Piercing Word INC

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religious - scripture performance and encouraging Christiansto memorize the Bible.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-1641948) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
25¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 28 volunteers and 5 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
25%
of spending
25% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$40K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.8 mo
of spending, in cash
1.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $13K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
5% of total assets
Liabilities are 5% 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
$359K
-41% vs prior year
Spent
$383K
To programs
25%
Net assets
$71K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$359K
FY2024▼ -41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$311K
FY2021$437K
FY2022$531K
FY2023$614K
FY2024$359K
Expenses
$383K
FY2024▼ -34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$353K
FY2021$411K
FY2022$478K
FY2023$579K
FY2024$383K
Net assets
$71K
FY2024▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$21K
FY2021$46K
FY2022$64K
FY2023$79K
FY2024$71K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2010.

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

Where the money goes

25 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 25% · $97K Management & general 75% · $286K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $40K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Directorpresident
$40,434Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aaron House’s $40K as Directorpresident is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Aaron G House———$50,263$56,034
Aaron House$40,434$55,205$50,423——
Emily House———$650—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

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1 program · $97K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Performance

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-1641948) · Dispute this line
$97Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$13K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$359K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$213K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$146K
Other incomeLn 4–11$122
Money outPt IX
$383K
Ln 25
Programscol B$97K
Managementcol C$286K
Owns and owesPt X
$71K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K
Total assetsLn 16$75K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$213K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$146K
Investment incomeLn 3$36
Other incomeLn 4–11$122
Total revenueLn 12$359K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$75K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$71K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 628
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69K$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$103K$75K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$94K$71K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$177K$177K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Management feesLn 11a$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$42K$42K$275
Advertising and promotionLn 12$27K$27K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$12K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$26K$928$25K
TravelLn 17$9K$8K$753
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$305$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$383K$97K$286K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2025 $359K$383K−$23K$71K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 19, 2024 $614K$579K$35K$79K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 19, 2023 $531K$478K$53K$64K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 24, 2022 $437K$411K$26K$46K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 11, 2021 $311K$353K−$42K−$21K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $359,491 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $346,012$212,839
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $268,017$146,494
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31$36
I-11 Other revenue$122
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $614,060$359,491
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $308,211$209,687
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $271,017$173,101
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $579,228$382,788
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $34,832−$23,297
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $359,491 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$212,839
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$212,839
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $146,494$146,494
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $36$36
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $122$122
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $146,652 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$359,491
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $382,788 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $176,519$176,519
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $22,100$22,100
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $11,068$11,068
IX-11a Management feesManagement $2,027$2,027
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,980$13,980
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $41,538 · Management $275$41,813
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $27,061$27,061
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,970 · Management $12,317$24,287
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $9,976$9,976
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $928 · Management $24,810$25,738
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,238 · Management $753$8,991
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $305 · Management $6,130$6,435
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,265$4,265
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,636$5,636
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,892$2,892
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $97,197 · Management $285,591 · Fundraising $0$382,788
Part X · Balance sheet $74,690 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $63,711$55,453
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,147$1,153
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,002$10,737
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $18,665$7,347
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $102,525$74,690
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,157$3,619
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,157$3,619
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $94,368$71,071
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $94,368$71,071
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $102,525$74,690
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $71,071 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$359,491
XI-2 Total expenses$382,788
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$23,297
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$94,368
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$71,071

Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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