Christianity Engaged FY2020 filing

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Chandler, AZ501(c)(3)Since 2017ReligionEIN 81-5393192Revenue $249K in FY2020

On file with the IRSchristianityengaged.org2600 E Springfield Pl Unit 73, 85286-1448 · Chandler, AZTax-exempt since Apr 2017Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Christianity Engaged is a christian video production studio and online ministry that shares the gospel of jesus christ and encourages believers all over the world. We have produced over 75 christian videos and 1000 social media posts (continued on schedule o) (continued from 990 page 2) that have been viewed in over 100 countries. Our youtube channel to date has generated over 13 million views and our social media reach to date is over 1.2 billion.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$80K 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
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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $167K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$249K
Spent
$238K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$19K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$249K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$249K
FY2021$202K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$149K
FY2024$203K
FY2025$159K
Expenses
$238K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$238K
FY2021$202K
FY2022$182K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$191K
FY2025$156K
Net assets
$19K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$19K
FY2021$19K
FY2022$41K
FY2023$6K
FY2024$18K
FY2025$21K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $195K Management & general 11% · $26K Fundraising 7% · $17K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director Since 9-29-20
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Since 9-29-20
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Since 9-29-20
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Since 9-29-20
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Erhart’s $90K as President and CEO is at the 84th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Erhart$90,000$90,000$90,000$90,000$90,000$80,000

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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps people overcome faith barriers and grow closer to God online.

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2 programs · $195K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Christianity engaged's primary program service is the production, dissemination and promotion of engaging, encouraging and educational christian videos. These videos provide for the education and awareness of faith-based subjects to the public, which are useful and beneficial to the community.

$156Kprogram expense
02

The organization's second program service is the production, dissemination and promotion of engaging, encouraging and educational christian content on social media. These social media posts and engagements provide for the education and awareness of faith-based subjects to the public, which are useful and beneficial to the community.

$40Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$167K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$249K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Money outPt IX
$238K
Ln 25
Programscol B$195K
Managementcol C$26K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$19K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K
Total assetsLn 16$19K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Total revenueLn 12$249K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$19K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$19K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7K$13K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$5K
Total assetsLn 16$8K$19K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$8K$19K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$56K$16K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$5K$1K$612
Legal feesLn 11b$188$188
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$128K$117K$5K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$8K$530
Office expensesLn 13$589$17$515$57
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K$168$205
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$166$166
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$890$803$58$29
InsuranceLn 23$698$698
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$285$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$238K$195K$26K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $159K$156K$3K$21K 990 PDF
FY2024 $203K$191K$12K$18K 990 PDF
FY2023 $149K$6K 990 PDF
FY2022 $204K$182K$22K$41K 990 PDF
FY2021 $202K$202K−$428$19K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $249K$238K$11K$19K 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 $249,359 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $123,217$249,835
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$468−$476
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $122,749$249,359
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$90,146
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $150,594$148,051
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $150,594$238,197
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$27,845$11,162
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $249,359 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$476 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$249,835
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$249,835
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$476 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$249,359
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $238,197 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,000 · Management $16,000 · Fundraising $8,000$80,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,740$3,740
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,570 · Management $1,224 · Fundraising $612$6,406
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $188$188
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,529$1,529
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $116,823 · Management $5,133 · Fundraising $6,483$128,439
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,248 · Fundraising $530$8,778
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17 · Management $515 · Fundraising $57$589
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,986 · Management $168 · Fundraising $205$5,359
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $166$166
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $803 · Management $58 · Fundraising $29$890
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $698$698
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $285 · Fundraising $1,130$1,415
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $195,472 · Management $25,679 · Fundraising $17,046$238,197
Part X · Balance sheet $19,283 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,680$13,079
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,441$1,441
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$4,763
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,121$19,283
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,121$19,283
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,121$19,283
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,121$19,283
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,283 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$249,359
XI-2 Total expenses$238,197
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,162
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,121
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,283

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