Game Plan for Life INC

Tax-deductible

Huntersville, NC501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 81-3708180Revenue $726K in FY2024

On file with the IRSgameplanforlife.com13415 Reese Blvd W, 28078-7933 · Huntersville, NCTax-exempt since Sep 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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IT is the mission of Game Plan for Life to bring the message of christ to all by equipping them to allow god to be their head coach and use the bible as their playbook to guide them so that they can become leaders in their family, vocation and every area of their lives. Game Plan for Life supports funding for the establishment and organization of a prison bachelor of arts pastoral ministries college program.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$128K 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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FY2024 · 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 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
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$128K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 87% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $352K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$49K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$726K
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$690K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$726K
FY2024▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$900K
FY2021$569K
FY2022$601K
FY2023$864K
FY2024$726K
Expenses
$690K
FY2024▼ -33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$564K
FY2021$558K
FY2022$773K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$690K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$247K
FY2021$257K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $484K Management & general 30% · $206K

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; $128K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$95,759Pt VII · Sec A
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$1,900Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jan Bostick’s $96K as Executive Director is at the 87th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Thrash———$54,021$162,500
Jan Bostick$95,759$95,759$100,000$75,000—
Derrick Crawford$30,000$30,000$30,000$30,000$25,054
Renaldo Wynn————$21,701
Phil Sherrill$1,900————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II3 listed

Programs and updates

Equips people with faith to lead fulfilling lives and supports prison ministry college programs.

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1 program · $484K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Funding for the establishment and organization of a prison bachelor of arts pastoral ministries college program. The first class of 24 men graduated in 2021.

$484Kprogram 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 5 funders$352K
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Grants paid · 8 grants · $585K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,480
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,577
Young LifeCO · FY2023$22,400
Unitemized GrantFY2022$50,000
Young LifeCO · FY2022$46,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$726K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$719K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$690K
Ln 25
Programscol B$484K
Managementcol C$206K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$931K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$719K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$726K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$436K
SavingsLn 2$495K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$931K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
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$850K$931K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$49K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$32K$32K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$15K$15K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$48K$78K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$79K$79K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$250K$250K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$24K$24K
InterestLn 20$515$515
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$113K$113K
All other expensesLn 24e$333$333
Total functional expensesLn 25$690K$484K$206K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $726K$690K$36K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $864K$1.0M−$170K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $601K$773K−$172K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $569K$558K$11K$257K 990 PDF
FY2020 $900K$564K$337K$247K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $725,994 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $864,253$719,251
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$5,252
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $96$1,491
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $864,349$725,994
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $282,055$46,615
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $152,205$204,431
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $600,314$439,186
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,034,574$690,232
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$170,225$35,762
Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $725,994 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$719,251
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$719,251
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,252$5,252
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $1,491$1,491
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,743$725,994
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $690,232 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $31,558$31,558
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $15,057$15,057
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,880 · Management $77,879$125,759
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $78,672$78,672
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,500$7,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $250,000$250,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $23,087$23,087
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $13,893$13,893
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,848$2,848
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,595$23,595
IX-20 InterestPrograms $515$515
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,405$2,405
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,349$2,349
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $112,661$112,661
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $333$333
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $484,004 · Management $206,228 · Fundraising $0$690,232
Part X · Balance sheet $1,206,789 assets, 11 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $150,370; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $850,348$436,164
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$495,246
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $128,500$123,877
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$1,132
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,128,843$1,206,789
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$46,704
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,845$1,845
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,365$48,549
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,122,478$1,158,240
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,122,478$1,158,240
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,128,843$1,206,789
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,158,240 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$725,994
XI-2 Total expenses$690,232
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$35,762
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,122,478
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,158,240

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

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