Worldwide Proclamation INC

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Evangelism through open air ministries

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $43K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $65K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$811K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$887K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$356K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$811K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$772K
FY2021$806K
FY2022$780K
FY2023$866K
FY2024$925K
FY2025$811K
Expenses
$887K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$501K
FY2021$801K
FY2022$764K
FY2023$922K
FY2024$826K
FY2025$887K
Net assets
$356K
FY2025▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$367K
FY2021$373K
FY2022$389K
FY2023$333K
FY2024$433K
FY2025$356K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1990.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $820K Management & general 6% · $57K Fundraising 1% · $11K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Field Director
$50,958Pt VII · Sec A
$27,150Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Wilson’s $51K as Field Director is at the 52nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Wilson$50,958$59,899$37,000$23,000$38,383$39,620
Harry C Welton$27,150$20,840$19,380$19,955$21,235$20,095

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

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1 program · $820K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Open air evangelism in Jamaica, Bahamas, Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, Paraguay, Ecuador, India, Congo, Kenya, Bolivia and Peru. Acting as a channel to send funds from donors in the US to OAC staff for evangelism in Australia, New Zealand, Albania, Austria, Germany, Greece, Ireland, England, Romania and Canada.

$820Kprogram 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 3 funders$65K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$811K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$800K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$887K
Ln 25
Programscol B$820K
Managementcol C$57K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$356K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$356K
Total assetsLn 16$356K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$800K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Total revenueLn 12$811K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$77K
SavingsLn 2$279K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$356K
Total assetsLn 16$356K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$356K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$207K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$433K$356K
Total assetsLn 16$433K$356K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$433K$356K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$212K$212K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$93K$63K$20K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$14K$0$14K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$0$5K$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$392$555
TravelLn 17$16K$14K$2K$816
InsuranceLn 23$855$0$855$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$542K$527K$14K$216
Total functional expensesLn 25$887K$820K$57K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 24, 2026 $811K$887K−$77K$356K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 18, 2025 $925K$826K$99K$433K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 2, 2024 $866K$922K−$56K$333K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 10, 2023 $780K$764K$16K$389K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 12, 2022 $806K$801K$6K$373K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 12, 2021 $772K$501K$271K$367K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $810,768 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $913,059$799,871
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,820$10,897
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $924,879$810,768
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $227,332$213,261
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $93,728$92,619
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $504,529$581,594
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $825,589$887,474
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $99,290−$76,706
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $810,768 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$799,871
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$799,871
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,897$10,897
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,897$810,768
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $887,474 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,521$1,521
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $211,740$211,740
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,235 · Management $20,122 · Fundraising $9,262$92,619
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $14,486 · Fundraising $0$14,486
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,000 · Fundraising $0$5,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,348 · Management $392 · Fundraising $555$3,295
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,874 · Management $1,632 · Fundraising $816$16,322
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $855 · Fundraising $0$855
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $527,366 · Management $14,054 · Fundraising $216$541,636
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $820,084 · Management $56,541 · Fundraising $10,849$887,474
Part X · Balance sheet $355,867 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $264,234$76,631
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $168,339$279,236
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $432,573$355,867
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $201,097$261,790
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $231,476$94,077
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $432,573$355,867
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $432,573$355,867
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $355,867 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$810,768
XI-2 Total expenses$887,474
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$76,706
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$432,573
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$355,867

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

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