Ancient Path Ministries supports planting and nurturing of Christian churches and mission and works to connect them to supporting partnerships with individuals churches and para-church organizations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$58K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $588 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
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $87K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$411K
+47% vs prior year
Spent
$398K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$59K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$411K
FY2023▲ +47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$157K
FY2021$238K
FY2022$279K
FY2023$411K
FY2024$327K
FY2025$265K
Expenses
$398K
FY2023▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$189K
FY2022$330K
FY2023$398K
FY2024$347K
FY2025$258K
Net assets
$59K
FY2023▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$48K
FY2021$97K
FY2022$46K
FY2023$59K
FY2024$40K
FY2025$51K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2017.

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $391K Management & general 2% · $6K

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; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
COO Managing Director
$57,875Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Advisory Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Advisory Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Advisory Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Advisory Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Advisory Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Advisory Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kevin Jobe’s $59K as COO Managing Director is at the 60th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kevin Jobe$58,778$56,653$57,875$55,982$47,655$34,758

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

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Plants and nurtures Christian churches, connecting them with supporting partners.

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3 programs · $322K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Connecting In Christ through continued daily operation of ministry. Salary & Benefits for COO Managing Director. Support to enable ministry leaders to serve the La Senda Antigua network of missions and churches in Cuba.

$148Kprogram expense
02

Building The Kingdom through facility acquisition construction furnishing and maintenance. Purchase of properties for the following: 2 house as homes for new congregations 1 property for Children's Ministry Center Small Group Discipleship Gathering Transport Garage Warehouse.

$113Kprogram expense
03

Bringing Good News through worship fellowship and outreach. Food ministries- Ready to Serve & IMPACT new 6 15 23 now serving more than 4000 meals monthly. Worship Ministry AV Musical instruments Liturgical supplies. Medicines medical supplies personal care items. Children's Ministry supplies.

$61Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$87K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$411K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$311K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$99K
Other incomeLn 4–11$800
Money outPt IX
$398K
Ln 25
Programscol B$391K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$59K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$68K
Total assetsLn 16$68K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$311K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$99K
Other incomeLn 4–11$800
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$411K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$68K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$68K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$68K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$59K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47K$68K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$47K$68K
LiabilitiesLn 26$883$9K
Net assetsLn 32$46K$59K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$233K$233K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$58K$58K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$25K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$4K$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$0$3K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$69K$69K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$0$0$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$398K$391K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $265K$258K$7K$51K 990 PDF
FY2024 $327K$347K−$21K$40K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $411K$398K$13K$59K 990 PDF
FY2022 $279K$330K−$51K$46K 990 PDF
FY2021 $238K$189K$49K$97K 990 PDF
FY2020 $157K$48K 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
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Part I · Summary $410,815 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $228,120$310,560
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $50,926$99,455
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$800
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $279,046$410,815
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $186,933$232,999
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $83,399$89,068
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $60,132$75,596
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $330,464$397,663
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$51,418$13,152
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $410,815 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$137
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$310,423
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$310,560
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$99,455
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$800
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$410,815
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $397,663 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $232,999$232,999
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,875 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$57,875
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,565 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$24,565
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,628 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,628
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,651 · Fundraising $0$3,651
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $2,829 · Fundraising $0$2,829
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $69,116 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$69,116
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $391,183 · Management $6,480 · Fundraising $0$397,663
Part X · Balance sheet $67,843 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,658$67,843
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $46,658$67,843
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $883$8,916
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $883$8,916
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $45,775$58,477
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$450
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $45,775$58,927
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $46,658$67,843
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $58,927 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$410,815
XI-2 Total expenses$397,663
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,152
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$45,775
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$58,927

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