Doulos Partners FY2021 filing

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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, FY2021. 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.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$251K 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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FY2021 · 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
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
90%
of spending
90% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$251K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.5 mo
of spending, in cash
0.5 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
$9K
9% of total assets
Liabilities are 9% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 17 voting members
14 of 17 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$2.3M
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$102K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$11.1M
FY2025$37.7M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2021
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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
$102K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$102K
FY2022$168K
FY2023$160K
FY2024$235K
FY2025$368K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2008.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $2.0M Management & general 7% · $167K Fundraising 2% · $49K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $251K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$154,333Pt VII · Sec A
President
$96,972Pt 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
Bd Member
$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 2Yes
  • 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 · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Doulos partners exists to empower the indigenous to take the gospel further and faster to the ends of the earth. We are currently supporting churches in afghanistan, austria, bangladesh, benin, bhutan, botswana, brazil, burkina faso, burundi, cambodia, cameroon, central african republic, china, chad, comoros island, congo, cuba…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-2009162) · Dispute this line
$2.0Mprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$463
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$167K
Fundraisingcol D$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$102K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$89K
Total assetsLn 16$111K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$38K
Other incomeLn 4–11$463
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$89K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$89K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Total assetsLn 16$111K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$102K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$38K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$107K$89K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$130K$111K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$67K$102K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.7M$1.7M
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$292K$219K$58K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$140K$66K$70K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$7K$2K$477
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$1K$53
OccupancyLn 16$15K$9K$6K
TravelLn 17$15K$11K$3K$740
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$13K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$19K$12K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$4K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$2.0M$167K$49K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled 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
FY2021 ViewingFiled 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 FY2021 990
Part I · Summary $2,266,856 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,517,198$2,266,393
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$441$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $99$463
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,516,856$2,266,856
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $911,590$1,659,805
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $452,136$448,773
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $95,806$123,594
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,459,532$2,232,172
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $57,324$34,684
Part VI · Governance 14 of 17 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,266,856 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,266,393
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$38,212
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,266,393
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $463$463
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $463$2,266,856
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,232,172 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,659,805$1,659,805
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $219,112 · Management $58,431 · Fundraising $14,608$292,151
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $66,478 · Management $70,019 · Fundraising $3,474$139,971
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,154 · Management $1,908 · Fundraising $477$9,539
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,556 · Management $3,556$7,112
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,500$3,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $21,200$21,200
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,126 · Management $1,023 · Fundraising $53$4,202
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,257 · Management $6,171$15,428
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,103 · Management $2,961 · Fundraising $740$14,804
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,191 · Management $1,466$14,657
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,572$2,572
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,396 · Management $11,845 · Fundraising $8,937$40,178
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,779 · Management $3,274$7,053
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,015,957 · Management $166,726 · Fundraising $49,489$2,232,172
Part X · Balance sheet $111,197 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $107,483$89,179
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,975$10,079
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,579$11,939
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $130,237$111,197
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,036$9,479
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $63,203$9,479
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $67,034$101,718
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $67,034$101,718
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $130,237$111,197
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $101,718 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,266,856
XI-2 Total expenses$2,232,172
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$34,684
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$67,034
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$101,718

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