Blazing Trees FY2021 filing

Nashville, TN · Religious organization · Since 2016 · Religion

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$301K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$242K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$152K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$301K
FY2021▲ +26%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$239K
FY2021$301K
FY2022$364K
FY2023$463K
FY2024$594K
FY2025$861K
Expenses
$242K
FY2021▲ +23%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$197K
FY2021$242K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$504K
FY2025$759K
Net assets
$152K
FY2021▲ +63%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$93K
FY2021$152K
FY2022$221K
FY2023$283K
FY2024$366K
FY2025$468K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CBlazing Trees
EINHdr · item D81-4656224
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2017
Year of formationHdr · item L2016
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CNashville, TN
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X99)
WebsiteHdr · item Jblazingtrees.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.04
Program services89%$215K
Management & general7%$18K
Fundraising4%$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$242K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
89%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+20%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$152K
FY2021▲ +63%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$93K
FY2021$152K
FY2022$221K
FY2023$283K
FY2024$366K
FY2025$468K
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$59K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$152K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$144K
Total assetsLn 16$152K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$152K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.2

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$301K
Total revenueLn 12$301K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $144K · Operating expenses/yr $242K
7.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $215K · Total expenses $242K
89%
Management & General
Management & general $18K · Total expenses $242K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $9K · Total expenses $242K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $7K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $270K
$0.03 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $301K · Total revenue $301K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $301K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $301K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $301K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $242K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $301K · Prior year $239K
+26%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $152K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $301K · Expenses $242K
+20%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $152K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $152K · Total assets $152K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $152K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Don Buege · Reported title Shepherds Officer · Highest reported compensation $66K · Total expenses $242K
27%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $177K · Total expenses $242K
73%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%——
Overhead ratio 7%——
Fundraising cost ratio 3%——
Revenue growth 26%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Shepherds Officer
$66,000Pt VII · Sec A
$54,500Pt VII · Sec A
Creative Officer
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A
All 4 Him Mission
$16,800Pt VII · Sec A
Creative Care Mission
$4,200Pt VII · Sec A
Shalom Officer
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James Harvey’s $92K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 86th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Harvey$92,000$79,500$72,000$66,000$54,500$47,500
Don Buege——$72,000$66,000$66,000$57,500
Howard Everett——$59,500———
Walt Dowdy——$25,982$12,800——
Kyle Frohock$25,000$9,000$5,000———
Brian Hayden——$6,500$24,000$24,000$24,000
Sherrie Lachappelle——$19,200$17,600$16,800$1,400
Becky Bruce——$4,200$4,200$4,200$4,250

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 7Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 7Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Supports missionaries and leaders through funding, counseling, resources, and coaching.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $165K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Shepherds Mission

Don Buege, Director. - connecting with leaders to learn about their challenges in ministry and pray with them. - meet with other disciples to discuss the Bible, pray for each other, and pray for the lost in their communities. - train teams in churches and businesses how to pray, share the Gospel, and make disciples internationally

$75Kprogram expense
02

Maranatha Mission

James Harvey, Director. - sending prayer messages to disciplemaking leaders in 40 nations and 25 USA cities. - phone calls, emails, virtual meetings with leaders in need of advice, prayer, and spiritual mentoring. - innovating disciplemaking resources for missionares doing cross-cultural evangelism and church planting

$69Kprogram expense
03

Love Nations Mission

Don Buege, Director. - mission trips to various cities and countries where we have trusted ministry partners. - a weekly prayer guide for a network of intercessors on how to pray for unreached people groups and tribes. - mission trip preparation and debriefing, training disciples in cross-cultural missions, evangelism, church planting.

$21Kprogram expense

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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 3 funders$177K
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Grants paid · 25 grants · $47K · 2023–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$4,690
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,500
Global Catalytic MinistriesFY2025$2,400
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,949
Fond Du Lac Christian SchoolFY2025$1,949
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,555
Standing StoneFY2025$1,555
Sanctuary BayFY2025$1,500
Andrea LoyaFY2025$1,200
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,200
Michelle NikzadFY2025$1,090
Graceview ChurchFY2025$850
City Church NetworkFY2025$500
Global GatesFY2025$500
Audio Scripture MinistriesFY2025$250
Carlos NewtonFY2025$100
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,512
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,250
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $861K$759K+45% 990 PDF
FY2024 $594K$504K+28% 990 PDF
FY2023 $463K$410K+27% 990 PDF
FY2022 $364K$295K+21% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $301K$242K+26% 990 PDF
FY2020 $239K$197K 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

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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