The principle mission of True Disciples Organization is to develop Disciples of Jesus Christ as outlined in the New Testament of the Holy Bible. True Disciples is involved with various ministeries to construct churches and schools, provide Christian education and leadership training in Honduras.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$13K 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
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$13K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$324K
Spent
$229K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$162K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$324K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$324K
FY2021$243K
FY2022$235K
FY2023$204K
FY2024$196K
Expenses
$229K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$229K
FY2021$315K
FY2022$268K
FY2023$224K
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$162K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$162K
FY2021$90K
FY2022$57K
FY2023$38K
FY2024$21K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2008.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $191K Management & general 16% · $37K

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; $13K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$13,283Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt 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
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dana Benscoter’s $47K as President is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dana Benscoter$46,709$36,000$41,000$13,400$13,283

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds churches and schools, provides Christian education and leadership training in Honduras.

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3 programs · $191K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Support to Honduran Children

True Disciples has continued to work with two Christian schools in Honduras. Over 230 children are sponsored in these two schools.

$99Kprogram expense
02

Mission Projects

Several work and witness volunteer groups assisted with the construction of a school in Calan, Honduras and a church in Tocoa, Honduras.

$85Kprogram expense
03

Ministerial Support

Over 90 people have attended leadership and discipleship training and theology classes in Honduras. These classes have been taught by individuals from the United States, who have volunteered their time, knowledge and resources.

$8Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$324K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$324K
Money outPt IX
$229K
Ln 25
Programscol B$191K
Managementcol C$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$162K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$162K
Total assetsLn 16$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
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$324K
Total revenueLn 12$324K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$162K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$162K
Total assetsLn 16$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$162K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 640
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K$162K
Total assetsLn 16$67K$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$67K$162K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$29K$0$29K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$624$0$624$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$0$2K$0
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K$0$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$0$1K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$184K$184K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$229K$191K$37K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $196K$21K 990 PDF
FY2023 $204K$224K−$19K$38K 990 PDF
FY2022 $235K$268K−$33K$57K 990 PDF
FY2021 $243K$315K−$72K$90K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $324K$229K$95K$162K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $324,167 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $216,904$324,167
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $47$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $216,951$324,167
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $28,159$29,507
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $151,469$199,310
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $179,628$228,817
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $37,323$95,350
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 4 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 payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $324,167 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$324,167
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$324,167
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$324,167
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $228,817 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $28,883 · Fundraising $0$28,883
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $624 · Fundraising $0$624
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,400 · Fundraising $0$4,400
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $2,145 · Fundraising $0$2,145
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,900 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,900
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,690 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,690
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $1,359 · Fundraising $0$1,359
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $183,816 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$183,816
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $191,406 · Management $37,411 · Fundraising $0$228,817
Part X · Balance sheet $161,858 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $66,508$161,858
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $66,508$161,858
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $66,508$161,858
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $66,508$161,858
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $161,858 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$324,167
XI-2 Total expenses$228,817
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$95,350
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$66,508
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$161,858

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