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.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$38K 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
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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$38K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 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
$78K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$904K
Spent
$775K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$312K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$904K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$904K
FY2021$961K
FY2022$330K
FY2023$114K
FY2024$195K
FY2025$94K
Expenses
$775K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$775K
FY2021$900K
FY2022$606K
FY2023$111K
FY2024$171K
FY2025$95K
Net assets
$312K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$312K
FY2021$375K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$105K
FY2024$132K
FY2025$130K

From the FY2020 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.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $690K Management & general 10% · $77K Fundraising 1% · $8K

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; $38K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$38,004Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. Chairman/Treasurer
$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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • 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.

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1 program · $690K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Sonlife Classic provides leadership coaching/mentoring, training events for church leaders, and disciple-making resources.

$690Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$904K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$757K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$97K
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Money outPt IX
$775K
Ln 25
Programscol B$690K
Managementcol C$77K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$312K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$323K
Total assetsLn 16$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$757K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$97K
Investment incomeLn 3$33
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Total revenueLn 12$904K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$323K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$323K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K
Net assetsLn 32$312K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$168K$323K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$225K$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$78K
Net assetsLn 32$183K$312K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$700$700
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$38K$29K$10K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$506K$506K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K$140$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$0$38K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$393$0$393$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$0$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$40K$16K$16K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$9K$3K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$3K$0$3K$0
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K$0$0
TravelLn 17$33K$33K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$21K$20K$148$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$0$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$67K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$775K$690K$77K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $904K$775K$129K$312K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $904,077 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $574,567$757,404
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $226,143$96,608
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $52$33
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $29,602$50,032
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $830,364$904,077
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$700
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $485,949$551,832
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $410,375$222,428
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $896,324$774,960
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$65,960$129,117
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $904,077 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $50,032 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$757,404
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$757,404
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $96,608 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$96,608
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $33$33
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $146,640 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $33$904,077
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $774,960 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $700$700
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,503 · Management $9,501 · Fundraising $0$38,004
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $505,617 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$505,617
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,935 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,935
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,136 · Management $140 · Fundraising $0$6,276
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $38,365 · Fundraising $0$38,365
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $393 · Fundraising $0$393
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $2,394 · Fundraising $0$2,394
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,000 · Management $16,000 · Fundraising $8,001$40,001
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,353 · Management $3,119 · Fundraising $0$12,472
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $2,816 · Fundraising $0$2,816
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,419 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,419
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,983 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$32,983
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $20,397 · Management $148 · Fundraising $0$20,545
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $3,812 · Fundraising $0$3,812
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,228 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$67,228
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $690,271 · Management $76,688 · Fundraising $8,001$774,960
Part X · Balance sheet $390,379 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $168,469$323,013
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 $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $56,743$67,366
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 $225,212$390,379
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,597$11,497
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$60,408
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,836$6,006
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,433$77,911
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $62,208$200,266
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $120,571$112,202
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $182,779$312,468
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $225,212$390,379
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $312,468 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$904,077
XI-2 Total expenses$774,960
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$129,117
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$182,779
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$572
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$312,468

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