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World mission is a christian nonprofit organization focusing on the distribution of audio bibles (the treasure) to oral learners throughout the world. We are most interested in reaching the preople groups that are still considered unreached. These groups have less than 2% of their population identified as christians and are highly illiterate. We are accomplishing this goal through a network of prayer support and funding from individuals, organizations, world mission thrift stores, and recycling projects.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$81K 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $547K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $403K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$6.1M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$6.3M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2025$5.5M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2025$5.8M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Sep 1995.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $1.4M Management & general 10% · $188K Fundraising 13% · $240K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$80,954Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hope Loomis’s $153K as Chief Development Officer is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Hope Loomis$153,272$145,000$160,000———
Greg Kelley$86,693$85,160$88,250$52,998$44,554$80,954
Steven Croft——$86,538———

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

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

Programs and updates

Distributes audio Bibles to illiterate, unreached people groups globally.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The distribution and sale of audio bibles in various languages TP unreached people throughout the world.

$1.4Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$403K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $240K · 2019–2023
Port City ChurchFY2019$31,300
Unitemized GrantFY2019$11,850
Unitemized GrantFY2019$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$543K
Investment incomeLn 3$37
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$188K
Fundraisingcol D$240K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$774K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$470K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$134K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$543K
Investment incomeLn 3$37
Gains on assetsLn 7−$6K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$774K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$774K
Accounts receivableLn 4$3K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$226K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$8K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M
Other assetsLn 15$404K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 543
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$448K
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$470K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$401K$774K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.7M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$343K$343K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$17K$17K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$489K$489K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$87K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$258K$151K$11K$96K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$13K$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$16K$12K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$21K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$76$1K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$67K$7K$60K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K$341$44
Information technologyLn 14$22K$15K$6K
TravelLn 17$13K$11K$99$1K
InterestLn 20$289$289
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$55K$11K$32K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$300K$276K$2K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$16K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.4M$188K$240K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 26, 2026 $6.3M$5.5M$769K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Dec 20, 2024 $4.7M$5.0M−$288K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 $6.1M$5.8M$319K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Dec 21, 2022 $5.3M$3.6M$1.7M$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 14, 2021 $3.1M$2.6M$538K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 1, 2021 $2.1M$1.8M$251K$2.7M 990 PDF

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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,073,872 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,516,637$1,681,756
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $388,351$543,421
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $66−$6,278
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $34,612−$145,027
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,939,666$2,073,872
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,169,862$848,157
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $379,185$418,854
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $743,294$555,983
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,292,341$1,822,994
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$352,675$250,878
Part VI · Governance 9 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $2,073,872 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$148,308 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$134,233
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,547,523
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$470,474
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,681,756
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $543,421$543,421
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $37$37
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $6,000$6,000
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $3,686$3,686
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$6,315−$6,315
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$6,405−$6,405
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $543,106 · Unrelated business $3,686 · Excluded from tax −$154,676$2,073,872
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,822,994 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $342,578$342,578
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $16,850$16,850
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $488,729$488,729
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $87,414$87,414
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $150,804 · Management $11,178 · Fundraising $96,078$258,060
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,296 · Management $9,972 · Fundraising $9,972$33,240
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,056 · Management $12,042 · Fundraising $12,042$40,140
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,681$2,681
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $20,844 · Management $11,224$32,068
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $76 · Management $1,287 · Fundraising $19,561$20,924
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,466 · Fundraising $59,761$67,227
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,034 · Management $341 · Fundraising $44$8,419
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,371 · Fundraising $6,154$21,525
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,282 · Management $99 · Fundraising $1,348$12,729
IX-20 InterestManagement $289$289
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,356 · Management $32,457 · Fundraising $11,356$55,169
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $14,812$14,812
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $276,090 · Management $1,941 · Fundraising $21,548$299,579
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,429 · Management $2,196 · Fundraising $1,936$20,561
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,395,261 · Management $187,933 · Fundraising $239,800$1,822,994
Part X · Balance sheet $4,038,650 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $400,884$773,991
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $14,216$3,288
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $109,957$226,422
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,759$7,724
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,747,419$2,623,197
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $407,900$404,028
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,700,135$4,038,650
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $75,569$69,295
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $1,157,318$1,250,729
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,232,887$1,320,524
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,228,190$2,393,505
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $239,058$324,621
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,467,248$2,718,126
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,700,135$4,038,650
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,718,126 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,073,872
XI-2 Total expenses$1,822,994
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$250,878
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,467,248
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,718,126

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

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