Supportive ministry in countries such as china, india, & uganda. Preaching and teaching the gospel, aiding farming and water initiatives, and serving the needs of women and girls.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$91K 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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
$378K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$502K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$267K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$378K
FY2023▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$291K
FY2021$414K
FY2022$458K
FY2023$378K
FY2024$570K
FY2025$639K
Expenses
$502K
FY2023▲ +44%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$280K
FY2021$278K
FY2022$348K
FY2023$502K
FY2024$538K
FY2025$675K
Net assets
$267K
FY2023▼ -32%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$146K
FY2021$281K
FY2022$391K
FY2023$267K
FY2024$297K
FY2025$261K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2014.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $358K Management & general 14% · $70K Fundraising 15% · $75K

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; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$54,467Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$36,193Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Diane Brask’s $54K as President & Executive Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Diane Brask$54,334$54,336$54,467$54,000$54,000$54,000
Tiffany Kearns$39,223—————
Sarah Monson$5,016$35,741$36,193$35,024$21,753—
Kyle Biladeau—————$9,100

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

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Empowering local leaders to share love and transform needy communities worldwide.

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3 programs · $343K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Operation Unreached

Operation unreached partners with indigenous leaders in their remote communities. We support them financially and provide them resources to aid them in spreading the good news of jesus.

$163Kprogram expense
02

Sister Acts

Sister acts partners with the local church, christian organizations and leaders to be the extension of the love of jesus in practical ways, serving the most marginalized women and girls in their communities through 5 basic areas: home, food, health, work and education.

$152Kprogram expense
03

Story Revolution

Story revolution offers captivating storytelling training workshops to christian leaders, key leaders, and mission organizations. We also get vital audio resources to people all over the world who prefer to learn by hearing, not reading. Through storytelling, we captivate minds and hearts with god's stories.

$29Kprogram 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 2 funders$22K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $493K · 2024–2025
Asia HarvestNC · FY2025$175,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$64,560
Jesus Film ProjectFL · FY2025$49,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$17,065
Joshua Nations InternationalCO · FY2025$13,322
One for IsraelTX · FY2025$5,500
Asia HarvestNC · FY2024$84,000
Jesus Film ProjectFL · FY2024$42,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$19,200
Individual RecipientFY2024$12,000
Joshua Nations InternationalCO · FY2024$11,080

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$378K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$377K
Other incomeLn 4–11$510
Investment incomeLn 3$228
Money outPt IX
$502K
Ln 25
Programscol B$358K
Managementcol C$70K
Fundraisingcol D$75K
Owns and owesPt X
$267K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$272K
Total assetsLn 16$274K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$377K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$228
Other incomeLn 4–11$510
Total revenueLn 12$378K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$247K
SavingsLn 2$25K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$272K
Total assetsLn 16$274K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$267K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 660
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$389K$272K
Total assetsLn 16$394K$274K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$391K$267K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$200$200
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$36K$36K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$91K$62K$17K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$24K$16K$4K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$16K$5K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$6K$2K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$46K$10K$12K$24K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$5K$8K$19K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$26K$14K$3K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$301$301
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$199K$192K$5K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$502K$358K$70K$75K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $639K$675K−$37K$261K 990 PDF
FY2024 $570K$538K$32K$297K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $378K$502K−$124K$267K 990 PDF
FY2022 $458K$348K$110K$391K 990 PDF
FY2021 $414K$278K$136K$281K 990 PDF
FY2020 $291K$280K$11K$146K 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 $378,056 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $462,483$377,318
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $233$228
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$4,492$510
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $458,224$378,056
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $136,171$36,650
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $143,910$147,226
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $68,150$318,459
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $348,231$502,335
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $109,993−$124,279
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 $378,056 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $510 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
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$377,318
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$377,318
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $228$228
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $510 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $228$378,056
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $502,335 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $200$200
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $36,450$36,450
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $61,739 · Management $16,811 · Fundraising $12,110$90,660
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,113 · Management $4,387 · Fundraising $3,161$23,661
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,342 · Management $4,578 · Fundraising $3,071$23,991
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,034 · Management $1,695 · Fundraising $1,185$8,914
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,120$10,120
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,166 · Management $11,987 · Fundraising $23,561$45,714
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,699 · Management $8,014 · Fundraising $19,480$32,193
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,550$4,550
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,688 · Management $2,521 · Fundraising $9,926$26,135
IX-23 InsuranceFundraising $301$301
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $192,106 · Management $5,225 · Fundraising $2,115$199,446
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $357,537 · Management $69,888 · Fundraising $74,910$502,335
Part X · Balance sheet $273,908 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $386,529$246,646
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,502$25,011
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,255$2,251
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $393,686$273,908
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,289$6,790
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,289$6,790
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $190,348$139,370
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $201,049$127,748
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $391,397$267,118
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $393,686$273,908
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $267,118 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$378,056
XI-2 Total expenses$502,335
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$124,279
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$391,397
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$267,118

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