To assist in the responsible presentation of the biblical worldview as the only comprehensive life system that answers all of humanitys questions

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$450K 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $403K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$450K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $2.0M
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$281K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$718K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$3.7M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$3.3M
Net assets
$718K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$718K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$725K
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.3M

From the FY2020 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2003.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.4M Management & general 13% · $240K Fundraising 7% · $121K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $450K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO/Director
$228,250Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$124,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Strategist/Marketing
$97,288Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/CFO/Director
$848Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair/Vice President/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gabe Lyons’s $253K as President, C is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gabe Lyons$253,000$259,000$257,250$230,480$228,250
Jeffrey Mikitka——$214,000——
Rob McCloskey$142,550$139,000$135,750$123,000$124,000
Rebekah Lyons$90,000$89,833$99,750$101,000$97,288
Jonathan Pitts—$21,000———
Chris Ferebee$2,000——$810$848

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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2 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The Q Ideas Initiative educates Christians in their role and responsibility to renew culture: - Hosted national gathering via livestream from Nashville where over 7,000 leaders received education- Hosted one Q&A Event in Nashville for 400 leaders and a global broadcast to 2,000 leaders- Exposed over 500,000 Christians to Gospel-centered…

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

- Convened and educated leaders from the seven channels of culture through the Axiom Initiative

$83Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $28K · 2022–2023
Convoy of HopeMO · FY2023$15,000
Convoy of HopeMO · FY2022$12,500

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$792K
Investment incomeLn 3$112
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$240K
Fundraisingcol D$121K
Owns and owesPt X
$718K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$930K
Total assetsLn 16$999K
LiabilitiesLn 26$281K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$92K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$792K
Investment incomeLn 3$112
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$530K
SavingsLn 2$400K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$930K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$41K
Total assetsLn 16$999K
LiabilitiesLn 26$281K
Net assetsLn 32$718K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$549K$930K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$41K$41K
Total assetsLn 16$807K$999K
LiabilitiesLn 26$627K$281K
Net assetsLn 32$181K$718K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$326K$261K$33K$33K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$299K$239K$30K$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$149K$119K$15K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$26K$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$980$735$147$98
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$22K$4K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$21K$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K$23K$5K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$84K$36K$42K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$33K$9K$22K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$53K$11K$40K$3K
TravelLn 17$127K$105K$13K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$564K$545K$9K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$21K$4K$16K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$669$3K$167
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$9K$3K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.4M$240K$121K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.7M$3.3M$400K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.0M$3.8M$1.2M$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$2.8M−$359K$725K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$2.0M$225K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.3M$1.8M$537K$718K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,330,639 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,408,324$1,566,348
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $903,211$791,703
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $170$112
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$143,639−$27,524
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,168,066$2,330,639
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 $553,940$806,182
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,339,317$987,374
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,893,257$1,793,556
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $274,809$537,083
Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $2,330,639 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$92,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,473,848
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,566,348
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $791,703$791,703
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $112$112
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $677$677
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$28,201−$28,201
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $792,380 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$28,089$2,330,639
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,793,556 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $261,109 · Management $32,639 · Fundraising $32,639$326,387
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $238,861 · Management $29,857 · Fundraising $29,857$298,575
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $118,886 · Management $14,861 · Fundraising $14,861$148,608
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,090 · Management $3,261 · Fundraising $3,261$32,612
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $735 · Management $147 · Fundraising $98$980
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $21,846 · Management $4,369 · Fundraising $2,913$29,128
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,380 · Management $2,673 · Fundraising $2,673$26,726
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $23,482 · Management $4,696 · Fundraising $3,131$31,309
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $36,057 · Management $41,712 · Fundraising $6,122$83,891
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,579 · Management $22,308 · Fundraising $1,840$32,727
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,608 · Management $39,781 · Fundraising $2,652$53,041
IX-17 TravelPrograms $104,675 · Management $13,084 · Fundraising $8,883$126,642
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $545,466 · Management $9,438 · Fundraising $9,438$564,342
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,288 · Management $16,080 · Fundraising $1,072$21,440
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $669 · Management $2,509 · Fundraising $167$3,345
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,214$1,214
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,812 · Management $2,518 · Fundraising $1,259$12,589
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,432,757 · Management $239,933 · Fundraising $120,866$1,793,556
Part X · Balance sheet $998,963 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $474,835$530,144
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $74,242$400,279
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $217,431$27,114
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $40,517$41,426
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $807,169$998,963
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $182,475$10,531
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $444,123$270,778
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $626,598$281,309
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $180,571$717,654
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $180,571$717,654
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $807,169$998,963
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $717,654 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,330,639
XI-2 Total expenses$1,793,556
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$537,083
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$180,571
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$717,654

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