The James One 27 Initiative

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Colorado Spgs, CO501(c)(3)Since 2010InternationalEIN 27-3164321Revenue $286K in FY2025

On file with the IRSj127i.org1887 Snowflake Dr, 80921-4001 · Colorado Spgs, COTax-exempt since Sep 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We exist to serve, equip, and empower the lives of women and children in need all over the world. We partner with already established ministry efforts who have an aligned vision. We are committed to serving the most vulnerable and marginalized people

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $42K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$124K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 63% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$286K
-50% vs prior year
Spent
$395K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$364K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$286K
FY2025▼ -50%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$407K
FY2021$657K
FY2022$569K
FY2023$592K
FY2024$577K
FY2025$286K
Expenses
$395K
FY2025▼ -32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$344K
FY2021$591K
FY2022$454K
FY2023$474K
FY2024$577K
FY2025$395K
Net assets
$364K
FY2025▼ -25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$182K
FY2021$248K
FY2022$363K
FY2023$482K
FY2024$485K
FY2025$364K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $313K Management & general 17% · $68K Fundraising 4% · $14K

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; $124K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Operations
$69,147Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$48,697Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$6,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nichol Parks’s $69K as Director of Operations is at the 63rd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeremiah Parks$48,697$48,701$57,000$57,000$47,667$70,333
Nichol Parks$69,147$69,153$69,670$66,000$47,333$57,317
Anna McIldoon$6,500$26,000$26,000$12,267——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowering women and children globally through support, grants, and coaching.

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3 programs · $292K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Heartwork in Guatemala. Jeremiah and Niki Parks serve as associate pastors at Casa Angelina, an orphanage in the mountains of Guatemala. The presence of their family provides opportunity for teaching, counseling, and friendship for over 250 children and elderly widows who have been abused and abandoned in their community.

$149Kprogram expense
02

Assistance to Other Entities. The James One 27 Initiative provided assistance to six organizations who exist to serve, equip, and empower the lives of children in need around the world.

$126Kprogram expense
03

30 Days of Heartwork - We challenge young people to sacrifice and collect funds for orphan projects around the world and we grant those funds to our partner Orphan-Care Organizations.

$17Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 30 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2025
Bethesda MinistriesCO · FY2025$54,000
Great Lakes Dist of the Wesleyan ChFY2025$16,316
World OrphansCO · FY2025$8,000
James TrailCO · FY2025$4,930
Bethesda MinistriesCO · FY2024$72,000
World OrphansCO · FY2024$12,000
Bethesda MinistriesCO · FY2023$72,000
World OrphansCO · FY2023$12,000
Bethesda MinistriesCO · FY2022$72,000
World OrphansCO · FY2022$12,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$286K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$286K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$600
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Money outPt IX
$395K
Ln 25
Programscol B$313K
Managementcol C$68K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$364K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$145K
Total assetsLn 16$367K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$286K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$600
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Total revenueLn 12$286K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$121K
SavingsLn 2$24K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$145K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$222K
Total assetsLn 16$367K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$364K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$242K$145K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$234K$222K
Total assetsLn 16$487K$367K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$485K$364K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$126K$126K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$149K$128K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$23K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$6K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$23K$16K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$17K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$216$216
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$9K$9K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$898
Total functional expensesLn 25$395K$313K$68K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $286K$395K−$108K$364K 990 PDF
FY2024 $577K$577K−$424$485K 990 PDF
FY2023 $592K$474K$118K$482K 990 PDF
FY2022 $569K$454K$115K$363K 990 PDF
FY2021 $657K$591K$66K$248K 990 PDF
FY2020 $407K$344K$62K$182K 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 $286,188 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $517,847$285,585
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $59,062$600
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6$3
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $576,915$286,188
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $149,635$125,846
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $205,987$181,468
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $221,717$87,201
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $577,339$394,515
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$424−$108,327
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $286,188 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$285,585
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$285,585
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $600$600
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3$3
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $603 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$286,188
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $394,515 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $125,846$125,846
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $128,016 · Management $20,724$148,740
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,507 · Management $2,501$25,008
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,027 · Management $1,693$7,720
IX-11a Management feesManagement $16,278 · Fundraising $7,100$23,378
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,610$4,610
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,170$5,170
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $4,000$4,000
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,292$4,292
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,578$16,578
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $216$216
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,243$5,243
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,743 · Management $8,976 · Fundraising $1,858$19,577
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,239 · Fundraising $898$4,137
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $313,103 · Management $67,556 · Fundraising $13,856$394,515
Part X · Balance sheet $366,855 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $202,748$121,185
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $38,976$23,979
X-4 Accounts receivable$120
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $233,734$221,571
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $487,166$366,855
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,251$2,431
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,251$2,431
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $484,915$364,424
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $487,166$366,855
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $364,424 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$286,188
XI-2 Total expenses$394,515
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$108,327
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$484,915
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$12,164
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$364,424

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

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