Sozo Ministries INC EIN 81-0583092

Sozo Ministries INC

EIN  81-0583092 Religious organization Hillsborough, NJ Founded 2002
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers and educates individuals online through engaging programs.
Leadership
Tina Y Chong · President · $15K
Money in and out
$246K revenue, $141K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency

Empowers and educates individuals online through engaging programs. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $246K in revenue, $141K in expenses, and $177K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$246K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$141K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$177K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $105K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
10.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +700% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+43%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +547% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$246K
FY2025▲ +67%
Expenses
$141K
FY2025▼ -28%
Total assets
$177K
FY2025▲ +203%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$246K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$141K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$177K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$105K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$177K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $141K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

In the United States, we provide digital teaching, personal and group counseling to improve mental and physical health of the individual.

$136Kprogram expense
02

In Taiwan, we provide digital teaching, personal and group counseling to improve mental and physical health of the individual.

$5Kprogram expense
03

Biulding Fund donated by Zi Jean v

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSozo Ministries INC
EINHdr · item D81-0583092
Principal addressHdr · item CHillsborough, NJ
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2002
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNJ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X21B)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1989

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A

Tina Y Chong’s $15K as President is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2136 $100K–1M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christine Y McNabb$21,044
Tina Y Chong$19,004$15,000
Tina Y Chong$15,000
Christine McNabb$15,000
Tina Chong$15,000$14,004$13,024$13,998
Christine Chong-Mcnabb$15,000
Christine McNabb$14,004$14,400
Tony Chong$13,998

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$246K
Total revenueLn 12$246K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$141K
Total functional expensesLn 25$141K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$122K
Total assetsLn 16$177K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$177K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $122K · Operating expenses/yr $141K
10.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $141K · Total expenses $141K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $141K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $141K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $246K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $246K · Total revenue $246K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $246K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $246K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $246K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $141K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $246K · Prior year $147K
+67%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $142K · FY2025 $246K
+12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $177K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $246K · Expenses $141K
+43%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $177K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $177K · Total assets $177K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $177K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tina Y Chong · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $15K · Total expenses $141K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $34K · Total expenses $141K
24%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Revenue growth 67%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$138K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $7K · 2025–2025
AegaFY2025$7,400

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$246K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$147K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$126K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$209K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$293K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$142K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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