Renovare INC

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Palatine, IL501(c)(3)EIN 48-1062723Revenue $2.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRSrenovare.org203 S Bothwell St, 60067-6121 · Palatine, ILTax-exempt since Jul 1989Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To renew the Christian church through the personal and corporate spiritual formation of its members.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 10 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
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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $249K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$154K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $616K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$337K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2025▼ -26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$2.1M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$965K
FY2021$847K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$449K
FY2021$647K
FY2022$594K
FY2023$561K
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1989.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $1.3M Management & general 19% · $375K Fundraising 13% · $262K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $154K 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
President
$143,965Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee - Exited 01/25
$9,744Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Ted Harro$143,965$136,986$120,794
Richard Foster$9,744$9,744—

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Renewing the Christian church through spiritual formation of its members.

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3 programs · $973K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Spiritual Formation education is a core of Renovare's ministry and remained an emphasis for FY 2024-25. This general education occurs through various platforms: such as podcasts via the website (renovare.org), the online Renovare book club with a record 2100 participants, and various speaking engagements.

$413Kprogram expense
02

A two year program, the Renovare Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation (Renovare Institute) provides an in depth interaction with core organizational ideas. Over the course of two years, students are guided in daily online studies, practice a variety of spiritual disciplines, develop a spiritual community with a small group of…

$353Kprogram expense
03

Conferences and retreats are planned and facilitated to encourage people to practice a meaningful spiritual life. In April 2025 the annual pastor's retreat, "First Love", was held for 43 pastors and ministry leaders.

$207Kprogram 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
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$713K
Investment incomeLn 3$71K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$375K
Fundraisingcol D$262K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$337K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$713K
Investment incomeLn 3$71K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$361K
SavingsLn 2$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$134K
Other assetsLn 15$41K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$337K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$1.9M$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$134K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$361K$337K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$165K$64K$53K$48K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$759K$587K$119K$52K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$85K$60K$16K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$56K$39K$11K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$55K$55K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$16K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K$61
Office expensesLn 13$35K$5K$30K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$13K$1K$69
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$422K$353K$26K$43K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$300K$184K$16K$100K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$13K$2K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.3M$375K$262K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.1M$2.0M$136K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.9M$1.6M$1.2M$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.6M−$29K$561K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.5M−$48K$594K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$847K$183K$647K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$965K$42K$449K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,113,422 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,222,525$1,329,432
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $593,355$712,734
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $37,674$71,320
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,789−$64
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,857,343$2,113,422
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $971,547$1,070,232
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $675,501$906,994
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,647,048$1,977,226
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,210,295$136,196
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,113,422 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$11,094 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,329,432
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,329,432
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $712,734$712,734
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $71,320$71,320
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $11,030$11,030
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $701,640 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $82,350$2,113,422
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,977,226 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $64,295 · Management $52,540 · Fundraising $48,221$165,056
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $586,812 · Management $119,327 · Fundraising $52,477$758,616
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $5,692$5,692
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $59,995 · Management $15,898 · Fundraising $8,690$84,583
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,587 · Management $11,063 · Fundraising $6,635$56,285
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,446$4,446
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $55,369$55,369
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,151 · Management $5,022$21,173
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,621 · Management $61$5,682
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,921 · Management $29,627$34,548
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,400 · Management $1,454 · Fundraising $69$14,923
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $12,436$12,436
IX-17 TravelPrograms $353,388 · Management $25,845 · Fundraising $43,137$422,370
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $11,139$11,139
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,955$6,955
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $184,229 · Management $16,009 · Fundraising $99,999$300,237
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,150 · Management $1,646 · Fundraising $2,920$17,716
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,340,549 · Management $374,529 · Fundraising $262,148$1,977,226
Part X · Balance sheet $2,281,188 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $366,523$361,113
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,540,454$1,696,752
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $152,969$18,833
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,602$15,414
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $42,618$9,326
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,122$133,644
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $6,255$5,371
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $58,071$40,735
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,190,614$2,281,188
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $66,555$92,702
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $294,349$244,581
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $360,904$337,283
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,278,123$1,063,182
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $551,587$880,723
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,829,710$1,943,905
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,190,614$2,281,188
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,943,905 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,113,422
XI-2 Total expenses$1,977,226
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$136,196
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,829,710
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$22,001
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,943,905

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