Sparrow Missions INC

Tax-deductible

Frankfort, KY501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 27-3931777

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To reach the lost for Christ and mobilize Christians by giving them the opportunity to travel the world and share their faith with people in other cultures and countries.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 2 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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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $58K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $111K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$215K
74% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 74% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+40% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$75K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +40%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$709K
FY2021$611K
FY2022$727K
FY2023$904K
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +24%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$671K
FY2021$739K
FY2022$802K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$75K
FY2024▼ -1.0%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$349K
FY2021$274K
FY2022$199K
FY2023$75K
FY2024$75K

From the FY2024 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 Mar 2011.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $957K Management & general 25% · $313K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Mobilize Christians to share faith globally through international travel.

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1 program · $957K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To reach the lost for Christ and mobilize Christians by giving them the opportunity to travel the world and share their faith with people in other cultures and countries.

$957Kprogram 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 5 funders$111K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$596
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$957K
Managementcol C$313K
Owns and owesPt X
$75K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86K
Total assetsLn 16$290K
LiabilitiesLn 26$215K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$596
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$86K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$86K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$204K
Other assetsLn 15$4
Total assetsLn 16$290K
LiabilitiesLn 26$215K
Net assetsLn 32$75K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K$86K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$211K$204K
Total assetsLn 16$276K$290K
LiabilitiesLn 26$200K$215K
Net assetsLn 32$75K$75K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$121K$121K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$17K$17K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$9K$9K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23−$57−$57
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$480K$480K
All other expensesLn 24e$624K$470K$154K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$957K$313K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.3M−$739$75K 990 PDF
FY2023 $904K$1.0M−$124K$75K 990 PDF
FY2022 $727K$802K−$75K$199K 990 PDF
FY2021 $611K$739K−$128K$274K 990 PDF
FY2020 $709K$671K$38K$349K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,269,172 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,268,576
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,268,576
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $596$596
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $596$1,269,172
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,269,911 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $121,378$121,378
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,202$1,202
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,437$9,437
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $17,231$17,231
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $9,357$9,357
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,152$7,152
IX-23 InsuranceManagement −$57−$57
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $480,197$480,197
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $469,885 · Management $154,129$624,014
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $957,234 · Management $312,677 · Fundraising $0$1,269,911
Part X · Balance sheet $289,617 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $64,644$85,735
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $211,031$203,878
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3$4
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $275,678$289,617
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $46,872$66,050
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $153,345$148,845
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $200,217$214,895
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $75,461$74,722
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $75,461$74,722
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $275,678$289,617
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $74,722 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,269,172
XI-2 Total expenses$1,269,911
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$739
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$75,461
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$74,722

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

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