Religious outreach retreats for college bound students

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 542 volunteers and 6 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
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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 2% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 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
$59K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
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
$373K
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$405K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$373K
FY2024▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$132K
FY2022$270K
FY2023$302K
FY2024$373K
Expenses
$405K
FY2024▲ +50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$245K
FY2023$271K
FY2024$405K
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$34K
FY2022$59K
FY2023$90K
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2022-01-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2022.

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% · $310K Management & general 23% · $93K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $59K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$34,269Pt VII · Sec A
Retreat Coordinator
$20,792Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Director
$4,256Pt VII · Sec A

Matthew Stone’s $34K as CEO is at the 33rd 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Matthew Stone$34,269$38,612$30,850$31,965
Anne Ruble$20,792$16,505$7,492$2,000
R Alex Barnwell$4,256$3,874$5,454—
Davis Goodroe—$1,721$2,553—
Audrey Clark—$604$2,009—
Josh Dickens—$440$800—
Robert a Barnwell———$335

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

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3 programs · $265K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Hills Retreat Clemson

Donations & event fees

$228Kprogram expense
02

Horizon Retreat USC

Donations & event fees

$21Kprogram expense
03

Rooted Retreat Sam Houston State

Donations & event fees

$16Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$373K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$285K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$88K
Money outPt IX
$405K
Ln 25
Programscol B$310K
Managementcol C$93K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$88K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$285K
Total revenueLn 12$373K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6542
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$90K$0
Total assetsLn 16$90K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$101$0
Net assetsLn 32$90K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$59K$0$59K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$0$13K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$700$0$700$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$0$6K$0
Office expensesLn 13$301$0$301$0
TravelLn 17$2K$0$2K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$310K$310K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$0$11K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$405K$310K$93K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $373K$405K−$32K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $302K$271K$31K$90K 990 PDF
FY2022 $270K$245K$25K$59K 990 PDF
FY2021 $132K$34K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $373,296 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $125,614$88,199
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $176,188$285,097
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $301,802$373,296
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $66,620$72,761
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $204,097$332,573
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $270,717$405,334
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $31,085−$32,038
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $373,296 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $285,097 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$20,677
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$67,522
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$88,199
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$373,296
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $405,334 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $59,317 · Fundraising $0$59,317
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $13,444 · Fundraising $0$13,444
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $700 · Fundraising $0$700
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $6,438 · Fundraising $0$6,438
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $301 · Fundraising $0$301
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $1,827 · Fundraising $0$1,827
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $310,491 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$310,491
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $11,102 · Fundraising $1,714$12,816
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $310,491 · Management $93,129 · Fundraising $1,714$405,334
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $89,772$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $89,772$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $101$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $89,671$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $89,671$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $89,772$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$373,296
XI-2 Total expenses$405,334
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$32,038
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$89,671
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$57,633
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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