Sound Interpretation Project FY2020 filing

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Religious education: education in the teaching, message, and worldview of the Bible as discerned through sound methods of interpretation, promotion of the knowledge and skills necessary to interpret the Bible soundly, and promotion of lifestyles that conform to the teaching of the Bible.

Form 990-EZ Part III, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-1465493) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$42K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990-EZ Part III · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: 990-EZ Part IV

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FY2020 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990-EZ
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $68K a year · 49% of revenue · last 2 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
990-EZ Pt I · Ln 18 · 2 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
990-EZ Pt IV
Named funders
1
named funder · $13K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
990-EZ Pt II · Ln 26
Revenue
$177K
Net assets
$303K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$177K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$177K
FY2021$146K
FY2022$142K
FY2023$114K
FY2024$163K
Expenses
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FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$59K
FY2024$81K
Net assets
$303K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$303K
FY2021$396K
FY2022$488K
FY2023$543K
FY2024$625K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2013.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990-EZ; $42K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

990-EZ Part IV · reportable compensation
President, Director Sound Interpretation Project
$37,250990-EZ Pt IV
Treasurer, Director Edu Augmentation Program
$4,860990-EZ Pt IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Vice Chairman
$0990-EZ Pt IV

John a Crabtree’s $29K as President, Director Sip is at the 28th 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 · 990-EZ Part IV

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John a Crabtree$29,200$24,000$36,200$450$37,250
Kathryn Wahlstrom$3,000$3,000$2,500$2,525$4,860

Total reportable compensation (Form 990-EZ Part IV column (c) / 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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Programs and updates

Teaches Bible interpretation and promotes lifestyles aligned with its teachings.

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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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$13K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $11K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$177K
Other income$177K
Owns and owes
$303K
net assets
Liabilities$0
People
4
listed
Paid2
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$177K
Total revenue$177K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$0
Net assets$303K
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers1
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS May 10, 2025 $163K$81K$82K$625K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 1, 2024 $114K$59K$55K$543K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 24, 2023 $142K$488K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 9, 2022 $146K$396K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 21, 2021 $177K$303K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support

Form 990 e-file FY2020 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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