Compassion Services International

Tax-deductible

Saint Charles, MO501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 27-3067958Revenue $553K in FY2025

On file with the IRScompassionservices.orgPo Box 14, 63302-0014 · Saint Charles, MOTax-exempt since Jun 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide relief from the human suffering resulting from famine disaster and disease

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$30K 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $67K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 74% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $11K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$553K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$590K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$586K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$553K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$275K
FY2022$585K
FY2023$490K
FY2024$489K
FY2025$553K
Expenses
$590K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$174K
FY2022$313K
FY2023$456K
FY2024$524K
FY2025$590K
Net assets
$586K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$351K
FY2022$622K
FY2023$656K
FY2024$622K
FY2025$586K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2011.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $438K Management & general 24% · $141K Fundraising 2% · $12K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cfoexecutive Board Me
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cylinda Nickel’s $30K as Executive Director is at the 26th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cylinda Nickel$30,000$31,462$20,000$21,355$37,009

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

Offers aid to those suffering from famine, disaster, and disease.

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1 program · $438K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide a program of relief from human suffering resulting from famine, disaster, and disease.

$438Kprogram 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 2 funders$11K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$553K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$549K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$590K
Ln 25
Programscol B$438K
Managementcol C$141K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$586K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$561K
Total assetsLn 16$589K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$549K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$273K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$553K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$349K
SavingsLn 2$212K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$561K
Other assetsLn 15$27K
Total assetsLn 16$589K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$586K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$617K$561K
Total assetsLn 16$624K$589K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$622K$586K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$30K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$60K$60K
Legal feesLn 11b$265$265
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$664$664
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$88K$88K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$368K$350K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$590K$438K$141K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $553K$590K−$37K$586K 990 PDF
FY2024 $489K$524K−$35K$622K 990 PDF
FY2023 $490K$456K$34K$656K 990 PDF
FY2022 $585K$313K$272K$622K 990 PDF
FY2021 $275K$174K$101K$351K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $553,308 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $481,385$548,813
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,427$4,495
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $488,812$553,308
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $31,800$32,435
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $491,749$557,454
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $523,549$589,889
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$34,737−$36,581
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $553,308 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$548,813
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$273,111
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$548,813
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,495$4,495
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,495 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$553,308
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $589,889 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $30,000$30,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,435$2,435
IX-11a Management feesManagement $59,850$59,850
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $265$265
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,549$18,549
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $10,091$10,091
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $664$664
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $3,587$3,587
IX-17 TravelPrograms $88,075$88,075
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,210$2,210
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,527$1,527
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $349,612 · Management $18,087$367,699
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,413 · Fundraising $1,524$4,937
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $437,687 · Management $140,587 · Fundraising $11,615$589,889
Part X · Balance sheet $588,643 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $409,569$349,034
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $207,814$212,309
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,854$27,300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $624,237$588,643
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,332$2,487
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,332$2,487
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $45,686$86,400
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $576,219$499,756
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $621,905$586,156
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $624,237$588,643
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $586,156 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$553,308
XI-2 Total expenses$589,889
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$36,581
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$621,905
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$832
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$586,156

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

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