S4ca INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Brentwood, TN501(c)(3)Since 2012InternationalEIN 46-3056796Revenue $969K in FY2020

On file with the IRS605 Spring House CT, 37027-4305 · Brentwood, TNTax-exempt since Sep 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To serve among, and with, the peoples of asia, ministering to the physical, social, and spiritual needs through outreach, in both word and deed, for the transformation of people into a lifestyle that reflects the christian call of "loving thy neighbor as thyself".

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$55K 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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FY2020 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $155K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$969K
Spent
$849K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$305K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$969K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$969K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$849K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$849K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$305K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$305K
FY2021$421K
FY2022$433K
FY2023$411K
FY2024$440K
FY2025$450K

From the FY2020 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 Sep 2013.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $763K Management & general 9% · $77K Fundraising 1% · $8K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$55,200Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Brower’s $62K as President is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Brower$62,400$58,800$59,400$61,800$55,200$55,200
Venera Peters$3,744$4,841————

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

Serves Asian communities, meeting physical, social, and spiritual needs through outreach and ministry.

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1 program · $763K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

S4CA supports the training and employment of 225 indigenous christian central asian personnel who work to serve both the humanitarian and spiritual needs of their neighbors in 14 countries. In addition, S4CA provides financial and professional accountability for these personnel.

$763Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$969K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$969K
Money outPt IX
$849K
Ln 25
Programscol B$763K
Managementcol C$77K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$305K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$301K
Total assetsLn 16$305K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$969K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$969K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$301K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$301K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$305K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$305K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$181K$301K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$184K$305K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$184K$305K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$675K$675K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$22K$28K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$2K$2K$472
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$2K$3K$410
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$9K$961
OccupancyLn 16$5K$2K$3K$422
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$756$1K$188
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$64K$49K$15K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$849K$763K$77K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$1.4M$10K$450K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.4M$30K$440K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.3M−$23K$411K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.1M$13K$433K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.2M$115K$421K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $969K$849K$121K$305K 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
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Part I · Summary $969,465 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $752,752$969,465
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $752,752$969,465
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $563,678$674,975
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $70,964$72,743
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $17,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $113,670$100,998
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $765,312$848,716
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,560$120,749
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $969,465 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$969,465
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$969,465
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$969,465
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $848,716 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $674,975$674,975
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $22,080 · Management $27,600 · Fundraising $5,520$55,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $7,990$7,990
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,888 · Management $2,359 · Fundraising $472$4,719
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,710 · Management $2,714 · Fundraising $410$4,834
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,100$5,100
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,728 · Fundraising $961$9,689
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,695 · Management $2,683 · Fundraising $422$4,800
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,034$5,034
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,447$6,447
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $756 · Management $1,196 · Fundraising $188$2,140
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,680$1,680
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,663 · Management $14,860 · Fundraising $0$63,523
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,585$2,585
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $763,248 · Management $77,495 · Fundraising $7,973$848,716
Part X · Balance sheet $305,222 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $181,090$300,922
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,383$4,300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $184,473$305,222
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $39,102$75,202
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $145,371$230,020
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $184,473$305,222
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $184,473$305,222
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $305,222 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$969,465
XI-2 Total expenses$848,716
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$120,749
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$184,473
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$305,222

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