Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2010.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $101K paid to officers and key staff.
Casparaus Carstens’s $68K as President is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casparaus Carstens | $68,000 | $64,000 | — | — | — |
| Casparus Carstens | — | — | $68,000 | $68,000 | $68,000 |
| Wayne Gordon | $32,917 | $33,917 | — | — | — |
| Wayne Gordon Chairmansecretary | — | — | $22,000 | $22,000 | — |
| Wayne Gordon Secretary | — | — | — | — | $22,000 |
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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Empowers communities through training and transformative activities.
Questions for Lead to Serve INC
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Enduring fruit identifies, trains, and empowers individuals and organizations globally to promote christian leadership and character skills, primarily through the use of sports and coaching activites. Grants to individuals and partner organizations were distributed and coordinated around the world.
Lead to serve is an international nonprofit organization focused on helping individuals, families, communities, and organizations achieve god's purpose for them. A traditional holistic approach is central to how lead to serve works to transform people and their social environments.
Church sports includes various initiatives directly supported by lead to serve. In 2024 the primary focus continued to be our 'the world needs a father' program where the organization provided training around the world. The training educates, equips and encourages men to step into their responsibilities as husbands and fathers.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $2.4M | $2.6M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.4M | $2.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.4M | $2.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $217K | $217K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $9K | $9K | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $1.8M | $1.8M | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $101K | $100K | $1K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $3K | $3K | $75 | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $14K | $14K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $5K | $5K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $28K | $28K | $435 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $7K | $7K | $200 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $23K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $2.4M | $2.2M | $210K | $2.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $1.9M | $2.0M | −$105K | $2.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $1.7M | $2.1M | −$377K | $2.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $2.0M | $1.5M | $448K | $2.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $1.8M | $1.2M | $529K | $2.4M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,428,105 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,428,105 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,217,683 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,586,906 assets, 8 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,586,906 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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