Conduct weekly bible studies for elementary, junior high and high school age students in the community of mountain brook, al. Retreat for the kids. Summer mission projects

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$229K 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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FY2025 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $77K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$229K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $69K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$726K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$654K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$637K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$726K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$325K
FY2021$629K
FY2022$604K
FY2023$537K
FY2024$702K
FY2025$726K
Expenses
$654K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$349K
FY2021$490K
FY2022$492K
FY2023$483K
FY2024$594K
FY2025$654K
Net assets
$637K
FY2025▲ +13%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2021$290K
FY2022$402K
FY2023$457K
FY2024$565K
FY2025$637K

From the FY2025 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 2009.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $654K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

26 people listed on the 990; $229K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
Ministry Coordinator-Boys
$46,000Pt VII · Sec A
Ministry Coordinator-Girls
$43,000Pt VII · Sec A
Ministry Coordinator-Girls
$29,000Pt VII · Sec A
Ministry Coordinator-Boys
$11,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Zach Skipper’s $100K as Executive Director is at the 89th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Zach Skipper$100,000$105,500$98,760$94,540$95,540$94,540
Mark Rector———$19,792$47,500$18,750
Clinton Wheeler$46,000$45,400$42,000———
Jane N Roper$29,000$29,125$31,750$41,000$43,004$45,000
Riley Priest$43,000$44,400————
Bailey Sherman———$40,000$42,500$38,000
William Baxter—————$22,167
William Garner$11,000$12,000$10,500$10,000$11,000$16,000

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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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

Leads weekly Bible studies and summer projects for local youth.

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3 programs · $654K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Conduct weekly bible studies for elementary, junior high and high school age students in the community of mountain brook, al.

$463Kprogram expense
02

Retreats for the kids.

$141Kprogram expense
03

Summer mission projects

$49Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$69K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$726K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$501K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$207K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Money outPt IX
$654K
Ln 25
Programscol B$654K
Owns and owesPt X
$637K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$636K
Total assetsLn 16$642K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$501K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$207K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$726K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$636K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$636K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$642K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$637K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$569K$636K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$574K$642K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$565K$637K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$11K$11K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$295K$295K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$225$225
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$931$931
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$254K$254K
All other expensesLn 24e$49K$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$654K$654K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $726K$654K$72K$637K 990 PDF
FY2024 $702K$594K$108K$565K 990 PDF
FY2023 $537K$483K$54K$457K 990 PDF
FY2022 $604K$492K$113K$402K 990 PDF
FY2021 $629K$490K$139K$290K 990 PDF
FY2020 $325K$349K−$24K$151K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $725,511 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $419,984$501,264
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $267,211$207,149
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,951$14,408
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$2,690
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $702,146$725,511
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $8,020$11,325
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $275,530$307,465
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $310,844$334,720
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $594,394$653,510
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $107,752$72,001
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $725,511 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$501,264
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$501,264
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $207,149$207,149
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $16,020$16,020
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$1,612−$1,612
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,690$2,690
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $224,247 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$725,511
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $653,510 across 11 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $11,325$11,325
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $294,664$294,664
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,801$12,801
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $225$225
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,500$2,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,037$1,037
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,200$25,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $931$931
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,806$1,806
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $254,084$254,084
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $48,937$48,937
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $653,510 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$653,510
Part X · Balance sheet $641,729 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $568,759$636,494
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,605$5,235
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $574,364$641,729
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,689$5,053
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,689$5,053
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $564,675$636,676
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $574,364$641,729
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $636,676 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$725,511
XI-2 Total expenses$653,510
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$72,001
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$564,675
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$636,676

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