Communio Foundation INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Alexandria, VA501(c)(3)Since 2017Human ServicesEIN 81-5362485Revenue $3.2M in FY2020

On file with the IRS5500 Cherokee Ave Ste 480, 22312-2357 · Alexandria, VATax-exempt since Apr 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Communio is a nonprofit that trains and equips churches to evangelize through the renewal of healthy relationships, marriages and the family.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$758K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $657K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$758K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $2.3M
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$116K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.2M
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$6.3M
FY2025$9.3M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$6.0M
FY2025$7.5M
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$5.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2017.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $2.0M Management & general 13% · $354K Fundraising 10% · $259K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $758K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President of Communications
$135,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$130,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of City Strategies
$130,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Philanthropy Advisor
$123,750Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
National Director for Church Strategy
$119,167Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John-Paul De Gance’s $258K as President & CEO is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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
John-Paul De Gance$257,643$259,407$259,993———
Matt Knapp$204,993—————
Jp De Gance———$185,000$185,000$130,000
Joe Moser$177,963$167,682$158,194$139,667$132,000$135,000
Jimmy Abreu$176,959$162,031$152,544$135,000$135,000$123,750
Jared Smyth$152,959$169,481$144,994$130,000$130,000$119,167
Sheri Harden$169,109$159,472$139,993$71,167——
Omar Kouatly$139,991$129,253————

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

Trains churches to evangelize by strengthening relationships, marriages, and families.

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Communio offered consulting and training to 44 churches with 59 campuses in 2020 (up from 35 total in 2019). On the city platforms, this activity was supported in Denver, Midland, Billings, and Fort Worth.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

These program costs assist in assessment of the ministry gaps and opportunities, train church leadership teams, develop customized programs to budget of the church, and manage microtargeted outreach for the client.

$561Kprogram expense
03

Communio offered consulting and training to 13 churches with 33 campuses in 2020. This activity was supported in individual churches across the country and included services that provide a full relaltionship ministry of skills and community to individuals at the single, engaged, marriage enricment and marriage in crisis stages.

$260Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 27 grants · $829K · 2023–2025
St Helen Catholic ChurchFY2025$10,600
Revive Bitterroot ChurchFY2025$9,761
Resonate Church NetworkWA · FY2025$9,500
Kings City ChurchTX · FY2025$8,573
Church for the CityMT · FY2025$7,906
Hampton UniversityVA · FY2024$250,003
River of Life Ministries INCMT · FY2024$12,326
ElevateMT · FY2024$5,160
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$354K
Fundraisingcol D$259K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$116K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$151K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$3.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$982K
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$116K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 541
VolunteersI 66
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K$116K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$245K$193K$23K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$943K$742K$87K$114K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$39K$39K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$378K$323K$20K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$96K$75K$10K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$0$18K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$80K$36K$44K$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$38K$38K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$59K$47K$12K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$488K$463K$24K$30
Office expensesLn 13$42K$15K$26K$982
OccupancyLn 16$42K$4K$38K$825
TravelLn 17$104K$75K$4K$25K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$31K$7K$23K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$461$300$161$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$0$7K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$8K$18K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.0M$354K$259K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $9.3M$7.5M$1.8M$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.3M$6.0M$355K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.0M$5.7M$1.3M$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.6M$3.8M−$234K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.6M$3.4M$153K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.2M$2.6M$552K$2.2M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,194,813 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,130,389$3,138,669
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,451$48,047
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $428$8,097
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,151,268$3,194,813
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $100,000$4,766
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $550,082$1,700,243
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $43,723$37,800
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $583,176$899,790
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,276,981$2,642,599
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $874,287$552,214
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,194,813 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$151,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,987,469
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,138,669
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$48,047
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,097
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $56,144 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,194,813
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,642,599 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,766$4,766
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $192,797 · Management $22,696 · Fundraising $29,507$245,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $741,871 · Management $87,334 · Fundraising $113,543$942,748
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $38,531 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$38,531
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $322,678 · Management $20,196 · Fundraising $34,706$377,580
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $75,031 · Management $9,968 · Fundraising $11,385$96,384
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $17,794 · Fundraising $0$17,794
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $35,825 · Management $44,434 · Fundraising $0$80,259
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $37,800$37,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $46,650 · Management $12,095 · Fundraising $0$58,745
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $463,498 · Management $24,095 · Fundraising $30$487,623
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,687 · Management $26,107 · Fundraising $982$41,776
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,750 · Management $37,863 · Fundraising $825$42,438
IX-17 TravelPrograms $74,846 · Management $4,445 · Fundraising $24,601$103,892
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,815 · Management $22,553 · Fundraising $1,373$30,741
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $300 · Management $161 · Fundraising $0$461
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $6,519 · Fundraising $0$6,519
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,744 · Management $17,949 · Fundraising $3,849$29,542
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,029,789 · Management $354,209 · Fundraising $258,601$2,642,599
Part X · Balance sheet $2,280,654 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,632,510$981,843
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$1,229,723
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$9,708
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,002$57,089
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,375$2,291
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,649,762$2,280,654
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,973$91,651
X-19 Deferred revenue$24,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,973$115,651
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $986,897$1,221,877
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $625,892$943,126
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,612,789$2,165,003
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,649,762$2,280,654
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,165,003 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,194,813
XI-2 Total expenses$2,642,599
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$552,214
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,612,789
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,165,003

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