Nudge Ministries

Tax-deductible

Bethlehem, GA501(c)(3)Since 2012ReligionEIN 45-4582091

The primary purpose of Nudge Ministries is to help others to experience and demonstrate Christs love especially by serving others. The most significant activity is establishing churches in Ghana West Africa in villages where there are no churches.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 21 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
3 of 3
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
How much reaches the programs?
80%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$30K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
1
named funder · $60K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$0
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
3
independent of 4 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$191K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$186K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$140K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$191K
FY2025▲ +13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$197K
FY2022$136K
FY2023$219K
FY2024$169K
FY2025$191K
Expenses
$186K
FY2025▲ +10%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$189K
FY2024$169K
FY2025$186K
Net assets
$140K
FY2025▲ +3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$124K
FY2022$106K
FY2023$135K
FY2024$135K
FY2025$140K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CNudge Ministries
EINHdr · item D45-4582091
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2013
Year of formationHdr · item L2012
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CBethlehem, GA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X20)

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.06
Program services80%$150K
Management & general14%$26K
Fundraising6%$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$186K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -6% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×19 vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$140K
FY2025▲ +3%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$135K
FY2024$135K
FY2025$140K
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$5K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$140K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$140K
Total assetsLn 16$140K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$140K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$189K · 99%
Investment income$2K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$189K
Investment income1%$2K
Total revenueLn 12$191K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $140K · Operating expenses/yr $186K
9.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $150K · Total expenses $186K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $26K · Total expenses $186K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $10K · Total expenses $186K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $10K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $192K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $189K · Total revenue $191K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $191K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $191K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $191K
+1.0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $186K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $191K · Prior year $169K
+13%
Revenue CAGR
FY2021 $197K · FY2025 $191K
-0.7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $140K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $191K · Expenses $186K
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $140K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $140K · Total assets $140K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $140K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Richard G Tuttle · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $30K · Total expenses $186K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $94K · Total expenses $186K
51%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%——
Overhead ratio 14%——
Fundraising cost ratio 6%——
Revenue growth 13%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$30,025Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard G Tuttle’s $30K as President is at the 30th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Richard G Tuttle$30,025$30,375$31,025$34,325$36,325

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 4Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 3Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Serves others to share Christ's love and compassion.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $150K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

GLOBAL-CHURCH PLANTING IN GHANA. Nudge Ministries seeks to bring help and hope to the people of Ghana West Africa. We do this in many ways: 1. We go into remote villages and provide them with Sawyer water filters. Many African children under the age of four die due to contaminated drinking water.

$120Kprogram expense
02

LOCAL-MINISTRY IN CHURCHES. Part of our local ministry is to help churches. Because our founder Pastor Rich Tuttle was previously a childrens and youth pastor and a senior pastor and has been on over 60 mission trips he is well-qualified to assist local churches with their mission programs.

$25Kprogram expense
03

REGIONAL-APPALACHIAN TRAIL MINISTRY. During ten days in March and April usually on Tuesdays and Thursdays Nudge teams ministered to between 250 and 45 Thru-hikers who were hiking the 2,197-mile Appalachian Trail through 14 states from Georgia to Maine.

$5Kprogram 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 1 funder$60K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $191K$186K+13% 990 PDF
FY2024 $169K$169K-23% 990 PDF
FY2023 $219K$189K+61% 990 PDF
FY2022 $136K—-31% 990 PDF
FY2021 $197K— 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

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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