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Ministries & bible studies: weekly bible studies; other periodic bible studies, revivals, & guest ministries at churches; speakers and teachers at various meetings and religious retreats.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$35K 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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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
99% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$35K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
32.9 mo
of spending, in cash
32.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $17K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
None of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$294K
+38% vs prior year
Spent
$278K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$774K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$294K
FY2025▲ +38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$243K
FY2021$176K
FY2022$186K
FY2023$231K
FY2024$213K
FY2025$294K
Expenses
$278K
FY2025▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$223K
FY2021$226K
FY2022$180K
FY2023$253K
FY2024$218K
FY2025$278K
Net assets
$774K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$828K
FY2021$778K
FY2022$784K
FY2023$762K
FY2024$758K
FY2025$774K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1987.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $275K Management & general 1% · $3K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $35K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Employee
$35,100Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Riley$35,100$32,400$32,400$32,400$32,400$32,400

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Leads Bible studies, revivals, and religious retreats, sharing teachings at churches and meetings.

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1 program · $275K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Ministries & Bible Studies

Weekly bible studies; other periodic bible studies, revivals, & guest ministries at churches; speakers and teachers at various meetings and religious retreats.

$275Kprogram 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$17K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$294K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Money outPt IX
$278K
Ln 25
Programscol B$275K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$774K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$763K
Total assetsLn 16$774K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Total revenueLn 12$294K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$37K
SavingsLn 2$726K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$763K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K
Total assetsLn 16$774K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$774K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$742K$763K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$758K$774K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$758K$774K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$53K$53K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$77K$77K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$140K$140K$45
Total functional expensesLn 25$278K$275K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 21, 2026 $294K$278K$16K$774K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 11, 2025 $213K$218K−$4K$758K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 23, 2024 $231K$253K−$22K$762K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 1, 2023 $186K$180K$6K$784K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 10, 2022 $176K$226K−$50K$778K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 1, 2021 $243K$223K$20K$828K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $294,288 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $181,619$264,234
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31,736$30,054
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $213,355$294,288
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 $62,400$53,100
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $155,123$225,363
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $217,523$278,463
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,168$15,825
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $294,288 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$264,234
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$264,234
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $30,054$30,054
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $30,054 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$294,288
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $278,463 across 6 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $53,100$53,100
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,000$2,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,300$1,300
IX-17 TravelPrograms $76,890$76,890
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,588$5,588
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $139,540 · Management $45$139,585
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $275,118 · Management $3,345 · Fundraising $0$278,463
Part X · Balance sheet $773,849 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,437$37,170
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $720,290$725,969
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,297$10,710
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $758,024$773,849
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $758,024$773,849
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $758,024$773,849
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $758,024$773,849
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $773,849 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$294,288
XI-2 Total expenses$278,463
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,825
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$758,024
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$773,849

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

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