Provides training and community transformation activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $141K a year · 7% 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
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 23.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
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
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.2M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.6M

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 Dec 2010.

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $1.2M Management & general 2% · $21K

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; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$68,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$22,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

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.

$724Kprogram expense
02

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.

$231Kprogram expense
03

Church Sports includes various inititiatives directly supported by Lead to Serve. In 2020 the primary focus was 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.

$186Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 40 grants · $1.0M · 2020–2024
Sports Catalyst INCTX · FY2024$55,200
Srs Foundation CorporationIN · FY2024$40,000
Satellite GamingOR · FY2024$29,000
Logosdor INCFL · FY2024$24,000
World Sports INCFL · FY2024$18,620
Wired 4 SportCO · FY2024$13,918
7 Admirals LLCFY2024$10,000
Revival Sport INCTX · FY2024$7,460
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,403
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,200
Empowered21OK · FY2023$100,000
Sports Catalyst INCTX · FY2023$51,500
Logosdor INCFL · FY2023$50,000
World Sports INCFL · FY2023$28,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$13,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,744
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$556
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$160K
SavingsLn 2$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$25K$25K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$997K$997K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$86K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K$57
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$81K$81K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$212$62$150
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.2M$21K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $1.8M$1.2M$529K$2.4M 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,752,605 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,738,797$1,720,574
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $23,124$19,488
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,855$11,987
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$556
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,778,776$1,752,605
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,332,106$1,028,049
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $91,968$91,353
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $121,234$104,010
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,545,308$1,223,412
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $233,468$529,193
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,752,605 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $556 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,720,574
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,720,574
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,488$19,488
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,987$11,987
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,044 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,987$1,752,605
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,223,412 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $24,700$24,700
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,449$6,449
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $996,900$996,900
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,400 · Management $3,600$90,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,296 · Management $57$1,353
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,976$9,976
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,511 · Management $1,648$7,159
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,741$4,741
IX-17 TravelPrograms $80,612$80,612
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,310$1,310
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $62 · Management $150$212
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,201,930 · Management $21,482 · Fundraising $0$1,223,412
Part X · Balance sheet $2,410,147 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,708$159,915
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,844,246$2,250,232
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,880,954$2,410,147
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$60,266
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,880,954$2,349,881
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,880,954$2,410,147
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,880,954$2,410,147
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,410,147 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,752,605
XI-2 Total expenses$1,223,412
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$529,193
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,880,954
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,410,147

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