Give Em Jesus LLC

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Ruston, LA501(c)(3)Since 2016ReligionEIN 81-3439569Revenue $209K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 2774, 71273-2774 · Ruston, LATax-exempt since Oct 2016Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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We exist to reach people with the gospel message of Jesus christ through giving away bibles and other christian materials and helping other christian ministries and through preaching opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$73K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 74% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $294
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$51K
84% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 84% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$209K
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$224K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$10K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$209K
FY2025▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$95K
FY2021$185K
FY2022$302K
FY2023$226K
FY2024$291K
FY2025$209K
Expenses
$224K
FY2025▼ -22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$305K
FY2023$234K
FY2024$289K
FY2025$224K
Net assets
$10K
FY2025▼ -59%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12K
FY2021$33K
FY2022$29K
FY2023$22K
FY2024$24K
FY2025$10K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2016.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $160K Management & general 29% · $64K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $73K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Executive Direct
$73,333Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Luke Hockenjos’s $73K as President/Executive Direct is at the 74th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Luke Hockenjos$73,333$64,167$70,000$50,629

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

Shares the Gospel message by giving away Bibles and Christian materials, and supporting ministries.

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3 programs · $160K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

In 2025 we gave away bibles, christian materials, vehicles, and supplies to various people. Approximately 2200 people were impacted through these efforts and continues to grow.

$76Kprogram expense
02

We did a combination of preaching and outreach events such as men's ministry events in 2025. We traveled the us preaching the gospel at 100 speaking engagements where approximately 17,000 people were impacted.

$69Kprogram expense
03

Our goal is to continue supporting other christian work and pastors with the same mission that we have. We also support our community with relief efforts. We continued to empower our community through resources to allow them to do the work god has called them to.

$14Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$294
Grants paid · 5 grants · $53K · 2022–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$12,105
Unitemized GrantFY2024$19,980
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,585
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,420
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,624

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$209K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$198K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Money outPt IX
$224K
Ln 25
Programscol B$160K
Managementcol C$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$10K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K
Total assetsLn 16$60K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$198K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Total revenueLn 12$209K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K
Total assetsLn 16$60K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
Net assetsLn 32$10K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 615
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$59K$40K
Total assetsLn 16$90K$60K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K$51K
Net assetsLn 32$24K$10K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$14K$14K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$18K$18K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$673$673
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$73K$59K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$9K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$4K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$316$316
Office expensesLn 13$855$171$684
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$13K$11K$2K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$15K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$27K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$1K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$224K$160K$64K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $209K$224K−$14K$10K 990 PDF
FY2024 $291K$289K$3K$24K 990 PDF
FY2023 $226K$234K−$8K$22K 990 PDF
FY2022 $302K$305K−$4K$29K 990 PDF
FY2021 $185K$33K 990 PDF
FY2020 $95K$12K 990 PDF

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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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $209,481 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $261,155$197,888
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $27,168$11,593
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,000$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $291,323$209,481
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $93,685$32,589
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $78,318$90,420
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $116,551$100,895
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $288,554$223,904
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,769−$14,423
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $209,481 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$197,888
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$197,888
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,593$11,593
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,593 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$209,481
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $223,904 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $13,697$13,697
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $18,219$18,219
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $673$673
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,666 · Management $14,667$73,333
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,182 · Management $2,295$11,477
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,488 · Management $1,122$5,610
IX-11a Management feesManagement $9,902$9,902
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $316$316
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $171 · Management $684$855
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,826$1,826
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $11,948$11,948
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,643 · Management $2,382$13,025
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,166$3,166
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,911 · Management $3,728$18,639
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,784$5,784
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,228$27,228
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,341 · Management $6,865$8,206
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $159,535 · Management $64,369 · Fundraising $0$223,904
Part X · Balance sheet $60,489 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,347$20,076
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $59,052$40,413
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $90,399$60,489
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $66,015$50,528
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,384$9,961
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $90,399$60,489
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,961 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$209,481
XI-2 Total expenses$223,904
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$14,423
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,384
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,961

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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