Mission Alive exists to bring about holistic transformation of marginalized communities through starting and renewing innovative churches that address the most challenging issues faced by their neighbors

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $8K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$243K
Spent
$212K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$178K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$243K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$243K
FY2021$238K
FY2022$235K
FY2023$231K
FY2024$256K
Expenses
$212K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$212K
FY2021$234K
FY2022$205K
FY2023$301K
FY2024$291K
Net assets
$178K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$178K
FY2021$182K
FY2022$212K
FY2023$141K
FY2024$138K

From the FY2020 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 Dec 2004.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $178K Management & general 12% · $25K Fundraising 4% · $9K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Tod Vogt’s $105K as Executive Director is at the 90th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Tod Vogt$104,560$115,374$115,371$116,291
David Staal$6,945$12,000——

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 15aYes

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Starts and renews innovative churches to transform marginalized communities holistically.

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1 program · $178K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Support of church planters throughout the united states, including lab training for church planting, selection of church planters, coaching of church planters, education and encouraging churches to plant churches.

$178Kprogram 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 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$243K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$185K
Other incomeLn 4–11$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$124
Money outPt IX
$212K
Ln 25
Programscol B$178K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$178K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$198K
Total assetsLn 16$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$185K
Investment incomeLn 3$124
Other incomeLn 4–11$58K
Total revenueLn 12$243K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
SavingsLn 2$197K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$198K
Total assetsLn 16$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$178K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$155K$198K
Total assetsLn 16$155K$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$147K$178K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$135K$104K$22K$9K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$2K$491$116
Other employee benefitsLn 9$500$500
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$2K$652
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$7K$189
Total functional expensesLn 25$212K$178K$25K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $256K$291K−$35K$138K 990 PDF
FY2023 $231K$301K−$71K$141K 990 PDF
FY2022 $235K$205K$30K$212K 990 PDF
FY2021 $238K$234K$4K$182K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $243K$212K$31K$178K 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
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Part I · Summary $243,153 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $202,384$184,847
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $85$124
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $32,796$58,182
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $235,265$243,153
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $165,775$148,015
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $89,166$64,427
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $254,941$212,442
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$19,676$30,711
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $243,153 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$184,847
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$184,847
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $124$124
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $58,182$58,182
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $58,306$243,153
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $212,442 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $103,646 · Management $22,356 · Fundraising $8,522$134,524
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,093 · Management $491 · Fundraising $116$2,700
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $500$500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,929 · Management $1,710 · Fundraising $652$10,291
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,362$8,362
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $27,435$27,435
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,536$7,536
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,920$1,920
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,286$4,286
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,271$3,271
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,976$3,976
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,452 · Fundraising $189$7,641
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $177,906 · Management $25,057 · Fundraising $9,479$212,442
Part X · Balance sheet $198,558 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,607$1,636
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $146,923$196,774
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $900$148
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $155,430$198,558
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,603$7,517
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $600$3,095
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,001$10,009
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,204$20,621
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $147,226$177,937
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $155,430$198,558
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $177,937 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$243,153
XI-2 Total expenses$212,442
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,711
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$147,226
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$177,937

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