The Jude 3 Project was designed to equip the African American Community in the area of apologetics. We achieve this through our website, workshops, symposium, blogs and podcast

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $155K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$42K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% 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
$435K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$465K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$61K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$435K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$122K
FY2021$322K
FY2022$309K
FY2023$411K
FY2024$346K
FY2025$435K
Expenses
$465K
FY2025▲ +46%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$316K
FY2022$312K
FY2023$347K
FY2024$318K
FY2025$465K
Net assets
$61K
FY2025▼ -26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$14K
FY2021−$8K
FY2022−$10K
FY2023$54K
FY2024$83K
FY2025$61K

From the FY2025 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 Sep 2016.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $463K Management & general 0% · $1K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
not listedPt VII · Sec A

Lisa V Fields’s $42K as President is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa V Fields$41,980$53,130$45,620$17,725$6,836
Louis J Fields———$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Equips African Americans with apologetics through online resources and events.

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1 program · $463K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The Jude 3 Project was designed to equip the African American Community in the area of apologetics. We achieve this through our website, workshops, symposium, blogs and podcast

$463Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$435K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$435K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$740
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Money outPt IX
$465K
Ln 25
Programscol B$463K
Managementcol C$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$61K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$77K
Total assetsLn 16$104K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$435K
Government grantsLn 1e$236K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$740
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Total revenueLn 12$435K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$77K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$77K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$436
Total assetsLn 16$104K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
Net assetsLn 32$61K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$112K$77K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$436
Total assetsLn 16$120K$104K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K$42K
Net assetsLn 32$83K$61K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$110K$110K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$100K$100K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$58K$58K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$40K$40K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$13K
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$94K$93K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$465K$463K$1K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $435K$465K−$30K$61K 990 PDF
FY2024 $346K$318K$29K$83K 990 PDF
FY2023 $411K$347K$64K$54K 990 PDF
FY2022 $309K$312K−$3K−$10K 990 PDF
FY2021 $322K$316K$7K−$8K 990 PDF
FY2020 $122K−$14K 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 $434,914 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $300,997$434,660
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $38,530$740
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41$7
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,823−$493
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $346,391$434,914
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $50,951$226,065
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $266,590$238,459
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $317,541$464,524
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,850−$29,610
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $434,914 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$800 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$235,800
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$198,860
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$434,660
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $740$740
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7$7
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $307$307
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$60 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $314$434,914
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $464,524 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $110,000$110,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $100,000$100,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,065$16,065
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,566$8,566
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $57,757$57,757
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,622$2,622
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,445$2,445
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,613$1,613
IX-17 TravelPrograms $40,388$40,388
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,949$12,949
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,821$9,821
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,152$1,152
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,684$4,684
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,066$2,066
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $92,979 · Management $1,417$94,396
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $463,107 · Management $1,417 · Fundraising $0$464,524
Part X · Balance sheet $103,575 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $112,278$77,378
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,481$25,761
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,588$436
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $120,347$103,575
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,823$36,450
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,490$6,025
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $37,313$42,475
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $83,034$61,100
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $83,034$61,100
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $120,347$103,575
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $61,100 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$434,914
XI-2 Total expenses$464,524
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$29,610
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$83,034
XI-7 Investment expenses$7,676
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$61,100

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