Field Life is a nonprofit christian ministry that supports missionaries in their cross-cultural work around the world. Field Life provides educational and religious activities to support these workers so that they can be healthy and effective in Life and ministry in the international arena.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-3129737) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$118K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
84% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$118K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
5.1 mo
of spending, in cash
5.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $28K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of 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
$584K
+40% vs prior year
Spent
$475K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$206K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$584K
FY2025▲ +40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$463K
FY2021$395K
FY2022$466K
FY2023$466K
FY2024$417K
FY2025$584K
Expenses
$475K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$374K
FY2021$416K
FY2022$452K
FY2023$493K
FY2024$435K
FY2025$475K
Net assets
$206K
FY2025▲ +111%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$149K
FY2021$128K
FY2022$142K
FY2023$115K
FY2024$97K
FY2025$206K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2019.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $397K Management & general 16% · $78K

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; $118K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$63,043Pt VII · Sec A
$55,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sean Casey Morgan’s $63K as Executive Director is at the 65th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sean Casey Morgan$63,043$54,716$113,886$93,386$103,886$101,845
Macgregor Magruder II$55,000$21,033$7,200$67,200$49,224$58,977

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

Supports missionaries with educational and religious activities for effective cross-cultural ministry.

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1 program · $397K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Field life is a nonprofit christian ministry that supports missionaries in their cross-cultural work around the world. Field life provides educational and religious activities to support these workers so that they can be healthy and effective in life and ministry in the international arena.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-3129737) · Dispute this line
$397Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$28K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $201K · 2023–2025

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$584K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$584K
Money outPt IX
$475K
Ln 25
Programscol B$397K
Managementcol C$78K
Owns and owesPt X
$206K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$201K
Total assetsLn 16$206K
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$584K
Total revenueLn 12$584K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$201K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$201K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$206K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$97K$201K
Total assetsLn 16$97K$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$97K$206K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$85K$85K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$234K$188K$47K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$49K$39K$10K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$818$0
Management feesLn 11a$30K$24K$6K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$815$204$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K$655$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$399$0
Office expensesLn 13$16K$13K$3K$0
Information technologyLn 14$30$24$6$0
TravelLn 17$41K$33K$8K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$8K$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$475K$397K$78K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 17, 2026 $584K$475K$109K$206K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 18, 2025 $417K$435K−$18K$97K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 20, 2024 $466K$493K−$26K$115K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2023 $466K$452K$14K$142K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 25, 2022 $395K$416K−$21K$128K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 22, 2021 $463K$374K$89K$149K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $584,094 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $416,700$584,094
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $416,700$584,094
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $74,029$85,359
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $265,105$287,438
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $95,383$102,655
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $434,517$475,452
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$17,817$108,642
Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $584,094 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$584,094
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$584,094
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$584,094
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $475,452 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $85,359$85,359
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $187,506 · Management $46,877 · Fundraising $0$234,383
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $39,174 · Management $9,793 · Fundraising $0$48,967
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,270 · Management $818 · Fundraising $0$4,088
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $23,618 · Management $5,904 · Fundraising $0$29,522
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $815 · Management $204 · Fundraising $0$1,019
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,619 · Management $655 · Fundraising $0$3,274
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,596 · Management $399 · Fundraising $0$1,995
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,134 · Management $3,284 · Fundraising $0$16,418
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $24 · Management $6 · Fundraising $0$30
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,588 · Management $8,147 · Fundraising $0$40,735
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,730 · Management $1,932 · Fundraising $0$9,662
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $397,433 · Management $78,019 · Fundraising $0$475,452
Part X · Balance sheet $206,138 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $97,496$201,456
X-15 Other assets$4,682
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $97,496$206,138
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $97,496$206,138
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $97,496$206,138
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $97,496$206,138
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $206,138 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$584,094
XI-2 Total expenses$475,452
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$108,642
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$97,496
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$206,138

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