THE SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN ETHICS

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1959

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Lincoln Rice

Phone

4142086547

Tax Period

2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

THE SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN ETHICS, founded in 1959, is a small nonprofit in the Religion sector that reported $223K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $306K exceeded revenue, resulting in a 38% operating deficit.

Mission

The purpose of the Society of Christian Ethics (SCE) is to promote scholarly work in Christian ethics and in the relation of Christian ethics to other traditions of ethics, and to social, economic, political, and cultural problems; to encourage and improve the teaching of these fields in colleges, universities, and theological schools; and to provide a community of discourse and debate for those engage professionally within these general fields.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $92,692 Revenue: $88,009

Annual Meeting - SCE holds an annual meeting each January, providing members the opportunity to present and discuss scholarly papers, review published works in the field, and conduct official...

Annual Meeting - SCE holds an annual meeting each January, providing members the opportunity to present and discuss scholarly papers, review published works in the field, and conduct official business. Between 70 and 75 plenaries, papers, and panels are presented over three days, in conjunction with the Society of Jewish Ethics and the Society for the Study of Muslim Ethics.

Program 2

Expenses: $123,290 Revenue: $94,510

Membership and Publications - As a professional membership society, SCE assesses membership dues and sponsors various scholarly caucuses and focus groups. SCE also publishes the Journal for the...

Membership and Publications - As a professional membership society, SCE assesses membership dues and sponsors various scholarly caucuses and focus groups. SCE also publishes the Journal for the Society of Christian Ethics (JSCE). JSCE is a scholarly peer-reviewed resource publication published twice yearly to examine social, economic, political, and cultural problems within the context of Christian social ethics.

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Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $930

Program Service Revenue $212,081

Investment Income $9,494

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $222,505

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $0

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $215,982

Other Expenses $306,148

TOTAL EXPENSES $306,148

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$222,505	$220,815	+0.0%
Expenses	$306,148	$246,816	+0.2%
Net Income	$-83,643	$-26,001	+2.2%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$1,200

Total Directors

$11,200

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
KC Choi	Co-Editor	5.00	Director	$5,000	$0	$5,000
MT Davila	Co-Editor	5.00	Director	$5,000	$0	$5,000
Patrick Flanagan	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$1,200	$0	$1,200
Rebecca Peters	President	10.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Emilie Townes	Past President	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Diana Cates	President Elect	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Gary Dorrien	Vice President	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Matthew Gaudet	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ellen Marshall	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Christina McRorie	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Janna Hunter-Bowman	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jennifer Leath	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
James McCarty	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Carolyn Chau	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Emily Dumler-Winckler	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
AnneMarie Mingo	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lorraine Cuddeback-Gedeon	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Craig Ford	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Elisabeth Kincaid	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Seulbin Lee	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Darren Yau	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lincoln Rice	Executive Director	10	Officer	$0	$0	$0
Laura Pope	Co-Executive Director	30	Officer	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$222,505	$306,148	$1,031,857	$-83,643
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$206,705	$254,136	$959,194	$-47,431
2022	$215,099	$159,571	$952,444	$55,528
2021	$198,069	$121,938	$1,150,119	$76,131
2020	$233,337	$262,474	$962,521	$-29,137
2019	$257,239	$261,471	$796,329	$-4,232