To train and resource Christian leaders

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $22K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$568K
-51% vs prior year
Spent
$627K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$251K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$568K
FY2025▼ -51%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$988K
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$568K
Expenses
$627K
FY2025▼ -45%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$947K
FY2021$954K
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$627K
Net assets
$251K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$523K
FY2021$554K
FY2022$354K
FY2023$271K
FY2024$311K
FY2025$251K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2005.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $541K Management & general 14% · $86K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steven Boyd’s $36K as President is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2020
Steven R Boyd——$69,500
Steven Boyd$36,086$44,208—
Callie Boyd$22,424$22,357—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains and resources Christian leaders for ministry and service.

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2 programs · $541K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Train, resource, and network Christian leaders throughout Europe and the world

$541Kprogram expense
02

To provide refugee relief to those fleeing the war in Ukraine

$350program expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $480K · 2021–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$89,583
Unitemized GrantFY2025$18,618
Unitemized GrantFY2023$126,221
Unitemized GrantFY2023$36,083
Unitemized GrantFY2022$143,510
Unitemized GrantFY2021$66,295

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$568K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$557K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$627K
Ln 25
Programscol B$541K
Managementcol C$86K
Owns and owesPt X
$251K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$188K
Total assetsLn 16$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$557K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$568K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$160K
SavingsLn 2$28K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$188K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48K
Total assetsLn 16$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$251K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$248K$188K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7K$7K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K$48K
Total assetsLn 16$307K$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$4K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$311K$251K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$108K$108K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$182K$182K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$31K$31K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$46K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$98K$41K$57K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$449$619
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$4K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$612$3K
TravelLn 17$56K$54K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$51K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$627K$541K$86K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $568K$627K−$60K$251K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.1M$30K$311K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.3M−$83K$271K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$2.7M−$200K$354K 990 PDF
FY2021 $988K$954K$34K$554K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$947K$234K$523K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $567,618 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,141,409$557,356
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $708$1,869
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,414$1,266
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,221$7,127
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,161,752$567,618
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $662,849$290,163
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $19,403$30,723
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $290,158$152,577
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $159,800$153,661
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,132,210$627,124
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $29,542−$59,506
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $567,618 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,869 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$42,807
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$514,549
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$557,356
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,266$1,266
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $7,127$7,127
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,135 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,127$567,618
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $627,124 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $108,202$108,202
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $181,961$181,961
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $30,723$30,723
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,600 · Management $4,300$49,900
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $41,117 · Management $56,781$97,898
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $449 · Management $619$1,068
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,559 · Management $2,152$3,711
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,802$1,802
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,595$2,595
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,836 · Management $15,345$19,181
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $612 · Management $3,468$4,080
IX-17 TravelPrograms $54,425 · Management $1,409$55,834
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,865$15,865
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,488$51,488
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,816$2,816
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $541,248 · Management $85,876 · Fundraising $0$627,124
Part X · Balance sheet $253,023 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $215,327$159,683
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $32,884$28,458
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,060$9,835
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $49,418$47,740
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $7,307$7,307
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $306,996$253,023
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$8,151−$9,323
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,304$11,009
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year −$3,847$1,686
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $310,843$251,337
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $310,843$251,337
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $306,996$253,023
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $251,337 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$567,618
XI-2 Total expenses$627,124
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$59,506
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$310,843
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$251,337

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