Embrace the Truth FY2023 filing

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Rochester, MI501(c)(3)Since 2004ReligionEIN 36-4546554

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Embrace the Truth offers the credibility of the gospel to every questioner we encounter. We believe that Truth, when embraced, brings freedom. We will hear, respect, and answer each person in ways that touch both the mind and heart.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
22¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$77K 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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FY2023 · 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $292K a year · 32% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
22%
of spending
Concern: 22% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$77K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $128K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$95K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+99% vs prior year
Spent
$558K
To programs
22%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +99%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$199K
FY2022$564K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$823K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$558K
FY2023▲ +99%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$280K
FY2023$558K
FY2024$740K
FY2025$910K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2023▲ +84%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$391K
FY2022$655K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2023 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 Mar 2005.

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

Where the money goes

22 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 22% · $123K Management & general 45% · $254K Fundraising 32% · $181K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $77K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$61,083Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary &
$16,012Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Abdu Murray’s $120K as President is at the 63rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Abdu Murray$119,771$36,250$61,083$45,833
Nicole Murray$31,855$27,384$16,012—

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

Offers the truth of the Gospel to questioners, respecting and answering them with mind and heart.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $123K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Publications, resources and teaching apologtics of the christian faith to all worldviews and religions.

$123Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$49K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$558K
Ln 25
Programscol B$123K
Managementcol C$254K
Fundraisingcol D$181K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$935K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$49K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$8K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$935K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$935K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$362
Other assetsLn 15$67K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 63
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$681K$935K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15K$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$220$362
Total assetsLn 16$696K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K$95K
Net assetsLn 32$655K$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$259K$72K$157K$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$481$32K$201
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$12K$3K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$111K$515$110K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K$51
Information technologyLn 14$30K$5K$25K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
TravelLn 17$44K$31K$1K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$467$467
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$338$338
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$8K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$558K$123K$254K$181K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$910K$233K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $823K$740K$83K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.1M$558K$567K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $564K$280K$284K$655K 990 PDF
FY2021 $199K$391K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,125,149 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $512,280$1,082,398
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $44,184$48,686
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,625−$5,935
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $564,089$1,125,149
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $136,454$311,302
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $143,916$246,752
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $280,370$558,054
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $283,719$567,095
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,125,149 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,082,398
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,082,398
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $48,686$48,686
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,941$1,941
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$7,876−$7,876
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $42,751$1,125,149
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $558,054 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $71,750 · Management $156,986 · Fundraising $29,896$258,632
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $481 · Management $31,958 · Fundraising $201$32,640
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,018 · Management $3,005 · Fundraising $5,007$20,030
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,999$1,999
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,400$6,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $8,308$8,308
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $515 · Fundraising $110,069$110,584
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,226 · Fundraising $51$8,277
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,384 · Fundraising $24,643$30,027
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $23,761$23,761
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,988 · Management $1,417 · Fundraising $11,132$43,537
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $467$467
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $338$338
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,384$3,384
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,983 · Management $1,687$9,670
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $123,220 · Management $253,835 · Fundraising $180,999$558,054
Part X · Balance sheet $1,301,241 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $680,663$935,475
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$292,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,400
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $220$362
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $15,346$2,372
X-15 Other assets$67,132
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $696,229$1,301,241
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $822$134
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $40,592$94,430
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,414$94,564
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $654,815$1,206,677
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $696,229$1,301,241
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,206,677 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,125,149
XI-2 Total expenses$558,054
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$567,095
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$654,815
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$5,203
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$10,030
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,206,677

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