Avalon Worship

Tax-deductible

Chattanooga, TN501(c)(3)Since 2020ReligionEIN 36-3623024Revenue $125K in FY2025

On file with the IRS5746 Marlin Rd Ste 500, 37411-5679 · Chattanooga, TNTax-exempt since Sep 1989Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 52% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$11
0.02% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$125K
+99% vs prior year
Spent
$117K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$44K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$125K
FY2025▲ +99%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$272K
FY2023$104K
FY2024$63K
FY2025$125K
Expenses
$117K
FY2025▲ +44%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$214K
FY2023$130K
FY2024$81K
FY2025$117K
Net assets
$44K
FY2025▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$81K
FY2023$56K
FY2024$37K
FY2025$44K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1989.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $86K Management & general 27% · $32K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$18,038Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gregory Long’s $18K as Vice President is at the 48th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Gregory Long$18,038$24,000$23,151$41,733

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $86K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

To spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, by teaching, preaching, evangelizing, revivals, books, cds and by any other means possible.

$86Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$125K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$117K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$101
Money outPt IX
$117K
Ln 25
Programscol B$86K
Managementcol C$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$44K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K
Total assetsLn 16$44K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$101
Other incomeLn 4–11$117K
Gains on assetsLn 7$101
Total revenueLn 12$125K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$31K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Total assetsLn 16$44K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11
Net assetsLn 32$44K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$27K$31K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$52K$44K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$11
Net assetsLn 32$37K$44K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$18K$18K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10K$10K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$733$733$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$0$5K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$434$434$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$518$518$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K$0$0
TravelLn 17$18K$18K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$0$12K$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K$114$0
All other expensesLn 24e$39K$26K$12K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$117K$86K$32K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $125K$117K$7K$44K 990 PDF
FY2024 $63K$81K−$19K$37K 990 PDF
FY2023 $104K$130K−$25K$56K 990 PDF
FY2022 $272K$214K$58K$81K 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 $124,725 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $62,706$7,576
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$101
I-11 Other revenue$117,048
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $62,707$124,725
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $25,895$28,349
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $55,435$89,037
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $81,330$117,386
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,623$7,339
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $124,725 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $117,048 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,576
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,576
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $101 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$101
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $109,293 · Unrelated business $7,856 · Excluded from tax $0$124,725
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $117,386 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,038 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$18,038
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,578 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,578
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $733 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$733
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,503 · Fundraising $0$4,503
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $434 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$434
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $518 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$518
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,410 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,410
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,880 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,880
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $11,561 · Fundraising $0$11,561
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $3,424 · Fundraising $0$3,424
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,692 · Management $114 · Fundraising $0$4,806
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $26,293 · Management $12,208 · Fundraising $0$38,501
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $85,576 · Management $31,810 · Fundraising $0$117,386
Part X · Balance sheet $44,434 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $26,700$31,131
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $24,863$13,303
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $51,563$44,434
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,479$11
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,479$11
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $37,084$44,423
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $51,563$44,434
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $44,423 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$124,725
XI-2 Total expenses$117,386
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,339
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$37,084
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$44,423

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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