S4ca INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Brentwood, TN501(c)(3)Since 2012InternationalEIN 46-3056796Revenue $1.3M in FY2023

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.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$59K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$59K
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 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
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$411K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +13%
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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
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +16%
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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
$411K
FY2023▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$305K
FY2021$421K
FY2022$433K
FY2023$411K
FY2024$440K
FY2025$450K

From the FY2023 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

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $1.2M Management & general 8% · $108K Fundraising 1% · $13K

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; $59K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$59,400Pt 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

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  • 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 · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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S4CA supports the training and employment of 256 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.

$1.2Mprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$108K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$411K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$407K
Total assetsLn 16$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$244K
SavingsLn 2$163K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$407K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$411K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$426K$407K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$433K$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$433K$411K
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$859K$859K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$59K$24K$30K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$32K$9K$20K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$1K$1K$280
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$2K$4K$615
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$0$5K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$14K$0$11K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$7K$3K$4K$648
TravelLn 17$21K$21K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$1K$2K$312
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$257K$227K$30K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.2M$108K$13K

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 Viewing $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 $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 $1,254,279 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,113,440$1,252,684
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20$1,595
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,113,460$1,254,279
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $806,444$858,605
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $81,780$100,580
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $212,297$317,813
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,100,521$1,276,998
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,939−$22,719
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $1,254,279 across 11 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$1,252,684
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,252,684
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,595 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,595
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,595 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,254,279
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,276,998 across 30 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 $858,605$858,605
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $23,760 · Management $29,700 · Fundraising $5,940$59,400
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,039 · Management $20,257 · Fundraising $2,260$31,556
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,115 · Management $1,394 · Fundraising $280$2,789
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,460 · Management $3,760 · Fundraising $615$6,835
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,600 · Fundraising $0$4,600
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $10,570 · Fundraising $3,402$13,972
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,606 · Management $3,946 · Fundraising $648$7,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,943 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$20,943
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,000
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,256 · Management $1,900 · Fundraising $312$3,468
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,836 · Fundraising $0$1,836
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $226,972 · Management $29,822 · Fundraising $0$256,794
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,155,756 · Management $107,785 · Fundraising $13,457$1,276,998
Part X · Balance sheet $410,721 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $326,425$244,198
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100,020$162,615
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,995$3,908
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $433,440$410,721
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 $121,148$73,329
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $312,292$337,392
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $433,440$410,721
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $433,440$410,721
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $410,721 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,254,279
XI-2 Total expenses$1,276,998
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$22,719
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$433,440
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$410,721

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