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Adventist Today is an independent journalist ministry serving the global Adventist community and readers interested in a reliable source of information about the SDA faith and institutions. Adventist Today publishes daily online - via Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter - weekly via email, quarterly via print journal.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 33-0560224) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 65 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $82K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
65% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6.7 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $432K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
6.7 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $33K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.5% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.5% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
22 of 22 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$370K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$382K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$659K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$370K
FY2024▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$289K
FY2021$361K
FY2022$418K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$370K
Expenses
$382K
FY2024▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$216K
FY2021$229K
FY2022$294K
FY2023$344K
FY2024$382K
Net assets
$659K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$337K
FY2021$449K
FY2022$482K
FY2023$621K
FY2024$659K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1993.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $249K Management & general 19% · $73K Fundraising 16% · $60K

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

22 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Loren Seibold$63,000$59,167$30,333
Paul Richardson——$39,150
Carmen Seibold$12,600$12,000$6,400
Lindsey Painter$10,764$10,833$8,140

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 15aYes

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2 programs · $208K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Website

Adventist Today publishes several articles and news reports each week. We published 1,011 items online in 2024. We publish articles in English, Spanish, Russian, French, and Polish.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 33-0560224) · Dispute this line
$132Kprogram expense
02

Adventist Today publishes a quarterly print journal that is mailed to 2,454 subscribers and is circulated online free of charge.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 33-0560224) · Dispute this line
$76Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$33K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$370K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$345K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$382K
Ln 25
Programscol B$249K
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$60K
Owns and owesPt X
$659K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K
Total assetsLn 16$662K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$345K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7K
Total revenueLn 12$370K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$110
SavingsLn 2$214K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$214K
Accounts receivableLn 4$10K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$1K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$4K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$432K
Total assetsLn 16$662K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$659K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 665
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY24FY23FY22FY21FY20
End of yearLn 1g$292K$252K$219K$148K$133K
AddedLn 1b$0$0$100K$0$52K
SpentLn 1d–1f$0$0$0$0$0
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$203K$214K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$398K$432K
Total assetsLn 16$624K$662K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$621K$659K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$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$175K$91K$51K$33K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$0$10K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$92K$92K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$900$0$450$450
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$2K$684
Information technologyLn 14$20K$13K$5K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$0$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$46K$857$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$382K$249K$73K$60K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 1, 2025 $370K$382K−$12K$659K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 17, 2025 $435K$344K$91K$621K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 13, 2025 $418K$294K$124K$482K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 14, 2022 $361K$229K$132K$449K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $289K$216K$73K$337K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $370,232 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $418,088$345,431
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,675$1,551
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,055$23,071
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$179
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $434,818$370,232
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $343,780$382,218
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $343,780$382,218
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $91,038−$11,986
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $370,232 across 15 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$345,431
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,376
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$345,431
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,551 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,551
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $16,294 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$16,294
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $179 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$179
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 $6,777 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,777
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,801 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$370,232
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $382,218 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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 $91,218 · Management $51,312 · Fundraising $32,790$175,320
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $9,521 · Fundraising $0$9,521
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $91,609 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$91,609
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $450 · Fundraising $450$900
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,721 · Management $1,840 · Fundraising $684$7,245
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,802 · Management $4,989 · Fundraising $1,856$19,647
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,326 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,326
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,697 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,697
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $3,753 · Fundraising $0$3,753
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,690 · Management $857 · Fundraising $24,653$71,200
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $249,063 · Management $72,722 · Fundraising $60,433$382,218
Part X · Balance sheet $662,017 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $110$110
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $203,036$214,080
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,174$10,458
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,000$1,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,060$4,383
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $398,461$431,986
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 $623,841$662,017
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,945$3,032
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,945$3,032
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $365,524$408,474
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $255,372$250,511
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $620,896$658,985
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $623,841$662,017
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $658,985 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$370,232
XI-2 Total expenses$382,218
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$11,986
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$620,896
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$50,075
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$658,985

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