Sonlife Classic Nfp

Tax-deductible

Wheaton, IL501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 36-3517193Revenue $94K in FY2025

On file with the IRSsonlife.com209 E Liberty Drive Ste 120, 60187-5472 · Wheaton, ILTax-exempt since Apr 1988Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Sonlife is a training organization that trains, coaches and mentors leaders, providing a fresh encounter with Jesus as our model for making and multiplying disciples.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ 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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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $44K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$94K
-52% vs prior year
Spent
$95K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$130K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$94K
FY2025▼ -52%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$904K
FY2021$961K
FY2022$330K
FY2023$114K
FY2024$195K
FY2025$94K
Expenses
$95K
FY2025▼ -44%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$775K
FY2021$900K
FY2022$606K
FY2023$111K
FY2024$171K
FY2025$95K
Net assets
$130K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$312K
FY2021$375K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$105K
FY2024$132K
FY2025$130K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1988.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $77K Management & general 14% · $14K Fundraising 5% · $4K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. Chairman/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Interim President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Doug Holliday’s $21K as Executive Director is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 344 <$100K 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Doug Holliday—$28,848$26,589$38,004$38,004
Robert Doug Holliday$21,108————

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

Trains, coaches, and mentors leaders to encounter Jesus and make disciples.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $77K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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In January 2025, Sonlife relaunched the Disciple-Making Conference with near 200 people attending. In June, we trained at two youth evangelism training events in Chicago and Toronto. Throughout the year the team members were faithfully trained and coached around the US and Canada.

$77Kprogram 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 2 funders$44K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$94K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$95K
Ln 25
Programscol B$77K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$130K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$136K
Total assetsLn 16$136K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Total revenueLn 12$94K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$136K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$136K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$136K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$130K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$149K$136K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$148K$136K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$132K$130K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$9K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$266$9K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$12K−$5K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$968$484$0
Office expensesLn 13$22K$9K$9K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K$0$0
TravelLn 17$14K$14K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$25K$25K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$862$852$10$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$95K$77K$14K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $94K$95K−$1K$130K 990 PDF
FY2024 $195K$171K$24K$132K 990 PDF
FY2023 $114K$111K$3K$105K 990 PDF
FY2022 $330K$606K−$277K$102K 990 PDF
FY2021 $961K$900K$61K$375K 990 PDF
FY2020 $904K$775K$129K$312K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $94,279 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $89,367$58,863
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $66,099$2,446
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $39,491$32,970
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $194,957$94,279
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $32,567$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $29,311$8,829
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $108,801$86,543
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $170,679$95,372
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $24,278−$1,093
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $94,279 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,748 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$58,863
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$58,863
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,446 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,446
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $28,562$28,562
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $660 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$660
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,854 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $28,562$94,279
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $95,372 across 9 lines filed
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,829 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,829
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $266 · Management $9,427 · Fundraising $0$9,693
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,404 · Management −$4,864 · Fundraising $0$7,540
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $968 · Management $484 · Fundraising $0$1,452
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,647 · Management $8,647 · Fundraising $4,323$21,617
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,248 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,248
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,405 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,405
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $24,726 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$24,726
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $852 · Management $10 · Fundraising $0$862
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $77,345 · Management $13,704 · Fundraising $4,323$95,372
Part X · Balance sheet $135,863 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $148,884$135,863
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year −$660$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $148,224$135,863
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,192$5,455
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,192$5,455
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $132,032$130,408
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $132,032$130,408
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $148,224$135,863
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $130,408 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$94,279
XI-2 Total expenses$95,372
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,093
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$132,032
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$531
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$130,408

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