Servants Ministry promotes Christian fellowship at colleges and universities by organizing Christian fellowship activities Bible studies regional conferences and by ministering to the spiritual needs of the students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$73K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $52K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$73K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $46K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$228K
Spent
$173K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$176K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$228K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$228K
FY2021$251K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$360K
FY2024$343K
Expenses
$173K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$173K
FY2021$166K
FY2022$252K
FY2023$299K
FY2024$308K
Net assets
$176K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$176K
FY2021$261K
FY2022$286K
FY2023$347K
FY2024$383K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1995.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $172K Management & general 1% · $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

6 people listed on the 990; $73K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$58,800Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Director Treasurer Resigned 12 2000
$14,250Pt VII · Sec A
Director Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ikjoon Joshua Kim’s $86K as Executive Director is at the 82nd 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
Ikjoon Joshua Kim$85,604$80,003$77,856$70,775$58,800
Justin Gross————$14,250

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

Organizes Christian fellowship, Bible studies, and conferences to support students' spiritual needs.

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3 programs · $34K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Conferences and Retreats

Two in-person and four virtual events were held for Bible study Christian worship group discussion and other spiritual activities. Events ranged from one to three days in length. Attendance ranged from 80 to 200.

$23Kprogram expense
02

Missions Services and Charity

Financially supported various US-based mission organizations. Students performed outreach activities on a weekly basis with these mission organizations and Servants Ministry.

$6Kprogram expense
03

Weekly Worship Chapel Services and Meetings

Friday evening meetings attended by about 100 students. Sunday Chapel services attended by about 120 students. During the pandemic these gatherings were held virtually.

$5Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$46K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$228K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$200K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$173K
Ln 25
Programscol B$172K
Managementcol C$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$176K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$176K
Total assetsLn 16$176K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$200K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$228K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$85K
SavingsLn 2$91K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$176K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$176K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$176K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K$176K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$121K$176K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$121K$176K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K$6K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K$99K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$27K$27K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$963$963$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$0$1K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$28K$28K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$505$505$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$0$0$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$146$0$146$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$173K$172K$1K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $343K$308K$35K$383K 990 PDF
FY2023 $360K$299K$61K$347K 990 PDF
FY2022 $277K$252K$25K$286K 990 PDF
FY2021 $251K$166K$85K$261K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $228K$173K$55K$176K 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
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Part I · Summary $228,352 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $213,151$200,166
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $63,260$24,667
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $183$3,519
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $276,594$228,352
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,893$5,842
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $159,300$133,170
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $100,976$34,200
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $270,169$173,212
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,425$55,140
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $228,352 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$200,166
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$200,166
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,667 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$24,667
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,519 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,519
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,186 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$228,352
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $173,212 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,842$5,842
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $98,820 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$98,820
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,638 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$26,638
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,712 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,712
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $963 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$963
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,342 · Fundraising $0$1,342
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,708 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,708
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $27,536 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,536
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $505 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$505
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $146 · Fundraising $0$146
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $171,724 · Management $1,488 · Fundraising $0$173,212
Part X · Balance sheet $175,941 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,216$84,838
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $87,585$91,103
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $120,801$175,941
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $120,801$175,941
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $120,801$175,941
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $175,941 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$228,352
XI-2 Total expenses$173,212
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$55,140
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$120,801
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$175,941

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