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Christian counseling ministry

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 56-1662908) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 26 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
82% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$401K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
3.3 mo
of spending, in cash
3.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $232K
6 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$760K
45% of total assets
Liabilities are 45% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
6 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.9M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$942K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$942K
FY2025▲ +0.7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$917K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$936K
FY2025$942K

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1996.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.6M Management & general 14% · $279K Fundraising 4% · $70K

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; $401K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Clinical Director
$163,708Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$128,975Pt VII · Sec A
Counselor
$108,014Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Pierce’s $164K as Clinical Director is at the 81st 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
John Pierce$163,708$129,928$138,683$128,836$132,927
Jeremy White$128,975$127,575$125,112$126,279$123,450
Roger Edwards$108,014————

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 counseling and training to help individuals and groups cultivate more loving relationships.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Teach and counsel small groups, seminars, and individuals in order to promote, understand, and practice more loving relationships. In addition, the organization trains pastors and lay people to care more effectively.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 56-1662908) · Dispute this line
$1.6Mprogram 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
$1.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$695K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$279K
Fundraisingcol D$70K
Owns and owesPt X
$942K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$538K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$760K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$695K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$107K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$145K
SavingsLn 2$393K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$538K
Accounts receivableLn 4$27K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$58K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$760K
Net assetsLn 32$942K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$107K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$529K$538K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$741K$760K
Net assetsLn 32$936K$942K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$370K$306K$52K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$905K$155K$35K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$22K$18K$3K$718
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$24K$4K$946
Payroll taxesLn 10$107K$89K$15K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$62K$51K$9K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$54K$44K$8K$2K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
InterestLn 20$24K$20K$3K$775
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$44K$36K$6K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$19K$3K$751
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65K$49K$5K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.6M$279K$70K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 13, 2026 $1.9M$1.9M$6K$942K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 10, 2024 $1.8M$2.0M−$205K$936K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 $2.1M$1.9M$224K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 13, 2023 $1.9M$2.0M−$91K$917K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 20, 2021 $2.1M$1.9M$189K$1.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants J · Pay M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $1,936,181 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $791,647$694,974
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,200,992$1,202,231
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$2,003
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$204,433$36,973
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,788,206$1,936,181
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 $1,653,721$1,623,766
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $339,811$306,324
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,993,532$1,930,090
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$205,326$6,091
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,936,181 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$694,974
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$107,434
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$694,974
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,202,231$1,202,231
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,003$2,003
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,179 · Excluded from tax $35,794$36,973
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,203,410 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $37,797$1,936,181
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,930,090 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $305,580 · Management $52,369 · Fundraising $11,856$369,805
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $904,619 · Management $155,026 · Fundraising $35,102$1,094,747
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $18,492 · Management $3,169 · Fundraising $718$22,379
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,366 · Management $4,175 · Fundraising $946$29,487
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $88,705 · Management $15,201 · Fundraising $3,442$107,348
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $15,242$15,242
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $51,181 · Management $8,772 · Fundraising $1,986$61,939
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $44,471 · Management $7,622 · Fundraising $1,725$53,818
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,336$7,336
IX-20 InterestPrograms $19,969 · Management $3,422 · Fundraising $775$24,166
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $36,196 · Management $6,204 · Fundraising $1,405$43,805
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,340 · Management $3,314 · Fundraising $751$23,405
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $49,223 · Management $4,595 · Fundraising $11,138$64,956
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,657$11,657
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,581,135 · Management $279,111 · Fundraising $69,844$1,930,090
Part X · Balance sheet $1,701,944 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $529,416$144,866
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$393,062
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,985$27,064
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,995$1,675
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,108,867$1,077,139
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,767$58,138
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,677,030$1,701,944
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,438$33,468
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,075$7,710
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $695,728$676,781
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$42,105
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $741,241$760,064
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $935,789$941,880
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $935,789$941,880
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,677,030$1,701,944
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $941,880 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,936,181
XI-2 Total expenses$1,930,090
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,091
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$935,789
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$941,880

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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