Encircled

EIN 83-4058317 Religious organization Minnetonka, MN NTEE X01
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Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$242K
FY2025▲ +25%
Expenses
$228K
FY2025▲ +11%

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2025 (IRS tax year 2025).


Equips faith groups to guide students toward faith and purpose. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $242K in revenue, $228K in expenses, and $98K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Religious organization · Religion
Location
Minnetonka, MN
Website
encircled.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$242KFY2025
Expenses
$228K
Net assets
$98K
People
6
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Equips faith groups to guide students toward faith and purpose.
Leadership
Ben Bevis · Executive Dir. · $88K
Money in and out
$242K revenue, $228K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency

What Funders Ask

6 questions, answered from this org's own filings

Will my donation be tax-deductible?

GOOD

Yes — A charitable, religious, educational, scientific, or literary organization. Contributions are generally tax-deductible for donors.

IRS Business Master File records this organization as tax-exempt with deductible contributions. See detail →

Can I donate to this org right now?

GOOD

No revocation on IRS record

This EIN does not appear on the IRS auto-revocation list. See detail →

Is this organization up to date?

GOOD

Yes — filed FY2025

Most recent Form 990 on file is for fiscal year 2025 (1 year ago). See detail →

Is it receiving grants from reputable foundations?

GOOD

6 funders, incl. The US Charitable Gift Trust

6 distinct foundation funder(s) on file, $61K received in the most recent year with grants. See detail →

How is the money spent?

GOOD

80% to programs

80% of total functional expenses went to program services in the most recent filing (Form 990 Part IX); the rest is overhead and fundraising. See detail →

What's its financial size and trend?

NEUTRAL

$100K–1M · ↑ +25% vs prior year

Revenue band $100K–1M, +25% versus the prior filing year (up). See detail →

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$242K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$228K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$98K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $14K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs▼ -0.7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +6% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+6%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +198% vs prior filing year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$98K
FY2025▲ +17%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$14K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$98K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CEncircled
EINHdr · item D83-4058317
Principal addressHdr · item CMinnetonka, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jencircled.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X01)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$87,553Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Seat
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ben Bevis’s $88K as Executive Dir. is at the 83rd 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
Ben Bevis$87,553$83,537$82,815$85,036——
Benjamin Bevis————$78,619$78,697

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $182K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Train and partner with faith orgs to equip and support students with faith and purpose.

$182Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$176K · 73%
Other revenue$66K · 27%
Contributions & grants73%$176K
Other revenue27%$66K
Total revenueLn 12$242K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.10
Program services80%$182K
Management & general11%$24K
Fundraising10%$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$228K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$98K
Total assetsLn 16$98K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$98K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $98K · Operating expenses/yr $228K
5.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $182K · Total expenses $228K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $24K · Total expenses $228K
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $22K · Total expenses $228K
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $21K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $167K
$0.12 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $176K · Total revenue $242K
73%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $242K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $242K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $242K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $228K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $242K · Prior year $194K
+25%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $144K · FY2025 $242K
+11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $98K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $242K · Expenses $228K
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $98K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $98K · Total assets $98K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $98K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ben Bevis · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $88K · Total expenses $228K
38%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $100K · Total expenses $228K
44%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%——
Overhead ratio 11%——
Fundraising cost ratio 13%——
Revenue growth 25%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$242K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$194K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$184K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$151K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$178K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$144K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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