Disciples Foundation INC FY2021 filing

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We are called to prepare excellent Disciples ministers through our supportive community of faith.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 62-0480066) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$37K 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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FY2021 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $29K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
91% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$37K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
1.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$227K
11% of total assets
Liabilities are 11% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
18 of 18 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$367K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$554K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$367K
FY2021▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$425K
FY2021$367K
FY2022$361K
FY2023$371K
FY2024$357K
FY2025$338K
Expenses
$554K
FY2021▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$424K
FY2021$554K
FY2022$388K
FY2023$356K
FY2024$304K
FY2025$369K
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2021▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2001.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $506K Management & general 3% · $19K Fundraising 5% · $28K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $37K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & Acting Dean
$25,171Pt VII · Sec A
President & Dean
$12,134Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Trustees Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Trustees Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Trustees Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Trustees Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Trustees Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Trustees Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cherisna Jean-Marie$122,864————
Mark Calvert-Rosenberger——$60,672$12,134—
Beth Pattillo—$3,494—$25,171$28,767
Beth Patillo——$574——

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

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3 programs · $494K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Housing

Provide low cost, subsidized housing for disciples of christ ministry students at vanderbilt divinity school.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 62-0480066) · Dispute this line
$270Kprogram expense
02

Programming

Provide classes, practical training, denominal connection and encouragement for disciples of christ ministry students at vanderbilt divinity school. Expense represents return of unused grant funds to grantor.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 62-0480066) · Dispute this line
$168Kprogram expense
03

Financial Support

Provide tuition and living cost assistance for disciples of christ ministry students at vanderbilt divinity school.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 62-0480066) · Dispute this line
$56Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 9 grants · $295K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,889
Unitemized GrantFY2022$32,250
Unitemized GrantFY2022$32,250
Unitemized GrantFY2021$21,637
Unitemized GrantFY2021$21,637
Unitemized GrantFY2020$39,516
Unitemized GrantFY2020$39,516
Unitemized GrantFY2019$43,776
Unitemized GrantFY2019$43,776

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$367K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$184K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$112K
Investment incomeLn 3$71K
Money outPt IX
$554K
Ln 25
Programscol B$506K
Managementcol C$19K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$227K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$112K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$184K
Investment incomeLn 3$71K
Gains on assetsLn 7$18K
Total revenueLn 12$367K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22K
SavingsLn 2$35K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$57K
Accounts receivableLn 4$3K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$486K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M
Intangible assetsLn 14$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$227K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 665
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$6K
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY21FY20FY19FY18FY17
End of yearLn 1g$1.5M$1.3M$1.4M$1.4M$1.3M
AddedLn 1b$13K$5K$14K$18K$17K
SpentLn 1d–1f$105K$81K$84K$79K$74K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$225K$57K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$511K$486K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$252K$227K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$1.9M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$305K$305K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$6K$6K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$76K$55K$8K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$36K$26K$4K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$1K$765$764
Payroll taxesLn 10$744$352$169$223
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$418$42$253$123
OccupancyLn 16$57K$57K
InterestLn 20$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$2K$797$306
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$803$434$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$554K$506K$19K$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 26, 2026 $338K$369K−$31K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 11, 2025 $357K$304K$53K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 $371K$356K$15K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $361K$388K−$27K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $367K$554K−$186K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 13, 2021 $425K$424K$2K$1.8M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990
Part I · Summary $367,256 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $159,424$111,774
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $210,270$184,318
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $55,795$71,164
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $425,489$367,256
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $162,819$311,534
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $136,510$114,998
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $124,394$127,132
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $423,723$553,664
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,766−$186,408
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $367,256 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$111,774
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$111,774
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $184,318$184,318
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $53,183$53,183
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $17,981$17,981
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $255,482 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$367,256
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $553,664 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $305,182$305,182
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $6,352$6,352
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $55,440 · Management $7,714 · Fundraising $12,686$75,840
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,219 · Management $3,648 · Fundraising $5,999$35,866
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,019 · Management $765 · Fundraising $764$2,548
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $352 · Management $169 · Fundraising $223$744
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,554 · Fundraising $6,243$11,797
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $42 · Management $253 · Fundraising $123$418
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $56,542$56,542
IX-20 InterestPrograms $10,629$10,629
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,536$24,536
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,936$16,936
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,060 · Management $797 · Fundraising $306$3,163
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $803 · Management $434 · Fundraising $1,874$3,111
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $506,112 · Management $19,334 · Fundraising $28,218$553,664
Part X · Balance sheet $2,083,194 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $52,021$21,955
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $173,171$34,858
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,627
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,575$4,628
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $510,701$486,369
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,283,050$1,531,096
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,865$1,661
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,024,383$2,083,194
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,977$9,117
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $231,887$212,479
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,866$5,405
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $251,730$227,001
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $411,981$669,510
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,360,672$1,186,683
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,772,653$1,856,193
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,024,383$2,083,194
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,856,193 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$367,256
XI-2 Total expenses$553,664
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$186,408
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,772,653
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$269,948
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,856,193

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