Foundation for a Christian Civilization INC EIN 23-7325778

Foundation for a Christian Civilization INC

EIN  23-7325778 Religious organization Spring Grove, PA Founded 1973
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Verified accurate 8/10/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Organizes public rosary rallies to promote Christian values and tradition.
Leadership
Gary J Isbell · Director · $67K
Money in and out
$19.6M revenue, $19.0M expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency

Organizes public rosary rallies to promote Christian values and tradition. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $19.6M in revenue, $19.0M in expenses, and $24.7M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$19.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$19.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$24.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $557K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.02 Fundraising $0.18
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
11.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -77% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$19.6M
FY20250%
Expenses
$19.0M
FY2025▲ +10%
Total assets
$26.5M
FY2025▲ +8%
Total liabilities
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +39%
Total revenue
$19.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$19.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$24.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$557K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$26.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 41
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $9.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Publications

The foundation published crusade 6 times yearly, and each issue is sent to approximately 35,000 people. The foundation continued the extensive effort to promote the book return to order: from a frenzied economy to an organic christian society. The spanish translation, retorno al ordem, was published this year.

$3.3Mprogram expense
02

Public Witnesses

The public square rosary crusade continued in 2024. On october 12, 2024, there were 22,662 rosary rallies in public places across america. An estimated 350,000 people prayed the rosary for america on that day. Many held banners that made it clear to passersby what they were doing and why.

$3.0Mprogram expense
03

Direct Mail Campaigns

America needs fatima was the foundation's main direct mail campaign this year. Its goal is to spread the fatima message of prayer and conversion throughout america. This year, an estimated 3.1 million letters were sent to current america needs fatima campaign members in 12 mailings.

$2.9Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFoundation for a Christian Civilization INC
EINHdr · item D23-7325778
Principal addressHdr · item CSpring Grove, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L1973
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X200)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1973

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b1
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$66,701Pt VII · Sec A
$47,476Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary-Treasurer
$46,695Pt VII · Sec A
President and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gary J Isbell’s $67K as Director is at the 4th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Gary J Isbell$66,701$63,063$60,060$60,060$63,525
Antonio Fragelli$61,050$62,160
C Preston Noell III$47,476$47,476$47,476$47,476
Cpreston Noell III$47,476
Benjamin a Hiegert$46,695$46,695$46,695$46,695$46,695
Luiz a Fragelli$31,984

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$18.6M · 95%
Investment income$633K · 3%
Other revenue$289K · 1%
Contributions & grants95%$18.6M
Investment income3%$633K
Other revenue1%$289K
Program service revenue$61K
Total revenueLn 12$19.6M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.02 Fundraising $0.18
Program services80%$15.2M
Management & general2%$435K
Fundraising18%$3.3M
Total functional expensesLn 25$19.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$15.3M
Total assetsLn 16$26.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Total net assetsLn 32$24.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed9.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $18.5M · Operating expenses/yr $19.0M
11.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $15.2M · Total expenses $19.0M
80%
Management & General
Management & general $435K · Total expenses $19.0M
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3.3M · Total expenses $19.0M
18%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $3.2M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $19.0M
$0.17 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $18.6M · Total revenue $19.6M
95%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $19.6M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $61K · Total revenue $19.6M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $633K · Total revenue $19.6M
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $61K · Total expenses $19.0M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $19.6M · Prior year $19.7M
0%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $19.9M · FY2024 $19.6M
0%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $24.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $19.6M · Expenses $19.0M
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $26.5M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $24.7M · Total assets $26.5M
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $356K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $2.9M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $26.5M
12%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gary J Isbell · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $67K · Total expenses $19.0M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $4.6M · Total expenses $19.0M
24%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $500K · Gross raised $570K
88%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 2%
Fundraising cost ratio 18%
Revenue growth -0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 3%

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
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Grants paid · 13 grants · $3.4M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,370
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,596
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,925

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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)$19.6M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$19.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$20.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$20.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$19.9M 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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