Renewing churches, developing leaders

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
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
2
named funders · $23K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
−$830
-1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are -1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$282K
+49% vs prior year
Spent
$267K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$65K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$282K
FY2025▲ +49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$188K
FY2022$156K
FY2023$194K
FY2024$188K
FY2025$282K
Net assets
$65K
FY2025▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$65K
FY2021$78K
FY2022$62K
FY2023$62K
FY2024$51K
FY2025$65K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 2011.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $233K Management & general 10% · $26K Fundraising 3% · $8K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul J Murphy’s $138K as Executive Di is at the 96th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Paul J Murphy$137,749$85,041$124,574$123,074$79,001
Samarah Hadley————$1,500

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Progress and Joy is a religious organization based in Apple Valley, MN.

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1 program · $233K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Church Renewal

Interim pastoral work to renew churches and strengthen their ministry. Performed weekly pastoral duties including preaching, teaching, managing staff, meeting with committees and church boards, and meeting with individuals.

$233Kprogram 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$23K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$282K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$282K
Money outPt IX
$267K
Ln 25
Programscol B$233K
Managementcol C$26K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$65K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$830
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$282K
Total revenueLn 12$282K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$40K
SavingsLn 2$25K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$830
Net assetsLn 32$65K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$51K$65K
Total assetsLn 16$51K$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0−$830
Net assetsLn 32$51K$65K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$144K$115K$22K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$7K$1K$437
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$4K$736$245
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$330$110
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$98K$98K$59$20
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$196$65
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$329$109
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$779$260
InsuranceLn 23$499$249$225$25
Total functional expensesLn 25$267K$233K$26K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $282K$267K$15K$65K 990 PDF
FY2024 $188K$51K 990 PDF
FY2023 $194K$62K 990 PDF
FY2022 $156K$62K 990 PDF
FY2021 $188K$78K 990 PDF
FY2020 $183K$65K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $281,782 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$281,782
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$281,782
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$157,586
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$109,615
I-18 Total expenses$267,201
I-19 Revenue less expenses$14,581
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $281,782 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$281,782
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$281,782
VIII-12 Total revenue$281,782
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $267,201 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $115,154 · Management $21,591 · Fundraising $7,197$143,942
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,992 · Management $1,311 · Fundraising $437$8,740
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,923 · Management $736 · Fundraising $245$4,904
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,762 · Management $330 · Fundraising $110$2,202
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $98,136 · Management $59 · Fundraising $20$98,215
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,045 · Management $196 · Fundraising $65$1,306
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,754 · Management $329 · Fundraising $109$2,192
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,162 · Management $779 · Fundraising $260$5,201
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $249 · Management $225 · Fundraising $25$499
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $233,177 · Management $25,556 · Fundraising $8,468$267,201
Part X · Balance sheet $64,545 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25,794$39,545
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25,000$25,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $50,794$64,545
X-25 Other liabilities−$830
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0−$830
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $50,794$65,375
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $50,794$65,375
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $50,794$64,545
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $65,375 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$281,782
XI-2 Total expenses$267,201
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,581
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$50,794
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$65,375

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

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