Assemblies of God Expression of Marriage Encounter INC

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Chesterfield, MI501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 43-1252625Revenue $777K in FY2025

On file with the IRSagme.org46980 Jans Dr, 48047-5128 · Chesterfield, MITax-exempt since Jun 1982Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote stablilty, enrichment and christian education for husband and wife couples through weekend communication seminars.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
16¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 2 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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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 $57K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
16%
of spending
Concern: 16% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $7K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$53K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$777K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$788K
To programs
16%
Net assets
$229K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$777K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$625K
FY2022$643K
FY2023$603K
FY2024$749K
FY2025$777K
Expenses
$788K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$518K
FY2022$541K
FY2023$529K
FY2024$735K
FY2025$788K
Net assets
$229K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$237K
FY2022$339K
FY2023$328K
FY2024$241K
FY2025$229K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jun 1982.

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

Where the money goes

16 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 16% · $129K Management & general 84% · $660K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

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

Sonja K Shaw’s $40K as Administrati is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $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.

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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 15aNo

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Enriches couples through weekend Christian communication seminars promoting stability.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
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60 programs and events

Pt IX · col B

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 3 funders$7K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$777K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$666K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$107K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$788K
Ln 25
Programscol B$129K
Managementcol C$660K
Owns and owesPt X
$229K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$190K
Total assetsLn 16$282K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$666K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$107K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$777K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
SavingsLn 2$141K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$190K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$282K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
Net assetsLn 32$229K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$198K$190K
Total assetsLn 16$279K$282K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K$53K
Net assetsLn 32$241K$229K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$82K$82K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$104$104
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$19K$406
Advertising and promotionLn 12$84K$41K$43K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$14K$14K
TravelLn 17$470K$470K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$82K$69K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$788K$129K$660K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $777K$788K−$12K$229K 990 PDF
FY2024 $749K$735K$14K$241K 990 PDF
FY2023 $603K$529K$74K$328K 990 PDF
FY2022 $643K$541K$102K$339K 990 PDF
FY2021 $625K$518K$107K$237K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $776,519 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $625,412$666,428
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $117,643$107,250
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,322$2,841
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,140$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $748,517$776,519
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $89,338$94,380
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $645,490$693,958
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $734,828$788,338
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,689−$11,819
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $776,519 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$666,428
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$666,428
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $107,250$107,250
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,841$2,841
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $110,091$776,519
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $788,338 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $81,800$81,800
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $7,156$7,156
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $5,424$5,424
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $104$104
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,254$1,254
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,000 · Management $406$19,406
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $40,875 · Management $42,815$83,690
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,225$1,225
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,650$5,650
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $13,878$13,878
IX-17 TravelManagement $469,946$469,946
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $14,711$14,711
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,608$1,608
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $68,954 · Management $13,532$82,486
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $128,829 · Management $659,509 · Fundraising $0$788,338
Part X · Balance sheet $281,668 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $62,843$48,554
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $135,325$141,165
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $70,097$79,661
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,131$10,745
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,543$1,543
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $278,939$281,668
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,177$52,725
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $38,177$52,725
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $240,762$228,943
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $240,762$228,943
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $278,939$281,668
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $228,943 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$776,519
XI-2 Total expenses$788,338
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$11,819
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$240,762
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$228,943

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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