The Signatry Charitable Trust

Tax-deductible

Sioux Falls, SD501(c)(3)Since 2018Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 82-5070897Revenue $1.0B in FY2024

On file with the IRSthesignatry.com315 N Main Ave Ste 305, 57104-6007 · Sioux Falls, SDTax-exempt since Apr 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To inspire and facilitate revolutionary biblical generosity across generations to solve the world's greatest problems.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$200K 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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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 $154.6M a year · 51% 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
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$200K
to officers and key staff · 0.03% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 88% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $199.4M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$714K
0.09% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 1 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0B
+614% vs prior year
Spent
$577.3M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$815.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0B
FY2024▲ +614%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$73.6M
FY2021$132.0M
FY2022$137.5M
FY2023$145.4M
FY2024$1.0B
Expenses
$577.3M
FY2024▲ ×20
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$16.3M
FY2021$77.8M
FY2022$53.4M
FY2023$29.1M
FY2024$577.3M
Net assets
$815.5M
FY2024▲ +139%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$81.2M
FY2021$140.7M
FY2022$219.0M
FY2023$340.6M
FY2024$815.5M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2019.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $571.5M Management & general 1% · $5.8M

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; $200K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$200,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Tax Officer (ending 11/1/24), Chief Legal Officer (beginning 11/1/24) , Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer (beginning 12/12/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Vice President , Former Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

First Covenant Tr Adv LLC’s $200K as Trustee is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 129 $100M+ philanthropy & grantmaking 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.

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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Facilitates faith-based giving through donor-advised funds and charitable tools to support global ministries, humanitarian aid, education, and community development organizations.

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1 program · $571.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The Trust facilitates generosity through donor advised funds and other charitable tools to support qualified § 501(c)(3) organizations in pursuit of solving the world's greatest problems, notably in the areas of community development, creation care, Christian discipleship, education & professional development, family services, health &…

$571.5Mprogram 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
See all 8 funders →
Grants paid · 1,782 grants · $670.7M · 2020–2024
Come Near Media INCCO · FY2024$130,669,224
Come and See Foundation INCCO · FY2024$55,009,000
World Literature CrusadeCO · FY2024$47,328,600
Servant FoundationKS · FY2024$36,912,683
One Hope INCFL · FY2024$35,200,674
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCGA · FY2024$31,532,088
Alliance Defending FreedomAZ · FY2024$19,182,600
Youversion INCOK · FY2024$18,436,650
Highlands CollegeAL · FY2024$17,510,000
Christian Community Foundation INCCO · FY2024$11,000,000
Answers in Genesis INCKY · FY2024$9,183,700
Mission MutualTX · FY2024$8,457,963
Lifechurch EdmondFY2024$7,113,250
Life Collective INCOK · FY2024$4,675,000
Young LifeCO · FY2024$4,077,365
North Church INCOK · FY2024$4,004,000
See all 1,782 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0B
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0B
Investment incomeLn 3$22.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Money outPt IX
$577.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$571.5M
Managementcol C$5.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$815.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$412.4M
Total assetsLn 16$816.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$714K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0B
Noncash giftsLn 1g$95.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$22.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.9M
Total revenueLn 12$1.0B
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$42.3M
SavingsLn 2$370.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$412.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$362.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.5M
Other assetsLn 15$65K
Total assetsLn 16$816.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$714K
Net assetsLn 32$815.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$137.6M$412.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$185.6M$362.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$952K$10.5M
Total assetsLn 16$340.6M$816.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$714K
Net assetsLn 32$340.6M$815.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$571.5M$571.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$200K$0$200K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$30K$30K
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$35K
Investment management feesLn 11f$1.6M$1.6M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$30K$30K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.9M$3.9M
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$577.3M$571.5M$5.8M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.0B$577.3M$461.4M$815.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $145.4M$29.1M$116.3M$340.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $137.5M$53.4M$84.1M$219.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $132.0M$77.8M$54.2M$140.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $73.6M$16.3M$57.3M$81.2M 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 $1,038,691,653 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $140,713,849$1,016,001,564
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,931,133$22,664,534
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,748,856$25,555
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $145,393,838$1,038,691,653
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $25,797,079$571,532,708
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$200,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,297,323$5,588,649
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $29,094,402$577,321,357
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $116,299,436$461,370,296
Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,038,691,653 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$543,047,067
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$472,954,497
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$95,720,064
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,016,001,564
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $15,067,946 · Excluded from tax $5,735,868$20,803,814
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $25,555$25,555
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business −$2,535,271 · Excluded from tax $4,395,991$1,860,720
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $12,532,675 · Excluded from tax $10,157,414$1,038,691,653
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $577,321,357 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $571,532,708$571,532,708
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $200,000 · Fundraising $0$200,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $30,093$30,093
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $35,319$35,319
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,578,217$1,578,217
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $30,054$30,054
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,271$5,271
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $3,909,695$3,909,695
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $571,532,708 · Management $5,788,649 · Fundraising $0$577,321,357
Part X · Balance sheet $816,185,056 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $31,034,369; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,753,517$42,311,322
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $105,870,610$370,073,421
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $951,715$10,486,450
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $15,752,806$132,332,978
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $169,888,749$229,881,771
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $281,251$64,745
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $340,612,633$816,185,056
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,123$714,172
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,123$714,172
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $340,589,510$815,470,884
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $340,589,510$815,470,884
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $340,612,633$816,185,056
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $815,470,884 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,038,691,653
XI-2 Total expenses$577,321,357
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$461,370,296
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$340,589,510
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$13,593,391
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$8,705
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$73,608
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$815,470,884

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