Association of Christian Economists
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To encourage Christian scholars to explore and communicate the relationship between their faith and the discipline of economics and to promote interaction and communication among Christian economists.
- Income
- $14,037
- Spending
- $21,636
- Reserves
- 93.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 37%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $3,751 spent. Issue #82 of the Associations publication Faith & Economics was produced and made digitally available to all 127 individual and 19 institutional members in July 2024. Copies of issues were sent to institutional members and individual members who have print access. The publication is indexed in the electronic Journal of Economic Literature American Theological Libraries Association Religion Index and Ebsco Publishing databases. Articles are posted to RePec Research Papers in Economics.
- $1,031 spent. The organization held a Fellowship Luncheon with 25 attendees in conjunction with its Annual Meeting on January 6 2024 in San Antonio TX. On the same day before and after the luncheon and meeting the organization hosted two academic paper sessions at the Allied Social Science Associations ASSA Annual Meeting.
- $16,491 spent. The organization maintains the website www.christianeconomists.org to provide digital access to Faith & Economics journal articles and share events and other information of interest to Christian economists. In 2024 the organization worked with Brilliant Web Works https: brilliantly.net to redesign the website and create a new logo.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2011 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2011.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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