Ordinary Missionaries

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Elbert, CO501(c)(3)Since 2017InternationalEIN 82-0961248Revenue $388K in FY2025

On file with the IRSordinarymissionaries.com23984 Elbert St, 80106-8959 · Elbert, COTax-exempt since Sep 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The purpose of the program is to alleviate suffering in underdeveloped countries by providing support and assistance to youth and families in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 57 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
5 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 4% of revenue · last 7 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $80K
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
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$388K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$377K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$116K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$388K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$280K
FY2020$301K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$271K
FY2023$422K
FY2024$414K
FY2025$388K
Expenses
$377K
FY2025-0.4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$217K
FY2020$266K
FY2021$294K
FY2022$283K
FY2023$397K
FY2024$378K
FY2025$377K
Net assets
$116K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$85K
FY2020$120K
FY2021$57K
FY2022$45K
FY2023$70K
FY2024$105K
FY2025$116K

From the FY2025 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 Sep 2017.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $345K Management & general 7% · $25K Fundraising 2% · $7K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

George Sisneros’s $48K as President is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M international 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

NameFY2021FY2020FY2019
George Sisneros$48,000$48,000$44,000

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

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps youth and families in need in underdeveloped countries by providing support and assistance.

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3 programs · $294K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

El rosario christian academy middle school is an accredited, private,guatemalan middle school. It has bible classes as well as all regular middle school classes. All students are on full three-year scholarships including tuition, supplies and meals.

$169Kprogram expense
02

Ordinary Missionaries is providing assistance to pastors in other Latin American Countries.

$64Kprogram expense
03

We provide scholarships for ELROSARIO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY school programs. They Learn Bible while having a safe place to learn and play. We also provide other assistance to the poor.

$60Kprogram 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$80K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$388K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$388K
Money outPt IX
$377K
Ln 25
Programscol B$345K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$116K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K
Total assetsLn 16$116K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$388K
Total revenueLn 12$388K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$116K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$116K
Total assetsLn 16$116K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$116K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 657
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$105K$116K
Total assetsLn 16$105K$116K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$105K$116K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$211K$211K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K$110K$13K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$989$989
Advertising and promotionLn 12$286$286
Office expensesLn 13$7K$487$6K
OccupancyLn 16$797$797
TravelLn 17$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$12K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$377K$345K$25K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $388K$377K$11K$116K 990 PDF
FY2024 $414K$378K$36K$105K 990 PDF
FY2023 $422K$397K$24K$70K 990 PDF
FY2022 $271K$283K−$12K$45K 990 PDF
FY2021 $231K$294K−$63K$57K 990 PDF
FY2020 $301K$266K$35K$120K 990 PDF
FY2019 $280K$217K$63K$85K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $387,795 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $413,824$387,795
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $413,824$387,795
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $218,401$211,061
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $100,038$129,037
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $59,867$36,520
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $378,306$376,618
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $35,518$11,177
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $387,795 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$387,795
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$387,795
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$387,795
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $376,618 across 8 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $211,061$211,061
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $109,682 · Management $12,904 · Fundraising $6,451$129,037
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $989$989
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $286$286
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $487 · Management $6,080$6,567
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $797$797
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,736$10,736
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,047 · Management $5,098$17,145
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $344,810 · Management $25,071 · Fundraising $6,737$376,618
Part X · Balance sheet $116,421 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $105,244$116,421
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $105,244$116,421
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $105,244$116,421
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $105,244$116,421
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $105,244$116,421
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $116,421 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$387,795
XI-2 Total expenses$376,618
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,177
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$105,244
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$116,421

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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