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Utopia, TX501(c)(3)Religion EIN 02-0628948Revenue $222K in FY2024

On file with the IRS13976 Fm 1050, 78884-0000 · Utopia, TXTax-exempt since Mar 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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This ministry shall organize and operate exclusively for religious purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, or any superseding section in order to: 1. Minister the Word of God; 2. Conduct a regular religious worship service through various forms of ministries; 3. Promote and encourage, through the ministries of the organization, cooperation with other organizations ministering within the community; 4. Spread the Word of the Gospel by ministering to all through seminars, radio, television, and other forms of mass media; 5. To conduct a local and international outreach ministry by the direction of the Lord Jesus Christ and under the leadership of the Holy Spirit in accordance with all the provisions as set forth in the Holy Bible; 6. To maintain local and missionary ministry facilities; 7. To conduct a school for the training of ministers; 8. To license and ordain qualified individuals including graduates of the ministerial school

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $148K a year · 35% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 59% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
34 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 33.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
1.0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$222K
-46% vs prior year
Spent
$429K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$222K
FY2024▼ -46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$371K
FY2021$568K
FY2022$556K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$222K
Expenses
$429K
FY2024▲ +139%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$318K
FY2021$163K
FY2022$297K
FY2023$180K
FY2024$429K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$382K
FY2021$787K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2003.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $417K Management & general 3% · $12K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$57,411Pt VII · Sec A
Ivan Tait
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chad Hillis
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Josef Richarz
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Schaefer
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Wynne Goss
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Duane Hillis
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Darci Dunleavy’s $57K as Treasurer is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M 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.

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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Ministers God's Word through worship, media, and outreach, fostering community cooperation.

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1 program · $417K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Support of orphanages, feeding programs, and church ministry in kenya, guatemala, wales, and mexico.

$417Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Iron Sharpens Iron Ministries INCFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $1.0M · 2020–2024
What Matters MinistriesFY2024$292,429
Bethany OutreachFY2024$50,000
What Matters MinistriesFY2023$95,060
Bethany OutreachFY2023$14,977
What Matters MinistriesFY2022$210,196
Bethany Outreach MinistriesFY2022$10,000
What Matters MinistriesFY2021$113,801
What Matters MinistriesFY2020$235,701
Bethany Outreach ChurchFY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$222K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$198K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$429K
Ln 25
Programscol B$417K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$198K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$222K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$171K
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$343K$343K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$25K$25K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$46K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K$488
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$265
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$456$456
Total functional expensesLn 25$429K$417K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $222K$429K−$208K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $410K$180K$230K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $556K$297K$259K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $568K$163K$405K$787K 990 PDF
FY2020 $371K$318K$53K$382K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $221,821 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $390,638$197,690
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,282$23,107
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,024
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $409,920$221,821
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $115,523$367,740
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $46,746$59,853
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $17,398$1,771
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $179,667$429,364
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $230,253−$207,543
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $221,821 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,024 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$197,690
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$197,690
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,107$23,107
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,024 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,107$221,821
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $429,364 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $342,680$342,680
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $25,060$25,060
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,929 · Management $11,482$57,411
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,954 · Management $488$2,442
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,050 · Management $265$1,315
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $456$456
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $417,129 · Management $12,235 · Fundraising $0$429,364
Part X · Balance sheet $1,201,787 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $393,446$171,340
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,007,907$1,030,447
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,401,353$1,201,787
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,606$583
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,000$11,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,606$11,583
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,397,747$1,190,204
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,397,747$1,190,204
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,401,353$1,201,787
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,190,204 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$221,821
XI-2 Total expenses$429,364
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$207,543
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,397,747
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,190,204

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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