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.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$59K 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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FY2021 · 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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$59K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$19K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% 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
$428K
+50% vs prior year
Spent
$361K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$123K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$428K
FY2021▲ +50%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$284K
FY2021$428K
FY2022$518K
FY2023$550K
FY2024$669K
FY2025$630K
Expenses
$361K
FY2021▲ +37%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$361K
FY2022$438K
FY2023$658K
FY2024$643K
FY2025$603K
Net assets
$123K
FY2021▲ +119%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$56K
FY2021$123K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$99K
FY2024$125K
FY2025$152K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $321K Management & general 11% · $40K

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; $59K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Institute Director
$24,243Pt VII · Sec A
President
$23,278Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Operations
$11,069Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$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

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

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

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3 programs · $321K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

REVOLUTION5 leadership institute had 10 students enrolled. Class instruction time averages nine hours per week and covers everything from worldview to public communication to entrepreneurship to governance. The students live in a dormitory style environment on camplus, inclusive of room and board.

$313Kprogram expense
02

The association of alumni was informally formed with a two-fold intent 1TO retain connection with alumni, including developing a long term investment into the graduates of REV5 and 2 to extend networking opportunities. In the 20-21 year, we launched an alumni homecoming year called cadre.

$4Kprogram expense
03

Over the 20-21 program year, REV5 hosted weekend retreats for JR high school students and high school students. There were two weekend retreats for junior high students attended by 30 students. There were two weekend retreats for high school students, attended by 28 students.

$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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$428K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$183K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$361K
Ln 25
Programscol B$321K
Managementcol C$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$123K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$132K
Total assetsLn 16$141K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$183K
Investment incomeLn 3$91
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$428K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$132K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$132K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$141K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$123K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K$132K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$65K$141K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$56K$123K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$47K$47K
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$59K$59K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$33K$33K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$50$50
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$764$419
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$10K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$109K$109K
TravelLn 17$7K$6K$717
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$100
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$46K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$1$1
Total functional expensesLn 25$361K$321K$40K$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 Viewing $428K$361K$67K$123K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $427,822 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $212,297$238,032
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $71,235$183,102
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $44$91
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $777$6,597
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $284,353$427,822
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,305$47,486
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $71,389$98,705
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $180,518$215,105
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $264,212$361,296
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,141$66,526
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 $427,822 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$29,977
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$208,055
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$238,032
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $183,102$183,102
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $91$91
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $6,150$6,150
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $438$438
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9$9
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $183,111 · Excluded from tax $6,679$427,822
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $361,296 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $47,486$47,486
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 $58,590$58,590
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $33,101$33,101
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,014$7,014
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $50$50
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,952$3,952
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $764 · Management $419$1,183
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,100$5,100
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,648 · Management $6,934$16,582
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $109,370$109,370
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,226 · Management $717$6,943
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,676 · Management $100$2,776
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $15,197$15,197
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,835$4,835
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $46,259 · Management $2,857$49,116
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1$1
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $321,135 · Management $40,161 · Fundraising $0$361,296
Part X · Balance sheet $141,464 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,076$131,982
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,918$4,302
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,065$5,180
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $65,059$141,464
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $7,174$17,659
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,719$1,071
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,893$18,730
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $56,166$122,734
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $65,059$141,464
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $122,734 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$427,822
XI-2 Total expenses$361,296
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$66,526
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$56,166
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$42
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$122,734

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