Empty Tomb EIN 23-7121667 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Empty Tomb FY2021 filing

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Provides financial discipleship strategies and church giving information, while offering local volunteer opportunities. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $410K in revenue, $381K in expenses, and $768K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Champaign, IL
Website
www.emptytomb.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$410KFY2021
Expenses
$381K
Net assets
$768K
People
8
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  23-7121667 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Champaign, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides financial discipleship strategies and church giving information, while offering local volunteer opportunities.
Leadership
Sylvia Ronsvalle · Executive VP, Secretary, CEO/President, Vice Chair · $25K
Money in and out
$410K revenue, $381K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$410K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$381K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$768K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $29K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
13.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+7%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$410K
FY2021▼ -12%
Expenses
$381K
FY2021▲ +3%
Total assets
$805K
FY2021▲ +9%
Total liabilities
$36K
FY2021▲ +16%
Total revenue
$410K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$381K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$768K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$29K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$805K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
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 (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive VP, Secretary, CEO/President, Vice Chair
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A
President/Cvo, Chairman, Director, Facilitator
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$11,372Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$8,906Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Secretary
$2,622Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt 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

3 program services account for $193K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Helping Works

Include free food, clothing, furniture, financial assistance and other programs, all free in jesus' name. Arranged 657 food deliveries with 1,641 people in households receiving the deliveries. Distribution of dry beans and dry milk 18 and 36 times, respectively, to families in need.

$90Kprogram expense
02

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.RESEARCH/EDUCATION - local: copies of the gospel of john are made available throughout the year to be taken by…

$54Kprogram expense
03

The National Money for Missions Program

The mission match [r] program focuses on requests for congregational projects to help close the "promise gap": the difference between the actual global under-age-five mortality rate in 40 countries and the global goal level for that reduction. A continuing interest of empty tomb, inc.

$49Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants99%$408K
Program service revenue$731
Investment income$2K
Other revenue$148
Total revenueLn 12$410K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.07
Program services77%$295K
Management & general16%$61K
Fundraising7%$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$381K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$351K
Total assetsLn 16$805K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$36K
Total net assetsLn 32$768K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $438K · Operating expenses/yr $381K
13.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $295K · Total expenses $381K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $61K · Total expenses $381K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $25K · Total expenses $381K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $27K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $417K
$0.06 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $408K · Total revenue $410K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $410K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $731 · Total revenue $410K
0.2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $410K
+0.4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $731 · Total expenses $381K
0.2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $410K · Prior year $464K
-12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $768K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $410K · Expenses $381K
+7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $805K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $768K · Total assets $805K
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $87K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $805K
11%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual John Ronsvalle · Reported title PRESIDENT/CVO, CHAIRMAN, DIRECTOR, FACILITATOR · Highest reported compensation $25K · Total expenses $381K
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $138K · Total expenses $381K
36%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth -12%
Legal fee ratio 2%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

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 · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$389K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$433K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$460K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$410K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$464K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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