Gospel Projects FY2020 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 47-1679070

The mission of gospel projects is to promote and teach the gospel.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$278K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $948K a year · 39% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$278K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
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
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
64%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$68K
FY2024$55K
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$6.2M
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$6K
FY2023$4K
FY2024$5K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2015.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $1.4M Management & general 36% · $783K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $278K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Operations Manager
$142,579Pt VII · Sec A
Marketing Manager
$115,040Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$20,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brandon Mills’s $52K as President is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 344 <$100K 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Frank Matthew Schmucker——$107,216$171,190—
Mark Kinney————$142,579
Mark Kinney——$76,522$132,579—
Shawn Lacount———$118,170—
Shawn Lacount————$115,040
Brandon Mills$51,500$55,000———
Mark Dever——$25,000——
Mark Dever————$20,000

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

Promotes and teaches the Gospel.

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 · FY2020.
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Conferences are planned and conducted through two main endeavors: T4G and cross. T4G: training pastors and church leaders to be strong christ based leaders. Our 2020 a biennial conference had over 12,000 in attendance. Due to mass gathering restrictions, 2020 was livestream only.

$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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $3.9M · 2022–2022
Cross ConferenceNC · FY2022$3,320,974
Good Churches InternationalDC · FY2022$588,640

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$159K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$783K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$159K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$2.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$255K$255K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$339K$339K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$25K$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$85K$85K
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$12K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K$33K$481$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$139K$139K
Office expensesLn 13$64K$64K
TravelLn 17$39K$35K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1.1M$1.1M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$88K$88K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.4M$783K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $55K$5K 990 PDF
FY2023 $68K$4K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.6M$6.2M−$3.6M$6K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.3M$1.8M$1.6M$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.4M$2.2M−$806K$2.1M 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 FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,381,632 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $35,202 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$158,651
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$158,651
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,168,039$1,168,039
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,486$17,486
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $2,254$2,254
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,203,241 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $19,740$1,381,632
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,187,926 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $255,313$255,313
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $338,712$338,712
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $25,270$25,270
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $85,490$85,490
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $11,888 · Management $5,098$16,986
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,335$4,335
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $33,088 · Management $481 · Fundraising $0$33,569
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $139,332$139,332
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $63,842$63,842
IX-17 TravelPrograms $34,925 · Management $4,350$39,275
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,098,153$1,098,153
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $87,649$87,649
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,405,035 · Management $782,891 · Fundraising $0$2,187,926
Part X · Balance sheet $2,097,713 assets, 9 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,902,893$2,097,713
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,902,893$2,097,713
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,902,893$2,097,713
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,902,893$2,097,713
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,902,893$2,097,713
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,097,713 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,381,632
XI-2 Total expenses$2,187,926
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$806,294
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,902,893
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,114
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,097,713

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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