Olive Tree Ministries

Tax-deductible

Plymouth, MN501(c)(3)EIN 41-1423795

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The organization's purpose is to help people understand the times and contend for the faith.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$279K 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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FY2024 · 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.5M a year · 37% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$279K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $129K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$230K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.4M
+0.6% vs prior year
Spent
$4.4M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$11.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.4M
FY2024▲ +0.6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$4.4M
Expenses
$4.4M
FY2024▲ +47%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$4.4M
Net assets
$11.1M
FY2024▲ +0.7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.4M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$9.7M
FY2023$11.1M
FY2024$11.1M

From the FY2024 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 Dec 1982.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $3.9M Management & general 10% · $426K Fundraising 1% · $56K

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; $279K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$166,000Pt VII · Sec A
Producer/Adm
$112,924Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jan Markell$166,000$166,000$166,000$135,329$166,000
Kevin Rische$112,924$107,166$101,752$86,799$80,666
Angie Vokaty—$95,931$95,916$51,660—
Ken Mikle—$81,083———

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

Equips people to understand current events and defend their beliefs.

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1 program · $3.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Director hosted a show called, understanding the times radio, heard worldwide. Added a weekly video called, understanding our times, also heard worldwide. There is a regular newsletter and bi-monthly events cohosted with a local church. CD, books, DVD sales, and other products sold to people in a dozen nations.

$3.9Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 37 grants · $1.5M · 2020–2024
Chosen People Ministries INCNY · FY2024$303,000
PrebornIN · FY2024$75,000
Behold IsraelCO · FY2024$75,000
Impacting IsraelFY2024$50,000
Declaring Zion InternationalTN · FY2024$25,000
The White Rose ResistanceID · FY2024$20,000
Samaritans PurseNC · FY2024$20,000
Prolife Across AmericaMN · FY2024$20,000
The Gem FoundationAZ · FY2024$10,000
Hischannel MinistriesCA · FY2024$10,000
Voice of the Martyrs INCOK · FY2024$10,000
Prophecy UpdateFY2024$6,500
Equipping the PersecutedIA · FY2024$5,500
Behold IsraelCO · FY2023$15,000
Chosen People Ministries INCNY · FY2023$12,500
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$243K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Money outPt IX
$4.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.9M
Managementcol C$426K
Fundraisingcol D$56K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.2M
Total assetsLn 16$11.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$230K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$243K
Other incomeLn 4–11$42
Total revenueLn 12$4.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.7M
SavingsLn 2$5.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K
Other assetsLn 15$65K
Total assetsLn 16$11.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$230K
Net assetsLn 32$11.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.6M$8.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$30K
Total assetsLn 16$11.4M$11.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$333K$230K
Net assetsLn 32$11.1M$11.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.1M$1.1M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$300K$300K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$279K$228K$39K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$561K$503K$57K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$43K$36K$7K$504
Payroll taxesLn 10$60K$52K$7K$904
Legal feesLn 11b$750$750
Accounting feesLn 11c$106K$106K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$10K$2K$368
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$30K$30K
Information technologyLn 14$48K$36K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$91K$25K$66K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$187K$187K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$5K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$4K$5K$46
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$1.4M$92K$41K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$703$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.4M$3.9M$426K$56K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $4.4M$4.4M$31K$11.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.4M$3.0M$1.4M$11.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.4M$2.3M$2.2M$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.2M$1.8M$2.4M$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.3M$1.5M$1.7M$5.4M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,393,887 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $42 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,139,730
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,139,730
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,800$10,800
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $243,315$243,315
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,842 · Excluded from tax $243,315$4,393,887
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,362,788 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,120,300$1,120,300
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $300,000$300,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $228,447 · Management $38,789 · Fundraising $11,688$278,924
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $503,168 · Management $56,979 · Fundraising $1,023$561,170
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,943 · Management $6,926 · Fundraising $504$43,373
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $52,003 · Management $6,807 · Fundraising $904$59,714
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $750$750
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $105,640$105,640
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,055 · Management $1,839 · Fundraising $368$12,262
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,235$20,235
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $29,564$29,564
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $35,830 · Management $11,943$47,773
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,467 · Management $65,874$91,341
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $187,039$187,039
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,255 · Management $1,752$7,007
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,333 · Management $4,893 · Fundraising $46$9,272
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,351,852 · Management $91,820 · Fundraising $41,234$1,484,906
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $703 · Management $2,815$3,518
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,880,630 · Management $426,391 · Fundraising $55,767$4,362,788
Part X · Balance sheet $11,364,666 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,221,118$2,703,607
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,373,774$5,524,899
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $196,999$158,911
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,308$11,335
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,962$29,784
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,280,643$2,871,032
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $118,533$65,098
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,389,354$11,364,666
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $212,339$161,865
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $120,833$67,896
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $333,172$229,761
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,056,182$11,123,958
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$10,947
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,056,182$11,134,905
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,389,354$11,364,666
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,134,905 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,393,887
XI-2 Total expenses$4,362,788
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,099
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,056,182
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$47,624
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,134,905

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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