Jerusalem Farm is a Catholic Intentional community located in Kansas City Missouri built on the four cornerstones of Prayer Community Service and Simplicity. We strive to transform our lives and those around us through service retreat experiences sustainable living and home repair.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $134K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$210K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$386K
+45% vs prior year
Spent
$355K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$440K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$386K
FY2021▲ +45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$266K
FY2021$386K
FY2022$731K
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$968K
Expenses
$355K
FY2021▲ +59%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$224K
FY2021$355K
FY2022$680K
FY2023$853K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$987K
Net assets
$440K
FY2021▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$413K
FY2021$440K
FY2022$523K
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Exemption reinstated (2015-02-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2015.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $330K Management & general 4% · $13K Fundraising 3% · $12K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Project Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jordan Schiele’s $13K as Project Director is at the 10th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Jordan Schiele$12,808$12,854$12,854
Jessie Schiele$12,808$12,854$12,854

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Transforms lives through service, retreats, sustainable living, and home repair.

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2 programs · $330K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide home repair services to low income elderly and disabled individuals and families. Maintain a garden an orchard honeybees and chickens on our property as well partner with the neighborhood in maintaining a community garden. Also provide a curbside compost program to our Pendleton Heights neighbors.

$231Kprogram expense
02

Organize and hold retreats for faith based service that provides community outreach primarily through home repair services to low-income elderly and disabled individuals and families. Also provides education and services in sustainable practices such as organic food production composting resource conservation and efficiency.

$99Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$386K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$272K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Money outPt IX
$355K
Ln 25
Programscol B$330K
Managementcol C$13K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$440K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$90K
Total assetsLn 16$650K
LiabilitiesLn 26$210K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$272K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Total revenueLn 12$386K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$90K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$90K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$559K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$650K
LiabilitiesLn 26$210K
Net assetsLn 32$440K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6325
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86K$90K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$593K$559K
Total assetsLn 16$679K$650K
LiabilitiesLn 26$270K$210K
Net assetsLn 32$409K$440K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$14K$7K$5K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$24K$21K$0$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K$36K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$0$2K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$0$0$6K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$0$2K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$33K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$22K$21K$841$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$189K$185K$3K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$355K$330K$13K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $968K$987K−$19K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$1.2M−$142K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$853K$843K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $731K$680K$51K$523K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $386K$355K$31K$440K 990 PDF
FY2020 $266K$224K$43K$413K 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 $385,667 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $415,344$271,533
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $115,567$114,124
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$10
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $530,913$385,667
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $52,284$77,413
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $180,018$277,573
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $232,302$354,986
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $298,611$30,681
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $385,667 across 14 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$271,533
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$271,533
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $114,124 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$114,124
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $10 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$10
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $114,134 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$385,667
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $354,986 across 20 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $7,225 · Management $5,419 · Fundraising $1,806$14,450
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $20,639 · Management $0 · Fundraising $3,500$24,139
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $36,446 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$36,446
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $2,378 · Fundraising $0$2,378
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $6,406$6,406
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,586 · Fundraising $0$1,586
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,635 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$23,635
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $33,286 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$33,286
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,980 · Management $841 · Fundraising $0$21,821
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $185,393 · Management $3,157 · Fundraising $0$188,550
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,289 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,289
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $329,893 · Management $13,381 · Fundraising $11,712$354,986
Part X · Balance sheet $649,617 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $86,352$90,252
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
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-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $592,651$559,365
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 $679,003$649,617
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 $77,200$70,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $49,316$34,183
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $269,654$209,587
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $409,349$440,030
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $679,003$649,617
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $440,030 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$385,667
XI-2 Total expenses$354,986
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,681
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$409,349
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$440,030

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