To provide spiritual support to the seriously ill in Texas metro areas and to train volunteers in crisis ministry

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$52K 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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FY2022 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $68K a year · 5% 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
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $158K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$66K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
58%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2022▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2022▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2022▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2022 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 1996.

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

Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $705K Management & general 11% · $136K Fundraising 31% · $384K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$44,580Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair
$7,500Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary of Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Justin Thompson’s $55K as Executive Director is at the 17th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Virgil Fry$7,500$7,500$7,500$26,994$76,317
Justin Thompson$54,510$50,303$44,580$54,706—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers spiritual support to the seriously ill and trains volunteers in crisis ministry in Texas.

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2 programs · $705K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

To provide spiritual support to the seriously ill in Texas metropolitan areas through chaplains (paid and volunteers) who go into hospitals and minister to patients and families

$559Kprogram expense
02

To train volunteers in crisis ministry

$146Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$705K
Managementcol C$136K
Fundraisingcol D$384K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$870K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$70K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200K
SavingsLn 2$670K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$870K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$364K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 6211
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$906K$870K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$402K$364K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K$66K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$54K$34K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$725K$466K$30K$230K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$10K$1K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$56K$35K$4K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$15K$2K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K$5K$23K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$34K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$825$16K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$25K$4K$12K
TravelLn 17$18K$11K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$6K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$38K$21K$4K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$9K$3K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$48K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$705K$136K$384K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.5M$1.3M$146K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.3M$79K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.1M$1.2M−$88K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.2M$252K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$1.1M−$49K$1.0M 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
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Part I · Summary $1,136,900 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,443,653$1,182,229
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $162$1,518
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$11,994−$46,847
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,431,821$1,136,900
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $918,100$917,210
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$15,565
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $262,116$291,801
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,180,216$1,224,576
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $251,605−$87,676
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,136,900 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$69,640
VIII-1d Related organizations$100,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$804,075
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,182,229
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,518$1,518
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$46,847
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $1,518$1,136,900
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,224,576 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,676 · Management $34,337 · Fundraising $8,946$96,959
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $465,953 · Management $29,737 · Fundraising $229,519$725,209
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,263 · Management $1,266 · Fundraising $4,710$16,239
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,081 · Management $4,326 · Fundraising $16,099$55,506
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,724 · Management $1,816 · Fundraising $6,757$23,297
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,009$5,009
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $15,565$15,565
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,852 · Management $22,512 · Fundraising $9,038$36,402
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $34,044$34,044
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $16,980$16,980
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $825 · Fundraising $15,714$16,539
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,437 · Management $4,077 · Fundraising $11,840$41,354
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,317 · Fundraising $6,238$17,555
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,065 · Fundraising $2,631$8,696
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $21,092 · Management $4,062 · Fundraising $13,237$38,391
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,817 · Management $2,519 · Fundraising $9,657$20,993
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,573$47,573
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $8,265$8,265
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $704,850 · Management $135,731 · Fundraising $383,995$1,224,576
Part X · Balance sheet $1,254,981 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $238,297$199,934
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $667,886$669,718
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $20,128$10,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,248$11,023
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $401,700$364,306
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,330,259$1,254,981
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $53,532$65,930
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $53,532$65,930
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,276,727$1,189,051
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,276,727$1,189,051
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,330,259$1,254,981
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,189,051 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,136,900
XI-2 Total expenses$1,224,576
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$87,676
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,276,727
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,189,051

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