Christian Scholars Network INC

Tax-deductible

Blacksburg, VA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 45-2075430

Provide religious services to students and faculty of virginia tech and the surrounding community, including study of scripture, prayer, spiritual formation, and individual and corporate worship.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$25K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 77% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $51K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$350K
+51% vs prior year
Spent
$291K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$619K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$350K
FY2025▲ +51%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$132K
FY2022$209K
FY2023$229K
FY2024$232K
FY2025$350K
Expenses
$291K
FY2025▲ +23%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$125K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$242K
FY2024$236K
FY2025$291K
Net assets
$619K
FY2025▲ +11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$609K
FY2022$577K
FY2023$564K
FY2024$560K
FY2025$619K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2012.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $195K Management & general 20% · $57K Fundraising 13% · $39K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $25K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Prior Exec D
$24,603Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Weaver’s $25K as Prior Exec D is at the 23rd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Michael Weaver$24,603$18,656$18,958$35,459$62,456

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers religious services, scripture study, and worship for Virginia Tech and the local community.

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3 program services account for $195K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Sponsored and held meetings for the study of classic christian texts and scripture on questions of life's meaning, purpose, discussion of academic topics, and mutual support. Met with students 1 on 1 for mentoring, prayer, worship, andand god's revelance to everyday life.

$142Kprogram expense
02

Held public events for students, faculty, and the general public to explore questions of the relevance of the christian faith for all of life, including academic pursuits and future vocations.

$36Kprogram expense
03

Offered the use of the building to students and faculty as a study space. Provided facilities close to the university campus for use by campus ministries free of charge - for discipleship, meetings, and worship.

$18Kprogram expense

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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$51K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$350K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$349K
Other incomeLn 4–11$744
Investment incomeLn 3$47
Money outPt IX
$291K
Ln 25
Programscol B$195K
Managementcol C$57K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$619K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K
Total assetsLn 16$620K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$349K
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$47
Other incomeLn 4–11$744
Total revenueLn 12$350K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$18K
SavingsLn 2$77K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$95K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$525K
Total assetsLn 16$620K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$619K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$25K$95K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$536K$525K
Total assetsLn 16$561K$620K
LiabilitiesLn 26$777$1K
Net assetsLn 32$560K$619K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$36K$5K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$114K$86K$11K$17K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$1K$222$148
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$10K$2K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$1K$943
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$180
Office expensesLn 13$3K$976$2K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$7K$1K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$7K$4K
TravelLn 17$9K$5K$4K$402
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$259
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$14K$8K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$96$131$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$291K$195K$57K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $350K$291K$59K$619K 990 PDF
FY2024 $232K$236K−$4K$560K 990 PDF
FY2023 $229K$242K−$13K$564K 990 PDF
FY2022 $209K$241K−$32K$577K 990 PDF
FY2021 $132K$125K$7K$609K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $349,857 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$15,448
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$333,618
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$349,066
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $47$47
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $744$744
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $744 · Excluded from tax $47$349,857
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $290,871 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,235 · Management $4,831 · Fundraising $7,247$48,313
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $85,625 · Management $11,467 · Fundraising $17,075$114,167
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,111 · Management $222 · Fundraising $148$1,481
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,743 · Management $1,949 · Fundraising $1,299$12,991
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,070 · Management $1,414 · Fundraising $943$9,427
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $17,098$17,098
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,624 · Fundraising $180$1,804
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $976 · Management $1,958$2,934
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,082 · Management $1,162 · Fundraising $2,117$10,361
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,190 · Management $3,500$10,690
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,707 · Management $3,545 · Fundraising $402$8,654
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,516 · Management $259$2,775
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,722$16,722
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,632$1,632
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,401 · Management $7,691 · Fundraising $8,258$30,350
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $96 · Management $131 · Fundraising $1,245$1,472
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $195,098 · Management $56,859 · Fundraising $38,914$290,871
Part X · Balance sheet $620,141 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,554$17,622
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $18,197$77,196
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $535,795$525,323
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $560,546$620,141
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $777$1,386
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $777$1,386
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $559,769$618,755
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $559,769$618,755
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $560,546$620,141
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $618,755 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$349,857
XI-2 Total expenses$290,871
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$58,986
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$559,769
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$618,755

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