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Gem Resources International FY2020 filing

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Berrien Sprgs, MI501(c)(3)International EIN 38-3114488Revenue $419K in FY2020

On file with the IRSgemresources.orgPo Box 61, 49103-0061 · Berrien Sprgs, MITax-exempt since Oct 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide funding for educational and medical projects in dev countries

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$15K 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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$15K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
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
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$419K
Spent
$462K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$339K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$419K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$419K
FY2021$256K
FY2022$306K
FY2023$226K
FY2024$235K
FY2025$68K
Expenses
$462K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$462K
FY2021$257K
FY2022$110K
FY2023$319K
FY2024$194K
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$339K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$339K
FY2021$338K
FY2022$534K
FY2023$440K
FY2024$481K
FY2025$355K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1993.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $444K Management & general 4% · $19K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$15,063Pt VII · Sec A
$3Pt VII · Sec A
David Grellman
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gorden Dass
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bryan Von Dorpowski’s $5K as Treasurer is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 167 <$100K 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Glenn St Claire—$15,063
Bryan Von Dorpowski$4,960$3

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds educational and medical projects in developing countries.

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3 programs · $252K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Munguluni Project

$150Kprogram expense
02

Cradle of Love Orphanage

$53Kprogram expense
03

Agape Ministry

$49Kprogram expense

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
Colson Family FoundationFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$419K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$402K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$462K
Ln 25
Programscol B$444K
Managementcol C$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$339K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$182K
Total assetsLn 16$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$402K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Total revenueLn 12$419K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$62K
SavingsLn 2$120K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$182K
Total assetsLn 16$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$339K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$218K$182K
Total assetsLn 16$383K$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$383K$339K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$444K$444K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$15K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$250$250
Office expensesLn 13$563$563
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$462K$444K$19K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $68K$355K 990 PDF
FY2024 $235K$194K$41K$481K 990 PDF
FY2023 $226K$319K−$94K$440K 990 PDF
FY2022 $306K$110K$196K$534K 990 PDF
FY2021 $256K$257K−$1K$338K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $419K$462K−$44K$339K 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
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Part I · Summary $418,560 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $267,027$402,301
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,121$16,259
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $283,148$418,560
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $249,050$443,526
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $19,500$15,063
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,945$3,737
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $271,495$462,326
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,653−$43,766
Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $418,560 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$402,301
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$402,301
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $16,259$16,259
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,259$418,560
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $462,326 across 5 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $443,526$443,526
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $15,063$15,063
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $250$250
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $563$563
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $2,924$2,924
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $443,526 · Management $18,800 · Fundraising $0$462,326
Part X · Balance sheet $338,900 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $151,773; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $80,486$62,123
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $137,180$119,504
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$5,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $382,666$338,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $152,602$150,061
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $230,064$188,839
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $382,666$338,900
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $382,666$338,900
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $338,900 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$418,560
XI-2 Total expenses$462,326
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$43,766
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$382,666
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$338,900

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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