Tim Lee Ministries purpose is to preach the life changing truth of the Word of God, declaring salvation through Jesus Christ and a strong message of revival.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$155K 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
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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$155K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $24K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$72K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$926K
Spent
$730K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$404K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$926K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$926K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$900K
FY2024$751K
Expenses
$730K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$730K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$963K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$809K
Net assets
$404K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$404K
FY2021$430K
FY2022$517K
FY2023$375K
FY2024$304K

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 Jun 1989.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $597K Management & general 18% · $133K

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; $155K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$101,860Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$53,264Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tim Lee$81,510$81,510$81,510$135,328$101,860
Connie Lee$64,464$70,714$64,964$89,838$53,264

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preaches God's Word, declaring salvation through Jesus Christ and revival.

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2 programs · $597K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Evangelical tours involve traveling to churches, conferences, and other events to preach the life changing truth of the Word of God, declaring salvation through Jesus Christ and a strong message of revival.

$572Kprogram expense
02

Marine Events are held four times per year at the Marine Base in Parris Island, South Carolina for the purpose of preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ and conducting religious services in cooperation with the military chaplains on the base.

$25Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$24K
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $103K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$30,250
Individual RecipientFY2024$6,000
Danbury InstituteFY2024$5,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$6,000
Wylie Preparatory AcademyFY2022$25,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$6,000
Individual RecipientFY2021$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$926K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$641K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$267K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Money outPt IX
$730K
Ln 25
Programscol B$597K
Managementcol C$133K
Owns and owesPt X
$404K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$461K
Total assetsLn 16$476K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$641K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$267K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Total revenueLn 12$926K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$461K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$461K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$476K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
Net assetsLn 32$404K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$205K$461K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$223K$476K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$72K
Net assetsLn 32$210K$404K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$70K$70K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$186K$149K$37K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$128K$90K$38K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$23K$18K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$48K$36K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$15K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$46K$32K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$20K$16K$4K
TravelLn 17$60K$60K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$501
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$102K$96K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$3K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$730K$597K$133K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $751K$809K−$58K$304K 990 PDF
FY2023 $900K$1.0M−$142K$375K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$963K$87K$517K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.0M$26K$430K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $926K$730K$196K$404K 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 $925,697 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $636,033$641,051
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $191,381$267,151
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $163,307$17,495
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $990,721$925,697
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $67,164$70,320
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $396,479$407,830
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $416,897$251,992
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $880,540$730,142
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $110,181$195,555
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $925,697 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10,408 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$641,051
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$641,051
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $267,151$267,151
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,087$7,087
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $274,238$925,697
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $730,142 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $70,320$70,320
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $149,059 · Management $37,265$186,324
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $89,811 · Management $38,491$128,302
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $18,424 · Management $4,606$23,030
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $36,130 · Management $11,559$47,689
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,615 · Management $7,870$22,485
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,000$3,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,600$9,600
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,617 · Management $14,310$45,927
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,971 · Management $3,993$19,964
IX-17 TravelPrograms $59,963$59,963
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,006 · Management $501$2,507
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,529$1,529
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $96,452 · Management $5,984$102,436
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,442 · Management $3,624$7,066
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $597,410 · Management $132,732 · Fundraising $0$730,142
Part X · Balance sheet $476,137 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $205,321$460,527
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,953$13,953
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,782$1,657
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $223,181$476,137
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,225$15,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$57,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,225$72,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $209,956$404,137
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $209,956$404,137
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $223,181$476,137
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $404,137 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$925,697
XI-2 Total expenses$730,142
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$195,555
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$209,956
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,374
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$404,137

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