To serve the worldwide church by providing the necessary tools and training.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 16 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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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $70K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $137K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$276K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2025▲ +53%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$884K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$2.1M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1995.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $1.3M Management & general 21% · $363K Fundraising 2% · $29K

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; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chairexec Director
$99,126Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patrick Klein’s $99K as Board Chairexec Director is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Patrick Klein$99,126$90,669$75,990$77,780$77,280$80,489

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

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Equips churches globally with essential tools and training.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Served over twenty countries and distributed Bibles and books to Christians in foreign countries. Supported children, pastors, and individuals through childrens & womens homes, and individual sponsorship. Delivered humanitarian relief in the form of household goods, personal hygiene, clothing, and other humanitarian items.

$1.3Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$254K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$363K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$696K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$276K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$78K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$254K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$696K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$696K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$60K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Other assetsLn 15$256K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$276K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 620
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$696K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11K$60K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$798K$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$559K$276K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$895K$895K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K$69K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$270K$226K$44K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$98K$62K$36K
OccupancyLn 16$88K$14K$73K
TravelLn 17$58K$49K$6K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K$29K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$176K$151K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.3M$363K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.5M$1.7M$734K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.4M$1.9M$520K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.8M$3.5M−$702K$884K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$2.6M−$276K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.5M$2.9M−$397K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.5M$2.0M$543K$2.3M 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 F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,470,292 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,002,664$2,188,114
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $13,894$254,459
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $403,587$14,431
I-11 Other revenue$13,288
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,420,145$2,470,292
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,015,731$895,070
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $346,014$368,818
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $538,141$471,988
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,899,886$1,735,876
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $520,259$734,416
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,470,292 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,188,114
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$78,185
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,188,114
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $254,459$254,459
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $14,431$14,431
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $13,288$13,288
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $282,178 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,470,292
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,735,876 across 9 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $895,070$895,070
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $69,388 · Management $29,738$99,126
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $225,666 · Management $44,026$269,692
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,786$15,786
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $61,751 · Management $35,880$97,631
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,356 · Management $73,326$87,682
IX-17 TravelPrograms $49,075 · Management $5,509 · Fundraising $3,614$58,198
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,028 · Management $7,257$36,285
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $151,246 · Fundraising $25,160$176,406
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,344,334 · Management $362,768 · Fundraising $28,774$1,735,876
Part X · Balance sheet $2,425,993 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,045,449$695,750
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $75,573$9,097
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $43,567$133,211
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $798,229$1,271,638
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $11,445$59,997
X-15 Other assets$256,300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,974,263$2,425,993
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $559,025$15,586
X-25 Other liabilities$260,754
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $559,025$276,340
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $195,892$1,739,092
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,219,346$410,561
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,415,238$2,149,653
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,974,263$2,425,993
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,149,653 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,470,292
XI-2 Total expenses$1,735,876
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$734,416
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,415,238
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,149,653

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