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To raise up effective disciple-making disciples of jesus christ on college campuses.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 25-1411175) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 89 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $232K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
85% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$359K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
3.5 mo
of spending, in cash
3.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$237K
7% of total assets
Liabilities are 7% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
7 of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$7.8M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$7.7M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$7.8M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$7.0M
FY2025$7.8M
Expenses
$7.7M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$6.7M
FY2025$7.7M
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1982.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $6.5M Management & general 9% · $684K Fundraising 6% · $457K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $359K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
High Comp Em
$102,000Pt VII · Sec A
CEO & Presid
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$84,500Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operat
$82,200Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secret
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Mark Fodale$102,000————
Peter Krol$90,000$86,000—$71,173$79,100
Thomas Hallman$84,500$82,200——$65,400
Benjamin Hagerup$82,200$76,200$68,180$61,801$62,300
Tom Hallman——$73,580$72,000—
Jeffrey Scott—$66,000$65,980$54,000$54,500
William Dripps————$36,500

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Equipping college students to become effective followers of Jesus Christ.

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3 programs · $6.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Campus ministry services- during the fiscal year, about 60 full-time missionary-employees plus about 10 part-time missionary-employees and 40 volunteers served and ministered to over 1,800 students across 26 campuses.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 25-1411175) · Dispute this line
$5.9Mprogram expense
02

Staff and Student Conferences

Disciplemakers held four student conferences to train over 1,200 students to be more effective disciples of jesus christ. Two staff conferences equipped both full-time staff and volunteers to be more effective at accomplishing our mission on campus.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 25-1411175) · Dispute this line
$452Kprogram expense
03

Internships

The 2024-2025 fiscal year included internships, which provided 29 students and others the opportunity to experience full-time campus ministry in the context of an internship.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 25-1411175) · Dispute this line
$153Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$204K
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Money outPt IX
$7.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.5M
Managementcol C$684K
Fundraisingcol D$457K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$237K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$204K
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$7.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
Accounts receivableLn 4$19K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$45K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$237K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 589
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$348$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$141K$237K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$347K$210K$120K$17K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$80K$32K$44K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.3M$3.8M$227K$281K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$247K$212K$19K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$727K$654K$25K$48K
Payroll taxesLn 10$326K$280K$25K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$15K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$248K$180K$47K$21K
Information technologyLn 14$89K$76K$7K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$65K$33K$30K$2K
TravelLn 17$468K$402K$36K$30K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$451K$437K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$58K$2K$56K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$234K$211K$12K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$272$230
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.7M$6.5M$684K$457K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $7.8M$7.7M$81K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 25, 2024 $7.0M$6.7M$221K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 19, 2023 $6.3M$6.3M$64K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 13, 2022 $5.9M$6.0M−$90K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 6, 2021 $5.9M$5.0M$882K$3.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $7,751,493 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,754,003$7,475,213
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $159,079$204,223
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35,161$61,140
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,017$10,917
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,958,260$7,751,493
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,320,875$6,016,539
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,416,542$1,653,929
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,737,417$7,670,468
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $220,843$81,025
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,751,493 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,475,213
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,475,213
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $204,223$204,223
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $61,140$61,140
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $9,151$9,151
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,766$1,766
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $205,989 · Excluded from tax $70,291$7,751,493
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,670,468 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $210,131 · Management $119,821 · Fundraising $17,366$347,318
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $31,806 · Management $43,733 · Fundraising $3,976$79,515
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,781,452 · Management $226,671 · Fundraising $281,065$4,289,188
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $211,853 · Management $18,943 · Fundraising $16,425$247,221
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $654,406 · Management $24,600 · Fundraising $48,149$727,155
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $280,248 · Management $24,861 · Fundraising $21,033$326,142
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,467 · Management $15,467$30,934
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,632$6,632
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $179,858 · Management $47,455 · Fundraising $20,818$248,131
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $76,232 · Management $6,763 · Fundraising $5,721$88,716
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,045 · Management $30,470 · Fundraising $1,669$65,184
IX-17 TravelPrograms $401,997 · Management $35,662 · Fundraising $30,171$467,830
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $437,281 · Management $13,700$450,981
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,921 · Management $56,157$58,078
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $210,967 · Management $12,450 · Fundraising $10,462$233,879
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,062 · Management $272 · Fundraising $230$3,564
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,529,726 · Management $683,657 · Fundraising $457,085$7,670,468
Part X · Balance sheet $3,482,457 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,893,551$2,207,485
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,290$18,909
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $128,407$44,693
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,265,173$1,207,095
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $348$4,275
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,305,769$3,482,457
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $141,379$237,021
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $141,379$237,021
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,164,390$3,245,436
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,164,390$3,245,436
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,305,769$3,482,457
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,245,436 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,751,493
XI-2 Total expenses$7,670,468
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$81,025
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,164,390
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$21
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,245,436

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