The specific objectives and purposes of the corporation shall be: to initiate new christian churches in rural and urban areas of zimbabwe, Africa and to train church members in zimbabwe in the areas of preaching, teaching, and church administration.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$16K 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $55K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$16K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$479K
Spent
$597K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$358K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$479K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$479K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$957K
FY2023$808K
FY2024$878K
Expenses
$597K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$597K
FY2021$571K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
Net assets
$358K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$358K
FY2021$892K
FY2022$671K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$202K

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 Aug 2009.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $437K Management & general 26% · $156K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $16K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$16,148Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Membertreasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Denford Chizanga’s $50K as Executive Director is at the 51st 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
Denford Chizanga$49,533$51,986$16,200$13,003$16,148

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Starts new churches in Zimbabwe and trains members in preaching, teaching, and administration.

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3 programs · $402K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Transformational Projects

Includes the drilling of 17 additional wells for a total of 67 wells drilled, 98% completion of training center, school sponsorships for 321 students, one mobile medical outreach, and food hampers for 5,641 households.

$329Kprogram expense
02

Church Planting

Established 32 churches since 2003 and are currently working to establish additional churches. A future goal is to plant churches in southern and central africa.

$54Kprogram expense
03

Training and leadership development costs

$18Kprogram expense

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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$50K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$479K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$478K
Investment incomeLn 3$583
Money outPt IX
$597K
Ln 25
Programscol B$437K
Managementcol C$156K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$358K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$358K
Total assetsLn 16$358K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$478K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$583
Total revenueLn 12$479K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$358K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$358K
Total assetsLn 16$358K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$358K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
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$477K$358K
Total assetsLn 16$477K$358K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$477K$358K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$16K$16K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$112K$47K$65K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$5K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$1K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$56K$22K$34K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$6K$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$5K$350
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$331K$331K
All other expensesLn 24e$28K$23K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$597K$437K$156K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $878K$1.0M−$155K$202K 990 PDF
FY2023 $808K$1.1M−$314K$357K 990 PDF
FY2022 $957K$1.2M−$220K$671K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$571K$533K$892K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $479K$597K−$118K$358K 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 $478,888 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $651,722$478,305
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,031$583
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,467$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $658,220$478,888
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $167,565$159,075
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $324,934$438,083
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $492,499$597,158
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $165,721−$118,270
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $478,888 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$478,305
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,029
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$478,305
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $583$583
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $583$478,888
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $597,158 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $16,148$16,148
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $47,011 · Management $64,692$111,703
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $1,026$1,026
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,100 · Management $6,417$11,517
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,187 · Management $17,494$18,681
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,851 · Management $34,474$56,325
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,156$4,156
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $7,200$7,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,836 · Fundraising $3,195$6,031
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,434 · Fundraising $350$5,784
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $330,911$330,911
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,105 · Management $4,571$27,676
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $437,435 · Management $156,178 · Fundraising $3,545$597,158
Part X · Balance sheet $358,478 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $476,748$358,478
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $476,748$358,478
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $316,386$298,659
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $160,362$59,819
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $476,748$358,478
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $476,748$358,478
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $358,478 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$478,888
XI-2 Total expenses$597,158
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$118,270
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$476,748
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$358,478

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