Elijah Rising FY2022 filing

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

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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$99K 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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FY2022 · 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
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.7 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
$853K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% 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
$1.9M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$4.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2022▼ -9%
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
FY2022▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.1M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$4.2M
FY2022▲ +9%
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 FY2022 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

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $1.1M Management & general 19% · $297K Fundraising 9% · $134K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$98,764Pt 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.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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$1.1Mprogram expense

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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 · 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$297K
Fundraisingcol D$134K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$853K
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$1.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$19K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$172K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$325
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$853K
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$876K$853K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M$4.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$7K$7K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$52K$52K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$101K$77K$16K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$700K$530K$111K$59K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$73K$52K$19K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$60K$45K$10K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$8K$3K$525
Advertising and promotionLn 12$36K$377$36K$369
Office expensesLn 13$80K$24K$23K$33K
Information technologyLn 14$41K$20K$15K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$120K$111K$7K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$25K$19K$4K$2K
InterestLn 20$33K$19K$11K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$80K$72K$5K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$93K$68K$17K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$10K$11K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.1M$297K$134K

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 Viewing $1.9M$1.5M$337K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 FY2022 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,882,205 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $18,689 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$172,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,711,310
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$18,592
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,883,310
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $771$771
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $325$325
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$20,890−$20,890
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,689 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$19,794$1,882,205
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,544,973 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,577$6,577
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $51,948$51,948
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,887 · Management $16,185 · Fundraising $8,093$101,165
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $529,834 · Management $110,993 · Fundraising $59,015$699,842
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $51,941 · Management $18,842 · Fundraising $2,375$73,158
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,407 · Management $9,554 · Fundraising $5,071$60,032
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,400$10,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,562 · Management $3,206 · Fundraising $525$11,293
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $377 · Management $35,520 · Fundraising $369$36,266
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,115 · Management $22,754 · Fundraising $32,852$79,721
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,251 · Management $14,945 · Fundraising $6,102$41,298
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $111,147 · Management $6,512 · Fundraising $2,003$119,662
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,550 · Management $4,003 · Fundraising $2,250$24,803
IX-20 InterestPrograms $19,443 · Management $11,159 · Fundraising $2,748$33,350
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $72,132 · Management $5,402 · Fundraising $2,508$80,042
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $68,241 · Management $16,651 · Fundraising $7,928$92,820
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,101 · Management $10,737 · Fundraising $1,758$22,596
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,114,513 · Management $296,863 · Fundraising $133,597$1,544,973
Part X · Balance sheet $5,012,193 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,872,739$1,889,268
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,500$200,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,577$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,811,671$2,922,925
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,698,487$5,012,193
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,283$15,121
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $876,404$852,878
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,576,580$3,738,635
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $245,503$420,680
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,822,083$4,159,315
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,698,487$5,012,193
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,159,315 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,882,205
XI-2 Total expenses$1,544,973
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$337,232
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,822,083
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,159,315

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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