The Issachar Center catalyzes followers of Jesus for a lifetime of leadership in urban communities. The center equips and convenes urban Christian leaders for personal growth and public impact.

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83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$138K 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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FY2023 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$138K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$567K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$509K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$156K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$567K
FY2023▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$469K
FY2021$612K
FY2022$695K
FY2023$567K
FY2024$477K
FY2025$505K
Expenses
$509K
FY2023▼ -26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$414K
FY2021$598K
FY2022$692K
FY2023$509K
FY2024$424K
FY2025$497K
Net assets
$156K
FY2023▲ +58%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$82K
FY2021$96K
FY2022$98K
FY2023$156K
FY2024$209K
FY2025$216K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2019.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $424K Management & general 12% · $61K Fundraising 5% · $25K

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; $138K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$90,200Pt VII · Sec A
$47,500Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Lundeen’s $110K as CEO is at the 92nd 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Lundeen$109,800$109,800$90,200$79,826$73,250$69,500
Art Williams———$67,834$99,000$99,000
Midian Holmes——$47,500$89,100$54,800—
Jennifer Mote————$63,360—

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

Equips and convenes urban Christian leaders for personal growth and public impact.

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2 programs · $424K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The issachar center equip program uses cohorts to prepare urban christian leaders at various stages of leadership to be 5 marks leaders: rooted in christ, professional in their calling, relentless in justice and reconciliation, healthy in relationships, and collective in approach.

$364Kprogram expense
02

The issachar center convene program connects urban christian leaders to move from isolation into a transformational newtork that sees, hears, and encourages them to continue the work god has called them to do.

$60Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $232K · 2019–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$45,900
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$50,090
Unitemized GrantFY2020$11,604
Unitemized GrantFY2019$68,813
Unitemized GrantFY2019$31,567
The NavigatorsFY2019$18,500

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$567K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$525K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$509K
Ln 25
Programscol B$424K
Managementcol C$61K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$156K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$142K
Total assetsLn 16$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$525K
Government grantsLn 1e$136K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$567K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$142K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$142K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
Net assetsLn 32$156K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K$142K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39K$37K
Total assetsLn 16$105K$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$24K
Net assetsLn 32$98K$156K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$207K$165K$31K$10K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$56K$44K$8K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$4K$707$235
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$16K$3K$994
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$9K$2K$571
Office expensesLn 13$48K$39K$7K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$329$263$50$16
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K$18K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$625$208
InsuranceLn 23$16K$13K$2K$798
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$109K$103K$4K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$10K$1K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$509K$424K$61K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $505K$497K$8K$216K 990 PDF
FY2024 $477K$424K$53K$209K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $567K$509K$57K$156K 990 PDF
FY2022 $695K$692K$3K$98K 990 PDF
FY2021 $612K$598K$13K$96K 990 PDF
FY2020 $469K$414K$55K$82K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $566,775 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $639,681$524,646
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $55,720$42,127
I-10 Investment income$2
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $695,401$566,775
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $51,900$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $491,062$287,050
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $149,529$222,390
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $692,491$509,440
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,910$57,335
Part VI · Governance 9 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $566,775 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$136,267
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$388,379
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$524,646
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $42,127$42,127
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2$2
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $42,127 · Excluded from tax $2$566,775
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $509,440 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $165,484 · Management $31,028 · Fundraising $10,343$206,855
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $44,486 · Management $8,341 · Fundraising $2,780$55,607
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,768 · Management $707 · Fundraising $235$4,710
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,902 · Management $2,982 · Fundraising $994$19,878
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,144 · Management $1,715 · Fundraising $571$11,430
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $38,706 · Management $7,258 · Fundraising $2,419$48,383
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $263 · Management $50 · Fundraising $16$329
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $17,574$17,574
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,330 · Management $625 · Fundraising $208$4,163
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,773 · Management $2,395 · Fundraising $798$15,966
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $103,380 · Management $4,368 · Fundraising $1,456$109,204
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,514 · Management $1,074 · Fundraising $4,753$15,341
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $424,324 · Management $60,543 · Fundraising $24,573$509,440
Part X · Balance sheet $179,493 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $66,389$142,381
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$92
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $38,627$37,020
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $105,016$179,493
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,845$18,819
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,680$4,848
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,525$23,667
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $98,491$155,826
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $98,491$155,826
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $105,016$179,493
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $155,826 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$566,775
XI-2 Total expenses$509,440
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$57,335
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$98,491
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$155,826

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