Church and youth organization trips

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$56K 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $181K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.4M
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.2M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$3.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending March 2020) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2015.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $1.4M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $56K 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
$45,785Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$10,441Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steve Voss’s $91K as Director is at the 43rd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Steve Voss$91,021$74,328$72,486——
Steven Higgins$71,679$67,425$68,575$58,577$45,785
Lynn Higgins$27,681$14,300$16,350$7,000$10,441

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Organizes church and youth trips for spiritual growth and community building.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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DESIGNING/PLANNING trips for church youth organizations including construction of base camps in baraboo, wi and ely, MN - to build relationships with others and god.

$1.4Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$401K
Other incomeLn 4–11$195K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$206K
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$401K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$301
Other incomeLn 4–11$195K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$129K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$206K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$206K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.1M
Other assetsLn 15$81K
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 540
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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$285K$206K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.2M$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$48K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$357K$357K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$33K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$101K$101K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$173K$173K
InsuranceLn 23$56K$56K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$352K$352K
All other expensesLn 24e$273K$273K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.4M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.5M$2.2M$265K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$2.0M$63K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.8M$107K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.6M$153K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 Viewing $1.8M$1.4M$318K$2.3M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,752,447 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $353,360$401,005
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,242,632$1,156,852
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,107−$128,440
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$323,030
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,598,099$1,752,447
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $373,179$438,653
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $873,219$995,741
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,246,398$1,434,394
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $351,701$318,053
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,752,447 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $864 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$401,005
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$42,821
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$401,005
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,155,988$1,155,988
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $301$301
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$128,741−$128,741
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $323,030$323,030
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,351,442 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,752,447
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,434,394 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,250$48,250
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $357,064$357,064
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,339$33,339
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $19,197$19,197
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,096$5,096
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,730$9,730
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,718$4,718
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,182$1,182
IX-20 InterestPrograms $101,344$101,344
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $173,385$173,385
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $55,980$55,980
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $352,293$352,293
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $272,816$272,816
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,434,394 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,434,394
Part X · Balance sheet $4,696,496 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $285,449$206,484
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,440$326,680
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $55,403$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $93,825$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,215,454$4,081,228
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,324$1,218
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,013$80,886
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,666,013$4,696,496
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,420$36,924
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $47,467$42,729
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,711,982$2,424,412
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,933,357$2,252,808
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $20,674$19,276
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,954,031$2,272,084
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,666,013$4,696,496
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,272,084 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,752,447
XI-2 Total expenses$1,434,394
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$318,053
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,954,031
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,272,084

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