Pause Ministries INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Basking Ridge, NJ501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 45-1144576Revenue $278K in FY2020

On file with the IRSpauseministries.orgPo Box 123, 07920-0123 · Basking Ridge, NJTax-exempt since Jan 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The vision of Pause Ministries is to provide environments and experiences where lives are transformed into the image of Christ

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K 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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FY2020 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
51%
of spending
Worth a look: 51% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $21K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$278K
Spent
$370K
To programs
51%
Net assets
$69K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$278K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$278K
FY2021$255K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$221K
FY2024$178K
Expenses
$370K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$370K
FY2021$225K
FY2022$229K
FY2023$236K
FY2024$221K
Net assets
$69K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$69K
FY2021$99K
FY2022$137K
FY2023$121K
FY2024$78K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2012.

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

Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 51% · $189K Management & general 42% · $156K Fundraising 7% · $25K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$70,020Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Bove’s $75K as Acting Chair is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Daniel Bove$75,000$75,000$75,845$70,020$70,020
Debra Bove$75,000$75,000———
Debra a Bove——$49,165$30,000$30,000

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Transforms lives into the image of Christ through environments and experiences.

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3 programs · $189K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Core Activities

Pause Ministries offers opportunities for individuals to consider faith, family, work & relationships with the intention of bringing all into spiritual alignment. This is accomplished through individual and phone sessions and weekly group meetings.

$91Kprogram expense
02

Healing House Program

The Pause Ministries Healing House provides a home-like atmosphere where men and their families can feel safe about their living conditions with an element of accountability present. The primary focus of each man's stay is to work on themselves, their marriages, and families.

$50Kprogram expense
03

Residential Workshop Program

A five-day intensive workshop program is held regularly under the direction of Pause Ministries. The course was developed by psychologists and pastors experienced in group therapy and is designed to combine the psychological and spiritual. The target audience is individuals with addiction and compulsion issues.

$47Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$21K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$278K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30
Money outPt IX
$370K
Ln 25
Programscol B$189K
Managementcol C$156K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$69K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69K
Total assetsLn 16$69K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30
Total revenueLn 12$278K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$69K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$69K
Total assetsLn 16$69K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$69K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$136K$69K
Total assetsLn 16$138K$69K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$138K$69K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$81K$5K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$8K$473$1K
Management feesLn 11a$139K$21K$118K
Legal feesLn 11b$399$399
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$10K$2K$701
Office expensesLn 13$10K$842$3K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$502$13K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$47K$41K$6K
TravelLn 17$132$132
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$1K$3K$131
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$370K$189K$156K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $178K$221K−$43K$78K 990 PDF
FY2023 $221K$236K−$15K$121K 990 PDF
FY2022 $266K$229K$37K$137K 990 PDF
FY2021 $255K$225K$30K$99K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $278K$370K−$92K$69K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $278,381 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $326,191$228,240
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $54,439$50,111
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$0
I-11 Other revenue$30
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $380,631$278,381
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $108,452$109,480
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $191,010$260,674
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $299,462$370,154
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $81,169−$91,773
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $278,381 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$228,240
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$228,240
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $50,111$50,111
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $30$30
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $50,141$278,381
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $370,154 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $81,015 · Management $5,001 · Fundraising $14,004$100,020
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,662 · Management $473 · Fundraising $1,325$9,460
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $20,750 · Management $118,028$138,778
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $399$399
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,650$2,650
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,020 · Management $2,166 · Fundraising $701$12,887
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $842 · Management $3,247 · Fundraising $5,629$9,718
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $502 · Management $12,821 · Fundraising $3,202$16,525
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $40,914 · Management $5,690$46,604
IX-17 TravelManagement $132$132
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,608$3,608
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,500$2,500
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,379 · Management $3,376 · Fundraising $131$4,886
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,987$21,987
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $188,679 · Management $156,483 · Fundraising $24,992$370,154
Part X · Balance sheet $69,148 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $135,720$69,148
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $138,221$69,148
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $138,221$69,148
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $138,221$69,148
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $138,221$69,148
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $69,148 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$278,381
XI-2 Total expenses$370,154
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$91,773
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$138,221
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$22,700
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$69,148

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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