Piercing Word INC FY2020 filing

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religious - scripture performance and encouraging Christiansto memorize the Bible.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. 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.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$56K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
83%
of spending
83% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.8 mo
of spending, in cash
0.8 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
$65K
148% of total assets
Liabilities are 148% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 10 voting members
6 of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$311K
Spent
$353K
To programs
83%
Net assets
−$21K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$311K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$311K
FY2021$437K
FY2022$531K
FY2023$614K
FY2024$359K
Expenses
$353K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$353K
FY2021$411K
FY2022$478K
FY2023$579K
FY2024$383K
Net assets
−$21K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$21K
FY2021$46K
FY2022$64K
FY2023$79K
FY2024$71K

From the FY2020 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2010.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $293K Management & general 15% · $52K Fundraising 2% · $7K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$56,034Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Encourages Christians to memorize scripture through performance.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Scripture Performance-dramatically present books of the Bible to church congregations and other organizations.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-1641948) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$311K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$311K
Investment incomeLn 3$17
Money outPt IX
$353K
Ln 25
Programscol B$293K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
−$21K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$44K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$311K
Investment incomeLn 3$17
Total revenueLn 12$311K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22K
SavingsLn 2$500
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K
Total assetsLn 16$44K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
Net assetsLn 32−$21K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 628
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY20FY19FY18FY17FY16
End of yearLn 1g$0$0$0$0$0
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K$23K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$47K$21K
Total assetsLn 16$64K$44K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$65K
Net assetsLn 32$39K−$21K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$56K$52K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$132K$132K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K
Management feesLn 11a$40K$40K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$27K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$20K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$952$952
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$353K$293K$52K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled 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
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 11, 2021 $311K$353K−$42K−$21K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $311,091 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $363,529$311,074
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$17
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $363,530$311,091
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $192,200$202,115
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $159,977$150,970
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $352,177$353,085
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,353−$41,994
Part VI · Governance 6 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $311,091 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$311,074
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$311,074
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17$17
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17$311,091
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $353,085 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $52,034 · Management $4,000$56,034
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $132,359$132,359
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,722$13,722
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $40,396$40,396
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,123$6,123
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $26,715 · Fundraising $7,332$34,047
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $11,647$11,647
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $8,409$8,409
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $19,816$19,816
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,994$4,994
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,805$4,805
IX-20 InterestPrograms $952$952
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,315$8,315
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,499$2,499
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,967$8,967
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $293,259 · Management $52,494 · Fundraising $7,332$353,085
Part X · Balance sheet $43,738 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,020$22,295
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $141$500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $47,390$20,943
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $63,551$43,738
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $18,681$14,909
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$41,500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,194$8,327
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,875$64,736
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $38,676−$20,998
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $38,676−$20,998
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $63,551$43,738
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$20,998 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$311,091
XI-2 Total expenses$353,085
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$41,994
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$38,676
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$17,680
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$20,998

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