Core Missions is a mission board for national pastors. By partnering with foreign missionaries, and supporting national pastors, we are helping to reach remote villages with the gospel of christ.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 2 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$15K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $37K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$117K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$394K
FY2021$664K
FY2022$664K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$388K
FY2021$632K
FY2022$640K
FY2023$986K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$117K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$24K
FY2021$64K
FY2022$49K
FY2023$139K
FY2024$147K
FY2025$117K

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.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.2M Management & general 12% · $167K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $15K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$15,034Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas J Kimmel’s $15K as President is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Thomas J Kimmel$15,034$23,520$23,520$23,520$27,673$51,320

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

Supports national pastors serving communities abroad.

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Raised support for 177 pastors in 19 countries. These funds allowed them to enlarge their fields of service, seeing many people accept christ, and also to improve or build worship facilities.

$881Kprogram expense
02

Conduct mission trips to other countries for church groups & selected individuals to aquaint them to the needs there; spiritually & financially. These trips will help raise awareness and additional support for the national pastors in these foreign countries.

$325Kprogram expense
03

Honduras basecamp used for evangelical outreach, humanitarian effortsand pastoral training

$14Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$37K
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Grants paid · 26 grants · $547K · 2021–2025
Sun & Shield Baptist ChurchFY2025$14,800
Gap Missions Ministries INCGA · FY2024$35,845
Sun & Shield Baptist ChurchFY2024$22,818
Sun & Shield Baptist ChurchFY2023$14,236
Sun & Shield Baptist ChurchFY2022$18,700
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$167K
Owns and owesPt X
$117K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$122K
Total assetsLn 16$122K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$122K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$122K
Total assetsLn 16$122K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$117K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$147K$122K
Total assetsLn 16$147K$122K
LiabilitiesLn 26$358$5K
Net assetsLn 32$147K$117K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$59K$59K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$335K$335K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$15K$8K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$133K$66K$66K
Payroll taxesLn 10$602$301$301
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$16K$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$83$83
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$775K$736K$39K
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$167K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.4M−$25K$117K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.1M$8K$147K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$986K$89K$139K 990 PDF
FY2022 $664K$640K$24K$49K 990 PDF
FY2021 $664K$632K$32K$64K 990 PDF
FY2020 $394K$388K$6K$24K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,361,193 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,112,944$1,365,404
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$8,714−$4,211
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,104,230$1,361,193
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $465,599$393,779
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $141,630$148,252
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $488,567$844,121
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,095,796$1,386,152
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,434−$24,959
Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,361,193 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$6,977 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,365,404
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,365,404
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,766$2,766
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$4,211$1,361,193
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,386,152 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $59,200$59,200
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $334,579$334,579
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $7,517 · Management $7,517$15,034
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $66,308 · Management $66,308$132,616
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $301 · Management $301$602
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,082$4,082
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,316$2,316
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,573$3,573
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $15,691$15,691
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $83$83
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $17,070$17,070
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $735,691 · Management $38,915$774,606
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $26,700$26,700
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,219,287 · Management $166,865 · Fundraising $0$1,386,152
Part X · Balance sheet $122,264 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $147,157$122,264
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $147,157$122,264
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $358$5,015
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $358$5,015
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,102$17,561
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $143,697$99,688
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $146,799$117,249
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $147,157$122,264
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $117,249 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,361,193
XI-2 Total expenses$1,386,152
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$24,959
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$146,799
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$4,591
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$117,249

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