Crescent Project INC FY2020 filing

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Franklin, TN501(c)(3)EIN 35-1790297Revenue $1.8M in FY2020

On file with the IRScrescentproject.orgPo Box 681924, 37068-1924 · Franklin, TNTax-exempt since Apr 1991Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To reach muslims personally through our team and to provide practical strategies to equip christian leaders in 72 countries to connect with the muslims in their sphere of influence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$102K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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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 $204K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $153K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$116K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$744K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.1M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$744K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$744K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.6M

From the FY2020 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 Apr 1991.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $1.1M Management & general 18% · $275K Fundraising 9% · $134K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO, Vice Ch
$102,340Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Fouad Masri$78,733$110,093$99,467$70,000$102,340
Stephen Helm$50,500$70,500$54,500——

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

Equipping Christian leaders globally to personally connect with Muslims.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The ministry is an inter-denominational christian mission agency with an international reach whose purpose it is to mobilize the church, christian leaders, and resource other missions organizations with the same focus.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 15 grants · $180K · 2020–2024
Mission IndiaCT · FY2024$24,000
Bengal Creative Media LLCFY2024$16,660
Levant Ministries INCFL · FY2024$11,189
Neo LeadersCA · FY2024$7,792
Uncharted MinistriesFY2024$5,594
Mission IndiaCT · FY2023$24,000
Neo Leadership FoundationOH · FY2023$20,000
Operation MobilizationGA · FY2023$14,200
Horizons ExpeditionsVA · FY2023$10,000
Iranian Christian InternationalCO · FY2023$10,000
Convoy of HopeMO · FY2023$10,000
PioneersFL · FY2023$6,833
Front Range Bible InstituteCO · FY2023$6,833

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$275K
Fundraisingcol D$134K
Owns and owesPt X
$744K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$813K
Total assetsLn 16$861K
LiabilitiesLn 26$116K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Investment incomeLn 3$858
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$612K
SavingsLn 2$202K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$813K
Total assetsLn 16$861K
LiabilitiesLn 26$116K
Net assetsLn 32$744K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 6433
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$592K$813K
Total assetsLn 16$627K$861K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K$116K
Net assetsLn 32$546K$744K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$7K$7K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$9K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$907K$720K$98K$89K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$174K$144K$16K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$48K$38K$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$133K$107K$18K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$3K$12K$2
Office expensesLn 13$34K$16K$11K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$36K$14K$21K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$53K$19K$32K$2K
TravelLn 17$47K$27K$17K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K$98
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$34K$38K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.1M$275K$134K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.1M$1.7M$357K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$1.8M−$38K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.6M$55K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.4M$448K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.8M$1.6M$198K$744K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,751,121 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,827,593$1,667,320
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $103,278$69,741
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,213$858
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $35,484$13,202
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,967,568$1,751,121
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$16,316
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,421,750$1,128,804
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $502,372$407,957
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,924,122$1,553,077
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $43,446$198,044
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $1,751,121 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $7,397 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,667,320
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,667,320
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $69,741$69,741
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $858$858
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,805$5,805
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $82,943 · Excluded from tax $858$1,751,121
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,553,077 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,256$7,256
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $9,060$9,060
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $720,493 · Management $97,609 · Fundraising $88,924$907,026
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $143,601 · Management $16,235 · Fundraising $13,692$173,528
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,743 · Management $5,240 · Fundraising $5,267$48,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $106,885 · Management $17,617 · Fundraising $8,107$132,609
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,593 · Management $11,961 · Fundraising $2$14,556
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,780 · Management $10,855 · Fundraising $7,104$33,739
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,882 · Management $20,532 · Fundraising $1,428$35,842
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,189 · Management $32,042 · Fundraising $2,071$53,302
IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,885 · Management $16,812 · Fundraising $3,119$46,816
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,564 · Fundraising $98$6,662
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,212$8,212
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,386 · Management $37,684 · Fundraising $4,149$76,219
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,144,317 · Management $274,799 · Fundraising $133,961$1,553,077
Part X · Balance sheet $860,655 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $389,715$611,796
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $201,909$201,693
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,225$10,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $25,315$25,303
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,652$11,863
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $626,816$860,655
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $80,631$116,426
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $80,631$116,426
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $542,465$739,853
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,720$4,376
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $546,185$744,229
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $626,816$860,655
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $744,229 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,751,121
XI-2 Total expenses$1,553,077
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$198,044
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$546,185
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$744,229

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