Faithquest Missions

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Laguna Niguel, CA501(c)(3)Since 2007ReligionEIN 32-0268811Revenue $281K in FY2025

On file with the IRS25016 Adelanto Dr, 92677-1839 · Laguna Niguel, CATax-exempt since Aug 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To awaken and activate the church to put faith into action for the lost last and least of the world. The Great Commissions mandate to Go is at the heart of our purpose and actions. We are a catalyst and facilitator for outreach for people and their churches including recruiting training and sending missions leaders and everyday disciple-makers locally and globally.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ 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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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 87% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 4 voting members
Fine: 2 of 4 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$281K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$250K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$345K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$281K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$243K
FY2021$243K
FY2022$568K
FY2023$355K
FY2024$258K
FY2025$281K
Expenses
$250K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$211K
FY2021$211K
FY2022$522K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$274K
FY2025$250K
Net assets
$345K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$241K
FY2021$241K
FY2022$332K
FY2023$330K
FY2024$314K
FY2025$345K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2009.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $232K Management & general 7% · $18K

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; $104K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$96,000Pt VII · Sec A
Minister - Pastor
$7,875Pt VII · Sec A
Minister - Pastor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary - CFO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Gash’s $96K as President is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Gash$96,000$96,000$96,000$96,000$96,000$96,000
Josh Johnson——$57,588$61,265$59,765—
Jerry Hill$7,875—$47,206$58,296——
Jerrry Hill————$39,051—

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

Programs and updates

Mobilizes churches to send trained leaders on missions for those in need worldwide.

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3 programs · $232K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Mobilized people and their churches to put their faith into action: Worked with leaders and hundreds members of churches within the US in 2025 to facilitate tangibly meeting needs and sharing the love of Jesus Christ. This was to both within local communities here in the USA and to the extreme poor in areas of great needs in the world.

$232Kprogram expense
02

Recruiting Training & Sending Missions Teams

We help churches in organizing and accomplishing missions trips that are with their church members and run through church financial books not ours. We help recruit train and send the leaders and teams of these trips and work to help arrange critical components best-practices ministry partnership and after-trip church action.

Pt IX · col B
03

Additional Explanation

The above 4a and 4b expenses & revenue are not allocated separately to each of the diverse activities supporting the mission. The vast majority of FaithQuest programs are accomplished by recruiting inspiring and equipping volunteers in the local church who in turn work with not only us and their churches but also serve and give directly…

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $164K · 2020–2025
Novo Mission INCFY2025$8,500
Novo Mission INCCA · FY2024$17,500
Novo Mission INCCA · FY2023$50,000
Novo Mission INCCA · FY2022$49,803
Novo Mission INCCA · FY2021$10,515
Novo Mission INCCA · FY2021$6,200
Novo Mission INCCA · FY2020$6,200

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$281K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$250K
Ln 25
Programscol B$232K
Managementcol C$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$345K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$345K
Total assetsLn 16$345K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$281K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$95K
SavingsLn 2$250K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$345K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$345K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$345K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$314K$345K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$314K$345K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$314K$345K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$9K$9K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$500$500
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$104K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$53K$53K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$690$690$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$0$5K$0
Information technologyLn 14$300$0$300$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$0$1K$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$11K$0$11K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$58K$58K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$250K$232K$18K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $281K$250K$31K$345K 990 PDF
FY2024 $258K$274K−$16K$314K 990 PDF
FY2023 $355K$357K−$1K$330K 990 PDF
FY2022 $568K$522K$46K$332K 990 PDF
FY2021 $243K$211K$32K$241K 990 PDF
FY2020 $243K$211K$32K$241K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $281,128 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $245,886$264,278
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,807$16,850
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $257,693$281,128
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $19,563$9,738
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $188,053$156,921
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $66,128$83,256
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $273,744$249,915
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,051$31,213
Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $281,128 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$264,278
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$264,278
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $16,850 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$16,850
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,850 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$281,128
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $249,915 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $9,238$9,238
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $500$500
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $103,875 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$103,875
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $53,046 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$53,046
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $690 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$690
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $5,383 · Fundraising $0$5,583
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $300 · Fundraising $0$300
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,233 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,233
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $1,279 · Fundraising $0$1,279
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $11,027 · Fundraising $0$11,027
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,895 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$57,895
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,249 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,249
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $231,726 · Management $17,989 · Fundraising $0$249,915
Part X · Balance sheet $345,347 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $164,134$95,347
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $150,000$250,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $314,134$345,347
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $314,134$345,347
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $314,134$345,347
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $314,134$345,347
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $345,347 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$281,128
XI-2 Total expenses$249,915
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,213
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$314,134
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$345,347

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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