To present the good news of jesus christ to people throughout the world, to launch new ministry endeavors, and to engage in any activity that would further advance the kingdom of god in this world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 6 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $208K a year · 16% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$11K
to officers and key staff · 0.6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $47K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$44K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+54% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$672K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2022▲ +54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$812K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.9M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2022▲ +75%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$510K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.7M
Net assets
$672K
FY2022▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$350K
FY2021$560K
FY2022$672K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Apr 2009.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $1.6M Management & general 6% · $109K Fundraising 1% · $26K

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; $11K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$10,666Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Benny Proffitt’s $11K as CEO is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Melissa Glass——$83,166
Benny Proffitt$10,666$12,406$47,036
Keith Miller—$41,530—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Spreading the good news of Jesus Christ globally and launching new ministries.

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3 programs · $904K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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1. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. Dozens of new Youth Ministries were started in cities across Africa including the Ethiopian region in such places as Hossana, Tefki, Durame City, Hawassa, Addis Ababa, AA Lafto, AA Kolfe, and Jigjiga in the Somolia region.

$606Kprogram expense
02

2. SOUTH AISA. Existing youth ministries among several countries in South Asia saw teens being trained, mobilized and fruitful among their peers. Additionally, humanitarian aid, such as food and education, coupled with preaching the Gospel resulted in hundreds of new converts who were baptized and new bamboo structures were built for…

$163Kprogram expense
03

3. EAST AISA & PACIFIC. The ministry of First Priority, teen led ministry in East Asia and the pacific, like all of the other regions, saw many great inroads for the Lord.In Myanmar, (Burma), teen disciples distributed rice to hundreds of the war-torn, hunger plagued people.

$135Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$109K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$672K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$630K
Total assetsLn 16$716K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$630K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$630K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$75K
Total assetsLn 16$716K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
Net assetsLn 32$672K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$538K$630K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$66K$75K
Total assetsLn 16$611K$716K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K$44K
Net assetsLn 32$560K$672K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$940K$940K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$340K$340K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$4K$18K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$25K$8K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$0$5K$564
Office expensesLn 13$14K$0$14K$0
Information technologyLn 14$21K$13K$5K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$0$13K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$277K$268K$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K$538$0
InsuranceLn 23$548$0$548$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$0$20K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$3K$21K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.6M$109K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest Viewing $1.9M$1.7M$112K$672K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.0M$210K$560K 990 PDF
FY2020 $812K$510K$302K$350K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,859,890 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,207,099$1,843,952
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,661$15,938
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,210,760$1,859,890
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $528,952$939,667
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $350,623$340,124
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $120,745$468,527
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,000,320$1,748,318
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $210,440$111,572
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,859,890 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,843,952
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,843,952
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $15,938 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$15,938
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,938 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,859,890
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,748,318 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $939,667$939,667
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $340,124 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$340,124
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,780 · Management $17,557 · Fundraising $8,820$30,157
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $24,787 · Management $8,358 · Fundraising $0$33,145
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $4,592 · Fundraising $564$5,156
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $13,957 · Fundraising $0$13,957
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,074 · Management $5,362 · Fundraising $2,568$21,004
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $12,938 · Fundraising $0$12,938
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $268,427 · Management $4,056 · Fundraising $4,036$276,519
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,030 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,030
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,780 · Management $538 · Fundraising $0$12,318
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $548 · Fundraising $0$548
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $19,715 · Fundraising $7,703$27,418
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,155 · Management $21,308 · Fundraising $1,874$26,337
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,613,824 · Management $108,929 · Fundraising $25,565$1,748,318
Part X · Balance sheet $716,213 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $538,361$629,748
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,993$11,038
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $65,653$75,427
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $611,007$716,213
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $50,704$44,338
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,704$44,338
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $560,303$671,875
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $560,303$671,875
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $611,007$716,213
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $671,875 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,859,890
XI-2 Total expenses$1,748,318
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$111,572
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$560,303
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$671,875

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