Communicating the gospel of the lord jesus christ through teaching and distribution of theological resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$63K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$63K
to officers and key staff · 44% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 44% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $16K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$161K
Spent
$143K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$56K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$161K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$118K
FY2022$127K
FY2023$123K
FY2024$104K
Expenses
$143K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$143K
FY2021$138K
FY2022$128K
FY2023$132K
FY2024$121K
Net assets
$56K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$56K
FY2021$36K
FY2022$35K
FY2023$26K
FY2024$9K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1999.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $137K Management & general 4% · $6K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$63,162Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Clete Hux’s $62K as Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Clete Hux$61,999$67,113$70,433$42,073$63,162

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

Shares the Gospel through teaching and distributing theological resources.

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1 program · $137K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Conducting a ministry of research, writing, speaking, counseling, and equipping dedicated to providing answers to questions, objections, and attacks on the christian faith for both evangelism and discipleship in the church.

$137Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$16K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$161K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$159K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$143K
Ln 25
Programscol B$137K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$56K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$159K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Total revenueLn 12$161K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$65K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$56K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K$65K
Total assetsLn 16$44K$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$40K$56K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$71K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$32K$29K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K$245
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$179
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$600
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$745$745
InsuranceLn 23$550$550
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$143K$137K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $104K$121K−$17K$9K 990 PDF
FY2023 $123K$132K−$8K$26K 990 PDF
FY2022 $127K$128K−$988$35K 990 PDF
FY2021 $118K$138K−$20K$36K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $161K$143K$18K$56K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $160,612 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $164,469$158,932
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $736$1,680
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $165,205$160,612
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $141,222$126,115
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $19,191$16,806
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $160,413$142,921
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,792$17,691
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $160,612 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$158,932
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$158,932
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,680$1,680
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,680$160,612
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $142,921 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,726$70,726
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $28,800 · Management $3,200$32,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,941$20,941
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,203 · Management $245$2,448
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,459$1,459
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,491 · Management $179$6,670
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,400 · Management $600$6,000
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $745$745
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $550$550
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,382$1,382
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $137,238 · Management $5,683 · Fundraising $0$142,921
Part X · Balance sheet $65,352 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $44,164$65,352
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $44,164$65,352
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,017$9,579
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,017$9,579
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $40,147$55,773
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $40,147$55,773
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $44,164$65,352
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $55,773 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$160,612
XI-2 Total expenses$142,921
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,691
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$40,147
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$2,065
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$55,773

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