The Pillar Seminary provides education for those in or interest in local church ministry and missions. The exempt purpose of the organization is to equip people for ministry through education and leadership training.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $23K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $62K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$448K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$455K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$106K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$448K
FY2021▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$399K
FY2021$448K
FY2023$523K
FY2024$538K
FY2025$461K
Expenses
$455K
FY2021▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$358K
FY2021$455K
FY2023$551K
FY2024$640K
FY2025$481K
Net assets
$106K
FY2021▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$113K
FY2021$106K
FY2023$292K
FY2024$193K
FY2025$115K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending July 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2015.

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $296K Management & general 35% · $157K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Cress’s $62K as Vice President is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Andrew Cress$62,310$59,500$14,367
Dan Lowery$36,320$29,506$61,333

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Equips people for church ministry and missions through education and leadership training.

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1 program · $296K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

BIBLICAL/THEOLOGICAL education and organizational leadership training.

$296Kprogram expense

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 1 funder$62K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $283K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,435
Unitemized GrantFY2023$75,185
Unitemized GrantFY2022$38,025
Unitemized GrantFY2020$109,600
Unitemized GrantFY2019$36,590

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$448K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$225K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$223K
Money outPt IX
$455K
Ln 25
Programscol B$296K
Managementcol C$157K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$106K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K
Total assetsLn 16$106K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$225K
Government grantsLn 1e$44K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$223K
Total revenueLn 12$448K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$106K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$106K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$106K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$106K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K$106K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$113K$106K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$113K$106K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$110K$110K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$32K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$231K$125K$106K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$10K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$18K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$89$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$455K$296K$157K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $461K$481K−$21K$115K 990 PDF
FY2024 $538K$640K−$103K$193K 990 PDF
FY2023 $523K$551K−$28K$292K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Viewing $448K$455K−$7K$106K 990 PDF
FY2020 $399K$358K$41K$113K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $447,578 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $255,267$224,806
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $143,915$222,772
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $399,182$447,578
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$109,600
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$309,187
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$35,806
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$454,593
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $399,182−$7,015
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $447,578 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$43,595
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$181,211
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$224,806
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $222,772$222,772
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $222,772 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$447,578
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $454,593 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $109,600$109,600
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,400 · Management $27,600$60,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $124,711 · Management $106,235$230,946
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,850 · Management $8,391$18,241
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,905$2,905
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,767$1,767
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,732$4,732
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,265$1,265
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,713$4,713
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,925 · Fundraising $1,294$19,219
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $89 · Management $1,116$1,205
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $295,840 · Management $157,459 · Fundraising $1,294$454,593
Part X · Balance sheet $105,952 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $112,967$105,952
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $112,967$105,952
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $112,967$105,952
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $112,967$105,952
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $112,967$105,952
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $105,952 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$447,578
XI-2 Total expenses$454,593
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,015
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$112,967
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$105,952

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