Mission Central INC

Tax-deductible

Mechanicsburg, PA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 82-1912143Revenue $646K in FY2024

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Connecting god's resources with human need through disaster response, Mission outreach and Mission education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2,236 volunteers and 5 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $737K a year · 57% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$97K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 88% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $73K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$53K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$646K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$616K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$646K
FY2024▼ -5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$704K
FY2023$677K
FY2024$646K
Expenses
$616K
FY2024▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$469K
FY2021$572K
FY2022$563K
FY2023$570K
FY2024$616K
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2024▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2018.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $499K Management & general 14% · $87K Fundraising 5% · $30K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $97K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$96,761Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hope Harrison’s $97K as Executive Director is at the 88th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Hope Harrison$96,761$94,331$84,618$80,112—
Hope Harrision————$31,948

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

Responds to disasters, aids missions, and educates people to meet human needs with God's resources.

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1 program · $499K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Our mission is "connecting god's resources with human need". This is accomplished by following 3 areas of: mission outreach, mission education and disaster response. By partnering with over 500 different organizations and countless individuals, we provide resources to groups and individuals who are doing humanitarian work locally, across…

$499Kprogram 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 3 funders$73K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$646K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$572K
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Money outPt IX
$616K
Ln 25
Programscol B$499K
Managementcol C$87K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$653K
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$572K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Gains on assetsLn 7$6K
Total revenueLn 12$646K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$441K
SavingsLn 2$213K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$653K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$526K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 62,236
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$621K$653K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$466K$526K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$107K$53K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M$3.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$68K$24K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$197K$162K$18K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$14K$12K$2K$916
Other employee benefitsLn 9$50K$42K$6K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$19K$3K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Investment management feesLn 11f$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$157$157
Office expensesLn 13$8K$7K$579
OccupancyLn 16$73K$72K$731
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K$34
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$91K$75K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K$64
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$11K$3$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$616K$499K$87K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $646K$616K$30K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $677K$570K$106K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $704K$563K$142K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$572K$716K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.2M$469K$2.7M$2.7M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $646,175 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $602,865$572,429
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,208$28,612
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $59,607$45,134
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $676,680$646,175
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 $367,412$382,434
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $202,975$233,535
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $570,387$615,969
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $106,293$30,206
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $646,175 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$42,940
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$529,489
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$572,429
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22,650$22,650
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $45,527$45,527
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $5,962$5,962
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,359−$1,359
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $966$966
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $73,746$646,175
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $615,969 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,733 · Management $24,190 · Fundraising $4,838$96,761
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $162,266 · Management $17,680 · Fundraising $17,550$197,496
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,813 · Management $1,589 · Fundraising $916$14,318
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $41,688 · Management $5,502 · Fundraising $3,280$50,470
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,296 · Management $2,596 · Fundraising $1,497$23,389
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,100$14,100
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,609$4,609
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $157$157
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,220 · Management $579$7,799
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $72,323 · Management $731$73,054
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,156$1,156
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,401 · Management $34$3,435
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $75,280 · Management $15,322$90,602
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,938 · Management $64$7,002
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,846 · Management $3 · Fundraising $1,457$12,306
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,315$19,315
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $499,275 · Management $87,156 · Fundraising $29,538$615,969
Part X · Balance sheet $3,730,115 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $363,198$440,818
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $257,716$212,525
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,641,602$2,551,001
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $13,057$50,476
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $453,234$475,295
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,728,807$3,730,115
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $107,131$53,067
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,108,317$3,181,254
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $513,359$495,794
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,621,676$3,677,048
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,728,807$3,730,115
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,677,048 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$646,175
XI-2 Total expenses$615,969
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,206
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,621,676
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$25,166
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,677,048

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