Christians Engaged

Richardson, TXUnknown exempt organization EIN 84-2478845Revenue $2.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRS2600 E Renner Road 229 · Richardson, TX

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To awaken, motivate, educate, and empower believers in jesus christ to pray for our nation and elected officials regularly, to vote in every election to impact our culture, and to engage our hearts in some form of political activism for the furtherance of our nation.

93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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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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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$236K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
12
named funders · $903K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+109% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +109%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$142K
FY2021$308K
FY2022$692K
FY2023$937K
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2024▲ +155%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$246K
FY2022$620K
FY2023$860K
FY2024$2.2M
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15K
FY2021$77K
FY2022$149K
FY2023$233K
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $2.0M Management & general 3% · $59K Fundraising 5% · $100K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $236K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & Director (part Year)
$152,178Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President & Director (part Year)
$83,852Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair ( Part Year)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair/Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (part Year)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (part Year)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bunni Pounds$152,178$104,000$110,000$55,930$1,640
Ben Quine$83,852$70,500$5,564——
Ian Stageman——$46,200$22,104$52,000
Susan Wright—$9,375———
Trayce Bradford———$500$1,640

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

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  • 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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Encourages Christians to pray, vote, and act politically for the nation.

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1 program · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2024, Christians Engaged, a non-partisan civic engagement discipleship ministry, awakened, educated and empowered Christians all over America - adding in another 60 national, state wide, or local ministries and churches through our in-person programs, weekend seminars, or our strategic ministry partnership program - with no cost to…

$2.0Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $726K · 2023–2024
A Time to ReviveTX · FY2023$7,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$448
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$59K
Fundraisingcol D$100K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$448
Other incomeLn 4–11$190
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$214K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$845$0
Total assetsLn 16$233K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$233K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$719K$719K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$268K$235K$17K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$53K$47K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$10K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$23K$2K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$64K$64K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$17K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$564K$564K
Office expensesLn 13$56K$31K$7K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$40K$40K
RoyaltiesLn 15$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$6K$3K
TravelLn 17$54K$54K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$156K$156K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$225$225
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$124K$124K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$2.0M$59K$100K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.0M$2.2M−$233K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $937K$860K$77K$233K 990 PDF
FY2022 $692K$620K$72K$149K 990 PDF
FY2021 $308K$246K$62K$77K 990 PDF
FY2020 $142K$15K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,961,836 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $838,066$1,908,811
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $95,513$52,387
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$448
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,223$190
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $936,802$1,961,836
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $14,800$718,613
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $354,293$358,424
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $26,808$64,425
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $464,170$1,053,873
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $860,071$2,195,335
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $76,731−$233,499
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,961,836 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $190 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,908,811
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,908,811
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $52,387$52,387
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $448$448
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $52,387 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $638$1,961,836
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,195,335 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $718,613$718,613
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $234,836 · Management $16,760 · Fundraising $16,760$268,356
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $47,237 · Management $5,500$52,737
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,042 · Management $1,168$11,210
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,870 · Management $1,874 · Fundraising $1,377$26,121
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,513$6,513
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,673$15,673
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $64,425$64,425
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,911 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$16,911
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $563,964$563,964
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,010 · Management $7,256 · Fundraising $17,710$55,976
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $39,845$39,845
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $11,191$11,191
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,653 · Management $2,966$8,619
IX-17 TravelPrograms $54,465$54,465
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $155,792$155,792
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $225$225
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,184$1,184
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $123,515$123,515
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,036,169 · Management $58,894 · Fundraising $100,272$2,195,335
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $214,401$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $845$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $233,499$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $233,499$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $233,499$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $233,499$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,961,836
XI-2 Total expenses$2,195,335
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$233,499
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$233,499
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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