231 Collective FY2020 filing

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Edmond, OK501(c)(3)Since 1996ReligionEIN 75-2853992Revenue $1.6M in FY2020

On file with the IRS231collective.com3301 Libby Ln, 73012-9739 · Edmond, OKTax-exempt since Aug 2001Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The mission of 231 Collective is to cultivate stories that transform. With a vision of flooding the world with art that disrupts, heals, and points people to the truth of the gospel.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$492K 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
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $35K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$492K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$316K
49% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 49% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$334K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$334K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$334K
FY2021$610K
FY2022$516K
FY2023$261K
FY2024$169K
FY2025$113K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2001.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $1.2M Management & general 23% · $369K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $492K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$185,250Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$185,250Pt VII · Sec A
$122,000Pt VII · Sec A

Tommy Woodard’s $120K as President/Di is at the 64th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tommy Woodard$120,250$122,985$128,541$126,244$185,250$185,250
Eddie James$44,487$127,665$134,762$133,383$185,250$185,250
Jay Howver$82,000$82,000$86,000$82,000$122,000$122,000
Angie Woodard$40,000$40,541$42,625$25,849——

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Performs dramatic skits to share the Gospel of Christ in churches, camps, and conferences.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Skit guys ministered to over 4,000 people by performing in 6 venues in 2020. Covid restrictions resulted in many virtual events, both live and pre-recorded. The new in house even and viewership of virtual events reached an estimated 25-40 million individuals.

$1.2Mprogram 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 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$369K
Owns and owesPt X
$334K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$600K
Total assetsLn 16$650K
LiabilitiesLn 26$316K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.5M
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$600K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$600K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Total assetsLn 16$650K
LiabilitiesLn 26$316K
Net assetsLn 32$334K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$295K$600K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$340K$650K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K$316K
Net assetsLn 32$308K$334K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$498K$339K$159K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$26K$875$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$362K$362K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$16K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$430K$354K$76K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$175K$123K$52K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$2K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$33K$32K$497
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19−$4K−$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$4K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$11K$19
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.2M$369K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$1.4M−$49K$113K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.6M−$109K$169K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.7M−$255K$261K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.8M−$94K$516K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$1.7M$272K$610K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.6M$1.6M$25K$334K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,642,812 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $80$53,836
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $271,950$113,793
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,924$1,475,183
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,361,143$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,635,097$1,642,812
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,005$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,015,032$905,524
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $690,019$711,805
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,706,056$1,617,329
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$70,959$25,483
Part VI · Governance 5 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,642,812 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$53,836
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$53,836
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $113,793$113,793
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,475,183$1,475,183
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,588,976$1,642,812
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,617,329 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $339,330 · Management $159,050$498,380
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $875 · Management $25,547$26,422
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $362,318$362,318
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,450 · Management $1,954$18,404
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,503$6,503
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $354,254 · Management $75,593$429,847
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $122,878 · Management $51,687$174,565
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,366 · Management $11,423$13,789
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $12,294$12,294
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,455 · Management $497$32,952
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms −$3,660−$3,660
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$5,894
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $20,037$20,037
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,190 · Management $4,790$8,980
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,585 · Management $19$10,604
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,242,041 · Management $369,394 · Fundraising $0$1,617,329
Part X · Balance sheet $650,060 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $294,768$599,695
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $38,001$36,154
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,039$14,211
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $339,808$650,060
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$21,969
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $31,927$294,291
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,927$316,260
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $307,881$333,800
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $339,808$650,060
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $333,800 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,642,812
XI-2 Total expenses$1,617,329
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$25,483
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$307,881
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$436
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$333,800

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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