Echo Ministries INC

Tax-deductible

Fort Smith, AR501(c)(3)Since 2006ReligionEIN 37-1531760

To propogate and advance the gospel of jesus christ through preaching, teaching, and living the full gospel message as stated in the new testament of the christian bible. .

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 $6K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$47K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 52% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names 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
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$197K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$201K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$45K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$197K
FY2025▼ -3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$177K
FY2021$178K
FY2022$218K
FY2023$191K
FY2024$204K
FY2025$197K
Expenses
$201K
FY2025▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$154K
FY2021$168K
FY2022$194K
FY2023$213K
FY2024$196K
FY2025$201K
Net assets
$45K
FY2025▼ -6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$29K
FY2021$38K
FY2022$62K
FY2023$41K
FY2024$48K
FY2025$45K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2009.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $158K Management & general 16% · $32K Fundraising 6% · $12K

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; $47K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director President
$47,209Pt VII · Sec A
Director Vice Pres
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ed Huie’s $47K as Director President is at the 48th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ed Huie$47,209$80,000$78,750$79,200$83,545
Matthew Huie—$22,968———
Vickie Huie———$10,400—

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.

See Echo Ministries INC executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Spreading Jesus Christ's gospel through preaching, teaching, and living biblical messages.

Provided by the organization

This section is blank until Echo Ministries INC claims this page.

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

3 program services account for $127K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Ministry in the united states. Preached in christian churches in various cities of arkansas and texas, provided training for pastors and their ministry staff and volunteers, and mentored and advised christian pastors and ministry leaders in the united states.

$55Kprogram expense
02

Ministry in the philipines. Preached and taught at and supported a christian training conference for pastors and ministry leaders for the organization, missionaries to asia, inc. Supported travel expenses to that conference for pastors and ministry leaders, supported roof and ceiling repairs at five christian churches, supported repair…

$55Kprogram expense
03

Minisrty in bulgaria. Conducted a training conference for christian pastors and ministry leaders, supported travel expenses to that conference for pastors and ministry leaders, and supported a christian ministry in bulgaria.

$18Kprogram expense

Run this program? Claim this org to tell your story

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$197K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$197K
Money outPt IX
$201K
Ln 25
Programscol B$158K
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$45K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K
Total assetsLn 16$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$197K
Total revenueLn 12$197K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$45K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$802
Total assetsLn 16$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$45K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K$45K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$802
Total assetsLn 16$49K$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$49K$45K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3K$3K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$600$600
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$45K$45K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K$84K$5K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$724$724
Accounting feesLn 11c$875$875
Office expensesLn 13$5K$512$3K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$20K$16K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K$345
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$229$229
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$220$220
Total functional expensesLn 25$201K$158K$32K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $197K$201K−$4K$45K 990 PDF
FY2024 $204K$196K$8K$48K 990 PDF
FY2023 $191K$213K−$21K$41K 990 PDF
FY2022 $218K$194K$24K$62K 990 PDF
FY2021 $178K$168K$9K$38K 990 PDF
FY2020 $177K$154K$23K$29K 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

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 $197,474 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$197,474
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$197,474
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$197,474
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $201,458 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,325$3,325
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $600$600
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $44,675$44,675
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $84,409 · Management $4,965 · Fundraising $9,931$99,305
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $10,600$10,600
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $4,298$4,298
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $724$724
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $875$875
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $512 · Management $2,643 · Fundraising $2,116$5,271
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,647$2,647
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,168 · Management $4,305$20,473
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,871 · Management $345$8,216
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $229$229
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $220$220
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $157,560 · Management $31,851 · Fundraising $12,047$201,458
Part X · Balance sheet $45,317 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $48,270$44,515
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,031$802
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $49,301$45,317
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $49,301$45,317
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $49,301$45,317
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $49,301$45,317
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $45,317 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$197,474
XI-2 Total expenses$201,458
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,984
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$49,301
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$45,317

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

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.
Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.