21st Century Global Missions

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The organization exists for the purpose of recruiting, educating, and encouraging communicators of the gospel to people across the globe in their native language, culture and country.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
21¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2026 · 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $76K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
21%
of spending
Concern: 21% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 23.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 13 voting members
Concern: none of 13 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$583K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$605K
To programs
21%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$583K
FY2026▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$415K
FY2022$669K
FY2023$525K
FY2024$559K
FY2025$665K
FY2026$583K
Expenses
$605K
FY2026▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$369K
FY2022$525K
FY2023$442K
FY2024$533K
FY2025$488K
FY2026$605K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2026▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$936K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M
FY2026$1.3M

From the FY2026 Form 990 (year ending June 2026) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Dec 2002.

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Where the money goes

21 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 21% · $125K Management & general 79% · $479K

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2025); the FY2026 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

J C Enlow’s $52K as Officer is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
J C Enlow$51,972$53,979$53,898$44,415$50,014
Donald Roberson$49,133$48,000$48,000$48,000—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Trains and encourages people worldwide to share the Gospel in their own languages and cultures.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Establishing bible colleges offering degrees in bible to accomplish the goal of building strong communicators of the gospel

Pt IX · col B

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 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2026 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$583K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$563K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Money outPt IX
$605K
Ln 25
Programscol B$125K
Managementcol C$479K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$563K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Total revenueLn 12$583K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$721K
SavingsLn 2$474K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$153K
Other assetsLn 15$100
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY26End FY26
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$146K$153K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$102K$51K$51K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48K$24K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$79K$45K$34K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$1K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$322K$322K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$3K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$605K$125K$479K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 18, 2026 $583K$605K−$22K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2025Filed with the IRS Jan 15, 2026 $665K$488K$176K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 10, 2024 $559K$533K$27K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 12, 2023 $525K$442K$83K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 6, 2022 $669K$525K$144K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2021 $415K$369K$46K$936K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2026 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $583,164 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $656,050$562,808
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,834$20,356
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $664,884$583,164
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $153,231$153,604
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $335,257$451,079
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $488,488$604,683
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $176,396−$21,519
Part VI · Governance 0 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $583,164 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$562,808
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$562,808
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $20,356$20,356
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,356$583,164
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $604,683 across 13 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $50,875 · Management $50,875$101,750
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $23,895 · Management $23,895$47,790
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,032 · Management $2,032$4,064
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,090$3,090
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,003$1,003
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $10,758$10,758
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $3,423$3,423
IX-17 TravelPrograms $44,796 · Management $34,443$79,239
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $4,136$4,136
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,000 · Management $7,069$8,069
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,296$4,296
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $322,079$322,079
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,635 · Management $12,351$14,986
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $125,233 · Management $479,450 · Fundraising $0$604,683
Part X · Balance sheet $1,347,488 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $757,969$720,569
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $465,261$474,285
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $145,604$152,534
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $100$100
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,368,934$1,347,488
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,121$3,194
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,121$3,194
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,365,813$1,344,294
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,365,813$1,344,294
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,368,934$1,347,488
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,344,294 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$583,164
XI-2 Total expenses$604,683
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$21,519
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,365,813
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3,402
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,344,294

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2026 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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