Greater Things EIN 47-5538716 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Empowers and equips people for healthy, biblical lives through spiritual growth and training. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $211K in revenue, $201K in expenses, and $100K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2015
Type
Religious organization · Religion
Location
Knoxville, TN
Website
greater-things.org
Filings
4 on file (2022–2025)
Revenue
$211KFY2025
Expenses
$201K
Net assets
$100K
People
5
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  47-5538716 Religious organization Knoxville, TN Founded 2015
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers and equips people for healthy, biblical lives through spiritual growth and training.
Leadership
Jana Spicka · Board Chairman · $16K
Money in and out
$211K revenue, $201K expenses
Bottom line
7% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$211K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$201K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$100K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $11K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.07 Management & general $0.93
Program efficiency
7%
of spending reaches programs▼ -59% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +80% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +436% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$211K
FY2025▼ -32%
Expenses
$201K
FY2025▼ -36%
Total assets
$515K
FY2025+0.5%
Total liabilities
$415K
FY2025▼ -1%
Total revenue
$211K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$201K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$100K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$11K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$515K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B7%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGreater Things
EINHdr · item D47-5538716
Principal addressHdr · item CKnoxville, TN
WebsiteHdr · item Jgreater-things.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2015
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chairman
$16,191Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer-Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director and Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jana Spicka’s $16K as Board Chairman is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2136 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Jana Spicka$16,191
Laura Jones Collins$12,196
Laura Jones Collins$4,780$4,000
Anna Moore$1,000
Charles Spicka$896

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $14K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Greater Things hosted multiple off-site events in 2025 that were open to the community that reached roughly 350 people at various locations. These events included a marriage retreat with roughly (15) couples, a women's fall beach retreat with roughly (25) women in attendance.

$10Kprogram expense
02

Programming events were run in the Greater Things building at 6812 Baum Dr that reached roughly (90) people every week. These included three standing weekly meetings that offer small and safe communities to build trust and confidence: Sunday Night, Tuesday Night, and Wednesday Day.

$4Kprogram expense
03

Part of the mission of Greater Things is to elevate women and men in their careers, goals and ambitions. We provide office space and meeting space below fair market value for women-led startup businesses and ministries and also men's businesses.

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$104K · 49%
Program service revenue$71K · 34%
Other revenue$36K · 17%
Contributions & grants49%$104K
Program service revenue34%$71K
Other revenue17%$36K
Investment income$1
Total revenueLn 12$211K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.07 Management & general $0.93
Program services7%$14K
Management & general93%$187K
Total functional expensesLn 25$201K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$15K
Total assetsLn 16$515K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$415K
Total net assetsLn 32$100K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $15K · Operating expenses/yr $201K
0.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $14K · Total expenses $201K
7%
Management & General
Management & general $187K · Total expenses $201K
93%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $201K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $200 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $169K
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $104K · Total revenue $211K
49%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $211K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $71K · Total revenue $211K
34%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1 · Total revenue $211K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $71K · Total expenses $201K
36%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $211K · Prior year $309K
-32%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $100K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $211K · Expenses $201K
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $515K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $100K · Total assets $515K
19%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $515K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jana Spicka · Reported title Board Chairman · Highest reported compensation $16K · Total expenses $201K
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $16K · Total expenses $201K
8%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 7%
Overhead ratio 93%
Revenue growth -32%

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.

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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)$211K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$309K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$344K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$269K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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