The mission of rev5 is to disciple, train, and develop collegeand 20-somethings to love god, love people, and lead with purpose and persuasion in every sphere of society. Through backcountry adventures, education experiences, and intimate relationships, we call out the leader in you.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$34K 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$34K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$284K
Spent
$264K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$56K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$284K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$284K
FY2021$428K
FY2022$518K
FY2023$550K
FY2024$669K
FY2025$630K
Expenses
$264K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$361K
FY2022$438K
FY2023$658K
FY2024$643K
FY2025$603K
Net assets
$56K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$56K
FY2021$123K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$99K
FY2024$125K
FY2025$152K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $243K Management & general 8% · $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

6 people listed on the 990; $34K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$22,897Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Operations
$11,162Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joe Couch’s $63K as Executive Director is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Joe Couch$62,550$55,606$48,050$23,278$22,897
Caleb Craft$16,518$31,499$23,453$24,243—
Brian Steck$11,953$13,041$13,531$11,069$11,162

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Develops Christian leaders through one-on-one discipleship to advance God's kingdom.

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3 programs · $240K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

REVOLUTION5 leadership institute had 5 students enrolled. Class instruction time averages nine hours per week and covers everything from worldview to public communication to entrepreneurship to governance. The students were taken on a number of developmental trips, including the grand tetons and several trips around colorado.

$223Kprogram expense
02

In the summer, REV5 took 12 high school students and staff to nepal for the purposes of humanitarian outreach and leadership development. While there, they had the opportunity to work with local orphanages.

$13Kprogram expense
03

REVOLUTION5 set out on its annual tour with staff and students on a cross-country trip, traveling to various non-profit organizations to train and minister through instructional times, music, and spoken work.

$4Kprogram expense

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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 2 funders$40K
Grants paid · 16 grants · $343K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$52,699
Unitemized GrantFY2024$15,793
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,975
Unitemized GrantFY2023$61,386
Unitemized GrantFY2023$18,607
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,172
Unitemized GrantFY2022$49,508
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,814
Unitemized GrantFY2022$394
Unitemized GrantFY2021$62,753
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,322
Unitemized GrantFY2020$40,034
Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,268
Unitemized GrantFY2019$6,330
Unitemized GrantFY2019$4,300
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,675

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$284K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$212K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$71K
Other incomeLn 4–11$777
Money outPt IX
$264K
Ln 25
Programscol B$243K
Managementcol C$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$56K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$212K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$71K
Investment incomeLn 3$44
Other incomeLn 4–11$777
Total revenueLn 12$284K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$55K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$56K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K$55K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$72K$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$33K$56K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$12K$12K
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$34K$34K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$32K$32K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$160$160
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$3K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$579$579
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$115K$115K
TravelLn 17$15K$15K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$322$322
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$893$893
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$27K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$9$9
Total functional expensesLn 25$264K$243K$21K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $630K$603K$27K$152K 990 PDF
FY2024 $669K$643K$27K$125K 990 PDF
FY2023 $550K$658K−$108K$99K 990 PDF
FY2022 $518K$438K$79K$202K 990 PDF
FY2021 $428K$361K$67K$123K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $284K$264K$20K$56K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $284,353 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $194,874$212,297
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $98,354$71,235
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31$44
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,442$777
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $297,701$284,353
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $25,690$12,305
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $82,911$71,389
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $182,008$180,518
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $290,609$264,212
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,092$20,141
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $284,353 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $175 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$25,275
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$187,022
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$212,297
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $71,060$71,060
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $44$44
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $777$777
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $71,235 · Excluded from tax $821$284,353
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $264,212 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $12,305$12,305
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 $33,858$33,858
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,458$32,458
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,073$5,073
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $160$160
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,868$2,868
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,740$2,740
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,767 · Management $4,747$7,514
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $579$579
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $114,616$114,616
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,687$14,687
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $322$322
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $893$893
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,268$3,268
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,648 · Management $6,214$32,862
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9$9
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $242,743 · Management $21,469 · Fundraising $0$264,212
Part X · Balance sheet $65,059 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $57,777$55,076
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,850$3,918
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,958$6,065
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $71,830$65,059
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $35,803$8,893
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $38,627$8,893
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,203$56,166
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $71,830$65,059
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $56,166 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$284,353
XI-2 Total expenses$264,212
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$20,141
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,203
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,822
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$56,166

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