Finisterre Vision FY2020 filing

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Chandler, AZ501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 27-4251733

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Missionary work in the Finisterre mountains of papua-new guinea, to bring the word of god to the tribes who live there, one-by-one, translating the bible into their native language.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$63K 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 $58K a year · 6% 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
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
$63K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $111K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.9% 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
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Revenue
$741K
Spent
$647K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$537K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$741K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$741K
FY2021$693K
FY2022$988K
FY2023$730K
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$647K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$647K
FY2021$706K
FY2022$913K
FY2023$906K
FY2024$980K
Net assets
$537K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$537K
FY2021$523K
FY2022$596K
FY2023$416K
FY2024$723K

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 Mar 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% · $511K Management & general 16% · $107K Fundraising 4% · $29K

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; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Finance Manager
$56,697Pt VII · Sec A
Chair/Secretary/Executive Director
$6,648Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Maxwell’s $99K as President is at the 48th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Maxwell$98,671$87,650$84,440$29,460—
Jeremy Lehman$79,025$72,245$66,352$68,700$56,697
Joseph Tartaglia———$4,038$6,648

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

Brings God's word to Papua New Guinea tribes, translating the Bible into their languages.

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1 program · $511K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Finisterre vision completed literacy training for the do people as well as starting chronological bible teaching from genesis through revelation to the do people in the village of mareroro.

$511Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $48K · 2022–2024
Community Baptist ChurchFY2024$11,388
Grace Brethren ChurchVT · FY2023$21,347
Grace Brethren ChurchVT · FY2022$15,419
Individual RecipientFY2022$100

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$741K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$734K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$647K
Ln 25
Programscol B$511K
Managementcol C$107K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$537K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$475K
Total assetsLn 16$542K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
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$734K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$741K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$107K
SavingsLn 2$368K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$475K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$61K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$542K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$537K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 64
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$443K$475K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$61K
Total assetsLn 16$455K$542K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$443K$537K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$384$384
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K$4K
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$129K$55K$53K$21K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$258K$229K$30K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$340$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$54K$41K$11K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$585$59
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$84K$84K
TravelLn 17$70K$66K$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$7K$719$718
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$647K$511K$107K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.3M$980K$308K$723K 990 PDF
FY2023 $730K$906K−$175K$416K 990 PDF
FY2022 $988K$913K$75K$596K 990 PDF
FY2021 $693K$706K−$13K$523K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $741K$647K$94K$537K 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 FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $740,616 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$185 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$734,494
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,015
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$734,494
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,307$6,307
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $6,122$740,616
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $646,780 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $384$384
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,015$4,015
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 staffPrograms $55,491 · Management $52,728 · Fundraising $21,092$129,311
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $228,626 · Management $29,677$258,303
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $340 · Management $2,383$2,723
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,430$4,430
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,572$4,572
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,215 · Fundraising $1,215$2,430
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $41,330 · Management $10,627 · Fundraising $1,903$53,860
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,693 · Management $585 · Fundraising $59$2,337
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $83,793$83,793
IX-17 TravelPrograms $66,477 · Management $1,817 · Fundraising $1,777$70,071
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,058 · Fundraising $2,054$4,112
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,520 · Management $719 · Fundraising $718$7,957
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,618$1,618
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,864$16,864
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $511,320 · Management $106,642 · Fundraising $28,818$646,780
Part X · Balance sheet $542,018 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $56,746$106,795
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $386,413$368,457
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,159$61,158
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,160$5,608
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $455,478$542,018
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,400$4,899
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,400$4,899
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $443,078$537,119
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $443,078$537,119
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $455,478$542,018
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $537,119 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$740,616
XI-2 Total expenses$646,780
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$93,836
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$443,078
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$205
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$537,119

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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