Red Letter Christians
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
STAYING TRUE TO THE FOUNDATION OF COMBINING JESUS AND JUSTICE, RED LETTER CHRISTIANS MOBILIZES INDIVIDUALS INTO A MOVEMENT OF BELIEVERS WHO LIVE OUT JESUS' COUNTER-CULTURAL TEACHINGS.
- Income
- $368,751
- Spending
- $358,402
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 8.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 86%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $66,956, co-found/bd
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 19% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 15 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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)
- $228,329 spent. PROGRAM 1: PUBLIC WITNESS & MOVEMENT BUILDING PRIMARY FOCUS: RED LETTER REVIVALS, PUBLIC VIGILS, AND ANTI-CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM INITIATIVES IN A YEAR MARKED BY SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL DIVISION, RED LETTER CHRISTIANS (RLC) SUCCESSFULLY MOBILIZED A BROAD, MULTI-RACIAL COALITION OF FAITH LEADERS TO CHAMPION A VISION OF CHRISTIANITY CENTERED ON JESUS'S TEACHINGS OF PEACE AND JUSTICE. RLC HOSTED THREE 'RED LETTER REVIVALS' IN SANTA ANA, CA, PHILADELPHIA, PA, AND A WEEK-LONG VIRTUAL SERIES. THESE EVENTS REACHED THOUSANDS GLOBALLY AS A DIRECT, NON-PARTISAN COUNTER-NARRATIVE TO CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM. THESE EVENTS WERE CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL ADVISORY COUNCILS COMPRISING PASTORS, ACTIVISTS, AND THOSE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY INJUSTICE, ENSURING THAT NATIONAL MOVEMENT-BUILDING REMAINED ROOTED IN LOCAL SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY, RLC LED A COLLABORATIVE GOOD FRIDAY VIGIL AND ACTION AT LOCKHEED MARTIN IN KING OF PRUSSIA IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL GAZA CEASEFIRE PILGRIMAGE, PROVIDING A FAITHFUL PUBLIC WITNESS FOR PEACE AND CALLING FOR AN END TO THE PROFITEERING OF WAR BY WEAPONS MANUFACTURERS. PROGRAM 1: PUBLIC WITNESS & MOVEMENT BUILDING PRIMARY FOCUS: RED LETTER REVIVALS, PUBLIC VIGILS, AND ANTI-CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM INITIATIVES IN A YEAR MARKED BY SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL DIVISION, RED LETTER CHRISTIANS (RLC) SUCCESSFULLY MOBILIZED A BROAD, MULTI-RACIAL COALITION OF FAITH LEADERS TO CHAMPION A VISION OF CHRISTIANITY CENTERED ON JESUS'S TEACHINGS OF PEACE AND JUSTICE. RLC HOSTED THREE 'RED LETTER REVIVALS' IN SANTA ANA, CA, PHILADELPHIA, PA, AND A WEEK-LONG VIRTUAL SERIES. THESE EVENTS REACHED THOUSANDS GLOBALLY AS A DIRECT, NON-PARTISAN COUNTER-NARRATIVE TO CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM. THESE EVENTS WERE CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL ADVISORY COUNCILS COMPRISING PASTORS, ACTIVISTS, AND THOSE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY INJUSTICE, ENSURING THAT NATIONAL MOVEMENT-BUILDING REMAINED ROOTED IN LOCAL SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY, RLC LED A COLLABORATIVE GOOD FRIDAY VIGIL AND ACTION AT LOCKHEED MARTIN IN KING OF PRUSSIA IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL GAZA CEASEFIRE PILGRIMAGE, PROVIDING A FAITHFUL PUBLIC WITNESS FOR PEACE AND CALLING FOR AN END TO THE PROFITEERING OF WAR BY WEAPONS MANUFACTURERS.
- $57,557 spent. PROGRAM 2: RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT & SPIRITUAL FORMATION PRIMARY FOCUS: DIGITAL CONTENT, DEVOTIONALS, AND WEEKLY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO SUSTAIN AND EQUIP THE MOVEMENT LONG TERM, RLC PROVIDED CONSISTENT SPIRITUAL FORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE. WE HOSTED 12 VIRTUAL BOOK CLUBS AND 12 MORNING PRAYER EVENTS, INTENTIONALLY AMPLIFYING DIVERSE VOICES FROM THE MARGINS TO LEAD THE CHURCH TOWARD A MORE JUST FUTURE. IN RESPONSE TO THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN THE HOLY LAND, RLC LAUNCHED A SPECIALIZED CHRISTMAS DEVOTIONAL SERIES FOR ADVENT WHICH FEATURED PRIMARILY PALESTINIAN VOICES CALLING FOR AN END TO THE GENOCIDE AND MOBILIZING OUR COMMUNITY TOWARD ADVOCACY AND RELIEF, ALL IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CHURCH CALENDAR. OUR WEEKLY PODCAST AND REGULAR SOCIAL MEDIA EXECUTION ALERTS CONTINUED TO SERVE AS A VITAL CONDUIT FOR JUSTICE, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON ISSUES OF STATE-SANCTIONED VIOLENCE AND THE BIBLICAL CALL TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY. PROGRAM 2: RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT & SPIRITUAL FORMATION PRIMARY FOCUS: DIGITAL CONTENT, DEVOTIONALS, AND WEEKLY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO SUSTAIN AND EQUIP THE MOVEMENT LONG TERM, RLC PROVIDED CONSISTENT SPIRITUAL FORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE. WE HOSTED 12 VIRTUAL BOOK CLUBS AND 12 MORNING PRAYER EVENTS, INTENTIONALLY AMPLIFYING DIVERSE VOICES FROM THE MARGINS TO LEAD THE CHURCH TOWARD A MORE JUST FUTURE. IN RESPONSE TO THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN THE HOLY LAND, RLC LAUNCHED A SPECIALIZED CHRISTMAS DEVOTIONAL SERIES FOR ADVENT WHICH FEATURED PRIMARILY PALESTINIAN VOICES CALLING FOR AN END TO THE GENOCIDE AND MOBILIZING OUR COMMUNITY TOWARD ADVOCACY AND RELIEF, ALL IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CHURCH CALENDAR. OUR WEEKLY PODCAST AND REGULAR SOCIAL MEDIA EXECUTION ALERTS CONTINUED TO SERVE AS A VITAL CONDUIT FOR JUSTICE, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON ISSUES OF STATE-SANCTIONED VIOLENCE AND THE BIBLICAL CALL TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY.
- PROGRAM 3: LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & COLLABORATIVE ADVOCACY PRIMARY FOCUS: PEACEMAKER SUMMIT, CO FORUM, AND LEGACY STEWARDSHIP WE CO-HOSTED THE INAUGURAL PEACEMAKER SUMMIT IN PHILADELPHIA, BRINGING TOGETHER OVER 100 PRACTITIONERS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES IN PEACEMAKING, KINGIAN NONVIOLENCE, AND PARTICIPATE IN HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS IN FORGING, WELDING, AND WOODTURNING. RLC ALSO LAUNCHED A COMPREHENSIVE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR (CO) RESOURCE PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE AND HOSTED A VIRTUAL FORUM TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE NAVIGATING FAITH-BASED OBJECTIONS TO WAR. FINALLY, FOLLOWING THE PASSING OF OUR CO-FOUNDER TONY CAMPOLO, WE HOSTED A GLOBAL VIRTUAL CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE ON HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY, THAT WAS ROOTED IN HIS LEGACY TO INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS TO LIVE OUT THE 'RED LETTERS' OF THE GOSPEL IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. PROGRAM 3: LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & COLLABORATIVE ADVOCACY PRIMARY FOCUS: PEACEMAKER SUMMIT, CO FORUM, AND LEGACY STEWARDSHIP WE CO-HOSTED THE INAUGURAL PEACEMAKER SUMMIT IN PHILADELPHIA, BRINGING TOGETHER OVER 100 PRACTITIONERS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES IN PEACEMAKING, KINGIAN NONVIOLENCE, AND PARTICIPATE IN HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS IN FORGING, WELDING, AND WOODTURNING. RLC ALSO LAUNCHED A COMPREHENSIVE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR (CO) RESOURCE PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE AND HOSTED A VIRTUAL FORUM TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE NAVIGATING FAITH-BASED OBJECTIONS TO WAR. FINALLY, FOLLOWING THE PASSING OF OUR CO-FOUNDER TONY CAMPOLO, WE HOSTED A GLOBAL VIRTUAL CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE ON HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY, THAT WAS ROOTED IN HIS LEGACY TO INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS TO LIVE OUT THE 'RED LETTERS' OF THE GOSPEL IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
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 June 2025.
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 August 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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