Mission Support Network EIN 20-3729799 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Supports missionaries, builds schools, provides famine relief, plants churches, trains leaders, and aids vulnerable people globally. For fiscal year 2019 it reported $186K in revenue, $195K in expenses, and $-4K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Religious organization · Religion
Location
Mission Viejo, CA
Website
www.msnministries.org
Filings
6 on file (2019–2019)
Revenue
$186KFY2019
Expenses
$195K
Net assets
$-4K
People
3
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  20-3729799 Religious organization Mission Viejo, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports missionaries, builds schools, provides famine relief, plants churches, trains leaders, and aids vulnerable people globally.
Leadership
Cathryn Greer · President
Money in and out
$186K revenue, $195K expenses
Bottom line
98% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2019
Total revenue
$186K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$195K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-4K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$10K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program efficiency
98%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-5%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2019 · Form 990
Revenue
$186K
FY2019
Expenses
$195K
FY2019
Total assets
$7K
FY2019
Total liabilities
$12K
FY2019
Total revenue
$186K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$195K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-4K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$10K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$7K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B98%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMission Support Network
EINHdr · item D20-3729799
Principal addressHdr · item CMission Viejo, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.msnministries.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X21)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cathryn Greer’s $36K as President is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2136 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cathryn Greer$36,217$34,944$22,607$13,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $191K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

As a primarily mission organization, MSN helps 16 missionaries move forward in their calling to evangelize the marginalized & those trapped in poverty. MSN provides prayer, counseling, training, & housing costs. Many of our supported missionaries live & serve in extraordinary situations.

$173Kprogram expense
02

Our work in Ghana and Kenya, Africa focuses on providing resources & education for children & pastors. This year we completed construction of our second elementary school & began acquiring cement & other construction materials for beginning our third elementary school in remote northern Ghana.

$14Kprogram expense
03

We acknowledge & appreciate the mission work of other non-profits & churches, & we support their efforts when they align with the vision of MSN. We support other ministries which focus on equipping leaders, church planting, & discipleship in other nations, especially when they are supporting the poor in underserved areas of the world.

$3Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$185K
Other revenue$693
Total revenueLn 12$186K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program services98%$192K
Management & general2%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$195K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$7K
Total assetsLn 16$7K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$12K
Total net assetsLn 32$-4K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2019 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $7K · Operating expenses/yr $195K
0.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $192K · Total expenses $195K
98%
Management & General
Management & general $3K · Total expenses $195K
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $195K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $185K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $185K · Total revenue $186K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $186K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $186K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $186K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $195K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $186K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-4K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $186K · Expenses $195K
-5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $7K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-4K · Total assets $7K
-64%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $7K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cathryn Greer · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $195K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $31K · Total expenses $195K
16%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 98%
Overhead ratio 2%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$18K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $400K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$48,029
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,287
Unitemized GrantFY2023$70,362
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,370
Community Christian SchoolsCA · FY2023$5,575
Unitemized GrantFY2022$68,938
Unitemized GrantFY2021$46,497
Far Reaching MinistriesCA · FY2021$6,694
Refuge for Women INCTX · FY2021$6,173
Unitemized GrantFY2020$37,013
Unitemized GrantFY2019$81,232

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$176K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$355K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$267K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$257K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$175K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$186K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2019IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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