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Apologetics Press Incorporated

Tax-deductible

Montgomery, AL501(c)(3)Since 1985Arts & CultureEIN 58-1406077

Apologetics press produces biblically and scientifically accurate materials (in the form of many thousands of free web pages of bible material, study bibles, books, bible school curricula, monthly magazines, etc.) for the purpose of edifying christians, equipping christians to evangelize others, and to reach any nonchristian around the world with the truths of god's word.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 18 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
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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $501K a year · 28% 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
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$201K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 61% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $284K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$36K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$5.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2025▲ +9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +55%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$699K
FY2022$869K
FY2023$875K
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
$5.4M
FY2025▲ +19%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$5.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CApologetics Press Incorporated
EINHdr · item D58-1406077
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1981
Year of formationHdr · item L1985
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CMontgomery, AL
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A33Z)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.apologeticspress.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$2.4M
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Spent on programs
100%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Months of spending covered by cash
10.6mo
months of spending covered by cash and easy-to-sell investments▼ -46% vs prior filing year
Surplus or deficit
+10%
as % of revenue, this year▼ -72% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$5.4M
FY2025▲ +19%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$5.4M
Total liabilities
$36K
FY2025▲ +49%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$779
FY2024$24K
FY2025$36K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$274K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$5.4M
Spent on programsPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$36K
Total net assetsLn 32$5.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed10.6

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$2.3M · 85%
Other revenue$342K · 13%
Investment income$63K · 2%
Contributions & grants85%$2.3M
Other revenue13%$342K
Investment income2%$63K
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2025 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it
Cash and giving out
Months of spending covered by cash
Cash and easy-to-sell investments $2.2M · Operating expenses/yr $2.4M
10.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.4M · Total expenses $2.4M
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $2.4M
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $2.4M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.7M
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2.3M · Total revenue $2.7M
85%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $2.7M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $2.7M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $63K · Total revenue $2.7M
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $2.4M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue change from last year
This year $2.7M · Prior year $2.5M
+9%
Revenue, average yearly change over 5 years
FY2021 $1.3M · FY2025 $2.7M
+21%
Net assets change over the year
End of year $5.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue
Revenue $2.7M · Expenses $2.4M
+10%
Debts compared to what it owns
Total liabilities — · Total assets $5.4M
—
Net assets compared to what it owns
Net assets $5.4M · Total assets $5.4M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $5.4M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kyle Butt · Reported title ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $109K · Total expenses $2.4M
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $997K · Total expenses $2.4M
41%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Spent on programs 100%——
Revenue growth 9%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A share is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Kyle Butt
Associate Director
$108,593Pt VII · Sec A
Eric Lyons
Executive Director
$92,121Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dion Hayes
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dan McLeod
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Richard Watson
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kyle Butt’s $109K as Associate Director is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 4Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 4Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Provides spiritual and scientific resources to defend faith.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The production and dissemination of bibles.

$772Kprogram expense
02

The production and dissemination of various printed materials in various forms including bible class curricula, books, tracts, journals, VBS.

$430Kprogram expense
03

The production and dissemination of digital material in various forms including sources such as our websites, audio & video items, and other electronic and online platforms

$91Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
San Angelo Area FoundationFY2024$210K
Foundation for TruthFY2024$49K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$11K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$6K
Oklahoma City Community Foundation INCFY2024$5K
Crown FoundationFY2024$1K
Heritage Charitable Research TrustFY2024$1K
Hennessee Floyd FoundationFY2024$100
Total grants receivedfrom 8 funders$284K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $225K · 2024–2025
San Angelo Area FoundationTX · FY2025$200,000
San Angelo Area FoundationTX · FY2024$25,000

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.7M$2.4M+9% 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.5M$1.6M+104% 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$875K-7% 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$869K+4% 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$699K 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2025

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,708,125 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $341,881 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,303,613
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,303,613
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $62,631$62,631
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $341,881 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $62,631$2,708,125
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,433,810 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $200,000$200,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $141,801$141,801
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $705,367$705,367
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $41,984$41,984
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $107,377$107,377
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $16,633$16,633
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $238$238
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $88,055$88,055
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $309,230$309,230
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $45,788$45,788
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $113,988$113,988
IX-17 TravelPrograms $90,988$90,988
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,053$11,053
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $41,192$41,192
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,514$21,514
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $389,371$389,371
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $109,231$109,231
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,433,810 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,433,810
Part X · Balance sheet $5,405,102 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,178,217$1,994,611
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $410,000$160,000
X-4 Accounts receivable$70,191
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,705,700$2,123,980
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $236,969$1,056,320
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,530,886$5,405,102
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,420$36,299
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,420$36,299
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,506,466$5,368,803
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,506,466$5,368,803
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,530,886$5,405,102
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,368,803 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,708,125
XI-2 Total expenses$2,433,810
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$274,315
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,506,466
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$588,022
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,368,803

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