Come Go with US INC

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Myrtle Beach, SC501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 27-1821899Revenue $400K in FY2024

On file with the IRScomegowithus.org1020 Shine Ave, 29577-1500 · Myrtle Beach, SCTax-exempt since Jun 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Come Go with US, INC. Is to function as a mission team coordinator for global samaritans oprphanage located 30 miles north of livngstone,zambia, africa. Come Go with US, INC. Provides meals, transportation, and other services to individuals and groups who Come to zambia to DO mission work. Ken and karen buckner, the officers of the organization, also provide volunteer services to the global samaritans orphanage.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K 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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FY2024 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $85K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 59% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $13K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$37K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$400K
-42% vs prior year
Spent
$373K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$447K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$400K
FY2024▼ -42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$302K
FY2021$377K
FY2022$466K
FY2023$688K
FY2024$400K
Expenses
$373K
FY2024▼ -26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$212K
FY2021$326K
FY2022$394K
FY2023$503K
FY2024$373K
Net assets
$447K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$145K
FY2021$195K
FY2022$267K
FY2023$420K
FY2024$447K

From the FY2024 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 Jun 2010.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $350K Management & general 6% · $23K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$64,167Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Spiritual Le
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kenneth Buckner’s $64K as Treasurer is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2020
Kenneth Buckner$64,167——
Ken Buckner—$63,790—
Kenneth C Buckner——$36,667

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Coordinates mission teams, providing meals and transport for volunteers in Zambia.

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1 program · $350K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Come go with us, inc. Functions as a mission team coordinator for global samaritans orphanage located 30 miles north of livingstone, zambia, africa. Come go with us, inc. Provides meals, transportation, and other services to individuals and groups who come to zambia to do mission work.

$350Kprogram expense

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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$400K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$413K
Money outPt IX
$373K
Ln 25
Programscol B$350K
Managementcol C$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$447K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K
Total assetsLn 16$484K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$413K
Total revenueLn 12$400K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$40K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$40K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$444K
Total assetsLn 16$484K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
Net assetsLn 32$447K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K$40K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$317K$444K
Total assetsLn 16$453K$484K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K$37K
Net assetsLn 32$420K$447K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$64K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$2K$274
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K$420
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$19K$423
Office expensesLn 13$26K$24K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$276
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$582
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$40K$40K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$202
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$146K$140K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$56K$44K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$373K$350K$23K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $400K$373K$27K$447K 990 PDF
FY2023 $688K$503K$185K$420K 990 PDF
FY2022 $466K$394K$72K$267K 990 PDF
FY2021 $377K$326K$51K$195K 990 PDF
FY2020 $302K$212K$89K$145K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $399,686 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $627,819$413,357
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $60,439−$13,671
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $688,258$399,686
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $66,850$66,972
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $436,166$305,688
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $503,016$372,660
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $185,242$27,026
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $399,686 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$413,357
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$413,357
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$13,671−$13,671
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax −$13,671$399,686
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $372,660 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $64,167$64,167
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,805$2,805
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,461 · Management $274$2,735
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,782 · Management $420$4,202
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,301 · Management $423$19,724
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,794 · Management $2,643$26,437
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,483 · Management $276$2,759
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,236 · Management $582$5,818
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $40,034$40,034
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,819 · Management $202$2,021
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $139,862 · Management $6,194$146,056
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $44,232 · Management $11,670$55,902
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $349,976 · Management $22,684 · Fundraising $0$372,660
Part X · Balance sheet $483,955 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $58,288$40,335
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $317,076$443,620
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $453,132$483,955
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $343$4,993
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $33,143$32,290
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $33,486$37,283
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $87,248−$93,769
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $332,398$540,441
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $419,646$446,672
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $453,132$483,955
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $446,672 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$399,686
XI-2 Total expenses$372,660
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$27,026
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$419,646
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$446,672

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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