Ambassadors for Christ INC

Tax-deductible

Paradise, PA501(c)(3)Since 1963ReligionEIN 52-0798499Revenue $6.0M in FY2021

On file with the IRSafcinc.org21 Ambassador Dr, 17562-9687 · Paradise, PATax-exempt since May 1964Church — 170(b)(1)(A)(i)

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The organization performs a wide variety of christian services for both US and foreign citizens.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 432 volunteers and 75 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $861K a year · 15% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$277K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 66% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $18K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$717K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.0M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$4.4M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$12.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$6.0M
FY2021▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$6.0M
Expenses
$4.4M
FY2021▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$4.4M
Net assets
$12.6M
FY2021▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.5M
FY2021$12.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2021. IRS ruling in May 1964.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $3.3M Management & general 21% · $923K Fundraising 4% · $190K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $277K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$79,972Pt VII · Sec A
President
$72,052Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$69,444Pt VII · Sec A
Controller T
$55,183Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yeoucherng Bor’s $80K as CEO is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Yeoucherng Bor$79,972—
David Chow$72,052$71,557
Fengsuey Chen$69,444—
Paul Schultz$55,183$55,203

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

Provides Christian services to people in the US and abroad.

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3 programs · $3.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Campus and mission ministries. Ambassadors for christ (afc) has several campus ministers stationed in universities across the usa, for the purpose of reaching chinese students with the gospel of jesus christ and to conduct bible studies with them.

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

Literature ministries. Ambassadors for christ provides good quality christian literature and digital resources through its bookstore operation and through its chinese resource ministry. Afc publishes a quarterly chinese language devotional magazine called; ambassador magazine, which is mailed with no subscription price to homes and…

$1.1Mprogram expense
03

Training ministry. Ambassadors for christ proivdes christian training throughout the year at its training center in paradise, pa, as well as in cities and towns across the usa. Through seminars, a speakers bureau, and discipleship training, afc continually educates, encourages, and empowers pastors, church leaders, and other engaged in…

$523Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$795K
Investment incomeLn 3$233K
Money outPt IX
$4.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$923K
Fundraisingcol D$190K
Owns and owesPt X
$12.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$13.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$717K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$405K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$141K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$795K
Investment incomeLn 3$233K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Gains on assetsLn 7$156K
Total revenueLn 12$6.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$560K
SavingsLn 2$900K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.0M
Other assetsLn 15$205K
Total assetsLn 16$13.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$717K
Net assetsLn 32$12.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 575
VolunteersI 6432
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.9M$4.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.2M$6.0M
Total assetsLn 16$11.1M$13.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$627K$717K
Net assetsLn 32$10.5M$12.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$295K$199K$88K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.2M$523K$50K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$109K$56K$49K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$349K$208K$110K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$128K$86K$38K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$53$37$16
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$23K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$277K$186K$78K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$67K$41K$7K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$69K$39K$30K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$176K$167K$7K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$236K$212K$24K
InsuranceLn 23$48K$19K$29K$214
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$612K$575K$3K$34K
All other expensesLn 24e$231K$278K−$72K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.4M$3.3M$923K$190K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $6.0M$4.4M$1.6M$12.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.3M$5.2M$117K$10.5M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,996,110 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,527,252$4,946,396
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,663,473$794,588
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $104,300$233,229
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $28,942$21,897
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,323,967$5,996,110
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,611,886$2,642,337
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,595,079$1,748,578
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,206,965$4,390,915
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $117,002$1,605,195
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,996,110 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$404,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,541,796
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$140,802
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,946,396
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $794,588$794,588
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $77,088$77,088
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $6,287$6,287
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $15,610$15,610
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $156,141$156,141
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $794,588 · Excluded from tax $255,126$5,996,110
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,390,915 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $199,227 · Management $87,639 · Fundraising $8,403$295,269
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,187,986 · Management $522,589 · Fundraising $50,109$1,760,684
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $55,831 · Management $48,850 · Fundraising $4,163$108,844
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $207,625 · Management $109,872 · Fundraising $31,834$349,331
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $86,120 · Management $38,281 · Fundraising $3,808$128,209
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $37 · Management $16$53
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,817 · Management $9,596$32,413
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $185,911 · Management $78,186 · Fundraising $13,292$277,389
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $41,392 · Management $6,994 · Fundraising $18,285$66,671
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,184 · Management $29,641$68,825
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $167,133 · Management $7,089 · Fundraising $1,526$175,748
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $212,148 · Management $24,104$236,252
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,113 · Management $28,889 · Fundraising $214$48,216
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $575,016 · Management $3,161 · Fundraising $34,168$612,345
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $277,943 · Management −$71,826 · Fundraising $24,549$230,666
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,277,483 · Management $923,081 · Fundraising $190,351$4,390,915
Part X · Balance sheet $13,271,193 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $675,453$559,523
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $356,249$899,593
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $459,468$451,098
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $49,313$23,093
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $419,562$273,523
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $94,429$64,225
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,207,285$5,982,011
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,888,172$4,813,164
X-15 Other assets$204,963
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,149,931$13,271,193
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $222,699$205,642
X-19 Deferred revenue$5,589
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $404,600$506,067
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $627,299$717,298
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,950,519$9,061,767
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,572,113$3,492,128
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,522,632$12,553,895
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,149,931$13,271,193
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,553,895 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,996,110
XI-2 Total expenses$4,390,915
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,605,195
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,522,632
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$426,068
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,553,895

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