Blue Ridge Fellows are college graduates who begin their professional careers through an integrated, community-rich, nine-month Program, learning to live out seamless faith in christ.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $100K a year · 26% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$166K
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $78K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$73K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$617K
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$386K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$564K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$617K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$254K
FY2022$260K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$523K
FY2025$617K
Expenses
$386K
FY2025▲ +44%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$238K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$257K
FY2024$267K
FY2025$386K
Net assets
$564K
FY2025▲ +70%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$78K
FY2022$74K
FY2023$76K
FY2024$332K
FY2025$564K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $362K Management & general 5% · $19K Fundraising 1% · $5K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $166K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$104,000Pt VII · Sec A
Key Employee
$62,400Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022
Tim Henderson$104,000$90,000$100,000
Kellie Henderson$62,400$62,700$60,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains college graduates in community and faith for professional careers.

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1 program · $362K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Providing teaching, mentoring services to the students in additions to conducting projects for the good of the community.

$362Kprogram 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 3 funders$78K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$617K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$614K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$386K
Ln 25
Programscol B$362K
Managementcol C$19K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$564K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$315K
Total assetsLn 16$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$614K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$617K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$129K
SavingsLn 2$186K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$315K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$321K
Total assetsLn 16$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K
Net assetsLn 32$564K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$134K$315K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$225K$321K
Total assetsLn 16$359K$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K$73K
Net assetsLn 32$332K$564K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$166K$156K$8K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$80K$75K$4K$999
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$8K$416$104
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$31K$2K$415
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$11K$583$146
Accounting feesLn 11c$500$500
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$275$275
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K$439$110
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$109$27
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$228$57
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$157$41
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$187$47
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$34K$2K$419
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$20K$259$65
Total functional expensesLn 25$386K$362K$19K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $617K$386K$231K$564K 990 PDF
FY2024 $523K$267K$256K$332K 990 PDF
FY2023 $260K$257K$2K$76K 990 PDF
FY2022 $260K$264K−$4K$74K 990 PDF
FY2021 $254K$238K$16K$78K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $616,933 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $523,233$614,309
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$2,624
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $523,233$616,933
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $211,073$299,518
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $56,053$86,161
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $267,126$385,679
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $256,107$231,254
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $616,933 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$614,309
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$614,309
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,624$2,624
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,624 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$616,933
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $385,679 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $156,000 · Management $8,320 · Fundraising $2,080$166,400
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $74,932 · Management $3,996 · Fundraising $999$79,927
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,794 · Management $416 · Fundraising $104$8,314
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,148 · Management $1,661 · Fundraising $415$33,224
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,924 · Management $583 · Fundraising $146$11,653
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $500$500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $275$275
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,916 · Management $439 · Fundraising $110$8,465
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,047 · Management $109 · Fundraising $27$2,183
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,276 · Management $228 · Fundraising $57$4,561
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,115 · Management $157 · Fundraising $41$3,313
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,275$7,275
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,491 · Management $187 · Fundraising $47$3,725
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,542 · Management $1,662 · Fundraising $419$35,623
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,917 · Management $259 · Fundraising $65$20,241
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $362,377 · Management $18,792 · Fundraising $4,510$385,679
Part X · Balance sheet $636,327 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $134,162$128,947
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$186,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $225,000$321,380
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $359,162$636,327
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $434$17,332
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $25,438$50,635
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,000$4,816
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,872$72,783
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $332,290$563,544
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $332,290$563,544
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $359,162$636,327
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $563,544 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$616,933
XI-2 Total expenses$385,679
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$231,254
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$332,290
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$563,544

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