Cush Empowerment Group

Tax-deductible

Dallas, TX501(c)(3)Since 2012ReligionEIN 46-1178004Revenue $2.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSempower-one.org10670 Longmeadow Dr, 75238-2829 · Dallas, TXTax-exempt since Feb 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Empower one's mission is to train and support local church leaders to plant churches in the hard places of africa.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 7 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $162K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$138K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 72% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $196K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.4M
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2025▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$2.4M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2025▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$2.5M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$858K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.4M

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 Feb 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.9M Management & general 15% · $367K Fundraising 9% · $227K

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; $138K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$138,406Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasu
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secret
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Congrove’s $138K as Executive Di is at the 72nd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Congrove$138,406$137,063$147,083$101,603$88,721$113,708

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
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Equips and mobilizes African leaders to plant churches and share the Gospel in their communities.

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1 program · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

We empower local leaders in the hard places of africa to establish churches among the unreached and under-engaged peoples for generations to come. Our vision is to establish 15 flagship church multiplication centers across south sudan, sudan, and DR congo.

$1.9Mprogram expense

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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$124K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$367K
Fundraisingcol D$227K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$776K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$124K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$850K
SavingsLn 2$506K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$1.5M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.6M$1.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$138K$138K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$349K$160K$12K$177K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$49K$49K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$92K$707$58K$33K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$11K$24K$371
Information technologyLn 14$21K$509$21K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$220K$155K$48K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$973$973
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$1.9M$367K$227K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.4M$2.5M−$98K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.8M$2.8M−$58K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.4M$180K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$2.4M$7K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.4M$486K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.0M$454K$858K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,398,866 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,655,439$2,284,097
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $113,954$124,107
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $30,209$10,835
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$32,886−$20,173
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,766,716$2,398,866
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,920,463$1,574,698
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $484,362$494,818
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $419,538$427,421
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,824,363$2,496,937
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$57,647−$98,071
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $2,398,866 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$776,238
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,507,859
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,284,097
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $124,107$124,107
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,835$10,835
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $810$810
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$21,419
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $436$436
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $124,107 · Excluded from tax $12,081$2,398,866
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,496,937 across 12 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,574,698$1,574,698
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $138,406$138,406
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $159,782 · Management $12,373 · Fundraising $176,878$349,033
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $7,379$7,379
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $48,935$48,935
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $7,868$7,868
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $707 · Management $58,106 · Fundraising $32,781$91,594
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,141 · Management $23,664 · Fundraising $371$35,176
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $509 · Management $20,628$21,137
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,362$1,362
IX-17 TravelPrograms $155,308 · Management $47,790 · Fundraising $17,278$220,376
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $973$973
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,903,118 · Management $366,511 · Fundraising $227,308$2,496,937
Part X · Balance sheet $1,355,966 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $913,727$849,736
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $545,395$506,230
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,459,122$1,355,966
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,643$3,858
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,943$3,858
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $515,130$446,499
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $935,049$905,609
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,450,179$1,352,108
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,459,122$1,355,966
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,352,108 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,398,866
XI-2 Total expenses$2,496,937
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$98,071
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,450,179
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,352,108

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

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