Mission Without Borders International

Tax-deductible

Camarillo, CA501(c)(3)Since 1960InternationalEIN 77-0054266Revenue $18.9M in FY2024

On file with the IRSmwbi.org711 E Daily Dr Ste 120, 93010-6082 · Camarillo, CATax-exempt since May 1986Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The organization is dedicated to reaching people for Christ through an international network of Christians who journey with the poor and marginalized, bringing practical and spiritual support with hope of a better future, enabling and encouraging people to lift themselves out of poverty, always sharing the hope that is found in Jesus Christ.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 3 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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FY2024 · 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 $67K a year · under 1% 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
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$325K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 89% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $60K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$257K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$18.9M
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$20.1M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$11.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$18.9M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$18.0M
FY2021$20.0M
FY2022$22.4M
FY2023$19.1M
FY2024$18.9M
Expenses
$20.1M
FY2024▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$17.0M
FY2021$19.3M
FY2022$20.4M
FY2023$21.2M
FY2024$20.1M
Net assets
$11.0M
FY2024▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.0M
FY2021$12.8M
FY2022$14.5M
FY2023$12.6M
FY2024$11.0M

From the FY2024 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 May 1986.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $18.6M Management & general 5% · $934K Fundraising 3% · $631K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $325K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$131,375Pt VII · Sec A
Fundraising Comm. Director
$104,446Pt VII · Sec A
$88,704Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephen Young’s $131K as CEO is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M international 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alan Donswyk—$134,324$116,042$112,208$105,518
Stephen Young$131,375$128,614———
Liz Waldy$104,446————
Janos Illessy$88,704————

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

Connects Christians with the poor, offering practical and spiritual support to empower them and share hope in Christ.

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1 program · $18.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Children in communities and child care programs. Orphaned, abandoned, or handicapped children receive food, clothing, and school supplies; go to summer camps; receive vocational training and are taught life skills; and receive emotional support. The organization offers medical assistance and spiritual guidance to all children.

$18.6Mprogram 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$60K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$18.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$268K
Money outPt IX
$20.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$18.6M
Managementcol C$934K
Fundraisingcol D$631K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.1M
Total assetsLn 16$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$257K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$9.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$268K
Gains on assetsLn 7$20K
Total revenueLn 12$18.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.1M
SavingsLn 2$39K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$892K
Other assetsLn 15$166K
Total assetsLn 16$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$257K
Net assetsLn 32$11.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 64
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.7M$5.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.3M$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$419K$892K
Total assetsLn 16$13.1M$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$475K$257K
Net assetsLn 32$12.6M$11.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$17.5M$17.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$225K$90K$74K$61K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$504K$419K$340K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$50K$20K$17K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$11K$9K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$156K$62K$51K$42K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$148K$148K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$117K$78K$10K$29K
Office expensesLn 13$280K$95K$98K$87K
OccupancyLn 16$176K$126K$41K$9K
TravelLn 17$128K$47K$43K$38K
InterestLn 20$33K$10K$20K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$935
Total functional expensesLn 25$20.1M$18.6M$934K$631K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $18.9M$20.1M−$1.3M$11.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $19.1M$21.2M−$2.2M$12.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $22.4M$20.4M$2.0M$14.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $20.0M$19.3M$697K$12.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $18.0M$17.0M$1.0M$12.0M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $18,872,153 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $18,947,132$18,604,062
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $148,305$268,091
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $19,095,437$18,872,153
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $18,078,420$17,518,666
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,692,441$1,722,081
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,476,820$887,838
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $21,247,681$20,128,585
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,152,244−$1,256,432
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $18,872,153 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$18,604,062
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$9,605,110
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$18,604,062
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $248,502$248,502
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $19,589$19,589
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $268,091$18,872,153
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $20,128,585 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $17,518,666$17,518,666
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,094 · Management $74,328 · Fundraising $60,813$225,235
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $503,536 · Management $418,504 · Fundraising $340,295$1,262,335
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $20,064 · Management $16,553 · Fundraising $13,543$50,160
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,389 · Management $9,396 · Fundraising $7,687$28,472
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $62,352 · Management $51,440 · Fundraising $42,087$155,879
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,934$3,934
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $147,668$147,668
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $77,724 · Management $9,980 · Fundraising $29,443$117,147
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $94,773 · Management $98,364 · Fundraising $86,927$280,064
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $125,860 · Management $40,876 · Fundraising $9,268$176,004
IX-17 TravelPrograms $47,416 · Management $42,734 · Fundraising $37,648$127,798
IX-20 InterestPrograms $10,189 · Management $19,504 · Fundraising $2,941$32,634
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,654 · Management $935$2,589
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $18,563,717 · Management $934,216 · Fundraising $630,652$20,128,585
Part X · Balance sheet $11,293,822 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $198,010; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,594,818$5,091,406
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,086,138$38,701
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,989$11,570
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $193,610$333,627
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $93,463$67,491
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $418,600$892,292
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,266,323$4,494,393
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $341,048$166,332
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,108,166$11,293,822
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $129,349$89,738
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $345,166$167,608
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $474,515$257,346
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,834,250$10,735,593
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $799,401$300,883
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,633,651$11,036,476
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,108,166$11,293,822
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,036,476 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$18,872,153
XI-2 Total expenses$20,128,585
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,256,432
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,633,651
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,639
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$350,382
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,036,476

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