Greater Things FY2023 filing

Religious organization Knoxville, TN Since 2015 EIN 47-5538716 NTEE X20
Revenue
$344K
▲ +28%
FY2023 · Pt VIII · Ln 12
Expenses
$319K
▲ +44%
FY2023 · Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$78K
FY2023 · Pt X · Ln 32
To programs
20%
FY2023 · Pt IX · col B
Revenue & expenses by yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$344K
FY2023▲ +28%
Expenses
$319K
FY2023▲ +44%

Empowers and equips people for healthy, biblical lives through spiritual growth and training.

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Tax-deductible?
Yes
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Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
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Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
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Foundation funders?
Not on file
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Spent on programs?
20% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
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Size and trend
$100K–1M
↑ +28% vs prior year
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2023 (IRS tax year 2023).


Empowers and equips people for healthy, biblical lives through spiritual growth and training.

Founded
2015
Type
Religious organization · Religion
Location
Knoxville, TN
Website
greater-things.org
Filings
4 on file (2022–2023)
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Where the money goes · FY2023
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.20 Management & general $0.80
Program efficiency
20%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+7%
revenue over expenses, this year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$506K
FY2023▲ +812%
Total liabilities
$428K
FY2023▲ ×855
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$25K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$506K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B20%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · 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 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
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
Secretary/Treasurer and Board Member
$4,780Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$896Pt VII · Sec A
President and Board Chairman
$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 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 · 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 $65K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Greater Things hosted multiple off-site events in 2023 that were open to the community that reached roughly 350 people at various locations. These events included a marriage retreat with roughly (20) couples, a women's fall retreat with roughly (30) women in attendance.

$48Kprogram expense
02

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

$17Kprogram expense
03

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

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$216K · 63%
Program service revenue$94K · 27%
Other revenue$34K · 10%
Contributions & grants63%$216K
Program service revenue27%$94K
Other revenue10%$34K
Total revenueLn 12$344K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.20 Management & general $0.80
Program services20%$65K
Management & general80%$254K
Total functional expensesLn 25$319K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$6K
Total assetsLn 16$506K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$428K
Total net assetsLn 32$78K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $6K · Operating expenses/yr $319K
0.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $65K · Total expenses $319K
20%
Management & General
Management & general $254K · Total expenses $319K
80%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $319K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $206K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $216K · Total revenue $344K
63%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $344K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $94K · Total revenue $344K
27%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $344K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $94K · Total expenses $319K
29%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $344K · Prior year $269K
+28%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $78K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $344K · Expenses $319K
+7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $506K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $78K · Total assets $506K
15%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $506K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Laura Jones Collins · Reported title SECRETARY/TREASURER AND BOARD MEMBER · Highest reported compensation $5K · Total expenses $319K
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $44K · Total expenses $319K
14%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 20%——
Overhead ratio 80%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 28%——
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.

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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 · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$309K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$344K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 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) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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