Elijah Rising FY2021 filing

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Houston, TX501(c)(3)Since 2012Human ServicesEIN 46-1885871

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Elijah Rising's mission is to end sex trafficking through prayer, awareness, intervention, and restoration.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$77K 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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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $445K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$77K
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
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $12K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$876K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$3.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2021▼ -23%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.0M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2021▲ +19%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.1M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$3.8M
FY2021▲ +18%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$3.8M
FY2025$5.3M

From the FY2021 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 Jul 2013.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.1M Management & general 18% · $266K Fundraising 7% · $108K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $77K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$76,952Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Micah Gamboa’s $108K as Executive Director is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Micah Gamboa$107,913$100,000$100,500$98,764$76,952$73,751

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

Ending sex trafficking through prayer, awareness, intervention, and restoration.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

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$1.1Mprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$12K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $377K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$72,218
Unitemized GrantFY2024$49,830
Unitemized GrantFY2023$95,695
Unitemized GrantFY2023$17,430
Unitemized GrantFY2022$51,948
Unitemized GrantFY2021$40,442
Unitemized GrantFY2020$49,586

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$24
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$266K
Fundraisingcol D$108K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$876K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$143K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$179K
Investment incomeLn 3$24
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$876K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 61,594
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$724K$876K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$3.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$540$540
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$40K$40K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$83K$64K$13K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$564K$437K$86K$41K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$68K$60K$5K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$62K$48K$9K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$800$800
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$70K$40K$26K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$9K$5K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$102K$42K$25K$35K
Information technologyLn 14$25K$17K$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$181K$160K$19K$2K
TravelLn 17$18K$13K$4K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$5K$2K$407
InterestLn 20$30K$30K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$62K$52K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$114K$93K$17K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$32K$10K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.1M$266K$108K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 $2.0M$2.1M−$114K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$2.0M$2K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $1.9M$1.5M$337K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.1M$1.5M$580K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.7M$1.3M$1.4M$3.2M 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 FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,065,504 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $41,701 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$179,470
VIII-1e Government grants$142,583
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,723,519
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,035
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,045,572
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $24$24
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$21,793−$21,793
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $41,701 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$21,769$2,065,504
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,485,970 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $540$540
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $40,442$40,442
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,947 · Management $12,559 · Fundraising $6,025$82,531
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $437,094 · Management $85,846 · Fundraising $41,184$564,124
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $59,644 · Management $5,034 · Fundraising $3,565$68,243
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $47,913 · Management $9,346 · Fundraising $4,540$61,799
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $800$800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,203 · Management $26,028 · Fundraising $3,495$69,726
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,609 · Management $5,141 · Fundraising $1,950$15,700
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $42,142 · Management $25,360 · Fundraising $34,636$102,138
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,292 · Management $3,612 · Fundraising $3,872$24,776
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $160,010 · Management $18,989 · Fundraising $1,664$180,663
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,823 · Management $4,397 · Fundraising $1,071$18,291
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,878 · Management $1,673 · Fundraising $407$6,958
IX-20 InterestManagement $30,464$30,464
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $51,611 · Management $10,056$61,667
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $92,522 · Management $16,910 · Fundraising $4,188$113,620
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,233 · Management $9,590 · Fundraising $1,665$43,488
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,111,903 · Management $265,805 · Fundraising $108,262$1,485,970
Part X · Balance sheet $4,698,487 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,327,676$1,872,739
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $46,500$2,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,339$5,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,517$6,577
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,579,648$2,811,671
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,966,680$4,698,487
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,947$2,283
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $724,131$876,404
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,046,768$3,576,580
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $195,781$245,503
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,242,549$3,822,083
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,966,680$4,698,487
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,822,083 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,065,504
XI-2 Total expenses$1,485,970
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$579,534
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,242,549
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,822,083

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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