Davenant Institute INC

Hillsdale, MI · Religious organization · Religion

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$1.3M
-0.4% vs prior year
Spent
$839K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025-0.4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$364K
FY2022$989K
FY2023$720K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$839K
FY2025▼ -10%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$295K
FY2022$474K
FY2023$743K
FY2024$936K
FY2025$839K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +42%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$164K
FY2022$680K
FY2023$683K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CDavenant Institute INC
EINHdr · item D46-3555902
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2015
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CHillsdale, MI
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X99)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.davenanttrust.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.35 Fundraising $0.01
Program services64%$538K
Management & general35%$293K
Fundraising1%$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$839K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
64%
of spending reaches programs▲ +39% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
11.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +102% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+33%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +28% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -0.6%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021$424K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M
Total liabilities
$17K
FY2025▼ -96%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021$260K
FY2022$668K
FY2023$511K
FY2024$444K
FY2025$17K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$419K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B64%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$776K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$17K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed11.1

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Investment income$846K · 67%
Program service revenue$245K · 19%
Contributions & grants$153K · 12%
Other revenue$15K · 1%
Investment income67%$846K
Program service revenue19%$245K
Contributions & grants12%$153K
Other revenue1%$15K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $776K · Operating expenses/yr $839K
11.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $538K · Total expenses $839K
64%
Management & General
Management & general $293K · Total expenses $839K
35%
Fundraising
Fundraising $9K · Total expenses $839K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $74K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $460K
$0.16 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $153K · Total revenue $1.3M
12%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.3M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $245K · Total revenue $1.3M
19%
Investment reliance
Investment income $846K · Total revenue $1.3M
+67%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $245K · Total expenses $839K
29%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.3M · Prior year $1.3M
-0.4%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $364K · FY2024 $1.3M
+36%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.3M · Expenses $839K
+33%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.4M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.4M · Total assets $1.4M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.4M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Scott Pryor · Reported title CHAIRMAN · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $839K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $181K · Total expenses $839K
22%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 64%——
Overhead ratio 35%——
Fundraising cost ratio 6%——
Revenue growth -0.4%——
Accounting fee ratio 3%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William Bradford Littlejohn’s $60K as President is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
William Bradford Littlejohn$60,289$47,355$12,000—
Colin Redemer$58,150$57,731—$39,313
Christine Stokes$15,900$10,800$8,300—
Nathan Johnson$9,900———

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 9Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 8Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Equips Christians for leadership and service by sharing historical Protestant wisdom.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $538K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

In the 2024-2025 fiscal year, with a new executive director, wyatt graham, the davenant institute completed a transformation in which we sold davenant house and its surrounding real estate to focus on regional in-person events in multiple locations instead of relying so heavily on one south carolina location.

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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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.3M$839K-0.4% 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$936K+76% 990 PDF
FY2023 $720K$743K-27% 990 PDF
FY2022 $989K$474K+172% 990 PDF
FY2021 $364K$295K 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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