Pursuit 53 FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Houston, TX501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 82-5529431

To glorify God in the advance of His Kingdom through the growth of the church and strengthening of communities, beginning with South Sudan

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$68K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2024
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
3 of 5
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
How much reaches the programs?
94%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$68K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
3
named funders · $251K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$182K
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
3
independent of 3 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$417K
Spent
$304K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$153K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$417K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$417K
FY2021$437K
FY2022$336K
FY2023$580K
FY2024$364K
Expenses
$304K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$304K
FY2021$405K
FY2022$345K
FY2023$395K
FY2024$392K
Net assets
$153K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$153K
FY2021$177K
FY2022$169K
FY2023$360K
FY2024$257K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CPursuit 53
EINHdr · item D82-5529431
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2019
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CHouston, TX
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X20)
WebsiteHdr · item Jpursuit53.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.04
Program services94%$285K
Management & general3%$8K
Fundraising4%$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$304K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+27%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$335K
FY2020
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$335K
FY2021$340K
FY2022$376K
FY2023$494K
FY2024$423K
Total liabilities
$182K
FY2020
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$182K
FY2021$162K
FY2022$207K
FY2023$134K
FY2024$167K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$113K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$335K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$136K
Total assetsLn 16$335K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$182K
Total net assetsLn 32$153K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.4

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$417K
Total revenueLn 12$417K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $136K · Operating expenses/yr $304K
5.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $285K · Total expenses $304K
94%
Management & General
Management & general $8K · Total expenses $304K
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $11K · Total expenses $304K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $11K · Solicited contributions $417K
$0.03 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $417K · Total revenue $417K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $417K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $417K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $417K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $304K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $417K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $153K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $417K · Expenses $304K
+27%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $335K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $153K · Total assets $335K
46%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $335K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Peter L Swann · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $68K · Total expenses $304K
22%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $164K · Total expenses $304K
54%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%——
Overhead ratio 3%——
Fundraising cost ratio 3%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$68,196Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peter Swann’s $74K as Director is at the 75th 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
Peter Swann$74,200$69,900$63,600$75,369—
Peter L Swann————$68,196

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 3Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 3Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Grows churches and strengthens communities in South Sudan to advance God's Kingdom.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $285K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Discipleship Training of Church Leaders

we train groups of 5-10 men and women each. Some are oral and others are written. These church leaders then start their own groups that start other groups. Each group studies the Bible together and then shares Bible stories with others.

$187Kprogram expense
02

Supporting Local Churches

as we train church leaders, they are strengthened in their church leadership and equipped in planting new churches

$70Kprogram expense
03

Developing Ongoing Community Leaders

we dialog with government and community leaders, offering counsel upon invitation and assistance as feasible

$28Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$251K
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $364K$392K-37% 990 PDF
FY2023 $580K$395K+72% 990 PDF
FY2022 $336K$345K-23% 990 PDF
FY2021 $437K$405K+5% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $417K$304K 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

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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