Christian ministry through web based resources, Bible conferences and books.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$155K 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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$155K
to officers and key staff · 58% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 58% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
30 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 30.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $72K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$372K
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$265K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$713K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$372K
FY2021▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$314K
FY2021$372K
FY2022$356K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$347K
FY2025$348K
Expenses
$265K
FY2021▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$270K
FY2021$265K
FY2022$322K
FY2023$334K
FY2024$328K
FY2025$307K
Net assets
$713K
FY2021▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$606K
FY2021$713K
FY2022$747K
FY2023$771K
FY2024$790K
FY2025$832K

From the FY2021 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 Jun 2007.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $196K Management & general 26% · $69K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $155K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President CEO, Director
$155,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr C Raymond Pritchard’s $191K as President CEO, Director is at the 99th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr C Raymond Pritchard$190,560$195,080$180,009$180,000$155,000$122,577

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.

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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

Provides Christian resources and books online.

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3 programs · $185K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Encouragement

Keep Believing offers a variety of resources over the internet including sermon texts and devotions. Dr. Pritchard supports this encouragement ministry through teaching, equipping pastors, writing and ministry through radio and other media.

$100Kprogram expense
02

Teaching Conference Ministry

includes Dr. Pritchards teaching at Bible Institutes and speaking engagements in the U.S. and internationally, online and in person. Conferences are selected to provide opportunities for pastor ministry, teaching, training and providing personal encouragement to Christian workers.

$69Kprogram expense
03

Encouraging and Equipping Chinese Speaking Christians

Dr. Pritchards teaching resources are translated and hosted on a Mandarin language website for download.

$15Kprogram expense

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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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$372K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$380K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$100
Money outPt IX
$265K
Ln 25
Programscol B$196K
Managementcol C$69K
Owns and owesPt X
$713K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$667K
Total assetsLn 16$720K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$380K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$100
Total revenueLn 12$372K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$111K
SavingsLn 2$556K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$667K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$720K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$713K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$526K$667K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$606K$720K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$227$7K
Net assetsLn 32$606K$713K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$160K$160K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$752$752
Office expensesLn 13$33K$33K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$603$603
TravelLn 17$5K$2K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$12K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$879$879
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$26K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$265K$196K$69K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $348K$307K$41K$832K 990 PDF
FY2024 $347K$328K$19K$790K 990 PDF
FY2023 $357K$334K$24K$771K 990 PDF
FY2022 $356K$322K$34K$747K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $372K$265K$107K$713K 990 PDF
FY2020 $314K$270K$44K$606K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $372,061 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $325,806$379,755
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,600$16,903
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$637$100
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$21,390−$24,697
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $314,379$372,061
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $186,772$167,411
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $83,174$97,597
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $269,946$265,008
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $44,433$107,053
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $372,061 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$24,697 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$379,755
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$379,755
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$16,903
VIII-3 Investment income$100
VIII-12 Total revenue$372,061
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $265,008 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $160,267$160,267
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,144$7,144
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,616$6,616
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $752$752
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $33,144$33,144
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $603$603
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,329 · Management $2,559$4,888
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $11,560$11,560
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $879$879
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,206 · Management $5,249$31,455
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $7,700$7,700
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $195,946 · Management $69,062 · Fundraising $0$265,008
Part X · Balance sheet $720,385 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,878$111,378
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $455,498$555,598
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $76,559$51,372
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,916$2,037
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $605,851$720,385
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$227$7,254
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year −$227$7,254
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $606,078$713,131
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $606,078$713,131
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $605,851$720,385
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $713,131 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$372,061
XI-2 Total expenses$265,008
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$107,053
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$606,078
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$713,131

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