Summit Ministries INC

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Manitou Spgs, CO501(c)(3)Since 1970EIN 73-0792333

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Summit Ministries is an educational christian ministry with the purpose of equipping tomorrow's servant leaders to analyze competing worldviews and champion the christian faith, inspiring each one to love god with all his heart, soul, mind, and strength.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 240 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $502K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$1.8M
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $4.2M
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$15.1M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$15.3M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$15.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$15.1M
FY2025▲ +2%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.9M
FY2021$12.4M
FY2022$12.3M
FY2023$13.6M
FY2024$14.8M
FY2025$15.1M
Expenses
$15.3M
FY2025▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.7M
FY2021$9.2M
FY2022$11.9M
FY2023$13.9M
FY2024$14.9M
FY2025$15.3M
Net assets
$15.4M
FY2025▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.1M
FY2021$15.1M
FY2022$15.2M
FY2023$15.0M
FY2024$15.1M
FY2025$15.4M

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 Mar 2019.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $12.2M Management & general 11% · $1.6M Fundraising 10% · $1.5M

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

19 people listed on the 990; $1.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$420,251Pt VII · Sec A
CFO and Treasurer
$254,017Pt VII · Sec A
VP Advancement
$243,838Pt VII · Sec A
VP Program Services
$194,027Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Donor Relationship
$146,432Pt VII · Sec A
IT Director
$143,833Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Worldview Education
$133,796Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$132,548Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeff Myers$420,251—————
Dr Jeff Myers—$401,417————
Jeff Myers——$344,273$309,258$287,987$268,566
Jeff Wood$254,017—————
Aaron Atwood$243,838—————
Jeff Wood—$234,923$226,032$211,750$178,565$164,367
Aaron Atwood—$217,961$204,188$177,516$187,567$149,959
Jason Graham$194,027—————

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

Empowering youth to live by God's truth and promote biblical values.

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3 program services account for $10.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Summit Ministries Summer Programs

Educate students ages 16-25 in christian worldview thinking, preparing them for the battle of ideas that they will face in college and in culture. The two-week in person conferences feature over 60 hours and one-week virtual (through zoom) conferences feature over 30 hours of instruction in worldview analysis, christian apologetics and…

$5.8Mprogram expense
02

Curriculum Development and Sales

Published materials to educate students and adults in christian worldview thinking, preparing them for the battle of ideas that they will face in college and in culture.

$2.8Mprogram expense
03

Summit Gap Year Program

A 24-WEEK christ-centered academic retreat, designed for post high school graduates. The retreat prepares young christian thinkers to address the dichotomy separating faith from reason. Major courses include history of christian thought, christianity and politics, and english literature.

$2.1Mprogram expense

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Funders

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 · 12 grants · $5.6M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$835,414
Unitemized GrantFY2025$654,082
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,053,048
Unitemized GrantFY2024$382,511
Unitemized GrantFY2023$869,706
Unitemized GrantFY2023$315,320
Unitemized GrantFY2022$450,530
Unitemized GrantFY2022$323,723
Unitemized GrantFY2021$270,760
Unitemized GrantFY2021$212,086
Unitemized GrantFY2020$127,849
Unitemized GrantFY2020$72,201

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$499K
Money outPt IX
$15.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$12.2M
Managementcol C$1.6M
Fundraisingcol D$1.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$15.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$17.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$352K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$499K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$57K
Total revenueLn 12$15.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.1M
SavingsLn 2$53K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.3M
Other assetsLn 15$40K
Total assetsLn 16$17.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$15.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5240
VolunteersI 640
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M$3.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.3M$3.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.5M$9.3M
Total assetsLn 16$17.0M$17.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$15.1M$15.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.5M$1.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.2M$485K$490K$271K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$92K$25K$68K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.2M$4.4M$261K$546K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$150K$128K$2K$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$756K$600K$49K$107K
Payroll taxesLn 10$482K$357K$58K$68K
Legal feesLn 11b$48K$30K$15K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$521K$333K$71K$116K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$532K$77K$416K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$15K$3K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$608K$502K$56K$50K
RoyaltiesLn 15$52K$52K
OccupancyLn 16$270K$252K$18K$716
TravelLn 17$329K$239K$31K$59K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$57K$31K$25K$493
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$445K$395K$44K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$98K$84K$13K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.5M$2.4M$35K$122K
All other expensesLn 24e$324K$273K$30K$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.3M$12.2M$1.6M$1.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $15.1M$15.3M−$242K$15.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $14.8M$14.9M−$121K$15.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.6M$13.9M−$316K$15.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.3M$11.9M$393K$15.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $12.4M$9.2M$3.1M$15.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.9M$6.7M$175K$12.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $15,068,536 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,997,893 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,468,093
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,915,072
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$352,471
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,383,165
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,586,650$4,586,650
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $82,123$82,123
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $33,898$33,898
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$444,153−$444,153
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$56,726−$56,726
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$514,314−$514,314
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,547,100 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$861,729$15,068,536
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,310,632 across 22 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,489,496$1,489,496
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $484,853 · Management $489,945 · Fundraising $271,394$1,246,192
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $24,610 · Fundraising $67,665$92,275
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,440,078 · Management $261,066 · Fundraising $545,683$5,246,827
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $128,276 · Management $1,525 · Fundraising $19,859$149,660
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $599,603 · Management $49,231 · Fundraising $107,087$755,921
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $356,553 · Management $57,633 · Fundraising $68,099$482,285
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $29,834 · Management $15,284 · Fundraising $2,480$47,598
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,430$4,430
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $13,826$13,826
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $333,238 · Management $71,386 · Fundraising $116,060$520,684
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $76,808 · Management $415,665 · Fundraising $39,770$532,243
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,553 · Management $2,619 · Fundraising $1,491$18,663
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $501,733 · Management $56,251 · Fundraising $49,825$607,809
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $51,776$51,776
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $251,733 · Management $18,030 · Fundraising $716$270,479
IX-17 TravelPrograms $239,490 · Management $30,681 · Fundraising $59,242$329,413
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $30,961 · Management $25,199 · Fundraising $493$56,653
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $394,656 · Management $44,104 · Fundraising $6,604$445,364
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $83,537 · Management $12,672 · Fundraising $1,569$97,778
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,369,792 · Management $35,000 · Fundraising $122,120$2,526,912
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $273,219 · Management $30,196 · Fundraising $20,933$324,348
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,174,799 · Management $1,634,743 · Fundraising $1,501,090$15,310,632
Part X · Balance sheet $16,996,935 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,171,079$3,144,354
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $811,874$52,909
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $281,771$204,528
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $301,946$320,976
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $481,534$498,236
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,519,151$9,319,084
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,499,697$2,426,001
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,825,853$952,946
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $76,400$38,200
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$39,701
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,969,305$16,996,935
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,109,190$1,053,047
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $734,808$590,703
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,843,998$1,643,750
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,386,573$14,474,935
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $738,734$878,250
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,125,307$15,353,185
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,969,305$16,996,935
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,353,185 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,068,536
XI-2 Total expenses$15,310,632
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$242,096
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,125,307
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$469,974
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,353,185

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

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