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Alight INC FY2021 filing

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Spartanburg, SC501(c)(3)Religion EIN 20-1829608Revenue $1.8M in FY2021Latest return filed Sep 5, 2025

On file with the IRStheencouragingword.orgSpartanburg, SCTax-exempt since Apr 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the encouraging word is to share god's truth with a searching world. It's purpose is to glorify god by teaching and preaching the message of christ to all we can by every available means in such a way that people accept christ and become active followers of jesus through a local christian church. This is done primarily through national television broadcasts of messages by dr. Don wilton. The encouraging word also distributes ministry resources and has a 24 hour toll-free prayer line at (866) 899-word(9673).

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-1829608) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$25K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
83% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$25K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
Cash reserves
4.9 mo
of spending, in cash
4.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $112K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
6% of total assets
Liabilities are 6% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
12 of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
In line with peersDifferent from peersFar from peersNo peer rangeNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.8M
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$740K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$724K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$860K
FY2025$839K
Net assets
$740K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$740K
FY2022$738K
FY2023$464K
FY2024$328K
FY2025$592K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending March 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2006.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.2M Management & general 12% · $181K Fundraising 5% · $81K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $25K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Sam Davis
Executive Director
$24,970Pt VII · Sec A
Dave Edwards
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jimmy Gibbs
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sally Love
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Stewart
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Greg Easterlin
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sam Davis’s $12K as Executive Director is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sam Davis$11,802$27,286$27,033$27,156$24,970

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

Programs and updates

Shares God's truth through television, resources, and prayer to help people follow Jesus.

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The encouraging word broadcasts the messages of DR. Don wilton nationally on television and through its website. Thousand of lives are being changed as people accept christ and are encouraged spiritually because of ministry.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-1829608) · Dispute this line
$896Kprogram expense
02

The encouraging word distributes ministry resources including audio, video and printed media to spread the word of god.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-1829608) · Dispute this line
$205Kprogram expense
03

The encouraging word provides a 24 hour toll-free prayer line at (866)899-WORD(9673).

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-1829608) · Dispute this line
$147Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Spartanburg County FoundationFY2025$112K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$112K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$86K
Investment incomeLn 3$133
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$181K
Fundraisingcol D$81K
Owns and owesPt X
$740K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$622K
Total assetsLn 16$790K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$101K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$133
Other incomeLn 4–11$86K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$439K
SavingsLn 2$183K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$622K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$58K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$45K
Intangible assetsLn 14$4K
Other assetsLn 15$50K
Total assetsLn 16$790K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$740K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$428K$622K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$43K$45K
Total assetsLn 16$564K$790K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K$50K
Net assetsLn 32$485K$740K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$245K$143K$82K$21K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$10K$5K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$49K$34K$11K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$13K$7K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$31$31
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$313$313
Office expensesLn 13$134K$115K$5K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$6K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K$210
TravelLn 17$70$70
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$6K$681
InsuranceLn 23$20K$14K$5K$263
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$799K$769K$30K
All other expensesLn 24e$167K$136K$24K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.2M$181K$81K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 5, 2025 $1.1M$839K$265K$592K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 26, 2024 $724K$860K−$136K$328K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 24, 2023 $1.1M$1.4M−$274K$464K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 20, 2022 $1.4M$1.4M−$2K$738K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 13, 2021 $1.8M$1.5M$255K$740K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,765,394 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,068,883$1,679,139
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $184$133
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $89,034$86,122
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,158,101$1,765,394
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $639,283$333,252
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,418,348$1,176,752
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,057,631$1,510,004
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $100,470$255,390
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $1,765,394 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $86,122 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$11,100
VIII-1e Government grants$101,391
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,566,648
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$11,100
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,679,139
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $133$133
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $86,255 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,765,394
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,510,004 across 16 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $142,722 · Management $81,990 · Fundraising $20,627$245,339
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,048 · Management $5,017 · Fundraising $1,240$16,305
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $34,120 · Management $10,945 · Fundraising $4,394$49,459
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,833 · Management $7,403 · Fundraising $1,913$22,149
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $31$31
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,815$10,815
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $16,885$16,885
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $313$313
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $114,957 · Management $4,840 · Fundraising $14,567$134,364
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,828 · Management $13,469$19,297
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,890 · Management $210$2,100
IX-17 TravelPrograms $70$70
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,134 · Management $681$6,815
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,348 · Management $4,978 · Fundraising $263$19,589
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $768,703 · Fundraising $30,367$799,070
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $135,793 · Management $24,176 · Fundraising $7,434$167,403
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,247,759 · Management $181,440 · Fundraising $80,805$1,510,004
Part X · Balance sheet $790,361 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $293,671$438,601
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $133,891$183,237
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $43,877$57,571
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $45,971$11,902
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $43,090$45,050
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $3,650$3,650
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$50,350
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $564,150$790,361
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $79,432$50,253
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $79,432$50,253
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $300,640$567,636
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $184,078$172,472
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $484,718$740,108
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $564,150$790,361
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $740,108 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,765,394
XI-2 Total expenses$1,510,004
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$255,390
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$484,718
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$740,108

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