Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing we have: FY2020. IRS ruling in Apr 1951.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $264K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|
| John Adams | $89,255 | $80,255 |
| Jonathan Hansen | $86,693 | — |
| James Cross | $84,801 | $83,001 |
| Brian Wechsler | $15,192 | $74,530 |
| Keith Walker | $40,635 | $18,934 |
| Gilbert Doebler | $3,075 | $7,650 |
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.
See Village Missions executive salaries →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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Supports rural churches by placing pastors and providing resources for them to thrive.
Questions for Village Missions
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Christianity Programs
Rural Ministry. Provide spiritually qualified missionaries to rural churches. Village Missions recruits, screens, trains and hires prospective candidates for ministry. Candidates are assigned to churches upon acceptance.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 43-6043847) · Dispute this lineChristianity Programs
Conferences. The acronym R.E.S.T perfectly describes what we hope to achieve for each missionary. Renewal, Encouragement, Strengthening and Training. Village Missions gathers our missionaries together in 6 locations throughout the US and Canada each summer for mutual edification, encouragement and equipping.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 43-6043847) · Dispute this lineChristianity Programs
Candidate School. Village Missions conducts orientation classes to screen and train prospective Village Missionaries. This is the final step in a rigorous screening process where the the call of candidates to the ministry is validated and their final acceptance is determined. We hold Candidate School in the Spring and Fall of each year.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 43-6043847) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.8M | $2.8M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $4.4M | $5.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $6.0M | $7.7M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | −$1.5M | −$2.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $7K | $7K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $0 | |||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $339K | $48K | $291K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $5.4M | $5.0M | $283K | $84K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $496K | $481K | $10K | $5K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $169K | $122K | $25K | $22K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $44K | $531 | $35K | $8K |
| Management feesLn 11a | $35K | $15K | $931 | $19K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $6K | $6K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $16K | $16K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $21K | $21K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $160K | $22K | $5K | $132K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $54K | $6K | $35K | $13K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $16K | $3K | $13K | $0 |
| TravelLn 17 | $151K | $98K | $41K | $12K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $42K | $38K | $4K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $45K | $45K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $23K | $5K | $18K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $127K | $67K | $24K | $36K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $144K | $84K | $52K | $9K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $7.3M | $6.0M | $924K | $341K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 14, 2022 | $8.8M | $7.4M | $1.4M | $937K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2021 | $7.2M | $7.3M | −$82K | −$2.1M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $7,205,642 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,205,642 across 13 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,287,589 across 22 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $5,605,360 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$2,132,889 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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