Bart Ehrman Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 45-4810987)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$273K
FY2021	$430K
FY2022	$662K
FY2024	$632K
FY2025	$577K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$270K
FY2021	$417K
FY2022	$617K
FY2024	$581K
FY2025	$724K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$33K
FY2021	$46K
FY2022	$91K
FY2024	$193K
FY2025	$47K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2013.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $724K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Bart Ehrman

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Supports charities providing shelter, food, and medical aid to those in need.

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1 program · $724K · in their own filed words · FY2025

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The Foundation supports charities fighting poverty, homelessness, hunger and medical and literacy needs.

$724Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2023$6K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

Grants paid · 28 grants · $2.2M · 2020–2025

Urban Ministries of Durham INCNC · FY2025$185,000

Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina INCNC · FY2025$101,500

Doctors Without BordersNY · FY2025$88,500

Care INCGA · FY2025$80,500

Durham Literacy Center INCNC · FY2025$75,000

Families Moving ForwardNC · FY2025$20,000

Care INCGA · FY2024$128,000

Urban Ministries of Durham INCNC · FY2024$110,000

Doctors Without BordersNY · FY2024$110,000

Durham Literacy Center INCNC · FY2024$70,000

The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina INCNC · FY2024$50,000

Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina INCNC · FY2024$35,000

Families Moving ForwardNC · FY2024$15,000

Care INCGA · FY2022$168,166

Urban Ministries of Durham INCNC · FY2022$120,760

Doctors Without BordersNY · FY2022$112,000

Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina INCNC · FY2022$61,000

Durham Literacy Center INCNC · FY2022$42,000

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$577K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$577K

Investment incomeLn 3$9

Money outPt IX

$724K

Ln 25

Programscol B$724K

Owns and owesPt X

$47K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K

Total assetsLn 16$47K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

1

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a1

IndependentVI 1b1

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$577K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Investment incomeLn 3$9

Total revenueLn 12$577K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$25K

SavingsLn 2$0

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$25K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$0

Other assetsLn 15$0

Total assetsLn 16$47K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$47K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 615

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$182K	$25K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$0	$0
Total assetsLn 16	$193K	$47K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$193K	$47K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$550K	$550K
Office expensesLn 13	$77K	$77K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$97K	$97K	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$724K	$724K	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$577K	$724K	−$147K	$47K	990 PDF
FY2024	$632K	$581K	$51K	$193K	990 PDF
FY2023	Not on file
FY2022	$662K	$617K	$44K	$91K	990 PDF
FY2021	$430K	$417K	$13K	$46K	990 PDF
FY2020	$273K	$270K	$3K	$33K	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 $577,431 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $631,714$577,422

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $601$9

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $632,315$577,431

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $518,000$550,500

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $63,257$173,626

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $581,257$724,126

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,058−$146,695

Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1

VI-1b Independent voting members1

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 payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $577,431 across 11 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$577,422

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$577,422

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $9 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$9

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$577,431

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $724,126 across 3 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $550,500$550,500

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $76,522$76,522

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $97,104 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$97,104

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $724,126 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$724,126

Part X · Balance sheet $46,729 assets, 22 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $181,884$25,121

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $11,540$21,608

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0

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 $193,424$46,729

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0

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-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $193,424$46,729

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $193,424$46,729

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $193,424$46,729

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $46,729 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$577,431

XI-2 Total expenses$724,126

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$146,695

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$193,424

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$46,729

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

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