The Bless Foundation

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EIN 35-2590894 Public foundation / grantmaker Austin, TX NTEE T30
Form 990 (PDF)

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Revenue & expenses by yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$510K
FY2025▼ -50%
Expenses
$377K
FY2025▼ -64%

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2025 (IRS tax year 2025).


Funds Christian ministries working in unreached areas, providing services, care, and education. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $510K in revenue, $377K in expenses, and $2.0M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2017
Type
Public foundation / grantmaker · Foundations & Grantmakers
Location
Austin, TX
Website
www.bless.world
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$510KFY2025
Expenses
$377K
Net assets
$2.0M
People
6
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Funds Christian ministries working in unreached areas, providing services, care, and education.
Leadership
Todd Ahrend · Director
Money in and out
$510K revenue, $377K expenses
Bottom line
48% program efficiency

What Funders Ask

6 questions, answered from this org's own filings

Will my donation be tax-deductible?

GOOD

Yes — A charitable, religious, educational, scientific, or literary organization. Contributions are generally tax-deductible for donors.

IRS Business Master File records this organization as tax-exempt with deductible contributions. See detail →

Can I donate to this org right now?

GOOD

No revocation on IRS record

This EIN does not appear on the IRS auto-revocation list. See detail →

Is this organization up to date?

GOOD

Yes — filed FY2025

Most recent Form 990 on file is for fiscal year 2025 (1 year ago). See detail →

Is it receiving grants from reputable foundations?

GOOD

7 funders, incl. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INC

7 distinct foundation funder(s) on file, $1.2M received in the most recent year with grants. See detail →

How is the money spent?

CRITICAL

48% to programs

48% of total functional expenses went to program services in the most recent filing (Form 990 Part IX); the rest is overhead and fundraising. See detail →

What's its financial size and trend?

NEUTRAL

$1–10M · ↓ -50% vs prior year

Revenue band $1–10M, -50% versus the prior filing year (down). See detail →

Grants paid & assets · FY2025
Total revenue
$510K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$377K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $133K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.48 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.22
Program efficiency
48%
of spending reaches programs▼ -40% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
64.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +198% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+26%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×14 vs prior filing year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +6%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$133K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B48%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CThe Bless Foundation
EINHdr · item D35-2590894
Principal addressHdr · item CAustin, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bless.world
Year of formationHdr · item L2017
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $183K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The BLESS Foundation strengthened the ministry capabilities that enable BLESS to identify, prepare for, and support gospel work among Unreached People Groups- communities with little or no meaningful access to the gospel or a local church.

$183Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$530K · 104%
Investment income$60K · 12%
Contributions & grants104%$530K
Investment income12%$60K
Total revenueLn 12$510K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.48 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.22
Program services48%$183K
Management & general30%$113K
Fundraising22%$82K
Total functional expensesLn 25$377K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$806K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$2.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed25.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.0M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $377K · Less non-cash grants $3K · Cash operating expenses/yr $374K
64.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $183K · Total expenses $377K
48%
Management & General
Management & general $113K · Total expenses $377K
30%
Fundraising
Fundraising $82K · Total expenses $377K
22%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $107K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.3M
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $530K · Total revenue $510K
104%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $510K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $510K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $60K · Total revenue $510K
+12%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $377K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $510K · Prior year $1.0M
-50%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $679K · FY2025 $510K
-6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $510K · Expenses $377K
+26%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.0M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.0M · Total assets $2.0M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.2M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.0M
60%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Todd Ahrend · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $377K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $45K · Total expenses $377K
12%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 48%——
Overhead ratio 30%——
Fundraising cost ratio 15%——
Revenue growth -50%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 28 grants · $5.2M · 2020–2024
Global Serve International INCFL · FY2024$393,701
PioneersFL · FY2024$156,188
Ethnos360 INCFL · FY2024$81,189
Ethnos360 INCFL · FY2023$562,945
Global Serve International INCFL · FY2023$521,073
PioneersFL · FY2023$183,624
Global Serve International INCFL · FY2022$672,058
PioneersFL · FY2022$371,420
PioneersFL · FY2022$7,000
Global Serve International INCFL · FY2021$298,530
Serving in MissionNC · FY2021$253,600
Justice Ventures InternationalMD · FY2021$203,159
PioneersFL · FY2021$180,000
Ethnos360 INCFL · FY2021$163,617
Empower OneTX · FY2021$138,003
Omf International INCCO · FY2021$105,000
Zoe EmpowersNC · FY2021$102,000
ElicCO · FY2021$100,000
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$2.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$679K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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