Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2017.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
Something off? Claim to add context
Who runs it and what they're paid
8 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Berndt | $63,893 | $59,203 | $50,454 | — |
| Mark Klemme | $26,688 | $36,944 | $20,343 | — |
| Harold Youtzy | $4,849 | $5,100 | $32,700 | — |
| Maryanne Eich | $3,960 | $10,600 | $19,020 | $18,120 |
| Andrea Gerhart | — | $1,500 | $3,000 | — |
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 Compassion Ministries executive salaries →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
Programs and updates
Compassion Ministries is a religious organization based in Burnsville, MN.
Questions for Compassion Ministries
Your first name shows with your question. Compassion Ministries answers here, for everyone.
1.) toys for tots - 253 families and 701 kids 2) emergency food shelf: 27,241 pounds of food distrubuted to over 400 FAMILIES3) emergency food shelf - 415 families and 1401 INDIVIDUALS4) saturday food lines - 313,000 pounds of food DISTRIBUTED5) saturday food lines - 10,400 boxes of food distributed that feed approx 4 people EACH6) daily…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-4574956) · Dispute this line1.) food distribution to community - approx 19,488 people SERVED2.) site for faith-based training and conferences - approx 659 people SERVED3.) site for various community events and uses such as after school activities for kids - approx 2,271 people SERVED4) food relief for community - approx 2,686 people served
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-4574956) · Dispute this linePastor training in kenya, trained 100 pastorspastor training in india, trained 50 pastorspastor training in ethiopia, trained 200 pastorspastor training in kenya, trained 150 pastors
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-4574956) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
Download 990
| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $71K | $130K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $66K | $1.3M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $3.6M | $3.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $2.4M | $2.3M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $464K | $412K | $36K | $16K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $71K | $63K | $6K | $2K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $35K | $31K | $3K | $1K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $26K | $24K | $1K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $10K | $9K | $972 | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $4K | $4K | $207 | $41 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $6K | $5K | $280 | $56 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $296K | $278K | $15K | $3K |
| TravelLn 17 | $21K | $20K | $1K | $214 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $41K | $39K | $2K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $32K | $30K | $2K | $320 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $6K | $1K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $22K | $21K | $1K | $221 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.0M | $1.9M | $74K | $25K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 | $2.1M | $2.0M | $75K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 | $3.0M | $1.9M | $1.1M | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 | $1.4M | $1.4M | −$50K | $169K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 | $945K | $862K | $83K | $151K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2021 | $769K | $730K | $40K | $68K | 990 PDF |
| FY2019Filed with the IRS Apr 26, 2021 | $750K | $733K | $17K | $29K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $2,111,723 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,111,723 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,036,765 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $3,590,000 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,307,044 net assets at year end
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.