Helping the hardest-to-reach people of North America Develop a relationship with Christ

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$34K 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$34K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $13K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$218K
Spent
$163K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$86K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$218K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$218K
FY2021$244K
FY2022$289K
FY2023$210K
FY2024$250K
Expenses
$163K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$163K
FY2021$211K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$230K
FY2024$250K
Net assets
$86K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$86K
FY2021$119K
FY2022$131K
FY2023$112K
FY2024$113K

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 Mar 2015.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $159K Management & general 1% · $2K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $34K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$30,986Pt VII · Sec A
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A
President of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Watson’s $72K as Founder/Secretary is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Paul Watson$72,000$72,000$70,650——
Rebecca Ewing$70,887$70,887$70,887$41,187$30,986
Misheel Mandalsaikhan———$17,150$3,000

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Connects isolated individuals with faith and community.

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1 program · $159K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Conferences, Webinars, Coaching and Materials to teach and train people in Discipling unchurched people across the United States and Canada

$159Kprogram expense

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 1 funder$13K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$218K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$120K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$98K
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Money outPt IX
$163K
Ln 25
Programscol B$159K
Managementcol C$2K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$86K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$77K
Total assetsLn 16$88K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$98K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$120K
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Total revenueLn 12$218K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$77K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$77K
Total assetsLn 16$88K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$86K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 65
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K$77K
Total assetsLn 16$33K$88K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$32K$86K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$34K$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$85K$85K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$0$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$960$960
Advertising and promotionLn 12$594$594
Office expensesLn 13$54$54
Information technologyLn 14$13K$13K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$35$35
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$5K$0$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$163K$159K$2K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $250K$250K$702$113K 990 PDF
FY2023 $210K$230K−$19K$112K 990 PDF
FY2022 $289K$277K$12K$131K 990 PDF
FY2021 $244K$211K$33K$119K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $218K$163K$54K$86K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $217,547 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $80,899$97,564
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $51,257$119,969
I-10 Investment income$14
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $132,156$217,547
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $115,012$137,460
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $21,110$25,996
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $136,122$163,456
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,966$54,091
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $217,547 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $119,969 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$97,564
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$97,564
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $14 · Excluded from tax $0$14
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $119,969 · Unrelated business $14 · Excluded from tax $0$217,547
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $163,456 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $33,986$33,986
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $84,743$84,743
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,724$7,724
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,007$11,007
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,324$1,324
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $960$960
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $594$594
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $54$54
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,024$13,024
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,959$1,959
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $35$35
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,663 · Management $0 · Fundraising $2,383$7,046
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $158,749 · Management $2,324 · Fundraising $2,383$163,456
Part X · Balance sheet $88,167 assets, 6 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $11,039; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,494$77,128
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $33,494$88,167
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,753$2,336
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,753$2,336
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,741$85,831
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $33,494$88,167
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $85,831 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$217,547
XI-2 Total expenses$163,456
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$54,091
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,741
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−$1
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$85,831

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