Tentmakers

Tax-deductible

Eden Prairie, MN501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 41-1315524

The organization's purpose is to recruit and train young adults in youth ministry for local congregations of the christian church as well as provide leadership skills training for pastors, para-church staff, lay people of congregations and high school/college students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 10 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2022 · 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
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $75K a year · 11% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
51%
of spending
Worth a look: 51% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 81% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $44K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$950K
97% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 97% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$479K
-51% vs prior year
Spent
$842K
To programs
51%
Net assets
$25K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$479K
FY2022▼ -51%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$592K
FY2021$982K
FY2022$479K
Expenses
$842K
FY2022▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$660K
FY2021$776K
FY2022$842K
Net assets
$25K
FY2022▼ -94%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$173K
FY2021$389K
FY2022$25K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Oct 1980.

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

Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 51% · $429K Management & general 41% · $342K Fundraising 8% · $71K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$84,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Amundson’s $84K as President is at the 81st 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard Amundson$84,000$84,000$84,000

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

Trains young adults and leaders for Christian church youth ministry and congregational roles.

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1 program service account for $429K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Program Service Areas

Tentmakers consultants help congregations lay a foundation for church and youth ministry growth by facilitating the development of plans that incorporate ministry vision, ministry philosophy, strategy and structure.

$429Kprogram expense

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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
CommunitygivingFY2024$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$44K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$479K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$293K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$131K
Other incomeLn 4–11$54K
Money outPt IX
$842K
Ln 25
Programscol B$429K
Managementcol C$342K
Fundraisingcol D$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$25K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K
Total assetsLn 16$975K
LiabilitiesLn 26$950K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$293K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$131K
Investment incomeLn 3$159
Other incomeLn 4–11$54K
Total revenueLn 12$479K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$941K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$975K
LiabilitiesLn 26$950K
Net assetsLn 32$25K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$115K$9K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$955K$941K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$975K
LiabilitiesLn 26$716K$950K
Net assetsLn 32$389K$25K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$48K$10K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$257K$139K$97K$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$600$333$185$82
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$11K$6K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$143K$134K$9K$337
Advertising and promotionLn 12$73K$1K$72K$40
OccupancyLn 16$12K$3K$10K
TravelLn 17$45K$24K$4K$17K
InterestLn 20$21K$4K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$44K$44K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$13K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$34K$34K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$50K$18K$30K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$842K$429K$342K$71K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest Viewing $479K$842K−$363K$25K 990 PDF
FY2021 $982K$776K$206K$389K 990 PDF
FY2020 $592K$660K−$68K$173K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $478,611 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$292,745
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$292,745
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $131,283$131,283
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $159$159
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $54,424$54,424
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $185,707 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $159$478,611
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $842,070 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,000 · Management $10,000 · Fundraising $26,000$84,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $138,911 · Management $96,626 · Fundraising $21,580$257,117
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $333 · Management $185 · Fundraising $82$600
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,876 · Management $6,025 · Fundraising $2,688$19,589
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $133,530 · Management $9,181 · Fundraising $337$143,048
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,174 · Management $71,850 · Fundraising $40$73,064
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,880 · Management $9,518$12,398
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,662 · Management $4,475 · Fundraising $17,170$45,307
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,193 · Management $16,352$20,545
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $44,147$44,147
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,312 · Management $9,251$22,563
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,409 · Management $33,968 · Fundraising $1,703$70,080
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,947 · Management $30,446 · Fundraising $1,219$49,612
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $429,227 · Management $342,024 · Fundraising $70,819$842,070
Part X · Balance sheet $974,940 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $115,286$9,435
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,065$14,130
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,838$1,344
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $175$3,154
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $955,464$940,526
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,952$6,351
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,104,780$974,940
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,340$11,119
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $25,111$84,965
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $716,113$949,732
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $388,667$25,208
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $388,667$25,208
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,104,780$974,940
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $25,208 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$478,611
XI-2 Total expenses$842,070
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$363,459
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$388,667
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$25,208

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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