Truth78 EIN 47-3782829

Truth78 FY2021 filing

EIN  47-3782829 Religious organization Eagan, MN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Inspires youth to know, honor, and treasure God, living as faithful disciples.
Leadership
David Michael · Executive Director / President · $93K
Money in and out
$1.2M revenue, $1.3M expenses
Bottom line
48% program efficiency

Inspires youth to know, honor, and treasure God, living as faithful disciples. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $1.2M in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, and $192K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$192K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$43K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.48 Management & general $0.42 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
48%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2021▲ +11%
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2021▲ +16%
Total assets
$344K
FY2021▲ +6%
Total liabilities
$152K
FY2021▲ +69%
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$192K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$43K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$344K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B48%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $610K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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TRUTH78 is a vision-oriented ministry for the next generationsthat they may know, honor, and treasure god, setting their hope in christ alone, so that they will live as faithful disciples for the glory of GOD.OUR mission is to inspire and equip the church and the home for the comprehensive discipleship of the next generationwe are eager…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTruth78
EINHdr · item D47-3782829
Principal addressHdr · item CEagan, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.truth78.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X83)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director / President
$93,005Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations / Secretary
$87,701Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Eaton’s $101K as Director of Operations / Secretary is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Michael$63,518$96,283$96,283$106,783$93,005$34,333
Brian Eaton$101,030$90,373$90,373$92,317$87,701$94,747
Terry Kurschner$23,660

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$831K · 68%
Other revenue$390K · 32%
Contributions & grants68%$831K
Other revenue32%$390K
— government grantsLn 1e$157K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.48 Management & general $0.42 Fundraising $0.09
Program services48%$610K
Management & general42%$534K
Fundraising9%$120K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$174K
Total assetsLn 16$344K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$152K
Total net assetsLn 32$192K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $174K · Operating expenses/yr $1.3M
1.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $610K · Total expenses $1.3M
48%
Management & General
Management & general $534K · Total expenses $1.3M
42%
Fundraising
Fundraising $120K · Total expenses $1.3M
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $100K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $643K
$0.16 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $831K · Total revenue $1.2M
68%
Government reliance
Government grants $157K · Total revenue $1.2M
13%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.2M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $1.2M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.3M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.2M · Prior year $1.1M
+11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $192K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.2M · Expenses $1.3M
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $344K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $192K · Total assets $344K
56%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $344K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual David Michael · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $93K · Total expenses $1.3M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $870K · Total expenses $1.3M
69%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 48%
Overhead ratio 42%
Fundraising cost ratio 14%
Revenue growth 11%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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