Direction for Our Times

Tax-deductible

Justice, IL501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 37-1501869

To increase the understanding of God's love and mercy in all people throughout the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 4 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$146K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 97% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $174K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 4 voting members
Fine: 2 of 4 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$922K
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$687K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$322K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$922K
FY2025▲ +24%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$478K
FY2021$429K
FY2022$554K
FY2023$784K
FY2024$744K
FY2025$922K
Expenses
$687K
FY2025▼ -16%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$467K
FY2021$415K
FY2022$596K
FY2023$730K
FY2024$817K
FY2025$687K
Net assets
$322K
FY2025▲ +272%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$133K
FY2021$147K
FY2022$106K
FY2023$160K
FY2024$87K
FY2025$322K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2006.

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

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $422K Management & general 29% · $202K Fundraising 9% · $63K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $146K 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
$140,400Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Chaplain
$6,065Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathryn Clarke’s $140K as President is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathryn Clarke$140,400$161,125$114,956$116,028$112,010$110,199
Fr Darragh Connolly$6,065$6,025$11,892$29,489$22,250$14,591

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Spreading understanding of God's love and mercy globally to all people.

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2 program services account for $422K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

European Program

The Organization furthers its mission by distributing books and other printed materials in Europe and by providing assistance to, and cooperation with, the Direction for our Times Ireland Organization.

$422Kprogram expense
02

Mission Advocacy

The Organization furthers its mission of spreading God's message by publishing and distributing books, pamphlets and other printed materials, by producing and distributing other resources such as audio and video, and through retreats, conferences and special events.

Pt IX · col B

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$174K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$922K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$873K
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$16
Money outPt IX
$687K
Ln 25
Programscol B$422K
Managementcol C$202K
Fundraisingcol D$63K
Owns and owesPt X
$322K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$223K
Total assetsLn 16$322K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$873K
Investment incomeLn 3$16
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Total revenueLn 12$922K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
SavingsLn 2$184K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$223K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$322K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$322K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 63
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$38K$223K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$87K$322K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$87K$322K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$279K$279K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$140K$91K$14K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$88K$88K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$7K$6K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$8K$7K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$47K$17K$16K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$2K$2K$806
Office expensesLn 13$23K$8K$12K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$511$573$196
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$9K$11K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$687K$422K$202K$63K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $922K$687K$235K$322K 990 PDF
FY2024 $744K$817K−$73K$87K 990 PDF
FY2023 $784K$730K$54K$160K 990 PDF
FY2022 $554K$596K−$41K$106K 990 PDF
FY2021 $429K$415K$14K$147K 990 PDF
FY2020 $478K$467K$10K$133K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $922,439 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $49,483 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$872,576
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$872,576
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16$16
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $364$364
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $49,847 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16$922,439
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $686,964 across 13 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $278,743$278,743
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $91,260 · Management $14,040 · Fundraising $35,100$140,400
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $88,232$88,232
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,989 · Management $6,195 · Fundraising $2,700$15,884
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,885 · Management $6,989 · Fundraising $3,047$17,921
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,081$27,081
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,724 · Management $15,593 · Fundraising $14,677$46,994
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,367 · Management $2,351 · Fundraising $806$5,524
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,038 · Management $11,566 · Fundraising $3,091$22,695
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $16,910$16,910
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,584$1,584
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $511 · Management $573 · Fundraising $196$1,280
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,467 · Management $10,609 · Fundraising $3,640$23,716
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $421,984 · Management $201,723 · Fundraising $63,257$686,964
Part X · Balance sheet $322,114 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $37,316$38,777
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,001$184,117
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $44,332$96,814
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,269$1,269
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,721$1,137
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $86,639$322,114
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $56,257$272,905
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $30,382$49,209
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $86,639$322,114
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $86,639$322,114
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $322,114 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$922,439
XI-2 Total expenses$686,964
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$235,475
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$86,639
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$322,114

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

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