To train and equip individuals to carry out the Gospel of Jesus Christ

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 989 volunteers and 347 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $11.6M a year · 64% of revenue · last 2 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 0.3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Concern: -0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $35K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20.8M
×17 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 1700% of assets; over 80%.
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
$21.7M
+51% vs prior year
Spent
$30.0M
To programs
94%
Net assets
−$19.5M
By yearFY2022–FY2023
Revenue
$21.7M
FY2023▲ +51%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$14.4M
FY2023$21.7M
Expenses
$30.0M
FY2023▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$29.3M
FY2023$30.0M
Net assets
−$19.5M
FY2023▼ -74%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022−$11.2M
FY2023−$19.5M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Aug 2023.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $28.1M Management & general 5% · $1.5M Fundraising 1% · $375K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Ministry Ambassador
$78,071Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Greg Mohr’s $78K as Ministry Ambassador is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 224 $10–100M 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

NameFY2023FY2022
Greg Mohr$78,071$62,301

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

Equips people to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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1 program · $28.1M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Charis Bible Colleges has over 1,000 students attending the main campus in Woodland Park, Colorado. Through its world outreach program, it has an additional 37 extension schools with over 950 students across the United States. In addition, Charis Bible Colleges has over 2,000 online and correspondence students.

$28.1Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$35K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $12.0M · 2021–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,078,922
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,000
Andrew Wommack Ministries INCCO · FY2021$10,124,567
Unitemized GrantFY2021$682,174
Dawn of Hope MinistriesCO · FY2021$12,000
Creflo Dollar Enterprises INCFY2021$9,566
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,583

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$21.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$493K
Money outPt IX
$30.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$28.1M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Fundraisingcol D$375K
Owns and owesPt X
−$19.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$696K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$500
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$153K
Other incomeLn 4–11$493K
Gains on assetsLn 7$129K
Total revenueLn 12$21.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$696K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2−$696K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$66K
Other assetsLn 15$136K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.8M
Net assetsLn 32−$19.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5347
VolunteersI 6989
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$813K−$696K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$780K$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K$66K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.5M$20.8M
Net assetsLn 32−$11.2M−$19.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$44K$44K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.1M$1.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$935K$463K$473K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14.0M$13.3M$553K$152K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.2M$1.2M$50K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.1M$1.1M$16K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.2M$1.2M$0$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$381K$237K$144K
Office expensesLn 13$1.9M$1.7M$147K
OccupancyLn 16$4.4M$4.2M$223K$16K
TravelLn 17$1.8M$1.8M$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$206K$205K$989
InsuranceLn 23$234K$233K$859
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.3M$1.2M$31K$199
All other expensesLn 24e$113K$113K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$30.0M$28.1M$1.5M$375K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $21.7M$30.0M−$8.3M−$19.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $14.4M$29.3M−$14.9M−$11.2M 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 $21,683,289 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,687,863$9,030,170
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,026,680$12,007,512
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,633$152,637
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,672,121$492,970
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,402,297$21,683,289
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,845,531$1,128,510
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,997,811$17,363,876
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,485,365$11,487,303
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $29,328,707$29,979,689
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$14,926,410−$8,296,400
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $21,683,289 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $459,004 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,030,170
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,030,170
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,007,512$12,007,512
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,592$23,592
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $22$22
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $129,045$129,045
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $33,944$33,944
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,007,512 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $645,607$21,683,289
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $29,979,689 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $43,588$43,588
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,084,922$1,084,922
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $462,821 · Management $472,663$935,484
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,338,518 · Management $553,075 · Fundraising $151,787$14,043,380
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,175,294 · Management $49,541 · Fundraising $13,702$1,238,537
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,118,728 · Management $15,893 · Fundraising $11,854$1,146,475
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,171,211 · Management $0 · Fundraising $35,802$1,207,013
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $236,605 · Fundraising $144,297$380,902
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,738,846 · Management $147,165$1,886,011
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,197,253 · Management $222,618 · Fundraising $16,368$4,436,239
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,757,447 · Management $7,914$1,765,361
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $204,987 · Management $989$205,976
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $232,774 · Fundraising $859$233,633
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,228,381 · Management $30,677 · Fundraising $199$1,259,257
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $112,911 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$112,911
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $28,104,286 · Management $1,500,535 · Fundraising $374,868$29,979,689
Part X · Balance sheet $1,336,232 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $812,948−$695,950
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $193,235$282,126
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $98,582$147,975
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $397,467$383,658
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $28,109$66,493
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $780,499$1,015,671
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$136,259
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,310,840$1,336,232
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $236,377$634,707
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,841,161$3,846,990
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,397,053$16,314,686
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,474,591$20,796,383
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$13,139,924−$22,710,604
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,976,173$3,250,453
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$11,163,751−$19,460,151
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,310,840$1,336,232
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$19,460,151 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$21,683,289
XI-2 Total expenses$29,979,689
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,296,400
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$11,163,751
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$19,460,151

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