The organization invites speakers to raleigh to encourage men and challenge them to be involved in bible study.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$176K 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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$176K
to officers and key staff · 45% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 45% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $58K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$531
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$351K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$387K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$173K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$351K
FY2023▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$389K
FY2022$397K
FY2023$351K
FY2024$342K
FY2025$281K
Expenses
$387K
FY2023▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$209K
FY2022$433K
FY2023$387K
FY2024$302K
FY2025$327K
Net assets
$173K
FY2023▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$65K
FY2021$244K
FY2022$208K
FY2023$173K
FY2024$214K
FY2025$168K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · 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 2004.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $350K Management & general 10% · $37K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $176K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Associate Di
$99,083Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$76,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jim Briggs’s $117K as Associate Di is at the 93rd 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
Jim Briggs$116,874$98,124$99,083$77,917$12,500—
John R B Andrews$87,720$91,721$76,750$77,010$82,401$67,870

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Encourages men to study the Bible through invited speakers in Raleigh.

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1 program · $350K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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The organization sponsors programs for the purpose of encouraging men to be involved in bible study, includinging luncheons and a golf tournament. The executive director leads several bible study groups during the year and also prepares teaching material used in the bible studies.

$350Kprogram expense

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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$58K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$351K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$350K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$387K
Ln 25
Programscol B$350K
Managementcol C$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$173K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$163K
Total assetsLn 16$174K
LiabilitiesLn 26$531
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$350K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$51K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$351K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$61K
SavingsLn 2$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$163K
Total assetsLn 16$174K
LiabilitiesLn 26$531
Net assetsLn 32$173K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$193K$163K
Total assetsLn 16$209K$174K
LiabilitiesLn 26$530$531
Net assetsLn 32$208K$173K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$176K$155K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$900$900
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$7K$812
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$167$167
Office expensesLn 13$28K$24K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$713
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$146K$146K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$8K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$387K$350K$37K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $281K$327K−$45K$168K 990 PDF
FY2024 $342K$302K$41K$214K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $351K$387K−$35K$173K 990 PDF
FY2022 $397K$433K−$36K$208K 990 PDF
FY2021 $389K$209K$180K$244K 990 PDF
FY2020 $183K$65K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $351,256 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $397,570$350,440
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$1,997
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$370−$1,181
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $397,200$351,256
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $175,436$184,848
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $257,770$201,844
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $433,206$386,692
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$36,006−$35,436
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $351,256 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$51,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$299,440
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$350,440
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,997$1,997
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,181−$1,181
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $816$351,256
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $386,692 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $154,733 · Management $21,100$175,833
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $900$900
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,303 · Management $812$8,115
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,575$2,575
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,664$4,664
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $167$167
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,517 · Management $4,012$27,529
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,037 · Management $713$4,750
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,030$3,030
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,654 · Management $1,655$3,309
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $146,203$146,203
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,033 · Management $1,584$9,617
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $349,577 · Management $37,115 · Fundraising $0$386,692
Part X · Balance sheet $173,529 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $193,042$61,316
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$101,998
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,922$10,215
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $208,964$173,529
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $530$531
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $530$531
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $208,434$172,998
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $208,434$172,998
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $208,964$173,529
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $172,998 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$351,256
XI-2 Total expenses$386,692
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$35,436
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$208,434
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$172,998

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