Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $82K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merle Herr | — | $132,758 | $75,781 | $72,690 | $66,324 |
| Kenneth Burkholder | $52,235 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Troyer | $29,564 | — | — | — | — |
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
Educates the Anabaptist community from within its own ranks.
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Seminars and Workshops
We seek to meet the unique educational needs of the Anabaptist community by producing innovative and relevant economic seminars and we conduct business seminars which integrate faith and finances. We present annual business seminars in the large Anabaptist communities of Lancaster County, PA and Holmes County, OH.
Anabaptist Business Advising
We seek to meet the unique educational needs of traditional Anabaptists by providing economic and business advising services to the Anabaptist business community. Advisors from this program are exclusively selected from within the traditional community.
Educational Resources
We provide written and recorded educational materials for Anabaptists through this program. These materials include CD recordings of its seminars, booklets which are written by our personnel, and other published materials which are selected especially for Anabaptist audiences.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assetsLn 16 | $150K | $0 |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $66K | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $84K | $0 |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $32K | $32K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $101K | $86K | $15K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $356K | $356K | $38 | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $11K | $11K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $1K | $1K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $2K | $29 | $2K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $4K | $4K | $37 | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $27K | $26K | $834 | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $4K | $4K | ||
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $303 | $303 | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $100 | $100 | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $59K | $59K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $88K | $87K | $206 | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $40K | $40K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $727K | $704K | $23K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $643K | $727K | −$84K | $0 | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $1.3M | $1.7M | −$376K | $84K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $65K | $460K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $464 | $395K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $1.0M | $1.1M | −$63K | $395K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $642,569 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 7 of 10 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $642,569 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $726,960 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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