In Touch Ministries INC: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 58-1495310)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$103.8M
FY2021	$133.5M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$94.1M
FY2021	$116.1M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$123.7M
FY2021	$141.1M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021. IRS ruling in Apr 1984.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

93%

Program services 93% · $87.8M Management & general 6% · $5.8M Fundraising 1% · $531K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $2.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII

Charles F Stanley

Director

$640,300Pt VII · Sec A

Phillip Bowen

Director,vice-Chairman/President & CEO

$493,094Pt VII · Sec A

Celia Gordon

CFO/Treasurer

$286,511Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas C Sabonis-Chafee

Executive Director of Marketing & Communications

$166,800Pt VII · Sec A

John S McKinnon

Executive Director of Programming

$164,495Pt VII · Sec A

Brandon Niemyer

Executive Director of Operations

$164,153Pt VII · Sec A

Caleb Santos

Chief Information Officer

$157,356Pt VII · Sec A

Wardell Brown

Executive Security Specialist

$154,450Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2021	FY2020
Charles F Stanley	$618,028	$640,300
Phillip Bowen	$497,758	$493,094
Celia Gordon	$292,441	$286,511
Thomas C Sabonis-Chafee	$174,108	$166,800
Caleb Santos	$167,176	$157,356
John S McKinnon	$165,463	$164,495
Brandon Niemyer	$165,276	$164,153
Wardell Brown	—	$154,450

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

Helps people grow closer to Jesus Christ.

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3 programs · $85.9M · in their own filed words · FY2019

01

Broadcasting

Production of DAILY/WEEKLY TV and radio programs featuring biblical preaching, teaching, prayer, and music. Buying airtime on local stations as well as national cable and satellite networks.

$60.5Mprogram expense

02

Print and Digital Media

Publish and distribute more than 16,000,000 free magazines and devotionals annually featuring articles of biblically based teaching. Publish and distribute other free printed teaching materials to constituents upon request.

$20.7Mprogram expense

03

International Ministry

Translate TV and radio programs into multiple languages and distribute worldwide and on the web.

$4.7Mprogram expense

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 · FY2025

The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$6K

Warner FoundationFY2025$4K

The Jack Runnion FoundationFY2025$4K

The Lampstand FoundationFY2025$2K

Pehlivanian Family Foundation INCFY2025$1K

Jacob Blumer Charitable TrFY2025$300

Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$18K

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Grants paid · 5 grants · $41.9M · 2019–2020

In Touch Foundation INCGA · FY2020$31,900,000

In Touch Media INCGA · FY2020$2,000,000

In Touch Foundation INCGA · FY2019$8,000,000

Island Outreach INCFL · FY2019$25,000

RzimGA · FY2019$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$103.8M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$97.5M

Other incomeLn 4–11$4.9M

Investment incomeLn 3$1.4M

Money outPt IX

$94.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$87.8M

Managementcol C$5.8M

Fundraisingcol D$531K

Owns and owesPt X

$123.7M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66.6M

Total assetsLn 16$128.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A8

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$97.5M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$35K

Investment incomeLn 3$1.4M

Other incomeLn 4–11$4.9M

Gains on assetsLn 7$81K

Total revenueLn 12$103.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

SavingsLn 2$66.6M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$66.6M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$53.8M

Other assetsLn 15$2.0M

Total assetsLn 16$128.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M

Net assetsLn 32$123.7M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5219

VolunteersI 65

Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$54.2M	$66.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$57.0M	$53.8M
Total assetsLn 16	$119.0M	$128.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$5.7M	$4.4M
Net assetsLn 32	$113.3M	$123.7M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$8.0M	$8.0M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$326K	$326K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.5M	$1.1M	$384K	$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$14.0M	$11.7M	$2.2M	$140K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$443K	$364K	$74K	$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$3.3M	$2.7M	$557K	$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$902K	$743K	$150K	$9K
Legal feesLn 11b	$272K	$245K	$27K	$13
Accounting feesLn 11c	$95K		$95K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$48K		$48K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$3.2M	$2.9M	$326K	$163
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$10K	$10K
Office expensesLn 13	$1.9M	$1.6M	$239K	$32K
OccupancyLn 16	$1.9M	$1.2M	$669K	$14K
TravelLn 17	$295K	$287K	$7K	$234
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$4.5M	$3.6M	$805K	$57K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$52.8M	$52.6M	$13K	$214K
All other expensesLn 24e	$476K	$302K	$173K	$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$94.1M	$87.8M	$5.8M	$531K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2021 Latest	$133.5M	$116.1M	$17.5M	$141.1M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$103.8M	$94.1M	$9.7M	$123.7M	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 F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $103,837,782 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $92,569,754$97,489,392

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,137,672$1,410,439

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,868,495$4,937,951

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $97,575,921$103,837,782

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $489,586$8,367,284

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $20,149,161$20,273,834

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $66,071,820$65,491,861

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $86,710,567$94,132,979

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,865,354$9,704,803

Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members5

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 $103,837,782 across 8 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $1,072,090 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$97,489,392

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$35,293

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$97,489,392

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,328,974$1,328,974

VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $3,087,367$3,087,367

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $61,993 · Excluded from tax $19,472$81,465

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $778,494$778,494

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,912,577 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,435,813$103,837,782

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $94,132,979 across 18 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $8,041,160$8,041,160

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $326,124$326,124

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,135,205 · Management $384,083 · Fundraising $24,216$1,543,504

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,690,370 · Management $2,214,100 · Fundraising $139,597$14,044,067

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $364,453 · Management $73,830 · Fundraising $4,655$442,938

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,748,916 · Management $556,871 · Fundraising $35,110$3,340,897

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $742,525 · Management $150,419 · Fundraising $9,484$902,428

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $245,219 · Management $26,624 · Fundraising $13$271,856

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $94,537$94,537

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $47,500$47,500

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,878,258 · Management $326,339 · Fundraising $163$3,204,760

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,638$9,638

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,643,751 · Management $239,097 · Fundraising $32,040$1,914,888

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,213,329 · Management $669,145 · Fundraising $13,639$1,896,113

IX-17 TravelPrograms $286,907 · Management $7,434 · Fundraising $234$294,575

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,614,366 · Management $804,825 · Fundraising $56,678$4,475,869

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,579,352 · Management $13,345 · Fundraising $213,596$52,806,293

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $301,548 · Management $172,804 · Fundraising $1,480$475,832

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $87,821,121 · Management $5,780,953 · Fundraising $530,905$94,132,979

Part X · Balance sheet $128,102,950 assets, 14 lines filed

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $54,211,484$66,633,756

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $742,503$611,995

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,353,753$1,119,975

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,595,340$3,972,059

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $56,980,254$53,787,918

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,116,272$1,977,247

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $118,999,606$128,102,950

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,480,211$4,217,524

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $222,426$214,683

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,702,637$4,432,207

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $113,234,208$123,603,882

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $62,761$66,861

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $113,296,969$123,670,743

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $118,999,606$128,102,950

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $123,670,743 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$103,837,782

XI-2 Total expenses$94,132,979

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,704,803

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$113,296,969

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$717,605

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$48,634

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$123,670,743

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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