We bring people together to help the oppressed-we're leaders in integrated community transformation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 260 volunteers and 198 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
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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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $340K 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$760K
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $48K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$815K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.4M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$14.5M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$4.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$14.4M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$12.1M
FY2022$13.5M
FY2023$15.2M
FY2024$13.0M
FY2025$14.4M
Expenses
$14.5M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$11.2M
FY2022$13.2M
FY2023$13.7M
FY2024$13.9M
FY2025$14.5M
Net assets
$4.0M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$4.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1963.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $11.6M Management & general 14% · $2.1M Fundraising 6% · $798K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $760K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO/President
$158,339Pt VII · Sec A
Executive VP/CFO/Teasurer
$120,566Pt VII · Sec A
Unreached People Specialist
$108,704Pt VII · Sec A
Catalyst for Alpine
$106,951Pt VII · Sec A
Ministry Coord. Oryx
$103,140Pt VII · Sec A
Ministry Coord. Portland
$101,144Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$60,694Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Olson’s $158K as CEO/President is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M international 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Scott Olson$158,339$158,293$86,032$81,179$80,936
Michael Bryant$103,140$102,003$113,308$125,958—
Jon Steppe$120,566$118,573$84,666$73,383$66,115
Wes Watkins$108,704————
Christian Mathew$106,951————
Scott McCracken$101,144$104,936——$101,122
Anna Pavey—$58,925$82,611$73,567$69,597
Scott White$60,694$67,979$51,410$51,950$48,936

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

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Unites people to aid the oppressed through community transformation.

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3 programs · $11.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Evangelism, Church Planting, Relief and Development

We continue the holistic work of jesus through disciple-making, compassion, relief, and development. We are committed to bringing hope, dignity, and wholeness to communities that have been negatively impacted by economic, physical, and spiritual oppression.

$10.2Mprogram expense
02

Awareness and Education

We partner with churches, businesses and schools to bring human and financial resources together on behalf of the oppressed. Promotional activities include raising awareness of the needs of oppressed people globally and providing education and guidance as to how these needs can be addressed and alleviated through active and intentional…

$990Kprogram expense
03

Training, Sending and Supervising of Workers

We retain experienced workers, language experts and other professionals to train new workers. Training is provided through a combination of distance and residence education conducted at our elgin, illinois campus. Once workers are prepared for service they are sent to join teams in field locations around the world.

$418Kprogram 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 · 7 grants · $310K · 2020–2024
Interest MinistriesIL · FY2024$43,200
Interest MinistriesIL · FY2023$63,000
Interest MinistriesIL · FY2022$79,571
Interest MinistriesIL · FY2022$79,571
Gro Global L3cFY2020$12,188

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$143K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Money outPt IX
$14.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.6M
Managementcol C$2.1M
Fundraisingcol D$798K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$815K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$214K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$143K
Gains on assetsLn 7$23K
Total revenueLn 12$14.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$2.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$500K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$87K
Other assetsLn 15$458K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$815K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5198
VolunteersI 6260
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$581K$500K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$110K$87K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$800K$815K
Net assetsLn 32$4.1M$4.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$60K$60K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$2.5M$2.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$401K$316K$58K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.6M$6.0M$1.0M$537K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$655K$509K$108K$38K
Payroll taxesLn 10$511K$421K$62K$28K
Legal feesLn 11b$29K$9K$18K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$340K$143K$186K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$9K$21$5K
Office expensesLn 13$272K$115K$142K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$5K$5K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$314K$87K$177K$50K
TravelLn 17$829K$729K$58K$42K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$232K$99K$126K$7K
InterestLn 20$1K$119$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$10K$23K
InsuranceLn 23$76K$17K$58K$466
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$631K$556K$47K$29K
All other expensesLn 24e$48K$31K$13K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$14.5M$11.6M$2.1M$798K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $14.4M$14.5M−$58K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $13.0M$13.9M−$874K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $15.2M$13.7M$1.5M$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.5M$13.2M$283K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $12.1M$11.2M$875K$3.2M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $14,401,802 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,568,054$14,252,437
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,626$16,931
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $111,346$143,046
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$711,812−$10,612
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,993,214$14,401,802
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,526,736$2,510,118
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,790,261$9,119,281
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $12,450$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,537,597$2,830,535
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,867,044$14,459,934
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$873,830−$58,132
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $14,401,802 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$11,243 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,252,437
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$214,463
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,252,437
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,931$16,931
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $119,552$119,552
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $23,494$23,494
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $631$631
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,562 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $131,803$14,401,802
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,459,934 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $59,700$59,700
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $2,450,418$2,450,418
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $315,679 · Management $58,408 · Fundraising $26,538$400,625
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,001,560 · Management $1,013,441 · Fundraising $537,076$7,552,077
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $509,331 · Management $107,607 · Fundraising $38,330$655,268
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $420,567 · Management $62,352 · Fundraising $28,392$511,311
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $9,083 · Management $17,711 · Fundraising $2,175$28,969
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $142,665 · Management $185,986 · Fundraising $10,878$339,529
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,074 · Management $21 · Fundraising $5,492$14,587
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $115,375 · Management $141,657 · Fundraising $14,989$272,021
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,144 · Management $5,064 · Fundraising $1,466$11,674
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $87,395 · Management $176,690 · Fundraising $49,886$313,971
IX-17 TravelPrograms $728,521 · Management $57,929 · Fundraising $42,152$828,602
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $99,150 · Management $126,277 · Fundraising $6,808$232,235
IX-20 InterestPrograms $119 · Management $1,073$1,192
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,789 · Management $22,840$32,629
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,170 · Management $57,989 · Fundraising $466$75,625
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $555,678 · Management $46,863 · Fundraising $28,504$631,045
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $30,903 · Management $12,955 · Fundraising $4,598$48,456
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,567,321 · Management $2,094,863 · Fundraising $797,750$14,459,934
Part X · Balance sheet $4,840,679 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $737,083$1,061,545
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,702,969$2,371,985
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$120,420
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,103$4,300
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $195,800$237,979
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $109,773$87,018
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $581,265$499,608
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $544,329$457,824
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,876,322$4,840,679
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $157,857$223,966
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $642,205$591,107
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $800,062$815,073
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,575,818$2,338,428
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,500,442$1,687,178
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,076,260$4,025,606
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,876,322$4,840,679
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,025,606 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,401,802
XI-2 Total expenses$14,459,934
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$58,132
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,076,260
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,478
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,025,606

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