Bethany Christian Services demonstrates the love and compassion of jesus christ by protecting children, empowering youth, and strengthening families through quality social Services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$684K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.5M a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$684K
to officers and key staff · 0.6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $223K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11.3M
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$130.7M
Spent
$123.9M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$19.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$130.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$130.7M
FY2021$140.6M
FY2022$167.8M
FY2023$181.5M
FY2024$187.1M
Expenses
$123.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$123.9M
FY2021$143.8M
FY2022$166.2M
FY2023$177.1M
FY2024$179.3M
Net assets
$19.3M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$19.3M
FY2021$16.1M
FY2022$17.7M
FY2023$22.0M
FY2024$30.7M

From the FY2020 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in 0000.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $107.0M Management & general 13% · $15.5M Fundraising 1% · $1.4M

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

23 people listed on the 990; $684K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
SVP, Global, Refugee and Immigrant Services
$141,480Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Operations
$140,880Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Public and Government Affairs
$134,759Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Domestic Programs
$134,671Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Regional Operations
$132,708Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
George Tyndall$167,956$158,481$155,607$150,371$140,880
Luke Delavergne$166,462$129,964$123,098——
Tawnya Brown$47,392$131,213$155,829$134,710—
Brad Keller—$149,877$135,395$130,733$132,708
Emily Schab$148,614$125,881———
Jillian Alfeo$148,132————
Cheri Williams——$145,015$140,309$134,671
Dona Abbott————$141,480

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

Programs and updates

Protects children, empowers youth, and strengthens families through social services.

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3 programs · $84.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Refugee and Immigrant Services

Bethany christian services assisted 12,397 refugee and immigrant individuals from different countries in adjusting to life in the united states through a variety of specialized programs and services, including life skills, independent living, language and cultural education, job placement services, and counseling for persons who have…

$37.6Mprogram expense
02

Foster Care

Through offices in ten different states, bethany christian services provided foster care for 2,553 children and families. Children in foster care need a loving family who will walk with them during a time of crisis and welcome them into a caring home.

$34.3Mprogram expense
03

Adoption and Pregnancy Counseling

Bethany christian services offices throughout the united states placed 280 children with adoptive families. Our domestic infant adoption program provided no-cost services to expectant parents who benefited from pregnancy counseling services protecting unborn children.

$12.6Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$223K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $742K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$80,667
Unitemized GrantFY2023$103,257
Unitemized GrantFY2022$133,214
Unitemized GrantFY2021$232,359
Unitemized GrantFY2020$192,468

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$130.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$117.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$144K
Money outPt IX
$123.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$107.0M
Managementcol C$15.5M
Fundraisingcol D$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$19.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.3M
Total assetsLn 16$30.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$164K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$696K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$117.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$144K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$21K
Total revenueLn 12$130.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.4M
Other assetsLn 15$8.2M
Total assetsLn 16$30.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.3M
Net assetsLn 32$19.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52,283
VolunteersI 61,897
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$6.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.0M$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$18.8M$30.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.3M$11.3M
Net assetsLn 32$12.5M$19.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$192K$192K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$965K$965K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$51.9M$51.0M$141K$828K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.5M$1.5M$29K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7.9M$7.8M$113K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3.8M$3.8M$60K
Management feesLn 11a$2.2M$2.2M$730
Legal feesLn 11b$589K$589K
Accounting feesLn 11c$41K$41K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.2M$1.1M$15K
Office expensesLn 13$2.7M$2.7M$54K
Information technologyLn 14$2.3M$2.3M$15K
OccupancyLn 16$4.8M$4.8M$51K
TravelLn 17$1.8M$1.8M$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$391K$389K$2K
InterestLn 20$74K$73K$261
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$15.3M$15.1M$216K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$666K$662K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$573K$564K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24.1M$24.1M$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$763K$510K$217K$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$123.9M$107.0M$15.5M$1.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $187.1M$179.3M$7.8M$30.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $181.5M$177.1M$4.3M$22.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $167.8M$166.2M$1.6M$17.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $140.6M$143.8M−$3.2M$16.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $130.7M$123.9M$6.8M$19.3M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $130,707,645 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,373,065$13,046,390
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $114,122,280$117,501,548
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $52,400$15,614
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $395,137$144,093
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $128,942,882$130,707,645
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,286,795$1,157,940
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $63,360,706$65,186,239
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $62,538,558$57,560,913
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $127,186,059$123,905,092
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,756,823$6,802,553
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $130,707,645 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,989,489 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$196,483
VIII-1c Fundraising events$696,053
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,153,854
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$164,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,046,390
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $115,512,606$115,512,606
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $36,208$36,208
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$65,783−$65,783
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$20,594−$20,594
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $209,329$209,329
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $117,502,095 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $159,160$130,707,645
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $123,905,092 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $192,468$192,468
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $965,472$965,472
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $50,972,235 · Management $141,480 · Fundraising $828,371$51,942,086
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,493,005 · Fundraising $29,351$1,522,356
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,782,511 · Fundraising $113,174$7,895,685
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,765,667 · Fundraising $60,445$3,826,112
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $2,200,054 · Fundraising $730$2,200,784
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $588,917$588,917
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $41,200$41,200
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,138,056 · Fundraising $15,294$1,153,350
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,676,621 · Fundraising $54,385$2,731,006
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,291,625 · Fundraising $14,652$2,306,277
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,797,048 · Fundraising $50,895$4,847,943
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,777,305 · Fundraising $7,569$1,784,874
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $388,750 · Fundraising $2,264$391,014
IX-20 InterestPrograms $73,279 · Fundraising $261$73,540
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesManagement $15,093,912 · Fundraising $215,831$15,309,743
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $661,926 · Fundraising $3,751$665,677
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $564,315 · Fundraising $9,145$573,460
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,127,209 · Fundraising $2,617$24,129,826
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $510,199 · Management $216,560 · Fundraising $36,543$763,302
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $106,966,662 · Management $15,493,152 · Fundraising $1,445,278$123,905,092
Part X · Balance sheet $30,649,134 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,196,848$6,280,158
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $391,622$490,133
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,086,783$11,882,019
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $369,745$412,331
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,007,546$3,378,478
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $720,610$8,206,015
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,773,154$30,649,134
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,233,281$691,752
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,572,666$1,726,416
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$7,461,206
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,275,947$11,349,374
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,497,207$19,299,760
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,497,207$19,299,760
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,773,154$30,649,134
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,299,760 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$130,707,645
XI-2 Total expenses$123,905,092
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,802,553
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,497,207
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,299,760

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