Christian leadership training & evangelism to youth throughout Central and Eastern Europe.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,350 volunteers and 114 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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FY2024 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.5M a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$900K
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
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $63K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$159K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$18.5M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$16.4M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$21.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$18.5M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.1M
FY2021$13.5M
FY2022$21.2M
FY2023$16.6M
FY2024$18.5M
Expenses
$16.4M
FY2024▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11.0M
FY2021$12.1M
FY2022$17.2M
FY2023$17.7M
FY2024$16.4M
Net assets
$21.9M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15.4M
FY2021$16.8M
FY2022$20.8M
FY2023$20.2M
FY2024$21.9M

From the FY2024 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 Nov 2001.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $13.6M Management & general 15% · $2.5M Fundraising 2% · $373K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $900K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Missionary
$146,053Pt VII · Sec A
President
$123,469Pt VII · Sec A
Missionary
$110,221Pt VII · Sec A
Missionary
$103,687Pt VII · Sec A
Missionary
$103,021Pt VII · Sec A
Missionary
$102,885Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President
$82,844Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$75,522Pt VII · Sec A

David Bordner’s $146K as Missionary is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 224 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Bordner$146,053$104,476$124,651——
Dave Patty$123,469$76,683$100,512$96,521$112,593
William Patty—$111,944———
Jonathan Rosen——$110,461——
David Roney$110,221————
Jacob Adent$103,687————
Daniel Eifling$103,021————
Edward Rumbold$102,885————

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 Christian leaders and shares faith with youth across Central and Eastern Europe.

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3 programs · $13.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Developing national youth leaders, engaging in work with youth training and teaching the Bible, particularly in countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Josiah Venture is currently doing ministry in Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia…

$8.0Mprogram expense
02

Operating grants to assist partnering overseas organizations. Josiah Venture currently partners with eleven national partner organizations in Central and Eastern Europe. These organizations are in Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.

$5.5Mprogram expense
03

Josiah Venture received donations designated toward Ukraine-related relief efforts. A majority of the funds were distributed and granted to affiliate organizations, Josiah Venture staff, and directly to vendors and other organizations supporting relief efforts.

$30Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 9 grants · $392K · 2020–2024
AbwePA · FY2024$170,673
Axia InternationalTX · FY2024$51,502
Sonlife Classic NfpIL · FY2024$26,333
Greater Europe MissionIL · FY2024$5,641
Global One80AZ · FY2023$16,922
Guidelight INCOR · FY2022$37,328
Crossroads Bible ChurchWA · FY2021$47,056

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$18.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$551K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Money outPt IX
$16.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$13.6M
Managementcol C$2.5M
Fundraisingcol D$373K
Owns and owesPt X
$21.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.7M
Total assetsLn 16$22.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$159K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$95K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$551K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$689
Total revenueLn 12$18.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.0M
SavingsLn 2$4.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$387K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$22.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$159K
Net assetsLn 32$21.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5114
VolunteersI 61,350
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.0M$7.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$8.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$265K$387K
Total assetsLn 16$20.3M$22.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$131K$159K
Net assetsLn 32$20.2M$21.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$285K$285K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$303$303
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$5.7M$5.7M
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$436K$322K$80K$33K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$506K$318K$170K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.6M$3.2M$1.3M$100K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$90K$62K$27K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$543K$398K$130K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$340K$252K$80K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$682$682
Accounting feesLn 11c$313K$313K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$187K$0$187K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$890$890
Office expensesLn 13$486K$437K$25K$24K
Information technologyLn 14$77K$52K$26K
OccupancyLn 16$160K$138K$13K$9K
TravelLn 17$1.2M$1.1M$64K$68K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$591K$512K$49K$30K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$595K$537K$7K$52K
All other expensesLn 24e$231K$187K$28K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$16.4M$13.6M$2.5M$373K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $18.5M$16.4M$2.1M$21.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $16.6M$17.7M−$1.1M$20.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $21.2M$17.2M$4.0M$20.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $13.5M$12.1M$1.4M$16.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $12.1M$11.0M$1.1M$15.4M 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 F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $18,491,146 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,326,052$17,933,223
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $74,531$6,848
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $228,059$551,075
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $16,628,642$18,491,146
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,306,632$5,994,327
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,382,406$6,511,851
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,021,319$3,889,456
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,710,357$16,395,634
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,081,715$2,095,512
Part VI · Governance 10 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $18,491,146 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,933,223
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$95,090
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,933,223
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,848$6,848
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $551,764$551,764
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$689−$689
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,848 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $551,075$18,491,146
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,395,634 across 23 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $284,999$284,999
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $303$303
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $5,709,025$5,709,025
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $322,409 · Management $80,009 · Fundraising $33,228$435,646
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $318,299 · Management $170,018 · Fundraising $18,146$506,463
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,229,822 · Management $1,266,646 · Fundraising $100,019$4,596,487
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $62,284 · Management $27,038 · Fundraising $1,058$90,380
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $398,194 · Management $129,989 · Fundraising $14,408$542,591
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $252,484 · Management $79,755 · Fundraising $8,045$340,284
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $682$682
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $312,757$312,757
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $187,480 · Fundraising $0$187,480
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $890$890
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $436,736 · Management $25,163 · Fundraising $23,925$485,824
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $51,659 · Management $25,610$77,269
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $138,233 · Management $12,505 · Fundraising $9,463$160,201
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,101,369 · Management $64,499 · Fundraising $67,679$1,233,547
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $512,287 · Management $48,651 · Fundraising $30,058$590,996
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,151$11,151
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,469 · Management $1,469$2,938
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $536,530 · Management $6,706 · Fundraising $51,740$594,976
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $186,962 · Management $28,498 · Fundraising $15,285$230,745
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $13,555,105 · Management $2,467,475 · Fundraising $373,054$16,395,634
Part X · Balance sheet $22,012,073 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $5,876,641; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,825,027$2,979,384
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,208,688$4,694,896
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $67,565$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$52,688
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $265,069$386,522
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$6,919,587
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $1,259,416$1,102,355
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,294,764$22,012,073
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $131,075$159,250
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $131,075$159,250
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,874,642$10,360,725
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,289,047$11,492,098
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $20,163,689$21,852,823
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,294,764$22,012,073
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $21,852,823 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$18,491,146
XI-2 Total expenses$16,395,634
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,095,512
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$20,163,689
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$406,378
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$21,852,823

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