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Trains overlooked pastors serving in remote, underserved areas globally. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.3M in revenue, $1.5M in expenses, and $1.1M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2007
Type
Religious organization · Religion
Location
Robbinsdale, MN
Website
www.teachingtruthinternational.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$1.3MFY2025
Expenses
$1.5M
Net assets
$1.1M
People
7
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  26-1480730 Religious organization Robbinsdale, MN Founded 2007
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Trains overlooked pastors serving in remote, underserved areas globally.
Leadership
Benjamin Cornish · President/Chairman · $98K
Money in and out
$1.3M revenue, $1.5M expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$197K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs▼ -6% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
8.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -26% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-15%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -828% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -2%
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +15%
Total assets
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -15%
Total liabilities
$13K
FY2025▲ +3%
Total revenue
$1.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$197K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTeaching Truth International
EINHdr · item D26-1480730
Principal addressHdr · item CRobbinsdale, MN
Year of formationHdr · item L2007
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2008

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
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
President/Chairman
$97,615Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Secretary
$93,820Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Senior Teacher
$44,586Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Benjamin Cornish’s $98K as President/Chairman is at the 47th 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2023FY2022FY2021
Benjamin Cornish$97,615$79,405
Jamin Eben$93,820
Richard W Cornish$88,002
Richard W Cornish$58,790$76,927$52,282$57,379
Jamin T Eben$76,060$76,313$25,028$17,550
Benjamin Cornish$70,147$73,270$53,488$33,515
Richard Cornish$44,586

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

1 program service account for $1.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Teaching truth international (tti) conducted 21 bible teaching conferences for 1,484 pastors and church leaders in 2025 in parts of the world where a formal theological education is not ACCESSIBLE.THE training content included the following courses: the bible and its story, hermeneutics, systematic theology, advanced trinity &…

$1.3Mprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.2M · 98%
Investment income$29K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$1.2M
Investment income2%$29K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.02
Program services85%$1.3M
Management & general12%$181K
Fundraising2%$33K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$13K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed8.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.1M · Operating expenses/yr $1.5M
8.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.3M · Total expenses $1.5M
85%
Management & General
Management & general $181K · Total expenses $1.5M
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $33K · Total expenses $1.5M
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $13K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $996K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.2M · Total revenue $1.3M
98%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.3M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.3M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $29K · Total revenue $1.3M
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.5M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.3M · Prior year $1.3M
-2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $696K · FY2025 $1.3M
+11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.3M · Expenses $1.5M
-15%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.1M · Total assets $1.1M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.1M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Benjamin Cornish · Reported title PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN · Highest reported compensation $98K · Total expenses $1.5M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $481K · Total expenses $1.5M
33%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth -2%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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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)$1.3M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$982K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$989K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$690K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$696K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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