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Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-1098581) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 2 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $27K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
79% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$25K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
Named funders
2
named funders · $37K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 4 voting members
2 of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$202K
-35% vs prior year
Spent
$368K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$202K
FY2024▼ -35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$311K
FY2021$353K
FY2022$343K
FY2023$308K
FY2024$202K
Expenses
$368K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$212K
FY2021$333K
FY2022$391K
FY2023$351K
FY2024$368K
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$257K
FY2022$209K
FY2023$167K
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $289K Management & general 21% · $78K Fundraising 0% · $772

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

4 people listed on the 990; $25K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$19,700Pt VII · Sec A
$5,759Pt VII · Sec A
President and CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sandy Mason’s $20K as Board Member is at the 16th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cindy Perkins————$32,530
Sandy Mason$19,700$24,300$25,750$28,494—
Aaron Hall———$17,500$12,000
Robert Hull———$15,000—
Cynthia Perkins$5,759$9,407$10,942$12,999—
Dennis Heiberg———$939$7,775
Jim Thomas———$3,854$3,124
Dan Leitz———$477—

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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1 program · $289K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The bonhoeffer project is a process through which we turn leaders into disciplemakers. Over the course of ten months, leaders examine their understanding of the gospel, and what it actually means to be a disciple.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-1098581) · Dispute this line
$289Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$37K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $133K · 2024–2024
Global Service Network INCNC · FY2024$45,094
Tms Global INCGA · FY2024$4,000
Calvary Chapel of OceansideCA · FY2024$3,918

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$202K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$148K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$368K
Ln 25
Programscol B$289K
Managementcol C$78K
Fundraisingcol D$772
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$148K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$202K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$169K$0
Total assetsLn 16$169K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$0
Net assetsLn 32$167K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$133K$133K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$84K$42K$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$68K$41K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$9K$975
Advertising and promotionLn 12$772$772
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K$542
Information technologyLn 14$7K$6K$661
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$176$158$18
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50K$45K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K$404
Total functional expensesLn 25$368K$289K$78K$772

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $202K$368K−$167K$0 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $308K$351K−$43K$167K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 6, 2023 $343K$391K−$48K$209K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 4, 2022 $353K$333K$20K$257K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 30, 2021 $311K$212K$100K$237K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $201,512 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $220,504$147,856
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $85,706$50,342
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,615$3,314
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $307,825$201,512
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$132,731
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $215,096$154,494
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $135,506$80,982
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $350,602$368,207
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$42,777−$166,695
Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $201,512 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,311 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$147,856
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$147,856
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $50,342$50,342
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3$3
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $53,656 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$201,512
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $368,207 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $132,731$132,731
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $42,046 · Management $42,046$84,092
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $40,599 · Management $27,066$67,665
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,642 · Management $1,095$2,737
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,781 · Management $975$9,756
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $772$772
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,875 · Management $542$5,417
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,953 · Management $661$6,614
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,990$3,990
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $158 · Management $18$176
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,635 · Management $5,583$50,218
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,635 · Management $404$4,039
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $289,045 · Management $78,390 · Fundraising $772$368,207
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $168,851$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $168,851$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,156$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,156$0
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $166,695$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $166,695$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $168,851$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$201,512
XI-2 Total expenses$368,207
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$166,695
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$166,695
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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