501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$30K paid to officers and key staff.
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
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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 17% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$388K
72% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 72% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$119K
Spent
$120K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$149K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$119K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$119K
FY2021$226K
FY2022$80K
FY2023$85K
FY2024$86K
FY2025$99K
Expenses
$120K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$120K
FY2021$151K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$99K
Net assets
$149K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$149K
FY2021$223K
FY2022$186K
FY2023$171K
FY2024$159K
FY2025$159K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2005.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $93K Management & general 22% · $27K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer/Secretary
$15,920Pt VII · Sec A
$14,328Pt VII · Sec A
V President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gerard Haberstro’s $30K as President is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 343 <$100K 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 Haberstro$30,496$32,152$31,800$30,898$26,368$14,328
Maureen Haberstro$30,496$30,881$31,800$30,898$25,572$15,920

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

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1 program · $93K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Church

$93Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$119K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$119K
Money outPt IX
$120K
Ln 25
Programscol B$93K
Managementcol C$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$149K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$874
Total assetsLn 16$536K
LiabilitiesLn 26$388K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$119K
Total revenueLn 12$119K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$234
SavingsLn 2$640
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$874
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$531K
Total assetsLn 16$536K
LiabilitiesLn 26$388K
Net assetsLn 32$149K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 615
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$846$874
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$546K$531K
Total assetsLn 16$552K$536K
LiabilitiesLn 26$402K$388K
Net assetsLn 32$149K$149K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$30K$24K$6K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$20K$5K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$538$0$538$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$0$1K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$821$821$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$228$0$228$0
OccupancyLn 16$29K$21K$8K$0
InterestLn 20$13$13$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$11K$5K$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$14K$162$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$120K$93K$27K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $99K$99K−$20$159K 990 PDF
FY2024 $86K$159K 990 PDF
FY2023 $85K$171K 990 PDF
FY2022 $80K$186K 990 PDF
FY2021 $226K$151K$75K$223K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $119K$120K−$824$149K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $119,162 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $173,412$119,162
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $173,412$119,162
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $82,514$54,708
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $81,704$65,278
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $164,218$119,986
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,194−$824
Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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 $119,162 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$119,162
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$119,162
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$119,162
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $119,986 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,198 · Management $6,050 · Fundraising $0$30,248
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,568 · Management $4,892 · Fundraising $0$24,460
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $538 · Fundraising $0$538
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $1,035 · Fundraising $0$1,035
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $821 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$821
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $228 · Fundraising $0$228
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,545 · Management $8,500 · Fundraising $0$29,045
IX-20 InterestPrograms $13 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,645 · Management $5,119 · Fundraising $0$15,764
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,342 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,342
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,330 · Management $162 · Fundraising $0$14,492
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $93,462 · Management $26,524 · Fundraising $0$119,986
Part X · Balance sheet $536,194 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $281$234
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $565$640
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $546,444$531,237
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $4,640$4,083
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $551,930$536,194
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$221
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $402,441$387,530
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $149,489$148,664
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $149,489$148,664
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $551,930$536,194
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $148,664 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$119,162
XI-2 Total expenses$119,986
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$824
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$149,489
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$148,664

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