Vessels Ministries INC

Tax-deductible

Arvada, CO501(c)(3)Since 2018EducationEIN 83-1757437

Providing materials, resources, supplies and services to church clubs in an effort to help tween girls understand their god-given identity, purpose and value.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 256 volunteers and 3 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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $72K a year · 29% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 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
$71K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 63% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $4K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$303K
+57% vs prior year
Spent
$213K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$175K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$303K
FY2025▲ +57%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$99K
FY2024$193K
FY2025$303K
Expenses
$213K
FY2025▲ +52%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$140K
FY2025$213K
Net assets
$175K
FY2025▲ +106%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$32K
FY2024$85K
FY2025$175K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 2019.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $177K Management & general 13% · $27K Fundraising 4% · $9K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Director/Founder
$71,244Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janna Widdifield’s $71K as Exec Director/Founder is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Janna Widdifield$71,244$51,664—
Janna Widdifield——$45,000

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 church clubs with resources to help tween girls discover their identity, purpose, and value.

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3 program services account for $177K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Helped teenage girls understand their god-given identity purpose and value.

$169Kprogram expense
02

Sponsored vineyard conference that led to new clubs starting

$7Kprogram expense
03

Launched five new clubs

$1Kprogram 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 1 funder$4K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$303K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$219K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$649
Money outPt IX
$213K
Ln 25
Programscol B$177K
Managementcol C$27K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$175K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$179K
Total assetsLn 16$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$219K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$649
Total revenueLn 12$303K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$179K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$179K
Total assetsLn 16$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$175K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6256
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$89K$179K
Total assetsLn 16$89K$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$85K$175K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$53K$14K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$39K$29K$8K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$5K$1K$381
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$2K$255$127
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$6K$2K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$3K$690$788
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$810$270
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$438$146
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$52K$52K
Total functional expensesLn 25$213K$177K$27K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $303K$213K$90K$175K 990 PDF
FY2024 $193K$140K$53K$85K 990 PDF
FY2023 $99K$32K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $303,175 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $101,612 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,475
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$218,831
VIII-3 Investment income$649
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$17,917
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$303,175
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $212,841 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,433 · Management $13,892 · Fundraising $3,919$71,244
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $29,360 · Management $7,634 · Fundraising $2,153$39,147
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,191 · Management $1,350 · Fundraising $381$6,922
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,163 · Management $255 · Fundraising $127$2,545
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,552 · Management $1,930 · Fundraising $1,414$8,896
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,449 · Management $690 · Fundraising $788$4,927
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,322 · Management $810 · Fundraising $270$5,402
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,338 · Management $438 · Fundraising $146$2,922
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,509$7,509
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,785$11,785
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,542$51,542
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $176,644 · Management $26,999 · Fundraising $9,198$212,841
Part X · Balance sheet $178,787 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $88,959$178,787
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $88,959$178,787
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,131$3,626
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,131$3,626
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $84,828$175,161
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $84,828$175,161
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $88,959$178,787
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $175,161 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$303,175
XI-2 Total expenses$212,841
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$90,334
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$84,828
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$175,161

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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