4 the World Resource Distributors

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Springfield, MO501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 20-0275112Revenue $293K in FY2025

On file with the IRS4wrd.org1951 E Florida St, 65803-4522 · Springfield, MOTax-exempt since Jan 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Providing of library resources for organizations involved in ministry training and religious education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$138K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 79% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $19K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$193K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$293K
-0.05% vs prior year
Spent
$425K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$327K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$293K
FY2025-0.05%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$430K
FY2021$397K
FY2022$490K
FY2023$367K
FY2024$294K
FY2025$293K
Expenses
$425K
FY2025▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$312K
FY2021$311K
FY2022$428K
FY2023$360K
FY2024$332K
FY2025$425K
Net assets
$327K
FY2025▼ -29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$340K
FY2021$427K
FY2022$489K
FY2023$496K
FY2024$458K
FY2025$327K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2005.

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% · $360K Management & general 15% · $65K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $138K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$79,706Pt VII · Sec A
$58,665Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gerard Flokstra III’s $80K as CEO is at the 79th 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.

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gerard Flokstra III$79,706$78,350$73,123$73,452$59,355$51,627
Glenna Flokstra$58,665$57,667$50,335$53,698$52,297$35,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Supplies library resources to groups training ministers and teaching religion.

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1 program · $360K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Supply BOOKS/AUDIO/VISUAL resources to ministries.

$360Kprogram 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 1 funder$19K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$293K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$196K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$94K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$425K
Ln 25
Programscol B$360K
Managementcol C$65K
Owns and owesPt X
$327K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K
Total assetsLn 16$519K
LiabilitiesLn 26$193K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$196K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$94K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$293K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
SavingsLn 2$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$36K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$314K
Total assetsLn 16$519K
LiabilitiesLn 26$193K
Net assetsLn 32$327K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K$36K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$323K$314K
Total assetsLn 16$669K$519K
LiabilitiesLn 26$211K$193K
Net assetsLn 32$458K$327K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$138K$80K$59K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19K$19K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$8K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$27K$27K
InterestLn 20$12K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$163K$163K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$425K$360K$65K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $293K$425K−$132K$327K 990 PDF
FY2024 $294K$332K−$38K$458K 990 PDF
FY2023 $367K$360K$7K$496K 990 PDF
FY2022 $490K$428K$63K$489K 990 PDF
FY2021 $397K$311K$86K$427K 990 PDF
FY2020 $430K$312K$118K$340K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $293,471 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $199,852$196,259
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $93,029$93,906
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6$5
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $728$3,301
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $293,615$293,471
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $170,313$174,321
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $161,259$250,825
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $331,572$425,146
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$37,957−$131,675
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $293,471 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$196,259
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$196,259
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $93,906$93,906
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5$5
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $150$150
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,151$3,151
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $97,062 · Unrelated business $150$293,471
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $425,146 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $79,706 · Management $58,665$138,371
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $18,533$18,533
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,847 · Management $1,847$3,694
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,720$1,720
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,562 · Management $4,441$12,003
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,575$2,575
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,316$3,316
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,322$17,322
IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,858$26,858
IX-20 InterestPrograms $11,752$11,752
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,240$9,240
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,364$8,364
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $163,063$163,063
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,335$8,335
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $360,193 · Management $64,953 · Fundraising $0$425,146
Part X · Balance sheet $519,229 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $69,287$31,197
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $386$5,251
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $109,808$168,827
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $323,194$313,954
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $669,097$519,229
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,285$11,456
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $169,858$156,839
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $17,924$9,478
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $210,893$192,700
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $458,204$326,529
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $669,097$519,229
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $326,529 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$293,471
XI-2 Total expenses$425,146
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$131,675
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$458,204
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$326,529

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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