Oasis International Ltd Nfp FY2020 filing

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Oasis International is a ministry devoted to growing discipleship by publishing african voices. We engage africa's most influential, most relevent, and best communicators for the sake of the gospil. We cultivate local and global partnerships in order to publish and distribute high- quality books and bibles. We create contextual content that meets the specific needs of africa, has the power to transform individuals and societies, and gives the church in africa a global voice, Oasis is: satisfying africa's thirst for god's word.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$307K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $23K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$307K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$493K
46% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 46% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$911K
Spent
$967K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$570K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$911K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$911K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$706K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$967K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$967K
FY2021$925K
FY2022$966K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$570K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$570K
FY2021$352K
FY2022$92K
FY2023$128K
FY2024$153K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1999.

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Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $581K Management & general 18% · $174K Fundraising 22% · $211K

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; $307K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive VP
$122,686Pt VII · Sec A
$92,800Pt VII · Sec A
VP/Secretary
$91,836Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeremy Johnson$117,023$129,108$126,093$124,147$122,686
Steve Nelson$96,118$96,869$98,863$99,478$91,836
Matthew Elliott$17,879$18,386$31,043$24,196$92,800

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 15aYes

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Publishes African voices and Bibles to grow discipleship and transform lives.

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1 program · $581K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Educational or religious texts sold to similar organizations that distribute this literature to places where oasis currently does not have a presence.

$581Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$911K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$911K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$967K
Ln 25
Programscol B$581K
Managementcol C$174K
Fundraisingcol D$211K
Owns and owesPt X
$570K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$700K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$493K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$911K
Government grantsLn 1e$113K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$911K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$85K
SavingsLn 2$615K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$700K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$493K
Net assetsLn 32$570K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 651
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$743K$700K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$417K$493K
Net assetsLn 32$950K$570K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$307K$184K$37K$86K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$376K$262K$47K$66K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$85K$37K$20K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$25K$5K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$359$359
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K$60
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$3K$2K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$8K$7K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$2K$4K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$6K$4K$6K
TravelLn 17$9K$8K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$1K$4K$568
InterestLn 20$15K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$46K$33K$9K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$967K$581K$174K$211K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 16, 2025 $1.2M$1.1M$25K$153K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $1.2M$1.1M$36K$128K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 3, 2023 $706K$966K−$260K$92K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2022 $1.1M$925K$140K$352K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $911K$967K−$55K$570K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $911,434 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,215,741$910,992
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,289$5,928
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$67,744−$5,486
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,176,286$911,434
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $624,936$804,996
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $25,800$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $360,869$161,890
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,011,605$966,886
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $164,681−$55,452
Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $911,434 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$6,874 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$113,161
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$797,831
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$910,992
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,928$5,928
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,388$1,388
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$5,486 · Excluded from tax $5,928$911,434
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $966,886 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $184,333 · Management $36,963 · Fundraising $86,027$307,323
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $262,496 · Management $47,195 · Fundraising $65,843$375,534
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $37,382 · Management $19,775 · Fundraising $27,693$84,850
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,332 · Management $4,723 · Fundraising $7,234$37,289
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $359$359
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,321$17,321
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,852 · Fundraising $60$11,912
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,842 · Management $2,049 · Fundraising $6,445$11,336
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,840 · Management $7,288 · Fundraising $4,142$19,270
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,810 · Management $4,257 · Fundraising $1,440$7,507
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,684 · Management $3,948 · Fundraising $5,641$15,273
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,672 · Fundraising $1,686$9,358
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,302 · Management $3,543 · Fundraising $568$5,413
IX-20 InterestManagement $15,122$15,122
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,783$2,783
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,844 · Management $8,721 · Fundraising $4,671$46,236
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $581,389 · Management $174,047 · Fundraising $211,450$966,886
Part X · Balance sheet $1,062,319 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $742,694$84,718
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$615,379
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $610,333$249,953
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,404$93,907
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,935$9,825
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,339$8,537
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,366,705$1,062,319
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $166,923$92,858
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $416,923$492,758
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $775,891$245,556
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $173,891$324,005
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $949,782$569,561
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,366,705$1,062,319
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $569,561 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$911,434
XI-2 Total expenses$966,886
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$55,452
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$949,782
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$258
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$326,498
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,471
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$569,561

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