Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1996.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
19 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Russell Petrus’s $82K as Executive Di is at the 36th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Petrus | $81,633 | $76,855 | $78,500 | — | — |
| Deborah Rose | — | $43,896 | $77,588 | — | — |
| Deborah Rose-Milavec | — | — | — | $73,467 | $72,420 |
| Russ Petrus | — | — | — | $72,426 | $68,759 |
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.
See Futurechurch executive salaries →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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Empowers Roman Catholics for full participation and leadership in church life.
Questions for Futurechurch
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Women in Church Leadership
Annual celebrations which honor women both well known and little known in church history are held throughout the world. Literature and other educational activites that educate about jesus' inclusive practice are also published. Conferences and media coverage of the mission of futurechurch are also promoted.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 34-1778518) · Dispute this lineFuture of Priestly Ministry
Educates about the priest shortage and advocates for optional celibacy in the roman catholic church. In 2012 implemented an online "open letter from the people of god to U.S. Bishops" asking for open discussion of mandatory celibacy and women deacons.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 34-1778518) · Dispute this lineSave Our Parish Community
Provides canonical appeal and prayer resources to catholics deciding what to do when their vibrant and solvent parish is slated for closure for no apparent reason. In 2012 parishoners from a total of 13 churches - allentown (9). Springfield (3) and buffalo (1) were for the first time successful in ther appeals to the vatican.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 34-1778518) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $295K | $286K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $843K | $926K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.1M | $1.2M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $14K | $2K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.1M | $1.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $146K | $124K | $19K | $3K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $4K | $3K | $506 | $71 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $12K | $10K | $2K | $215 |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $171K | $156K | $10K | $5K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $14K | $14K | $715 | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $7K | $7K | $216 | |
| TravelLn 17 | $21K | $20K | $500 | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $14K | $14K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $388K | $314K | $66K | $9K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 | $1.3M | $388K | $872K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 | $858K | $522K | $336K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 | $567K | $393K | $175K | $915K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 | $530K | $359K | $172K | $743K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 | $640K | $313K | $327K | $769K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 | $353K | $406K | −$53K | $450K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $1,260,670 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,260,670 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $388,404 across 8 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,212,380 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,209,950 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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