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.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$848K 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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FY2021 · 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
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$848K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.4 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
$352K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.6M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$3.4M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.6M
FY2021▲ +12%
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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
$3.4M
FY2021▲ +30%
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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
$2.3M
FY2021▲ +7%
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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 FY2021 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.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $2.7M Management & general 12% · $413K Fundraising 9% · $302K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $848K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$185,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of City Strategies
$139,058Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Philanthropy Advisor
$135,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Communications
$132,000Pt VII · Sec A
National Director for Church Strategy
$130,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$106,966Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$20,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$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 · $2.7M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Communio offered consulting, training and outreach marketing services to 52 churches with 62 campuses in 2021 (up from 44 total in 2020). On the city platforms, this activity was supported in Denver, Midland, Billings and Fort Worth.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Other program services assist in assessment of the ministry gaps and opportunities, including providing data insights to church partners and an online Learning Management System (LMS), to train church leadership teams, develop customized programs to budget of the church, and manage microtargeted outreach for the client.

$1.1Mprogram expense
03

Communio offered consulting, training and outreach marketing services to 15 church campuses in 2021. This activity was supported in individual churches across the country and included services that provide a full relationship ministry of skills and community to individuals at the single, engaged, marriage enrichment and marriage in…

$300Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$270K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.7M
Managementcol C$413K
Fundraisingcol D$302K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$352K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$270K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$352K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$116K$352K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$7K$7K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$185K$157K$14K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$1000K$85K$118K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$41K$39K$1K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$414K$345K$43K$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10$112K$94K$8K$10K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$44K$44K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$253K$102K$121K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$794K$784K$9K$306
Office expensesLn 13$54K$15K$38K$972
Information technologyLn 14$41K$3K$36K$900
TravelLn 17$135K$99K$6K$30K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$76K$38K$27K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$693$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$77K$37K$25K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M$2.7M$413K$302K

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 Viewing $3.6M$3.4M$153K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.2M$2.6M$552K$2.2M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,590,210 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,138,669$3,298,909
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $48,047$270,379
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,097$8,634
I-11 Other revenue$12,288
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,194,813$3,590,210
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,766$7,278
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,700,243$1,954,887
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $37,800$43,800
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $899,790$1,431,215
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,642,599$3,437,180
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $552,214$153,030
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $3,590,210 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $12,288 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,298,909
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,298,909
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$270,379
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,634$8,634
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $280,431 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,870$3,590,210
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,437,180 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,278$7,278
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $157,250 · Management $13,875 · Fundraising $13,875$185,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $999,523 · Management $84,577 · Fundraising $118,292$1,202,392
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $39,392 · Management $1,041 · Fundraising $1,040$41,473
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $345,387 · Management $42,847 · Fundraising $25,855$414,089
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $93,698 · Management $7,819 · Fundraising $10,416$111,933
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $43,800$43,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $101,760 · Management $121,068 · Fundraising $30,175$253,003
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $784,425 · Management $9,457 · Fundraising $306$794,188
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,135 · Management $37,783 · Fundraising $972$53,890
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,369 · Management $36,329 · Fundraising $900$40,598
IX-17 TravelPrograms $99,027 · Management $6,139 · Fundraising $29,834$135,000
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $37,504 · Management $26,740 · Fundraising $11,533$75,777
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,340 · Management $693 · Fundraising $0$2,033
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,870 · Management $24,872 · Fundraising $14,984$76,726
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,721,958 · Management $413,240 · Fundraising $301,982$3,437,180
Part X · Balance sheet $2,669,652 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $981,843$1,015,829
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,229,723$1,388,695
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $9,708$54,624
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$980
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $57,089$196,718
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,291$12,806
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,280,654$2,669,652
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $91,651$136,265
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$216,178
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $115,651$352,443
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,221,877$1,293,969
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $943,126$1,023,240
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,165,003$2,317,209
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,280,654$2,669,652
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,317,209 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,590,210
XI-2 Total expenses$3,437,180
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$153,030
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,165,003
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$824
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,317,209

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