The organization is a global christian grant-making educational Foundation, ... See schedule o including donor advised funds, educational curriculum, focused on growing generosity to solve the world's greatest problems like community development, water, education and religion, that partners with people who want to use the power of biblical generosity to solve the world's greatest problems.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.1M 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9.2M a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.1M
to officers and key staff · 0.5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $509.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.2 months of spending in cash, plus $509.0M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.1M
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$641.5M
+58% vs prior year
Spent
$401.7M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$974.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$641.5M
FY2021▲ +58%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$405.5M
FY2021$641.5M
FY2022$942.4M
FY2023$867.2M
FY2024$592.3M
FY2025$124.4M
Expenses
$401.7M
FY2021▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$344.7M
FY2021$401.7M
FY2022$537.2M
FY2023$819.5M
FY2024$1.1B
FY2025$349.3M
Net assets
$974.7M
FY2021▲ +39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$699.5M
FY2021$974.7M
FY2022$1.4B
FY2023$1.4B
FY2024$1.0B
FY2025$785.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending March 2021) · 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 Dec 2000.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $397.7M Management & general 1% · $3.5M Fundraising 0% · $485K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $2.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and Chief Executive Officer
$255,138Pt VII · Sec A
Relationship Manager
$243,664Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Chairman & Founder
$242,887Pt VII · Sec A
Relationship Manager
$239,939Pt VII · Sec A
Relationship Manager
$218,332Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Legal Officer
$187,883Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$168,925Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President, Operations
$153,250Pt VII · Sec A

Stephen a French’s $392K as Chief Executive Officer, President is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 18 $100M+ 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stephen a French$391,860$436,191$318,887$259,888$255,138—
Allen Armstrong JR$314,972$215,933————
William F High—$281,200$305,458$248,646$242,887—
Allen Dale Armstrong JR———$269,724$243,664—
Stephen French—————$254,944
Mark W Klinger$250,578$231,011$223,635$205,204$168,925—
Jason Yakelis$248,574$215,740————
Allen Dale Armstong JR——$244,136———

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Facilitates global Christian grant-making and donor-advised funds to support churches, ministries, and education focused on biblical generosity and community development.

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1 program · $397.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The signatry is a public charity pursuant to irc section 501(c)(3) via 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) that conducts charitable and educational programs as well as facilitates charitable giving through donor advised funds to 501(c)(3) charitable organizations in areas of community development, education and religion.

$397.7Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Project 114FY2025$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 11,027 grants · $2.9B · 2019–2024
The Signatry Charitable TrustSD · FY2024$196,728,415
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCGA · FY2024$9,695,604
Westminster Presbyterian ChurchWA · FY2024$6,294,000
American Endowment FoundationOH · FY2024$2,681,597
Museum of the Bible INCOK · FY2024$2,587,100
Westminster Theological SeminaryPA · FY2024$2,381,884
Matthews Hope Ministries INCFL · FY2024$1,572,500
Stifel Charitable INCMO · FY2024$1,560,852
Samaritans PurseNC · FY2024$1,148,495
Heal Our Land INCWA · FY2024$1,045,000
Young LifeCO · FY2024$1,020,681
Campus Crusade for Christ INCFL · FY2024$708,164
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$641.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$626.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$7.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$6.6M
Money outPt IX
$401.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$397.7M
Managementcol C$3.5M
Fundraisingcol D$485K
Owns and owesPt X
$974.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.1M
Total assetsLn 16$976.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$626.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$633K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$64.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$389K
Investment incomeLn 3$7.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$6.6M
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.6M
Total revenueLn 12$641.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.5M
SavingsLn 2$649K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$509.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$256.2M
Other assetsLn 15$188.7M
Total assetsLn 16$976.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$974.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 549
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M$6.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$262.7M$509.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$250.9M$256.2M
Total assetsLn 16$702.3M$976.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$699.5M$974.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$391.0M$391.0M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$47K$47K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.2M$586K$579K$54K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$223K$223K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.1M$1.8M$928K$367K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$56K$33K$17K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$112K$61K$39K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$151K$116K$30K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$105K$105K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1.0M$600K$428K
Investment management feesLn 11f$1.0M$1.0M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.0M$2.0M$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$505K$505K
Office expensesLn 13$133K$86K$46K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$76K$40K$26K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$161K$161K
TravelLn 17$144K$107K$9K$28K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$28K$28K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$141K$124K$15K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$390K$354K$36K
Total functional expensesLn 25$401.7M$397.7M$3.5M$485K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $124.4M$349.3M−$224.9M$785.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $592.3M$1.1B−$473.9M$1.0B 990 PDF
FY2023 $867.2M$819.5M$47.7M$1.4B 990 PDF
FY2022 $942.4M$537.2M$405.3M$1.4B 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $641.5M$401.7M$239.9M$974.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $405.5M$344.7M$60.8M$699.5M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $641,515,454 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $394,797,196$626,704,210
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $292,153$388,707
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,068,392$7,853,008
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,351,672$6,569,529
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $405,509,413$641,515,454
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $332,902,288$391,038,425
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,134,766$4,865,250
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,631,625$5,753,743
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $344,668,679$401,657,418
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $60,840,734$239,858,036
Part VI · Governance 11 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $641,515,454 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$18,187
VIII-1d Related organizations$29,269,238
VIII-1e Government grants$632,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$596,784,185
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$64,267,018
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$626,704,210
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $388,707$388,707
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,302,464$5,302,464
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $1,084$1,084
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $6,576,375$6,576,375
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,550,544$2,550,544
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$7,930−$7,930
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $388,707 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14,422,537$641,515,454
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $401,657,418 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $390,991,544$390,991,544
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $46,881$46,881
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $586,341 · Management $578,804 · Fundraising $53,800$1,218,945
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $222,562$222,562
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,810,035 · Management $927,614 · Fundraising $366,618$3,104,267
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $32,794 · Management $16,806 · Fundraising $6,642$56,242
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $61,254 · Management $39,400 · Fundraising $11,661$112,315
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $116,344 · Management $30,198 · Fundraising $4,377$150,919
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $105,285$105,285
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $600,000 · Management $427,687$1,027,687
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,031,354$1,031,354
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,983,228 · Management $13,760$1,996,988
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $504,602$504,602
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $86,181 · Management $45,654 · Fundraising $1,412$133,247
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $40,230 · Management $25,774 · Fundraising $9,917$75,921
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $160,733$160,733
IX-17 TravelPrograms $106,740 · Management $9,064 · Fundraising $28,458$144,262
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $27,839$27,839
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $15,495$15,495
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $123,555 · Management $14,897 · Fundraising $2,181$140,633
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $354,187 · Management $35,510$389,697
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $397,694,317 · Management $3,478,035 · Fundraising $485,066$401,657,418
Part X · Balance sheet $976,853,498 assets, 17 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $12,515,116; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,653,712$5,480,546
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $759,397$649,124
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,417,498$3,916,638
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $167,923$451,208
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $250,919,153$256,166,120
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $261,893,927$499,991,744
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $831,946$9,003,847
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $177,654,374$188,679,155
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $702,254,466$976,853,498
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,675,232$1,361,480
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $41,523$39,112
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $21,258$725,300
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,738,013$2,125,892
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $699,516,453$974,727,606
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $699,516,453$974,727,606
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $702,254,466$976,853,498
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $974,727,606 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$641,515,454
XI-2 Total expenses$401,657,418
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$239,858,036
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$699,516,453
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$35,353,117
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$974,727,606

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