Organized to evangelize worldwide through supporting missionaries.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers.
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
4 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 3% of revenue · last 7 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 4 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2K
to officers and key staff · 0.1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
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
$1.2M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$453K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$910K
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$979K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$877K
FY2020$885K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$453K
FY2025+0.2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$216K
FY2020$472K
FY2021$360K
FY2022$567K
FY2023$479K
FY2024$452K
FY2025$453K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 May 2012.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.0M Management & general 11% · $130K Fundraising 1% · $16K

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; $2K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$1,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hun Lee’s $2K as Secretary is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kyoung Sik Kim—$5,000$5,500$9,500$9,600$9,600
Myung Jin Kim————$8,400$8,400
Hun Lee$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

Programs and updates

Supports missionaries to spread their faith globally.

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1 program · $925K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The organization visits churches and supporting individuals to gather fund and distribute to matching missionaries 1 on 1.

$925Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K
Grants paid · 41 grants · $2.8M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$112,910
Sharon CenterWA · FY2024$4,400
Individual RecipientFY2024$2,400
Sarang Nanum CenterWA · FY2024$1,200
Grace Mission UniversityCA · FY2024$890
Unitemized GrantFY2023$102,725
Sharon CenterWA · FY2023$5,400
Grace Mission UniversityCA · FY2023$2,563
Individual RecipientFY2023$2,400
SarangFY2023$1,200
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,298,906
Peace MissionWA · FY2022$8,600
Grace Mission UniversityCA · FY2022$7,700
Sharon CenterWA · FY2022$4,800
Kingdom SchoolFY2022$2,800
Individual RecipientFY2022$2,400
Individual RecipientFY2022$500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$166,620
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$130K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$453K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$237K
Total assetsLn 16$459K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$72K
SavingsLn 2$165K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$237K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$219K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$459K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$453K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$220K$237K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$221K$219K
Total assetsLn 16$453K$459K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$452K$453K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$103K$103K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$822K$822K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$8K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$22K$22K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$603$603
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$142K$94K$35K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$9K$5K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$52K$52K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.0M$130K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.2M$6K$453K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.1M−$51K$452K 990 PDF
FY2023 $979K$1.1M−$88K$479K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.1M$207K$567K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.3M−$112K$360K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$885K$256K$472K 990 PDF
FY2019 $910K$877K$33K$216K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,171,477 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,046,241$1,167,705
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,634$3,772
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,052,875$1,171,477
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $834,569$924,885
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,000$7,500
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $264,211$233,494
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,103,780$1,165,879
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$50,905$5,598
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,171,477 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,142,455
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,167,705
VIII-3 Investment income$3,772
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$1,171,477
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,165,879 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $103,290$103,290
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $821,595$821,595
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $7,500$7,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesManagement $21,929$21,929
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $603$603
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $94,226 · Management $35,237 · Fundraising $12,860$142,323
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,267$1,267
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $5,171 · Fundraising $3,542$8,713
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $52,018$52,018
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,641$6,641
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,019,111 · Management $130,366 · Fundraising $16,402$1,165,879
Part X · Balance sheet $458,627 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $57,132$71,990
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $163,158$164,858
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,228$2,595
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $221,339$219,184
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $452,857$458,627
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,067$5,743
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,067$5,743
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $451,790$452,884
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $451,790$452,884
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $452,857$458,627
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $452,884 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,171,477
XI-2 Total expenses$1,165,879
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,598
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$451,790
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$4,504
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$452,884

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