Back to Jerusalem INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Laurel, MS501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 20-1581781Revenue $1.1M in FY2020

On file with the IRSbacktojerusalem.com616 W 21st St, 39440-2331 · Laurel, MSTax-exempt since Apr 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide resources and financial support to chinese christians who are acting as missionaries and operating projects to help spread the gospel in china and around the world

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
20¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$55K 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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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · under 1% 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
20%
of spending
Concern: 20% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
31 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 31.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $34K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$531
0.05% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$379K
To programs
20%
Net assets
$985K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$379K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$379K
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$985K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$985K
FY2021$885K
FY2022$942K
FY2023$526K
FY2024$340K

From the FY2020 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 Apr 2005.

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

Where the money goes

20 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 20% · $74K Management & general 58% · $220K Fundraising 23% · $85K

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; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director Secretary Treasure
$55,200Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Chairman of Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Al Young’s $66K as Director Secretary Treasure is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Al Young$66,240$56,200$59,800$55,200

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports Chinese Christians spreading the Gospel in China and globally through resources and funding.

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1 program · $74K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Special evangelical programs through printed materials including books, sunday school material, training, humanitarian aid and bible production.

$74Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$494
Money outPt IX
$379K
Ln 25
Programscol B$74K
Managementcol C$220K
Fundraisingcol D$85K
Owns and owesPt X
$985K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$985K
Total assetsLn 16$986K
LiabilitiesLn 26$531
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$494
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$610K
SavingsLn 2$375K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$985K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$986K
LiabilitiesLn 26$531
Net assetsLn 32$985K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$234K$985K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$238K$986K
LiabilitiesLn 26$709$531
Net assetsLn 32$237K$985K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$139K$139K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$85K$85K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$19K$18K$1K
InterestLn 20$50$50
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$575$575
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$39K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$379K$74K$220K$85K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.4M$1.6M−$186K$340K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.6M−$416K$526K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.6M$57K$942K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.8M−$179K$885K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.1M$379K$748K$985K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,127,445 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,176,547$1,138,699
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$494
I-11 Other revenue−$11,748
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,176,547$1,127,445
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $157,269$169,268
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,147,509$210,096
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,304,778$379,364
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$128,231$748,081
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,127,445 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$13,429 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,138,699
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,138,699
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $494$494
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $1,681$1,681
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$11,254 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,127,445
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $379,364 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $139,330$139,330
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $21,600$21,600
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $8,338$8,338
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,845$8,845
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,400$2,400
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $85,468$85,468
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $12,170$12,170
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,869$5,869
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,006 · Management $1,402$19,408
IX-20 InterestManagement $50$50
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,639$2,639
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $575$575
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,568 · Management $22,546$61,114
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,558$11,558
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $74,001 · Management $219,895 · Fundraising $85,468$379,364
Part X · Balance sheet $985,526 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $148,884$609,526
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $85,000$375,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,739$1,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $237,623$985,526
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $709$531
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $709$531
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $236,914$984,995
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $237,623$985,526
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $984,995 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,127,445
XI-2 Total expenses$379,364
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$748,081
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$236,914
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$984,995

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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