Missouri United Methodist Foundation

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The mission of the Missouri United Methodist Foundation is to establish, grow and administer funds, tools and education for planned giving to strengthen and enable United Methodist ministry in Missouri.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 9 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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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 30% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$280K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
2
named funders · $14K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$79.3M
64% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 64% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$7.0M
+96% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$44.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.0M
FY2024▲ +96%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$7.0M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2024▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.9M
Net assets
$44.4M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$38.3M
FY2021$44.1M
FY2022$35.8M
FY2023$39.7M
FY2024$44.4M

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 Mar 2020.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $2.3M Management & general 16% · $477K Fundraising 5% · $147K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $280K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/CEO
$168,995Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations/CFO
$110,640Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Atkins$168,995$162,450$154,000$149,700
Monett Lite$110,640$107,000$101,500$96,000

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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Programs and updates

Manages funds, planned giving tools, and seminary scholarships to support and strengthen United Methodist ministries and future clergy across Missouri.

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3 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The foundation administers a ministry grant program and undergraduate scholarship programs. The foundation also provides educational workshops, stewardship counsel for local church leaders, and printed materials in bulk quantities for local churches free of charge.

$2.2Mprogram expense
02

In response to the identified priorities of the missouri annual conference, the foundation authorizes funding to the conference for evangelism, church development, needs of retired clergy, um youth camp scholarships, congregational development, and to identify and encourage persons to become ordained umc clergy and funds are used to…

$97Kprogram expense
03

Provided funds to 16 scholarship recipients attending theological seminaries during 2023. All students are candidates for ordained pastoral ministry in the missouri annual conference of the united methodist church. All funds were paid to the respective seminary for the benefit of the student.

$63Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$14K
Grants paid · 141 grants · $4.8M · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$322,325
First United Methodist ChurchMO · FY2023$110,258
Mo ConferenceFY2023$89,332
Unitemized GrantFY2023$87,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$73,000
Broadwaykeystone United Methodist ChurchFY2023$72,000
Cassidy United Methodist ChurchFY2023$60,000
Maplewood United Methodist Church St LouisFY2023$33,950
Northeast DistrictMO · FY2023$30,000
Wesley Memorial United Methodist ChurchFY2023$29,144
First United Methodist Church of SedaliaFY2023$27,402
Nevada United Methodist ChurchFY2023$20,082
See all 141 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.0M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$4.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$477K
Fundraisingcol D$147K
Owns and owesPt X
$44.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$123.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$79.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$4.0M
Total revenueLn 12$7.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$123.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$79.3M
Net assetsLn 32$44.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 13, 2025 $7.0M$2.9M$4.1M$44.4M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $3.6M$2.9M$619K$39.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.2M$3.8M−$559K$35.8M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $4.6M$2.3M$2.3M$44.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 27, 2021 $2.6M$2.7M−$151K$38.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

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

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