Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2006.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
6 people listed on the 990.
Jemima Geisert’s $50K as Director is at the 51st 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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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
Uses art and music to share faith and discipleship with students and communities.
Questions for Relevance
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Relevance owns and operates the courtyard in corvallis, or, near oregon state university. The purpose of the courtyard is to provide an encouraging and economical living situation where up to 48 christian collegiate men and women can be built up in their relationship with jesus christ and with one another.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 06-1778735) · Dispute this lineRelevance provides discipleship and service opportunities in the corvallis area by offering space to other christian and non-christian organizations and for concerts, movies, and events. Encouraging missions, both domestically and abroad, and outreach locally is always a part of the program.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 06-1778735) · Dispute this lineAlthough not associated with any one denomination, its mission is to work in collaboration with all churches to providing and environment for christian students to sharpen their spiritual persons through discipleship and serving in the community and by providing public teaching and activities that welcome the community in to see the…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 06-1778735) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $79K | $144K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.5M | $1.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $493K | $470K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $981K | $1.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $6K | $6K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $73K | $66K | $5K | $3K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $7K | $6K | $486 | $243 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $824 | $739 | $57 | $28 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $1K | $722 | $358 | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $4K | $4K | $50 | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $37K | $37K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $24K | $24K | ||
| InterestLn 20 | $21K | $21K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $12K | $11K | $1K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $74K | $74K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $261K | $251K | $7K | $3K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 13, 2026 | $354K | $309K | $45K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 9, 2025 | $355K | $232K | $123K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 6, 2024 | $349K | $261K | $88K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 23, 2023 | $189K | $206K | −$17K | $981K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 21, 2022 | $176K | $146K | $30K | $998K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 27, 2021 | $186K | $185K | $753 | $971K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990
Part I · Summary $348,954 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $348,954 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $260,880 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,539,323 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,069,249 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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