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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$134K 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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FY2021 · 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
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$134K
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
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$18K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$429K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$415K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$147K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$429K
FY2021▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$478K
FY2021$429K
FY2022$554K
FY2023$784K
FY2024$744K
FY2025$922K
Expenses
$415K
FY2021▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$467K
FY2021$415K
FY2022$596K
FY2023$730K
FY2024$817K
FY2025$687K
Net assets
$147K
FY2021▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$133K
FY2021$147K
FY2022$106K
FY2023$160K
FY2024$87K
FY2025$322K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Apr 2006.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $339K Management & general 14% · $60K Fundraising 4% · $15K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $134K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$112,010Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Chaplain
$22,250Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$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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3 programs · $339K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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.

$253Kprogram 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.

$86Kprogram expense
03

The Organization distributes books and other spiritual materials in India to further its outreach program.

Pt IX · col B

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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$429K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$356K
Other incomeLn 4–11$73K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Money outPt IX
$415K
Ln 25
Programscol B$339K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$147K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K
Total assetsLn 16$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$356K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Other incomeLn 4–11$73K
Total revenueLn 12$429K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$27K
SavingsLn 2$13K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$40K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$147K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K$40K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$156K$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$133K$147K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$122K$122K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$151K$132K$7K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$60K$42K$18K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$900$52$848
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$11K$2K$779
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K$253$117
Office expensesLn 13$34K$26K$6K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$4K$590$273
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$699$699
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$420$420
Total functional expensesLn 25$415K$339K$60K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $429K$415K$14K$147K 990 PDF
FY2020 $478K$467K$10K$133K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $428,883 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $404,733$355,867
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6$6
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $72,888$73,010
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $477,627$428,883
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $185,623$121,550
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $205,202$225,677
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $76,413$67,403
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $467,238$414,630
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,389$14,253
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $428,883 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $65,588 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$355,867
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$355,867
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6$6
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,422$7,422
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $73,010 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6$428,883
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $414,630 across 12 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $121,550$121,550
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $131,816 · Management $7,426 · Fundraising $12,062$151,304
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $41,980 · Management $17,800$59,780
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52 · Management $848$900
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,231 · Management $1,683 · Fundraising $779$13,693
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,497$24,497
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,688 · Management $253 · Fundraising $117$2,058
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,100 · Management $5,681 · Fundraising $1,828$33,609
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,936 · Management $590 · Fundraising $273$4,799
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $699$699
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,321$1,321
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $420$420
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $339,472 · Management $60,099 · Fundraising $15,059$414,630
Part X · Balance sheet $165,140 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $14,031$26,556
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,660$13,240
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $125,616$121,807
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,621$3,537
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $155,928$165,140
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,767$6,726
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,236$11,236
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,003$17,962
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $132,925$147,178
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $132,925$147,178
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $155,928$165,140
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $147,178 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$428,883
XI-2 Total expenses$414,630
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,253
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$132,925
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$147,178

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