Romans Project FY2023 filing

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To equip lay pastors to abide and feed their congregations from God's word. We do this by challenging pastors to read the Book of Romans 20 times and write it out by hand. Upon completion, they are given access to over 800 expository messages on the Book of Romans and other books in the Bible.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-3830452) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
0 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $32K a year · 13% of revenue · last 3 filings
A surplus in 0 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
81% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
15.7 mo
of spending, in cash
15.7 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $24K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.7% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.7% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
6 of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$231K
Spent
$251K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$329K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$231K
FY2023
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$231K
FY2024$233K
FY2025$297K
Expenses
$251K
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$251K
FY2024$271K
FY2025$336K
Net assets
$329K
FY2023
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$329K
FY2024$291K
FY2025$252K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Revoked May 2022, reinstated. IRS ruling Sep 2023, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2023.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $203K Management & general 19% · $48K Fundraising 0% · $577

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President, Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
International Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $203K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Equip pastors to become authentic Christ-centered men filled with the word of God, being godly examples and expounding in the word clearly and accurately. We challenge pastors to study the book of Romans by reading it 20 times and copying it out by hand in a notebook.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-3830452) · Dispute this line
$203Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$24K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$231K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$231K
Money outPt IX
$251K
Ln 25
Programscol B$203K
Managementcol C$48K
Fundraisingcol D$577
Owns and owesPt X
$329K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$329K
Total assetsLn 16$331K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$231K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$231K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$129K
SavingsLn 2$200K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$329K
Accounts receivableLn 4$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$544
Total assetsLn 16$331K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$329K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 66
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$350K$329K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$634$544
Total assetsLn 16$351K$331K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$349K$329K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$103K$103K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$33K$0$33K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$577$577
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$29K$28K$650
TravelLn 17$43K$43K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$28K$28K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$90$0$90
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$2K$6K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$251K$203K$48K$577

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 28, 2026 $297K$336K−$39K$252K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 13, 2025 $233K$271K−$38K$291K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2024 $231K$251K−$20K$329K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support F · Foreign I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $230,943 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $172,534$230,943
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $172,534$230,943
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $30,572$102,612
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,455$33,957
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $315$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $86,313$114,843
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $126,655$251,412
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $45,879−$20,469
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $230,943 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$230,943
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$230,943
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$230,943
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $251,412 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $102,612$102,612
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $32,674$32,674
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $1,283$1,283
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $577$577
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,462$5,462
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $28,247 · Management $650$28,897
IX-17 TravelPrograms $42,657 · Management $0$42,657
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $27,736$27,736
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $90$90
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,948 · Management $6,476 · Fundraising $0$8,424
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $203,200 · Management $47,635 · Fundraising $577$251,412
Part X · Balance sheet $330,907 assets, 29 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $349,933$128,738
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$200,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$1,625
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $634$544
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $350,567$330,907
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,434$2,243
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,434$2,243
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $349,133$328,664
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $349,133$328,664
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $350,567$330,907
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $328,664 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$230,943
XI-2 Total expenses$251,412
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$20,469
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$349,133
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$328,664

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