Adventist Today Foundation FY2020 filing

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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.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
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
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $33K
Fine: 2 funders name 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
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$289K
Spent
$216K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$337K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$289K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$289K
FY2021$361K
FY2022$418K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$370K
Expenses
$216K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$216K
FY2021$229K
FY2022$294K
FY2023$344K
FY2024$382K
Net assets
$337K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$337K
FY2021$449K
FY2022$482K
FY2023$621K
FY2024$659K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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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

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $163K Management & general 21% · $45K Fundraising 4% · $9K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Se
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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

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

Provides reliable news and information about the Adventist faith and its institutions.

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3 program services account for $163K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Magazine-educational and informational articles fostering participation of members in the seventh-day adventist church are printed in a quarterly journal and distributed to more than 1,400 subscribers which include libraries and schools around the world.

$100Kprogram expense
02

Website-news articles, interactive blogs, and articles of particular interest to members of the seventh-day adventist church, which provide information and discussion for thousands are published weekly. The weekly e-newsletter is distributed to more than 5,500 recipients. The website receives more than 40,000 unique visits annually.

$63Kprogram expense
03

Books-educational and informational focus of particular interest to members of the seventh-day adventist church are sold widely that support and foster participation in the church.

Pt IX · col B

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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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$289K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$284K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$216K
Ln 25
Programscol B$163K
Managementcol C$45K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$337K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$337K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$284K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$289K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$55K
Other assetsLn 15$282K
Total assetsLn 16$337K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$337K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 665
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$52K$55K
Total assetsLn 16$257K$337K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$0
Net assetsLn 32$247K$337K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$42K$19K$21K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$10K$6K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$4K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$135K$132K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$216K$163K$45K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $370K$382K−$12K$659K 990 PDF
FY2023 $435K$344K$91K$621K 990 PDF
FY2022 $418K$294K$124K$482K 990 PDF
FY2021 $361K$229K$132K$449K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $289K$216K$73K$337K 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 FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $289,352 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$284,120
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$284,120
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,232$5,232
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,232$289,352
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $215,973 across 6 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $18,900 · Management $21,000 · Fundraising $2,100$42,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,897$6,897
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,524 · Management $6,016 · Fundraising $6,559$22,099
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $6,000$6,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,378 · Management $1,722$4,100
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $131,980 · Management $2,897$134,877
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $162,782 · Management $44,532 · Fundraising $8,659$215,973
Part X · Balance sheet $336,975 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $52,341$55,018
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $204,264$281,957
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $256,605$336,975
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,000$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $196,031$336,975
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $246,605$336,975
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $256,605$336,975
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $336,975 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$289,352
XI-2 Total expenses$215,973
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$73,379
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$246,605
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$16,991
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$336,975

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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