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Doulos Partners exists to empower the indigenous to take the gospel further and faster to the ends of the earth.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-2009162) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 $60K a year · 0.5% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
99% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$338K
to officers and key staff · 0.9% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 0.9% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.1 mo
of spending, in cash
0.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
6% of total assets
Liabilities are 6% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 19 voting members
16 of 19 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$37.7M
+241% vs prior year
Spent
$37.6M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$368K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$37.7M
FY2025▲ +241%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$11.1M
FY2025$37.7M
Expenses
$37.6M
FY2025▲ +242%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$11.0M
FY2025$37.6M
Net assets
$368K
FY2025▲ +57%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$102K
FY2022$168K
FY2023$160K
FY2024$235K
FY2025$368K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 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 Apr 2008.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $37.1M Management & general 1% · $377K Fundraising 0% · $75K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $338K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$200,178Pt VII · Sec A
$137,800Pt VII · Sec A
Bd Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bd Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bd Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bd Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bd Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Johnson’s $200K as CEO is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M international 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
David Johnson$200,178$188,847$175,859$158,963$154,333
Rusty Hicks$137,800$102,833$61,000——
Joshua Clarke———$99,881$96,972

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 indigenous people to spread the Gospel globally.

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1 program · $37.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Doulos partners exists to carry the gospel message to any country in the world by partnering with organizations who effectively utilize indigenous evangelists and church planters for this purpose.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-2009162) · Dispute this line
$37.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 31 grants · $54.4M · 2020–2024
E3 Partners MinistryTX · FY2024$14,415,526
Big Life International INCGA · FY2024$6,382,638
The Timothy Initiative INCNC · FY2024$5,589,389
Every Home for ChristCO · FY2024$4,758,070
New GenerationsIL · FY2024$1,765,889
D O O R InternationalMI · FY2024$1,498,777
E3 Partners MinistryTX · FY2023$5,183,822
Every Home for ChristCO · FY2023$1,203,045
Big Life International INCGA · FY2023$1,151,838
The Timothy Initiative INCNC · FY2023$1,007,561
D O O R InternationalMI · FY2023$613,636
New GenerationsIL · FY2023$583,561
City for the NationsKY · FY2023$237,800
New GenerationsIL · FY2022$664,984
D O O R InternationalMI · FY2022$435,589
See all 31 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$37.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$37.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$37.1M
Managementcol C$377K
Fundraisingcol D$75K
Owns and owesPt X
$368K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$337K
Total assetsLn 16$391K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$40K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K
Total revenueLn 12$37.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$337K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$337K
Accounts receivableLn 4$38K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Total assetsLn 16$391K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$368K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$40K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$296K$337K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$310K$391K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$235K$368K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$36.5M$36.5M
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$349K$262K$70K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$375K$170K$197K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$19K$6K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$40K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$13K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$10K$7K
TravelLn 17$63K$54K$7K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$35K$32K$4K
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$20K$40K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$11K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$37.6M$37.1M$377K$75K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 28, 2026 $37.7M$37.6M$133K$368K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 23, 2025 $11.1M$11.0M$75K$235K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 7, 2024 $3.3M$3.4M−$9K$160K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2023 $4.4M$4.4M$67K$168K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 22, 2021 $2.3M$2.2M$35K$102K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants J · Pay M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $37,729,837 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $11,073,294$37,721,286
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $432$1,541
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1$7,010
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,073,727$37,729,837
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,150,038$36,538,418
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $649,597$778,334
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $198,923$279,879
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,998,558$37,596,631
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $75,169$133,206
Part VI · Governance 16 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $37,729,837 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$37,721,286
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$40,192
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$37,721,286
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,627$2,627
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$1,086−$1,086
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,010$7,010
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,924 · Excluded from tax $2,627$37,729,837
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $37,596,631 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $36,538,418$36,538,418
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $261,528 · Management $69,741 · Fundraising $17,435$348,704
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $170,206 · Management $197,487 · Fundraising $7,083$374,776
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,008 · Management $5,902 · Fundraising $1,247$26,157
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,349 · Management $14,348$28,697
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,800$14,800
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $39,828$39,828
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,177 · Management $4,790$17,967
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,780 · Management $6,520$16,300
IX-17 TravelPrograms $54,379 · Management $6,928 · Fundraising $1,267$62,574
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $31,904 · Management $3,544$35,448
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,180$5,180
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,191$2,191
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,552$4,552
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,937 · Management $40,098 · Fundraising $8,409$68,444
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,390 · Management $1,205$12,595
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $37,144,076 · Management $377,286 · Fundraising $75,269$37,596,631
Part X · Balance sheet $390,813 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $296,282$337,296
X-4 Accounts receivable$37,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,108$2,019
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,780$13,998
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $310,170$390,813
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,275$22,712
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $75,275$22,712
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $234,895$368,101
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $234,895$368,101
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $310,170$390,813
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $368,101 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$37,729,837
XI-2 Total expenses$37,596,631
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$133,206
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$234,895
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$368,101

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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