Reaching, Teaching and Sending individuals to engage their world for Christ.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$117K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$473K
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$517K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$23K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$473K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$277K
FY2021$270K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$388K
FY2024$400K
FY2025$473K
Expenses
$517K
FY2025▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$276K
FY2021$283K
FY2022$253K
FY2023$368K
FY2024$416K
FY2025$517K
Net assets
$23K
FY2025▼ -66%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$33K
FY2021$20K
FY2022$62K
FY2023$82K
FY2024$66K
FY2025$23K

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 Apr 2008.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $389K Management & general 25% · $128K

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; $117K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$75,096Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$41,718Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gregory Shepherd’s $75K as President is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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
Gregory Shepherd$75,096$72,596$67,998$47,198$40,800$45,800
Chad Tardie$41,718—————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Equips people to share their faith and serve others globally.

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1 program · $389K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The ministry services offered at this time are Pastor and leadership training, youth discipleship programs, young adult discipleship programs, and a medical clinic. RTS Missions Inc provides short-term mission trips to the Dominican Republic offering services in the following areas: medical, construction, spiritual development, and…

$389Kprogram 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 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$473K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$321K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$123K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Money outPt IX
$517K
Ln 25
Programscol B$389K
Managementcol C$128K
Owns and owesPt X
$23K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K
Total assetsLn 16$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$321K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$123K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Total revenueLn 12$473K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$33K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$33K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$23K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 625
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K$33K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$73K$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$66K$23K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$117K$79K$38K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$41K$0$41K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$3K$6K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$4K$5K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$46K$44K$1K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$0$6K$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$568$2K$0
OccupancyLn 16$25K$18K$7K$0
TravelLn 17$32K$32K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$125$125$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$151$151$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$2K$17K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$210K$205K$5K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$517K$389K$128K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $473K$517K−$44K$23K 990 PDF
FY2024 $400K$416K−$16K$66K 990 PDF
FY2023 $388K$368K$20K$82K 990 PDF
FY2022 $295K$253K$42K$62K 990 PDF
FY2021 $270K$283K−$13K$20K 990 PDF
FY2020 $277K$276K$378$33K 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 $473,488 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $301,873$321,143
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $72,815$122,824
I-10 Investment income$10
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $25,226$29,511
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $399,914$473,488
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $124,438$166,906
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $291,107$350,119
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $415,545$517,025
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,631−$43,537
Part VI · Governance 6 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $473,488 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$321,143
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$321,143
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$122,824
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10$10
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24,800$24,800
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,711$4,711
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $122,824 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $29,521$473,488
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $517,025 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $79,266 · Management $37,548 · Fundraising $0$116,814
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $41,196 · Fundraising $0$41,196
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,872 · Management $6,024 · Fundraising $0$8,896
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,647 · Management $5,050 · Fundraising $0$8,697
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $44,268 · Management $1,369 · Fundraising $0$45,637
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $6,024 · Fundraising $0$6,024
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $568 · Management $2,261 · Fundraising $0$2,829
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,207 · Management $6,636 · Fundraising $0$24,843
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,732 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$31,732
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $125 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$125
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,440 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,440
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $151 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$151
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,519 · Management $16,717 · Fundraising $0$18,236
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $205,168 · Management $5,237 · Fundraising $0$210,405
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $388,963 · Management $128,062 · Fundraising $0$517,025
Part X · Balance sheet $35,475 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $66,678$33,315
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,600$2,160
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $73,116$35,475
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,735$12,631
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,735$12,631
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $66,381$22,844
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $66,381$22,844
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $73,116$35,475
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,844 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$473,488
XI-2 Total expenses$517,025
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$43,537
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$66,381
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,844

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