Amp Ministries

Tax-deductible

Visalia, CA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 20-8356647Revenue $229K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 6842, 93290-6842 · Visalia, CATax-exempt since Jan 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide services such as home repair, food and lodging to those in need

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 471 volunteers and 2 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$500
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$229K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$205K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$90K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$229K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$163K
FY2021$213K
FY2022$211K
FY2023$192K
FY2024$199K
FY2025$229K
Expenses
$205K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$140K
FY2021$189K
FY2022$232K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$199K
FY2025$205K
Net assets
$90K
FY2025▲ +34%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$85K
FY2021$112K
FY2022$90K
FY2023$67K
FY2024$68K
FY2025$90K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2009.

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

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $125K Management & general 23% · $47K Fundraising 16% · $33K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chariman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lester Moon’s $72K as President is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lester Moon$72,000$76,565$64,919$84,524$60,689

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers home repair, food, and lodging to people facing hardship.

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1 program · $125K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Provide services to those in need in the community.

$125Kprogram 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
$229K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162K
Other incomeLn 4–11$67K
Money outPt IX
$205K
Ln 25
Programscol B$125K
Managementcol C$47K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$90K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$90K
Total assetsLn 16$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$500
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162K
Other incomeLn 4–11$67K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$229K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$90K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$90K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$596
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$500
Net assetsLn 32$90K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6471
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$73K$90K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$596$596
Total assetsLn 16$74K$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$500
Net assetsLn 32$68K$90K
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$74K$37K$15K$22K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$52K$40K$10K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$7K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$250$250
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$22K$15K$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$15K$5K$868
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$7K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$205K$125K$47K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $229K$205K$24K$90K 990 PDF
FY2024 $199K$199K$658$68K 990 PDF
FY2023 $192K$215K−$24K$67K 990 PDF
FY2022 $211K$232K−$22K$90K 990 PDF
FY2021 $213K$189K$25K$112K 990 PDF
FY2020 $163K$140K$22K$85K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $229,180 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $128,528$162,209
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $70,820$66,971
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $199,348$229,180
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $130,484$136,803
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $68,206$68,135
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $198,690$204,938
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $658$24,242
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $229,180 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$162,209
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$162,209
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$65,911
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,060$1,060
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $1,060$229,180
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $204,938 across 31 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 $36,750 · Management $14,700 · Fundraising $22,050$73,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $40,136 · Management $10,000 · Fundraising $2,000$52,136
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,812 · Management $2,177 · Fundraising $2,178$11,167
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $250$250
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,129$6,129
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,000 · Management $3,500 · Fundraising $3,500$22,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,696$4,696
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,757$3,757
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,100 · Management $4,741 · Fundraising $868$20,709
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,561 · Management $2,049 · Fundraising $1,984$10,594
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $125,055 · Management $47,303 · Fundraising $32,580$204,938
Part X · Balance sheet $90,664 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $72,984$89,632
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$436
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $596$596
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $73,580$90,664
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,067$500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,067$500
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $67,513$90,164
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $67,513$90,164
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $73,580$90,664
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $90,164 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$229,180
XI-2 Total expenses$204,938
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,242
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$67,513
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,591
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$90,164

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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