The Cause INC FY2021 filing

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Oceanside, CA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 06-1670270

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The Cause provides nonprofit structure and support to christian leaders serving the underserved worldwide.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$117K 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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FY2021 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $167K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$117K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $116K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+50% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$496K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2021▲ +50%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.5M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2021▲ +40%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$911K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.4M
Net assets
$496K
FY2021▲ +105%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$242K
FY2021$496K
FY2022$590K
FY2023$915K
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2021 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 Aug 2003.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $1.1M Management & general 12% · $152K Fundraising 4% · $45K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $117K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$59,660Pt VII · Sec A
COO, Secreta
$50,700Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$6,380Pt VII · Sec A
Acting Secre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Morgan Funke’s $86K as President/Ce is at the 40th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Morgan Funke$86,443$65,000$65,000$59,660$54,600
William Miller$60,523—$45,760——
Jennifer Rodenberg———$50,700—
Jennifer Ryan————$46,080
Will Miller—$45,760—$6,380—
Jenn Rodenberg—$2,400$23,638——

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports Christian leaders serving the underserved globally with nonprofit resources.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Supporting our partners, christian leaders that serve the underserved, through administration, stategy, and care.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 10 grants · $2.9M · 2021–2024
VariousFY2024$977,850
Unitemized GrantFY2024$92,106
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,000
VariousFY2023$949,083
Shade for ChildrenMS · FY2023$19,500
VariousFY2022$256,302
Shade for ChildrenMS · FY2022$12,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$576,896
Kitiibwa Ministries USAMO · FY2021$22,718
360 Wellness LLCFY2021$6,240

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$152K
Fundraisingcol D$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$496K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$494K
Total assetsLn 16$496K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$22K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$460K
SavingsLn 2$35K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$494K
Total assetsLn 16$496K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$496K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$264K$494K
Total assetsLn 16$264K$496K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$0
Net assetsLn 32$242K$496K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$30K$30K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$577K$577K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$230K$230K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$117K$49K$40K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$51K$5K$41K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$91K$82K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$24K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$15K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$23K$19K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$753$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$25K$2K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$767$767
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$152K$45K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.5M$2.4M$58K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$1.8M$318K$915K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.4M$93K$590K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.5M$1.3M$255K$496K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$911K$111K$242K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,531,379 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$22,132
VIII-1e Government grants$22,100
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,484,342
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,212
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,528,574
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,800$2,800
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5$5
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,805$1,531,379
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,276,627 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $30,023$30,023
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $576,896$576,896
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $230,182$230,182
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,885 · Management $40,265 · Fundraising $27,590$116,740
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,086 · Management $40,689 · Fundraising $5,086$50,861
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $13,534$13,534
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,702$20,702
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $81,908 · Management $9,157$91,065
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $8,916$8,916
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,390 · Management $10,159$34,549
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,037 · Management $7,089$22,126
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,072$5,072
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,941 · Management $4,551$23,492
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $16,774$16,774
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $753 · Management $3,084$3,837
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,302 · Management $2,215 · Fundraising $3,574$31,091
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $767$767
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,079,249 · Management $152,212 · Fundraising $45,166$1,276,627
Part X · Balance sheet $496,299 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $261,995$459,512
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,652$34,862
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,925
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $263,647$496,299
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,100$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $24,790$85,324
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $216,757$410,975
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $241,547$496,299
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $263,647$496,299
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $496,299 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,531,379
XI-2 Total expenses$1,276,627
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$254,752
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$241,547
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$496,299

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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