Other
    $26,581
    Hours/week
    17 + 28 related

  • James J O'Brien Esq

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.28 + 1.72 related

  • Thomas M O'Brien

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15 + 0.85 related

  • Loretta Afraid Of Bear Cook

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15 + 0.85 related

  • Robert J Hisel Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15 + 0.85 related

  • Rear Admiral Eric C Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15 + 0.85 related

  • Ashley Shultz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15 + 0.85 related

  • Elayne Silversmith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15 + 0.85 related

  • Rev Dr Ketlen A Solak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15 + 0.85 related

  • Frank Stitely CPA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15 + 0.85 related

  • Colonel John F Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15 + 0.85 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3:
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS GUIDED IN TERMS OF DETERMINING APPROPRIATE, FAIR AND REASONABLE COMPENSATION BY WRITTEN COMPENSATION GUIDELINES FOR "DISQUALIFIED PERSONS" AS IT IS DEFINED UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958. THESE GUIDELINES WERE ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CENTRAL ORGANIZATION, CHRISTIAN RELIEF SERVICES CHARITIES, INC., OF WHICH THE ORGANIZATION IS A SUBORDINATE UNIT. THE COMPENSATION GUIDELINES ARE BASED ON PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN THE TREASURY REGULATION INTERPRETING INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958. PURSUANT TO THE COMPENSATION GUIDELINES, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CENTRAL ORGANIZATION REVIEWS APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY SURVEYS WHICH PRESENT THE COMPENSATION DATA AND 990'S OF OTHER TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR MISSIONS AND REVENUES, TO ASSESS WHAT IS ORDINARY AND REASONABLE IN TERMS OF THE RELEVANT MARKET FOR COMPENSATION. THE DATA INCLUDED IN THE COMPARABILITY SURVEYS COMES FROM NUMEROUS SOURCES, SUCH AS ASSOCIATION SURVEYS 990S OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND CONSULTANT RESEARCH STUDIES. THE DATA IS FOCUSED ON COMPARABLE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED WITHIN THE GREATER WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN AREA.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • PINE CREST CAMP LLC

    ACCOMMODATIONS CAMP · KY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
20 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523259349300107

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