Futurechurch FY2020 filing

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Cleveland, OH501(c)(3)Since 1994ReligionEIN 34-1778518Revenue $353K in FY2020

On file with the IRSfuturechurch.org3909 Rocky River Dr, 44111-4153 · Cleveland, OHTax-exempt since Jul 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Futurechurch seeks changes that will provide all roman catholics the opportunity to participate fully in church life and leadership

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $305K a year · 43% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$56K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$353K
Spent
$406K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$450K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$353K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$353K
FY2021$640K
FY2022$530K
FY2023$567K
FY2024$858K
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$406K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$406K
FY2021$313K
FY2022$359K
FY2023$393K
FY2024$522K
FY2025$388K
Net assets
$450K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$450K
FY2021$769K
FY2022$743K
FY2023$915K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1996.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $323K Management & general 18% · $74K Fundraising 2% · $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

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers Roman Catholics for full participation and leadership in church life.

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3 programs · $274K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

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.

$129Kprogram expense
02

Future 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.

$97Kprogram expense
03

Save 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.

$48Kprogram 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 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$353K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$270K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$86K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Money outPt IX
$406K
Ln 25
Programscol B$323K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$450K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$189K
Total assetsLn 16$506K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$270K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$86K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$16K
Total revenueLn 12$353K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$140K
SavingsLn 2$49K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$189K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$317K
Total assetsLn 16$506K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
Net assetsLn 32$450K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$248K$189K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$275K$317K
Total assetsLn 16$523K$506K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$56K
Net assetsLn 32$508K$450K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$180K$154K$23K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$21K$3K$454
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$12K$2K$254
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$131K$120K$8K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$19K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$13K$402
TravelLn 17$17K$16K$398
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$406K$323K$74K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$388K$872K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $858K$522K$336K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $567K$393K$175K$915K 990 PDF
FY2022 $530K$359K$172K$743K 990 PDF
FY2021 $640K$313K$327K$769K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $353K$406K−$53K$450K 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
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Part I · Summary $352,709 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $337,678$269,805
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $105,778$85,634
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,994−$2,730
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $459,450$352,709
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $219,699$219,348
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $176,681$186,421
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $396,380$405,769
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $63,070−$53,060
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $352,709 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$11,465
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$258,340
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$269,805
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $85,634$85,634
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,660$13,660
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$16,390−$16,390
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$16,390 · Excluded from tax $99,294$352,709
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $405,769 across 8 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $153,722 · Management $23,461 · Fundraising $3,284$180,467
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,250 · Management $3,243 · Fundraising $454$24,947
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,869 · Management $1,811 · Fundraising $254$13,934
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $119,837 · Management $7,870 · Fundraising $3,457$131,164
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $19,225 · Fundraising $1,012$20,237
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $13,012 · Fundraising $402$13,414
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,178 · Fundraising $398$16,576
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $5,030$5,030
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $322,856 · Management $73,652 · Fundraising $9,261$405,769
Part X · Balance sheet $506,216 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $194,010$139,848
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $53,495$48,931
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $275,458$317,437
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $522,963$506,216
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,757$56,223
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,757$56,223
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $508,206$449,993
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $508,206$449,993
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $522,963$506,216
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $449,993 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$352,709
XI-2 Total expenses$405,769
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$53,060
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$508,206
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$5,153
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$449,993

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

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