We see Christian workers equipped with the Word of God who form true disciples of Jesus. We care for and equip those sent by the church to extend God's Kingdom around the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ 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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FY2023 · 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 surplus $4K 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
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
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
3
named funders · $17K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$794K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$826K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$152K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$794K
FY2023▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$543K
FY2021$615K
FY2022$730K
FY2023$794K
FY2024$801K
FY2025$980K
Expenses
$826K
FY2023▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$400K
FY2021$571K
FY2022$876K
FY2023$826K
FY2024$827K
FY2025$942K
Net assets
$152K
FY2023▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$285K
FY2021$330K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$152K
FY2024$126K
FY2025$165K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Exemption reinstated (2019-01-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2019.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $614K Management & general 18% · $151K Fundraising 7% · $60K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Vice President
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Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Equips church workers with biblical literature to make disciples and transform communities.

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1 program · $614K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Through its main programs, Mies Foundation, in coordination with the Bible League of PR and Fundación MIES, has had a great impact. Through the Sarepta Project 149 Christian Workers have been financially supported. Through the Bibles for Everyone Project 7,352,960 Scriptures have been distributed.

$614Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Agur FoundationFY2024$11K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$17K
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Grants paid · 23 grants · $1.5M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$59,375
Liga Biblica De PRFY2024$45,000
Radio Vision Cristiana INCNJ · FY2024$5,099
Unitemized GrantFY2023$65,500
Liga Biblica De PRFY2023$45,000
Radio Vision Cristiana INCNJ · FY2023$9,174
Unitemized GrantFY2022$81,336
Liga Biblica De PRFY2022$33,750
Iglesia Aliento De Vida INCNY · FY2022$28,000
Radio RedentorPR · FY2022$10,230
Liga Biblica De PRFY2021$171,630
Unitemized GrantFY2021$70,738
Radio RedentorPR · FY2021$18,140
Radio Vision Cristiana INCNJ · FY2021$12,382
Liga Biblica De PRFY2020$324,277
Unitemized GrantFY2020$56,066
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$794K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$792K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Money outPt IX
$826K
Ln 25
Programscol B$614K
Managementcol C$151K
Fundraisingcol D$60K
Owns and owesPt X
$152K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$137K
Total assetsLn 16$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$792K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$794K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$84K
SavingsLn 2$53K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$137K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$967
Total assetsLn 16$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$152K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$132K$137K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$193K$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$183K$152K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$449K$449K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$81K$81K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$4K$4K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$98K$20K$63K$16K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$0$24K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$2K$5K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$21K$6K$9K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$450$0$450$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$1K$1K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$50K$0$27K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$215$0$0$215
Office expensesLn 13$9K$1K$6K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$0$3K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$60K$49K$7K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$1K$5K$815
InterestLn 20$4K$648$643$3K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$0$1K$0
InsuranceLn 23$790$0$790$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$15$421$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$826K$614K$151K$60K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $980K$942K$38K$165K 990 PDF
FY2024 $801K$827K−$25K$126K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $794K$826K−$32K$152K 990 PDF
FY2022 $730K$876K−$146K$183K 990 PDF
FY2021 $615K$571K$44K$330K 990 PDF
FY2020 $543K$400K$142K$285K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $794,048 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$791,522
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $723,893$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12$6
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,701$2,520
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $729,606$794,048
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $518,886$534,896
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $39,315$129,650
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $20,000$1,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $297,820$160,002
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $876,021$825,548
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$146,415−$31,500
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $794,048 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,520 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
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$791,522
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$791,522
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6$6
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,520 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6$794,048
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $825,548 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $449,260$449,260
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $81,336$81,336
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $4,300$4,300
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,712 · Management $62,616 · Fundraising $15,773$98,101
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $23,982 · Fundraising $0$23,982
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,508 · Management $4,852 · Fundraising $1,207$7,567
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $5,650 · Management $8,668 · Fundraising $6,861$21,179
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $450 · Fundraising $0$450
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,000$1,000
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $27,022 · Fundraising $22,646$49,668
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $215$215
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,317 · Management $5,612 · Fundraising $2,062$8,991
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $2,696 · Fundraising $0$2,696
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $48,981 · Management $6,703 · Fundraising $4,443$60,127
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,341 · Management $5,431 · Fundraising $815$7,587
IX-20 InterestPrograms $648 · Management $643 · Fundraising $3,170$4,461
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $1,402 · Fundraising $0$1,402
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $790 · Fundraising $0$790
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15 · Management $421 · Fundraising $2,000$2,436
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $614,068 · Management $151,288 · Fundraising $60,192$825,548
Part X · Balance sheet $164,118 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,626$83,825
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $102,951$52,786
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $52,290$24,269
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 $2,924$2,271
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,110$967
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $192,901$164,118
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,569$12,209
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-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,492$12,209
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $178,609$147,109
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,800$4,800
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $183,409$151,909
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $192,901$164,118
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $151,909 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$794,048
XI-2 Total expenses$825,548
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$31,500
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$183,409
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$151,909

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