The Prayer Covenant INC FY2018 filing

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Making disciples among the children and youth of the nations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$18K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2018 · 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 8
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $20K a year · 5% of revenue · last 8 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 4 of the last 8 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 8 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
$18K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $36K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% 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
$763K
Spent
$608K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$366K
By yearFY2018–FY2025
Revenue
$763K
FY2018
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2018$763K
FY2019$711K
FY2020$371K
FY2021$718K
FY2022$272K
FY2023$163K
FY2024$207K
FY2025$151K
Expenses
$608K
FY2018
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2018$608K
FY2019$522K
FY2020$493K
FY2021$697K
FY2022$663K
FY2023$177K
FY2024$153K
FY2025$205K
Net assets
$366K
FY2018
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2018$366K
FY2019$555K
FY2020$433K
FY2021$455K
FY2022$63K
FY2023$50K
FY2024$104K
FY2025$50K

From the FY2018 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $487K Management & general 12% · $73K Fundraising 8% · $49K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$18,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Ce
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Candy Marballi’s $2K as Presidentceo is at the 1st 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

NameFY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018
Candy Marballi$2,000$24,000——
Rick Schatz—$12,000$15,500$18,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Equipping children and youth worldwide to follow their faith.

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3 programs · $479K · in their own filed words · FY2018
01

We are focused on training indigenous pastors, children's ministry leaders and families to disciple their children in prayer using the power of the prayer covenant for children resources.

$423Kprogram expense
02

We are focused on reaching kids with the gospel; rescuing them from oppression; discipling them in christ and releasing them as his messengers in their homes and communities.

$53Kprogram expense
03

Visit THEPRAYERCOVENANT.ORG for continuous UPDATES/NEWS/VIDEOS/REPORTS of what god is doing around the world.

$4Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$36K
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By the numbers

The FY2018 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$763K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$764K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$608K
Ln 25
Programscol B$487K
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$366K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K
Total assetsLn 16$378K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$764K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$88K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$763K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$25K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20K
Total assetsLn 16$378K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$366K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 658,186
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$88K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY18End FY18
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K$25K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$212K$378K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$12K
Net assetsLn 32$212K$366K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$89K$25K$36K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$594$484
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$3K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$8K$4K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$31K$31K
RoyaltiesLn 15$216$216
OccupancyLn 16$4K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$41K$6K$6K$28K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$446K$407K$9K$29K
All other expensesLn 24e−$48K−$4K−$44K
Total functional expensesLn 25$608K$487K$73K$49K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 12, 2026 $151K$205K−$54K$50K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 30, 2025 $207K$153K$54K$104K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $163K$177K−$13K$50K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 12, 2023 $272K$663K−$391K$63K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 15, 2022 $718K$697K$21K$455K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 $371K$493K−$122K$433K 990 PDF
FY2019Filed with the IRS Oct 3, 2021 $711K$522K$189K$555K 990 PDF
FY2018 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 3, 2021 $763K$608K$155K$366K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2018 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $763,133 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $479,792$764,475
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$5,667
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,252−$7,009
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $491,044$763,133
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $88,978$93,134
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $220,064$515,330
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $309,042$608,464
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $182,002$154,669
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $763,133 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,501 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$764,475
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$87,997
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$764,475
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,667$5,667
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$8,510
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,501 · Excluded from tax $5,667$763,133
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $608,464 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $24,850 · Management $35,504 · Fundraising $28,811$89,165
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,891 · Management $594 · Fundraising $484$3,969
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,200 · Management $13,342$16,542
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,327 · Management $4,206 · Fundraising $5,249$17,782
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $30,604$30,604
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $216$216
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,979 · Management $1,979$3,958
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,486 · Management $6,487 · Fundraising $28,468$41,441
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,186$5,186
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,224$1,224
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $407,393 · Management $9,313 · Fundraising $29,278$445,984
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$3,910 · Fundraising −$43,697−$47,607
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $487,222 · Management $72,649 · Fundraising $48,593$608,464
Part X · Balance sheet $378,342 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $94,962$24,803
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $79,822$284,515
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $13,780$28,308
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,043$20,449
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $20,030$20,267
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $211,637$378,342
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$12,036
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$12,036
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $211,637$366,306
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $211,637$378,342
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $366,306 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$763,133
XI-2 Total expenses$608,464
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$154,669
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$211,637
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$366,306

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2018 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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