To care, mentor, and build relationships with Youth through a faith-centered approach by providing opportunies that are safe, inviting and non-judgemental.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$77K 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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FY2025 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$77K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $105K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$335K
+50% vs prior year
Spent
$291K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$222K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$335K
FY2025▲ +50%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$229K
FY2022$413K
FY2023$271K
FY2024$223K
FY2025$335K
Expenses
$291K
FY2025▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$199K
FY2022$336K
FY2023$255K
FY2024$227K
FY2025$291K
Net assets
$222K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$86K
FY2022$162K
FY2023$179K
FY2024$175K
FY2025$222K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1972.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $192K Management & general 30% · $86K Fundraising 5% · $13K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $77K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$76,839Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heather Schjenken’s $77K as Executive Director is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Heather Schjenken$76,839$69,000$66,000

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

Programs and updates

Mentors youth through faith-based programs, building safe and supportive relationships.

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2 programs · $192K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Campus life is a relational high school program for students in five local schools that engage them in fun activities and dialogue on teen issues. Campus life combines healthy relationships with creative programs to help young people make good choices and establish a pattern of balanced life - mentally, physically, socially and…

$154Kprogram expense
02

The mission trip is a project where a group of 9TH - 12TH graders go to a developing country where the water supply is contaminated. Water filters are installed to give families purified water to drink to eliminate the cost of buying bottled water.

$37Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$335K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$252K
Other incomeLn 4–11$81K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$291K
Ln 25
Programscol B$192K
Managementcol C$86K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$222K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$93K
Total assetsLn 16$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$252K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$162
Other incomeLn 4–11$81K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$335K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$93K
SavingsLn 2$102
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$93K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$105K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$26K
Total assetsLn 16$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$222K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$178K$93K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$105K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$180K$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$175K$222K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K$36K$36K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$60K$39K$21K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$6K$4K$524
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$53K$53K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$908$907$202
Office expensesLn 13$23K$5K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$21K$21K
TravelLn 17$5K$189$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$150$150
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$697$697
Total functional expensesLn 25$291K$192K$86K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $335K$291K$45K$222K 990 PDF
FY2024 $223K$227K−$4K$175K 990 PDF
FY2023 $271K$255K$16K$179K 990 PDF
FY2022 $413K$336K$77K$162K 990 PDF
FY2021 $229K$199K$30K$86K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $335,375 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $134,208$252,419
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $695$1,545
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12$162
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $88,464$81,249
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $223,379$335,375
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $98,285$149,594
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $128,623$141,069
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $226,908$290,663
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,529$44,712
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $335,375 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$3,168 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$252,419
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$252,419
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,545$1,545
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $162$162
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$84,417
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$1,623 · Excluded from tax $162$335,375
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $290,663 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,560 · Management $35,560 · Fundraising $7,902$79,022
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $39,063 · Management $21,034$60,097
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,761 · Management $4,190 · Fundraising $524$10,475
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,012$6,012
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $52,652$52,652
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $908 · Management $907 · Fundraising $202$2,017
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,545 · Management $18,179$22,724
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,118$21,118
IX-17 TravelPrograms $189 · Fundraising $4,524$4,713
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $150$150
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,569$17,569
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,417$13,417
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $697$697
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $191,629 · Management $85,882 · Fundraising $13,152$290,663
Part X · Balance sheet $224,702 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $138,349$92,898
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $39,407$102
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,750$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$105,264
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$26,438
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $179,506$224,702
X-19 Deferred revenue$2,973
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,089$182
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,222$3,155
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $175,284$221,547
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $175,284$221,547
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $179,506$224,702
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $221,547 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$335,375
XI-2 Total expenses$290,663
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,712
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$175,284
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,551
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$221,547

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