A Jesus Mission

Tax-deductible

Oakdale, CA501(c)(3)Since 2014ReligionEIN 46-4142465

A jesus mission creates unique opportunities for individuals or teams to serves as christian missionaires around the world through traditional evangelism, discipleship training, and outreach.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 8
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 4% of revenue · last 8 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 5 of the last 8 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 8 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 88% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $43K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$66K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+49% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$294K
By yearFY2018–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +49%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2018$263K
FY2019$322K
FY2020$441K
FY2021$648K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2018$216K
FY2019$354K
FY2020$368K
FY2021$536K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$294K
FY2025▲ +181%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2018$43K
FY2019$9K
FY2020$82K
FY2021$194K
FY2022$292K
FY2023$257K
FY2024$104K
FY2025$294K

From the FY2025 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 May 2015.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.4M Management & general 21% · $365K Fundraising 0% · $6K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$43,314Pt VII · Sec A
$26,760Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pierce Westfall’s $43K as President is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Pierce Westfall$43,314—————
Pierce Westfall—$13,973$35,184$30,004$28,943$33,599
Andrew Ziesemer———$25,004$28,039$25,485
Diana Westfall$26,760—————
Andy Ziesemer——$19,630———
Diana Westfall—$8,920$12,635$11,172$3,609—
Douglas Ziesemer———$3,037$2,603—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Connects people with global Christian missionary opportunities for evangelism and discipleship.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $1.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Our program is sending missionaries. We help prepare christian missionaries to go into the world. We help prepare them. Before with training and while they are in different areas of the world, we help make sure they are getting the care they need for longevity.

$1.4Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$43K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$163K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$365K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$294K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$255K
Total assetsLn 16$360K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$163K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$255K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$255K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$105K
Total assetsLn 16$360K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
Net assetsLn 32$294K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 650
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$114K$255K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$95K$105K
Total assetsLn 16$209K$360K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K$66K
Net assetsLn 32$104K$294K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$886$886
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$6K$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$70K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$123K$17K$106K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$457$457
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$4K$32K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$6K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$3K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$684K$664K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$5K$8K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$30K$16K$14K$265
Information technologyLn 14$31K$6K$24K$196
OccupancyLn 16$181K$175K$7K
TravelLn 17$159K$102K$55K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$70K$70K
InterestLn 20$2K$730$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$422$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$305K$302K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$365K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.9M$1.7M$173K$294K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.4M−$152K$104K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.6M−$28K$257K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.5M$98K$292K 990 PDF
FY2021 $648K$536K$112K$194K 990 PDF
FY2020 $441K$368K$73K$82K 990 PDF
FY2019 $322K$354K−$32K$9K 990 PDF
FY2018 $263K$216K$47K$43K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,922,927 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,760,085
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,754
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,760,085
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $162,842$162,842
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $162,842$1,922,927
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,749,583 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $886$886
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $6,200$6,200
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $70,074$70,074
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,145 · Management $105,760$122,905
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $457$457
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,568 · Management $31,883$35,451
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,670 · Management $2,832$8,502
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,068 · Management $6,789$9,857
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $663,504 · Management $20,203$683,707
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,519 · Management $7,970 · Fundraising $4,542$17,031
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,555 · Management $13,796 · Fundraising $265$29,616
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,235 · Management $24,265 · Fundraising $196$30,696
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $174,594 · Management $6,753$181,347
IX-17 TravelPrograms $102,442 · Management $55,072 · Fundraising $1,038$158,552
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $69,892$69,892
IX-20 InterestPrograms $730 · Management $1,267$1,997
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,222$2,222
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $422 · Management $15,187$15,609
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $302,222 · Management $2,360$304,582
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,378,874 · Management $364,668 · Fundraising $6,041$1,749,583
Part X · Balance sheet $360,005 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $113,668$255,478
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $95,449$104,527
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $209,117$360,005
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,894$26,140
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $104,625$66,140
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $104,492$293,865
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $104,492$293,865
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $209,117$360,005
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $293,865 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,922,927
XI-2 Total expenses$1,749,583
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$173,344
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$104,492
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$16,029
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$293,865

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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