Next: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 20-8565593)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$199K
FY2021	$208K
FY2022	$175K
FY2023	$440K
FY2024	$172K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$213K
FY2021	$232K
FY2022	$146K
FY2023	$188K
FY2024	$415K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$482K
FY2021	$458K
FY2022	$487K
FY2023	$739K
FY2024	$495K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2008.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

97%

Program services 97% · $226K Management & general 3% · $6K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Roald Lidal

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bradley Kent

VP and Treas

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff Holder

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Burns

Chairman

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Toshikazu Iwaoka

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ronald Vandergriend

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christian Reme

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Creates and shares Christian literature, especially for youth, in many languages.

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1 program · $226K · in their own filed words · FY2021

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Translate, produce and distribute bible-based literature. Prepare and promote youth focused literature in japanese style graphic novel form. Next provides grants to other non-profit organizations to facilitate the printing and distribution christian books, including the manga titles developed by next.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-8565593) · Dispute this line

$226Kprogram 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

Rosso Family FoundationFY2024$10K

Lagu FoundationFY2024$2K

Astar Foundation INCFY2024$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$14K

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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$208K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$138K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K

Money outPt IX

$232K

Ln 25

Programscol B$226K

Managementcol C$6K

Owns and owesPt X

$458K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$246K

Total assetsLn 16$581K

LiabilitiesLn 26$123K

PeoplePt VI, VII

7

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$138K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K

Total revenueLn 12$208K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$246K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$246K

Accounts receivableLn 4$64K

Intangible assetsLn 14$271K

Total assetsLn 16$581K

LiabilitiesLn 26$123K

Net assetsLn 32$458K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 68

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14No

3More from this return

Abroad and in kindSch F, M

Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$153K

4Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$133K	$246K
Total assetsLn 16	$541K	$581K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$59K	$123K
Net assetsLn 32	$482K	$458K

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$153K	$153K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$4K		$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$438	$438
Office expensesLn 13	$412		$412
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$70K	$70K
InsuranceLn 23	$917		$917
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$4K	$3K	$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$232K	$226K	$6K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025	$172K	$415K	−$243K	$495K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2024	$440K	$188K	$252K	$739K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023	$175K	$146K	$29K	$487K	990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2022	$208K	$232K	−$24K	$458K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2021	$199K	$213K	−$14K	$482K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support F · Foreign I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $207,561 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $91,658$137,986

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $107,512$69,575

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $199,170$207,561

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $137,323$153,136

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $75,521$78,659

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $212,844$231,795

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,674−$24,234

Part VI · Governance 4 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members4

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $207,561 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$137,986

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$137,986

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $69,575$69,575

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $69,575$207,561

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $231,795 across 7 lines filed

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $153,136$153,136

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,600$3,600

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $438$438

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $412$412

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $69,607$69,607

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $917$917

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,677 · Management $1,008$3,685

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $225,858 · Management $5,937 · Fundraising $0$231,795

Part X · Balance sheet $581,285 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $133,123$246,467

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $67,034$63,734

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $340,691$271,084

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $540,848$581,285

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $40,861$106,650

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $17,640$16,522

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $58,501$123,172

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $482,347$458,113

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $482,347$458,113

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $540,848$581,285

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $458,113 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$207,561

XI-2 Total expenses$231,795

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$24,234

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$482,347

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$458,113

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Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Next

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV

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