Pulse Outreach FY2023 filing

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Minneapolis, MN501(c)(3)Since 2006ReligionEIN 20-5425332Revenue $11.3M in FY2023

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.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$663K 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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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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$663K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$651K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% 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
$11.3M
-47% vs prior year
Spent
$14.7M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$11.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$11.3M
FY2023▼ -47%
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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
$14.7M
FY2023▲ +9%
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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
$11.5M
FY2023▼ -23%
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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 FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $11.8M Management & general 7% · $1.1M Fundraising 13% · $1.9M

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; $663K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$217,484Pt VII · Sec A
Former VP of Global Min
$159,544Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Donor Ministries
$145,740Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Finance & Ops
$140,688Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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2 programs · $11.8M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Pulse reaches the lost with the gospel through live and digital outreach events around the nation and throughout the world. On campuses and at festivals, in stadiums and arenas, from latin america, to eastern europe, and across america, both in person and digitally, the gospel is going forth to as many people as possible.

$8.5Mprogram expense
02

Pulse trains and equips the next generation of evangelists and leaders to share the gospel by all means possible. Through pulse's evangelistic training initiatives, the next generation is being equipped and unleashed to proclaim the gospel in every sphere, both in person and online.

$3.3Mprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$122K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Money outPt IX
$14.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.8M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$1.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$11.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$12.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$651K
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$12.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$350K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$122K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$6K
Total revenueLn 12$11.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
SavingsLn 2$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.0M
Total assetsLn 16$12.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$651K
Net assetsLn 32$11.5M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.2M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.5M$9.0M
Total assetsLn 16$16.9M$12.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$651K
Net assetsLn 32$15.0M$11.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$168K$168K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$821K$310K$191K$321K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.1M$2.3M$339K$407K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$25K$12K$5K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$394K$267K$47K$80K
Payroll taxesLn 10$229K$162K$24K$43K
Management feesLn 11a$1.5M$1.5M
Legal feesLn 11b$26K$17K$7K$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$94K$94K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.1M$844K$24K$233K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.2M$1.2M$150$68K
Office expensesLn 13$315K$151K$40K$124K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$17K
OccupancyLn 16$251K$124K$112K$15K
TravelLn 17$798K$710K$2K$85K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$48K$39K$1K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$258K$153K$91K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$104K$1K$102K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.3M$3.8M$79K$390K
All other expensesLn 24e$580$580
Total functional expensesLn 25$14.7M$11.8M$1.1M$1.9M

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 Viewing $11.3M$14.7M−$3.5M$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $11,264,811 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $21,266,967$11,994,624
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $209,311$17,400
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $33,350$122,212
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$419,479−$869,425
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $21,090,149$11,264,811
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $58,936$167,751
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,773,390$4,560,273
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $70,415$93,873
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,632,007$9,919,004
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,534,748$14,740,901
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,555,401−$3,476,090
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 $11,264,811 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,689 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,000,604
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,994,020
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$350,384
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,994,624
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,400$17,400
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $128,245$128,245
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $38,368$38,368
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$6,033−$6,033
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$984,599−$984,599
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $4,085 · Excluded from tax $67,032$71,117
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,089 · Unrelated business $4,085 · Excluded from tax −$756,987$11,264,811
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,740,901 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $167,751$167,751
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $309,701 · Management $190,506 · Fundraising $320,968$821,175
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,344,945 · Management $339,376 · Fundraising $407,431$3,091,752
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,632 · Management $5,287 · Fundraising $7,792$24,711
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $266,829 · Management $47,028 · Fundraising $79,915$393,772
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $162,398 · Management $23,754 · Fundraising $42,711$228,863
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,502,536$1,502,536
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $16,738 · Management $6,522 · Fundraising $2,712$25,972
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $93,873$93,873
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $843,773 · Management $23,672 · Fundraising $232,923$1,100,368
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,155,366 · Management $150 · Fundraising $67,801$1,223,317
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $150,701 · Management $40,116 · Fundraising $124,007$314,824
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $17,472$17,472
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $124,201 · Management $112,284 · Fundraising $14,818$251,303
IX-17 TravelPrograms $710,413 · Management $2,405 · Fundraising $84,865$797,683
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $39,224 · Management $1,372 · Fundraising $7,845$48,441
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $152,625 · Management $90,583 · Fundraising $14,997$258,205
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,096 · Management $102,481$103,577
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,805,741 · Management $78,506 · Fundraising $390,479$4,274,726
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $580$580
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,765,670 · Management $1,082,094 · Fundraising $1,893,137$14,740,901
Part X · Balance sheet $12,136,254 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,187,591$1,733,084
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,970$10,980
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$25,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,036,647$556,758
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $22,310$2,614
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $96,822$795,118
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,498,018$9,012,700
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,852,358$12,136,254
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,891,339$559,630
X-19 Deferred revenue$91,695
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,891,339$651,325
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,581,212$10,899,074
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,379,807$585,855
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,961,019$11,484,929
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,852,358$12,136,254
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,484,929 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,264,811
XI-2 Total expenses$14,740,901
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,476,090
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,961,019
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,484,929

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