Educate and mobilize the US church to empower indigenous ministry partners in over 20 countries through training, equipping and supporting their work to plant churches in unreached villages.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 volunteers and 9 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $133K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$136K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $867K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.8 months of spending in cash, plus $867K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $445K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$97K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% 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
$2.5M
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2025▼ -26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$2.8M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2025▼ -24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$745K
FY2022$708K
FY2023$786K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · 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 Feb 2013.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $2.2M Management & general 12% · $326K Fundraising 8% · $234K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $136K 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
$73,251Pt VII · Sec A
Presidentceo
$62,990Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Directorchairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Timothy Trout’s $73K as CFO is at the 29th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Timothy Trout$73,251————
Earnie R Craft$62,990$61,134$58,207$57,202$34,327

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Plants churches and ministers to indigenous people.

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1 program · $2.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Facilitating and supporting indigenous church planting & church growth 1,647,638 scriptures provided. 991,497 people who heard the Gospel. 480,246 new poeple in Bibles studies. 151,779 new believers 86,468 people in training events. 33,480 people baptized. 4,949 churches started.

$2.8Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$66K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$326K
Fundraisingcol D$234K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$177K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$97K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$121K
Investment incomeLn 3$66K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$87K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$177K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$177K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$867K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$97K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$285K$177K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$867K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K$97K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.9M$1.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$146K$89K$57K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$342K$210K$97K$36K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$2K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$22K$11K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$12K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$50K$50K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$143K$6K$138K
Office expensesLn 13$70K$1K$68K
Information technologyLn 14$23K$18K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$75K$42K$24K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$754$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$2.2M$326K$234K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.5M$2.8M−$321K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.3M$2.8M$566K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$2.3M$153K$786K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$2.4M−$37K$708K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$1.8M$304K$745K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,486,630 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,319,134$2,507,504
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,196−$20,874
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,348,330$2,486,630
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$1,861,639
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $394,698$527,304
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $130,099$49,525
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,257,920$369,525
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,782,717$2,807,993
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $565,613−$321,363
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,486,630 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,507,504
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$120,608
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,507,504
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $65,819$65,819
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$86,693−$86,693
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$20,874 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,486,630
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,807,993 across 18 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,861,639$1,861,639
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $89,172 · Management $57,191$146,363
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $209,701 · Management $96,963 · Fundraising $35,609$342,273
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,774 · Management $1,452$3,226
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,692 · Management $11,026 · Fundraising $2,724$35,442
IX-11a Management feesManagement $11,662$11,662
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,855$5,855
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,628$13,628
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $49,525$49,525
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $9,464$9,464
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,825 · Fundraising $137,605$143,430
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,312 · Management $68,266$69,578
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,811 · Management $5,413$23,224
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,180$2,180
IX-17 TravelPrograms $41,995 · Management $24,338 · Fundraising $8,839$75,172
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,029 · Management $1,994$4,023
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,325$4,325
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $754 · Management $6,230$6,984
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,247,879 · Management $325,812 · Fundraising $234,302$2,807,993
Part X · Balance sheet $1,126,899 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $284,732$177,191
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$26,915
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $39,882$15,237
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,526$37,541
X-11 Publicly traded securities$867,283
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $629,360$2,732
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,421,557$1,126,899
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $65,517$91,670
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,870$5,421
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $70,387$97,091
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $179,119$188,818
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,172,051$840,990
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,351,170$1,029,808
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,421,557$1,126,899
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,029,808 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,486,630
XI-2 Total expenses$2,807,993
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$321,363
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,351,170
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,029,808

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