Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2006.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
10 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Rick Lowe’s $42K as Executive Director is at the 43rd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Lowe | $41,841 | $28,520 | $46,520 | $28,244 | $25,015 | $4,577 |
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.
See Shepherds' Support INC executive salaries →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
Programs and updates
Equips international ministry couples through learning to strengthen their marriages and ministries.
Questions for Shepherds' Support INC
Your first name shows with your question. Shepherds' Support INC answers here, for everyone.
Shepherds Support, Inc. provides learning environments that Encourage, Equip and Engage national Christian leaders and spouses to faithfully serve the Lord Jesus Christ and His mission. We do this through sending teaching teams and sponsoring training conferences throughout the less-resourced areas of the world.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-4067500) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $502K | $517K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $523K | $525K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $3K | $11K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $520K | $514K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $123K | $117K | $5K | $1K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $19K | $19K | $0 | $0 |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $4K | $4K | $160 | $40 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $3K | $3K | $124 | $31 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $16K | $16K | $660 | $165 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $2K | $1K | $526 | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $315K | $312K | $0 | $3K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $8K | $6K | $1K | $1K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $491K | $478K | $7K | $6K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 18, 2026 | $484K | $491K | −$7K | $514K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 | $458K | $446K | $11K | $520K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 4, 2024 | $437K | $382K | $55K | $510K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2023 | $456K | $384K | $72K | $461K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2022 | $288K | $227K | $61K | $367K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 29, 2021 | $235K | $165K | $70K | $306K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $484,405 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $484,405 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $491,015 across 8 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $524,776 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $513,826 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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