Pulse Outreach FY2022 filing

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Minneapolis, MN501(c)(3)Since 2006ReligionEIN 20-5425332Revenue $21.1M in FY2022

On file with the IRSpulse.org600 S 9th St, 55404-1194 · Minneapolis, MNTax-exempt since Jul 2025Church — 170(b)(1)(A)(i)

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Pulse evangelism exists to make jesus known.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$502K 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.9M a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$502K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
19
named funders · $3.3M
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.9M
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$21.1M
+249% vs prior year
Spent
$13.5M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$15.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$21.1M
FY2022▲ +249%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.5M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$21.1M
FY2023$11.3M
FY2024$12.5M
FY2025$13.5M
Expenses
$13.5M
FY2022▲ +97%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.1M
FY2021$6.9M
FY2022$13.5M
FY2023$14.7M
FY2024$11.7M
FY2025$11.6M
Net assets
$15.0M
FY2022▲ +102%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.2M
FY2021$7.4M
FY2022$15.0M
FY2023$11.5M
FY2024$12.3M
FY2025$14.2M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2025.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $11.3M Management & general 6% · $825K Fundraising 10% · $1.4M

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

11 people listed on the 990; $502K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$186,503Pt VII · Sec A
Former President
$177,391Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Donor Ministries
$127,129Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Finance and Operations
$11,105Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nick Hall’s $206K as President is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 224 $10–100M 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
Nick Hall$206,320$258,744$217,484$186,503$154,319$149,394
Justin Tennison———$177,391$115,894$110,234
Karen Berg-Johnson$168,734$157,050$145,740$127,129——
Ebony Small——$159,544———
John Oren$75,617$68,283$140,688$11,105——
Leah Cacella$125,032—————
Joseph Trimble$123,899$115,916————
Jacob Sullivan$105,527—————

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

Spreads knowledge of Jesus through evangelism.

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3 programs · $11.3M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Proclaim the Gospel

This generation needs jesus and so pulse continues to make him known by proclaiming the gospel through in-person and online evangelism outreach campaigns around the world and by setting the stage for nick hall to share the gospel and lean into his calling as an evangelist for the next generation.

$5.2Mprogram expense
02

Equipping Believers

Pulse is able to multiply our efforts by investing in the next generation with training and discipleship through efforts like our pulse internship program and the move closer discipleship app. We're raising up a new generation of leaders who are passionate about reaching their peers with the hope of the gospel.

$3.2Mprogram expense
03

Catalyze Gospel Partnerships

Pulse is uniquely positioned to bring together generations to reach the lost. We believe in the power of partnership and are committed to working with local churches and ministries to multiply gospel impact bringing quality experiences to life in a digital age and mobilizing people toward gospel action.

$2.9Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 9 grants · $114K · 2019–2023
Life CenterMN · FY2023$10,000
Trans4mation MinistriesFY2022$18,850
Border PerspectiveMN · FY2021$40,000
Life Action MinistriesMI · FY2020$5,000
How to Life MovementIL · FY2020$5,000
Life Action MinistriesMI · FY2019$10,000
& CampaignFY2019$10,000
Churches Helping ChurchesIL · FY2019$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$21.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$209K
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Money outPt IX
$13.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.3M
Managementcol C$825K
Fundraisingcol D$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$15.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.2M
Total assetsLn 16$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$209K
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Total revenueLn 12$21.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9.2M
SavingsLn 2$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.5M
Total assetsLn 16$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$15.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5107
VolunteersI 6746
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.0M$9.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.7M$6.5M
Total assetsLn 16$8.1M$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$653K$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$7.4M$15.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$59K$59K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$542K$233K$137K$172K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.8M$2.2M$200K$354K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$303K$187K$49K$66K
Payroll taxesLn 10$157K$116K$13K$28K
Management feesLn 11a$696K$632K$64K
Legal feesLn 11b$43K$24K$15K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$75K$75K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$70K$70K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$278K$270K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.0M$1.0M$500
Office expensesLn 13$1.5M$1.4M$38K$118K
OccupancyLn 16$159K$117K$31K$11K
TravelLn 17$772K$672K$6K$94K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$105K$105K$59
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$241K$163K$61K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$81K$1K$80K$250
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.6M$4.1M$120K$376K
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.5M$11.3M$825K$1.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $13.5M$11.6M$2.0M$14.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $12.5M$11.7M$765K$12.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.3M$14.7M−$3.5M$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $21.1M$13.5M$7.6M$15.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.0M$6.9M−$817K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $12.5M$7.1M$5.4M$8.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $21,090,149 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,093,146$21,266,967
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $38,529$209,311
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,199$33,350
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$102,682−$419,479
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,048,192$21,090,149
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,936$58,936
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,258,870$3,773,390
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$70,415
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,594,473$9,632,007
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,865,279$13,534,748
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$817,087$7,555,401
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $21,090,149 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $22,015 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,038,657
VIII-1e Government grants$1,418,654
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,809,656
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,150,551
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$21,266,967
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $209,311$209,311
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $33,350$33,350
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $95,627$95,627
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$552,983−$552,983
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $15,862$15,862
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $231,326 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$408,144$21,090,149
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,534,748 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $58,936$58,936
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $232,818 · Management $137,199 · Fundraising $172,021$542,038
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,209,015 · Management $200,498 · Fundraising $353,735$2,763,248
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,675$8,675
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $187,284 · Management $48,905 · Fundraising $66,368$302,557
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $116,059 · Management $12,937 · Fundraising $27,876$156,872
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $631,701 · Fundraising $64,225$695,926
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $24,473 · Management $15,460 · Fundraising $2,727$42,660
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $74,552$74,552
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $70,415$70,415
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $269,970 · Fundraising $8,325$278,295
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,044,379 · Fundraising $500$1,044,879
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,351,875 · Management $37,989 · Fundraising $118,232$1,508,096
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $116,997 · Management $31,155 · Fundraising $10,540$158,692
IX-17 TravelPrograms $672,124 · Management $5,844 · Fundraising $93,646$771,614
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $105,044 · Management $59$105,103
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $163,058 · Management $60,806 · Fundraising $17,101$240,965
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,016 · Management $80,075 · Fundraising $250$81,341
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,134,099 · Management $119,693 · Fundraising $376,092$4,629,884
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,327,523 · Management $825,172 · Fundraising $1,382,053$13,534,748
Part X · Balance sheet $16,852,358 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,939,967$9,187,591
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,969$10,970
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,955$1,036,647
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $25,530$22,310
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $346,811$96,822
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,731,208$6,498,018
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,058,440$16,852,358
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $141,925$1,891,339
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $510,897$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $652,822$1,891,339
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,157,279$11,581,212
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $248,339$3,379,807
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,405,618$14,961,019
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,058,440$16,852,358
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,961,019 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$21,090,149
XI-2 Total expenses$13,534,748
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,555,401
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,405,618
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,961,019

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