Far Reaching Ministries

Tax-deductible

Murrieta, CA501(c)(3)Since 1998InternationalEIN 33-0776828Revenue $12.7M in FY2024

On file with the IRSfrmusa.org38615 Calistoga Dr Ste 100, 92563-4883 · Murrieta, CATax-exempt since May 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to carry the gospel to the lost and dying of the world with discipleship as the primary vehicle. We do this through the planting and establishing of churches and Bible schools. We desire to minister to the afflicted, starving, and dying by bringing aid to their physical needs while, most importantly, fulfilling their spiritual needs with the love of our Lord Jesus Christ. We desire to train and equip in the United States, training missionaries to go out an fulfill the calling on their lives and exercise the gifts given them by our father in heaven. In doing so, we are able to reach the rest of the world by supplying teachers and mentors who can effectively train and equip indigenous pastors and servants to minister in their own countries or serve a missionaries to neighboring countries.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 20 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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FY2024 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.3M a year · 20% 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
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$731K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 76% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$152K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 4 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 4 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.7M
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$9.0M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$22.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$12.7M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.7M
FY2021$12.3M
FY2022$12.6M
FY2023$12.9M
FY2024$12.7M
Expenses
$9.0M
FY2024▼ -21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.2M
FY2021$8.9M
FY2022$10.8M
FY2023$11.5M
FY2024$9.0M
Net assets
$22.8M
FY2024▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$18.3M
FY2021$21.3M
FY2022$18.7M
FY2023$19.5M
FY2024$22.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1999.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $7.8M Management & general 12% · $1.1M Fundraising 2% · $181K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $731K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$175,000Pt VII · Sec A
Ghost Ops Director
$123,144Pt VII · Sec A
Accounting Manager
$91,872Pt VII · Sec A
S. America Mission
$81,268Pt VII · Sec A
$72,054Pt VII · Sec A
Ghost Operations
$71,223Pt VII · Sec A
General Manager
$60,516Pt VII · Sec A
$55,514Pt VII · Sec A

Pastor Luke Beebe’s $175K as Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M international 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Pastor Luke Beebe$175,000$205,000$204,535$27,065—
Wesley Bentley$72,054$72,054$127,302$142,046$123,246
Edward P Amaya$123,144————
Sheri Hansen$91,872————
Jonathan Domingo$81,268————
Brent a Theobald$71,223————
David Zavala$60,516————
Edward Gauntt$55,514————

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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Spreads the gospel globally by planting churches, training missionaries, and providing aid.

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3 programs · $6.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Ghost Operations

Across some of the world's most dangerous regions, Far Reaching Ministries continues to stand with those risking their lives to bring hope and relief. Through Ghost Operations, FRM supports chaplains, pastors, and frontline workers serving amid war, persecution, and crisis.a.

$3.9Mprogram expense
02

Christ for a Continent

Through Christ for a Continent, FRM continues to equip indigenous leaders to advance the Gospel across Africa. In South Sudan, chaplains serve on the front linesbringing hope, discipling soldiers, and ministering to families amid conflict.

$1.9Mprogram expense
03

Missionary Support

At the heart of FRMs mission is discipleship and church planting; therefore, we provide monthly income for front line workers to ensure the discipleship classes are continuously available especially when war, persecution and poverty stir up chaos and violence.

$948Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 75 grants · $6.4M · 2020–2024
Open Door FoundationFY2024$407,229
Thrive VisionFY2024$152,000
Covenant Rescue GroupAL · FY2024$76,703
Uncharted Ministries INCTX · FY2024$72,000
Calvary Chapel TrussvilleFY2024$50,000
Gospel South AmericaCA · FY2024$42,750
A Childs LifeTN · FY2024$40,000
U-Turn for ChristFY2024$33,200
Kids Alive International INCGA · FY2024$30,000
Calvary Chapel Moreno ValleyCA · FY2024$25,000
Gary Galbraith MinistriesCA · FY2024$24,600
Calvary Way Ministries INCCA · FY2024$24,000
Calvary Chapel of Old BridgeNJ · FY2024$18,955
Calvary Chapel Saving GraceCA · FY2024$16,700
See all 75 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$318K
Money outPt IX
$9.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.8M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$181K
Owns and owesPt X
$22.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.8M
Total assetsLn 16$22.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$318K
Gains on assetsLn 7$41K
Total revenueLn 12$12.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.9M
SavingsLn 2$10.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.9M
Other assetsLn 15$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$22.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K
Net assetsLn 32$22.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 63
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.4M$13.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.7M$4.9M
Total assetsLn 16$19.5M$22.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$152K
Net assetsLn 32$19.5M$22.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.3M$1.3M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$406K$406K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$473K$473K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$713K$522K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$58K$22K$36K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$131K$66K$65K
Payroll taxesLn 10$99K$59K$40K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$108K$100K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$191$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$542K$534K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K$31K
Office expensesLn 13$309K$239K$70K$243
Information technologyLn 14$8K$2K$6K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$206K$81K$124K
TravelLn 17$1.3M$1.2M$16K$96K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$95K$80K$15K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$313K$272K$35K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$48K$21K$27K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.1M$2.0M$22K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$350K$230K$61K$59K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.0M$7.8M$1.1M$181K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $12.7M$9.0M$3.7M$22.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.9M$11.5M$1.3M$19.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.6M$10.8M$1.8M$18.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $12.3M$8.9M$3.3M$21.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.7M$6.2M$1.6M$18.3M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $12,723,421 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,768,993$12,405,780
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $88,451$317,641
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,857,444$12,723,421
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,633,090$1,669,239
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,738,492$1,995,064
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,138,956$5,375,154
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,510,538$9,039,457
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,346,906$3,683,964
Part VI · Governance 1 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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 payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $12,723,421 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,405,780
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,071
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,405,780
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $276,317$276,317
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $41,324$41,324
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $317,641$12,723,421
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,039,457 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,263,267$1,263,267
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $405,972$405,972
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $473,177$473,177
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $712,564 · Management $521,602$1,234,166
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $21,723 · Management $35,777$57,500
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $66,238 · Management $64,838$131,076
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $58,706 · Management $40,439$99,145
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $99,600 · Management $8,858$108,458
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $191 · Management $6,661$6,852
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $533,544 · Management $8,104$541,648
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $31,200$31,200
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $238,781 · Management $70,087 · Fundraising $243$309,111
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,774 · Management $6,190$7,964
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $81,096 · Management $124,469$205,565
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,186,047 · Management $15,652 · Fundraising $95,616$1,297,315
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $80,308 · Management $15,156$95,464
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $271,666 · Management $35,025 · Fundraising $5,961$312,652
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,441 · Management $27,058$48,499
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,017,500 · Management $22,459 · Fundraising $20,393$2,060,352
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $230,086 · Management $61,199 · Fundraising $58,789$350,074
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,794,881 · Management $1,063,574 · Fundraising $181,002$9,039,457
Part X · Balance sheet $22,941,786 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $441,557; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,108,665$2,881,957
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,310,231$10,897,094
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $30,530$14,188
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $113$4,423
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,730,846$4,895,404
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,461,133$1,071,792
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,680,170$2,735,371
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,539,672$22,941,786
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,577$46,556
X-18 Grants payable$105,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,577$151,556
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $19,536,095$21,148,109
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$1,642,121
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,536,095$22,790,230
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,539,672$22,941,786
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,790,230 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,723,421
XI-2 Total expenses$9,039,457
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,683,964
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,536,095
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$430,363
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$534
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,790,230

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