Kingdom Channels INC

Tax-deductible

Ephrata, PA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 81-1809728

Bringing aid and compassion to refugees and others from the 10/40 window, while also providing training to those interested in these and similar endeavors.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 137 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $130K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$214K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 66% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $48K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$123K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.2M
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$845K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -11%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$656K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$925K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +19%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$502K
FY2021$797K
FY2022$886K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$845K
FY2024▼ -10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$339K
FY2021$625K
FY2022$674K
FY2023$937K
FY2024$845K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2016.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $937K Management & general 20% · $254K Fundraising 8% · $104K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $214K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
M&r Team Leader Former Director
$78,811Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Team Leader Former Direc
$76,650Pt VII · Sec A
Administrator
$36,276Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman Former Officer
$11,125Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$10,928Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brent Bear’s $79K as M&r Team Leader Former Director is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brent Bear$78,811$70,446$47,947$61,617$34,737
M M$76,650$56,596$39,439$32,500$26,800
Merle Weaver$11,125$10,241$37,870$32,727$24,950
Marlin Sommers$36,276$32,072$29,713——
R S—$17,821—$32,960$29,233
L M—$14,750$18,602$6,303—
D K$10,928$17,792$9,013——

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.

See Kingdom Channels INC executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides aid and compassion to refugees, while training others for similar work.

Provided by the organization

This section is blank until Kingdom Channels INC claims this page.

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

3 program services account for $907K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The organization operates globally, ministering to the physical and spiritual needs of those in need through teaching english, mentoring, teaching vocational skills, small scale humanitarian aid, community development, and showing love in other practical ways on a day-to-day basis.

$676Kprogram expense
02

We offer training to our staff and other interested people to equip and mobilize believers. Trainings include bible and theology, cultural, religious, and political understanding, personal development, and skills for operating in potentially dangerous, remote, or emergency situations.

$143Kprogram expense
03

The organization seeks to make literature distributions in order to advance the organizations mission by ministering to the spiritual needs of others.

$88Kprogram expense

Run this program? Claim this org to tell your story

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$48K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$937K
Managementcol C$254K
Fundraisingcol D$104K
Owns and owesPt X
$845K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$706K
Total assetsLn 16$967K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Gains on assetsLn 7$12K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$350K
SavingsLn 2$356K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$706K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$196K
Other assetsLn 15$42K
Total assetsLn 16$967K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
Net assetsLn 32$845K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6137
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$776K$706K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$178K$196K
Total assetsLn 16$978K$967K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K$123K
Net assetsLn 32$937K$845K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$73K$73K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$214K$131K$63K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$342K$202K$107K$33K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$16K$9K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$3K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$45K$8K$3K$34K
Office expensesLn 13$633$633
OccupancyLn 16$66K$54K$12K$7
TravelLn 17$154K$142K$6K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$85K$81K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$45K$45K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$202K$170K$25K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$13K$11K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$937K$254K$104K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.3M−$92K$845K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.1M$263K$937K 990 PDF
FY2022 $925K$886K$39K$674K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$797K$284K$625K 990 PDF
FY2020 $656K$502K$155K$339K 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,202,603 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,123,909
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,123,909
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $54,766$54,766
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,525$17,525
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $12,017$12,017
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$7,831−$7,831
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,217$2,217
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $69,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,694$1,202,603
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,294,703 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $72,880$72,880
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $131,475 · Management $63,123 · Fundraising $19,192$213,790
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $201,889 · Management $107,272 · Fundraising $32,709$341,870
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,588 · Management $9,379 · Fundraising $2,906$27,873
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,681 · Management $5,250$7,931
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,000$7,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,581 · Management $2,689 · Fundraising $34,465$44,735
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $633$633
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $53,581 · Management $12,320 · Fundraising $7$65,908
IX-17 TravelPrograms $141,509 · Management $5,842 · Fundraising $6,855$154,206
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $80,955 · Management $4,323$85,278
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $45,034$45,034
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $169,757 · Management $25,044 · Fundraising $6,854$201,655
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,280 · Management $11,328 · Fundraising $1,302$25,910
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $936,843 · Management $253,570 · Fundraising $104,290$1,294,703
Part X · Balance sheet $967,488 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $7,697; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $747,164$350,419
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $28,721$355,868
X-4 Accounts receivable$307
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,800$15,257
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $178,387$195,900
X-15 Other assets$42,040
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $977,572$967,488
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,706$94,011
X-25 Other liabilities$28,711
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,706$122,722
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $689,742$608,381
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $247,124$236,385
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $936,866$844,766
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $977,572$967,488
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $844,766 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,202,603
XI-2 Total expenses$1,294,703
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$92,100
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$936,866
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$844,766

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.
Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.