Pastoral support of missionaries

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $186K a year · 5% 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $359K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.3M
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.9M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.6M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$3.0M

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1987.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $2.3M Management & general 14% · $409K Fundraising 5% · $143K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$52,491Pt VII · Sec A
$34,377Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Josh Beck’s $101K as Executive Director is at the 51st 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Josh Beck$101,431$55,111————
Nocholas Theoharis$74,811—————
Perry Bradford——$30,047$63,387$58,794$52,491
Nicholas Theoharis—$47,456$41,642$40,055$37,936$34,377

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

Provides spiritual and emotional care to missionaries serving abroad.

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1 program · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Pastoral support of christian missionaries worldwide

$2.3Mprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$409K
Fundraisingcol D$143K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5K
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$236K
SavingsLn 2$774K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 548
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$668K$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$76K$50K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K$116K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.6M$252K$116K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$214$214
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Investment management feesLn 11f$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$130K$69K$34K$27K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$231K$227K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$53K$40K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$271K$247K$24K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$2.3M$409K$143K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.9M$4.6M$358K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.2M$4.2M−$6K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.1M$4.2M−$29K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.0M$3.8M$151K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.5M$3.3M$183K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.3M$2.9M$459K$2.0M 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 $3,341,474 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,758,926$3,220,271
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $136,361$102,229
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,266$18,974
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,904,553$3,341,474
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,061,195$2,131,431
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $610,902$751,065
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,672,097$2,882,496
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $232,456$458,978
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,341,474 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,220,271
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,220,271
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $102,229$102,229
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,069$14,069
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $4,905$4,905
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $107,134 · Excluded from tax $14,069$3,341,474
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,882,496 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $116,245 · Management $12,916$129,161
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,629,902 · Management $251,894 · Fundraising $115,993$1,997,789
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,481$4,481
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $214$214
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,806$8,806
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $8,259$8,259
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $68,993 · Management $33,501 · Fundraising $27,036$129,530
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $13,726$13,726
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $12,000$12,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $227,359 · Management $3,854$231,213
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $40,488 · Management $12,094$52,582
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,269$3,269
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,781$15,781
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $247,105 · Management $23,781$270,886
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $4,799$4,799
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,330,092 · Management $409,375 · Fundraising $143,029$2,882,496
Part X · Balance sheet $2,032,879 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $146,448$236,202
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $521,880$774,336
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,419$3,136
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $800,448$1,019,205
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,474,195$2,032,879
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $56,240$37,985
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $19,741$11,801
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $75,981$49,786
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,388,159$1,980,226
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,055$2,867
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,398,214$1,983,093
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,474,195$2,032,879
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,983,093 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,341,474
XI-2 Total expenses$2,882,496
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$458,978
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,398,214
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$125,901
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,983,093

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