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Provides financial discipleship strategies and church giving information, while offering local volunteer opportunities. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $441K in revenue, $478K in expenses, and $724K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Champaign, IL
Website
www.emptytomb.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$441KFY2025
Expenses
$478K
Net assets
$724K
People
18
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  23-7121667 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Champaign, IL
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides financial discipleship strategies and church giving information, while offering local volunteer opportunities.
Leadership
John Ronsvalle · President/Cvo, Chairman · $29K
Money in and out
$441K revenue, $478K expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$441K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$478K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$724K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$37K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
10.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -0.9% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-8%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +61% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$441K
FY2025▲ +13%
Expenses
$478K
FY2025▲ +1%
Total assets
$774K
FY2025▼ -3%
Total liabilities
$49K
FY2025▲ +9%
Total revenue
$441K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$478K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$724K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$37K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$774K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEmpty Tomb
EINHdr · item D23-7121667
Principal addressHdr · item CChampaign, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.emptytomb.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1972

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/Cvo, Chairman
$29,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive VP, Secretary
$29,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive VP, Secretary
$29,000Pt VII · Sec A
President/Cvo, Chairman
$29,000Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Secretary
$2,454Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Secretary
$2,454Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Ronsvalle$29,000$29,000$27,000$25,000$25,000$24,000
Sylvia Ronsvalle$29,000$29,000$27,000$25,000$25,000$24,000
Sarah Hartmann Kim$11,372
Sarah Hartmann$10,215
Joy Bonczek$874$8,906
Karen Seiter$2,454$2,041$1,313$1,313$2,622$8,106
Joy H Bonczek$6,015
Ben Foutch$2,816

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

4 program services account for $378K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Helping Works

Include free food, clothing, furniture, financial assistance and other programs, all free in jesus' name. Arranged 585 food deliveries with 1,909 people in households receiving the deliveries. Distribution of dry beans and dry milk 132 and 179 times, respectively, to families in need.

$110Kprogram expense
02

Helping Works

Include free food, clothing, furniture, financial assistance and other programs, all free in jesus' name. Arranged 585 food deliveries with 1,909 people in households receiving the deliveries. Distribution of dry beans and dry milk 132 and 179 times, respectively, to families in need.

$110Kprogram expense
03

Research & Education

Includes research & development of educational materials for use by churches and individuals, and publishing a national study, "state of church giving" - an annual series on denominational giving reports, and related articles.

$79Kprogram expense
04

Research & Education

Includes research & development of educational materials for use by churches and individuals, and publishing a national study, "state of church giving" - an annual series on denominational giving reports, and related articles.

$79Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$437K · 99%
Investment income$4K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$437K
Investment income1%$4K
Program service revenue$340
Other revenue$284
Total revenueLn 12$441K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.07
Program services79%$377K
Management & general14%$68K
Fundraising7%$33K
Total functional expensesLn 25$478K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$332K
Total assetsLn 16$774K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$49K
Total net assetsLn 32$724K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $431K · Operating expenses/yr $478K
10.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $377K · Total expenses $478K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $68K · Total expenses $478K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $33K · Total expenses $478K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $29K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $417K
$0.07 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $437K · Total revenue $441K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $441K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $340 · Total revenue $441K
0.08%
Investment reliance
Investment income $4K · Total revenue $441K
+0.9%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $340 · Total expenses $478K
0.07%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $441K · Prior year $389K
+13%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $464K · FY2024 $441K
-1.0%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $724K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $441K · Expenses $478K
-8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $774K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $724K · Total assets $774K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $99K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $774K
13%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual John Ronsvalle · Reported title PRESIDENT/CVO, CHAIRMAN · Highest reported compensation $29K · Total expenses $478K
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $177K · Total expenses $478K
37%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth 13%
Legal fee ratio 2%
Accounting fee ratio 5%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$21K
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Grants paid · 28 grants · $744K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$60,656
Unitemized GrantFY2024$60,656
Unitemized GrantFY2024$34,102
Unitemized GrantFY2024$34,102
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,022
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,022
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,400
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,400
Unitemized GrantFY2023$59,488
Unitemized GrantFY2023$38,503
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,122
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,421
Unitemized GrantFY2022$60,880
Unitemized GrantFY2022$35,148
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,882
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,290
Unitemized GrantFY2021$67,652
Unitemized GrantFY2021$29,201
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$441K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$389K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$433K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$460K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$410K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$464K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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