Praise a Lujah Discipleship FY2023 filing

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The Discipleship primary purpose is ministry rehabilitation

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$153K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $85K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$153K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $42K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$704K
135% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 135% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
87%
Net assets
−$183K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$474K
FY2021$738K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$2.1M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$542K
FY2021$842K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.2M
Net assets
−$183K
FY2023▼ -332%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8K
FY2021−$96K
FY2022−$42K
FY2023−$183K
FY2024−$354K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.2M Management & general 13% · $182K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $153K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$114,312Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$39,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Schwanda Taylor’s $117K as Secretary is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M religion nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Schwanda Taylor$117,151$114,312$65,963
Kelly Crow$55,702$39,000$35,250

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides ministry rehabilitation to help people heal and grow.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The discipleship to provide rehabilitation to individuals

$1.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$42K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$779K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$482K
Investment incomeLn 3$8
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$182K
Owns and owesPt X
−$183K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$356K
Total assetsLn 16$520K
LiabilitiesLn 26$704K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$482K
Investment incomeLn 3$8
Other incomeLn 4–11$779K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$356K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$356K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$144K
Intangible assetsLn 14$10K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$520K
LiabilitiesLn 26$704K
Net assetsLn 32−$183K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$468K$356K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$147K$144K
Total assetsLn 16$636K$520K
LiabilitiesLn 26$679K$704K
Net assetsLn 32−$42K−$183K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$153K$153K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$115K$115K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$27K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$705$705
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$398K$398K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$17K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$650K$642K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$182K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 $2.1M$2.2M−$168K−$354K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $1.3M$1.4M−$141K−$183K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $1.1M$1.1M$55K−$42K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 25, 2022 $738K$842K−$104K−$96K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2021 $474K$542K−$68K$8K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,260,620 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $410,087$482,068
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26$8
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $738,049$778,544
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,148,162$1,260,620
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $198,621$295,097
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $894,354$1,106,903
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,092,975$1,402,000
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $55,187−$141,380
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,260,620 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$482,068
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$482,068
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8$8
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)$778,544
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8$1,260,620
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,402,000 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $153,312$153,312
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $114,646$114,646
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,139$27,139
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,295$6,295
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $705$705
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $13,945$13,945
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $398,135$398,135
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,810$1,810
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,220 · Management $7,045$24,265
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,931$11,931
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $642,253 · Management $7,564$649,817
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,220,134 · Management $181,866 · Fundraising $0$1,402,000
Part X · Balance sheet $520,452 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $468,088$356,208
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $146,529$144,158
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $11,730$10,336
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,750$9,750
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $636,097$520,452
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $670,918$666,560
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,672$37,307
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $678,590$703,867
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year −$42,493−$183,415
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$42,493−$183,415
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $636,097$520,452
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$183,415 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,260,620
XI-2 Total expenses$1,402,000
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$141,380
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$42,493
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$458
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$183,415

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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