To see Christ exalted in the nations through the lives of transformed military people.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 700 volunteers and 180 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$495K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$562K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.9M
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$10.3M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$12.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$9.9M
FY2025▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$11.7M
FY2022$12.6M
FY2023$14.6M
FY2024$12.3M
FY2025$9.9M
Expenses
$10.3M
FY2025▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$10.2M
FY2022$11.6M
FY2023$12.0M
FY2024$11.5M
FY2025$10.3M
Net assets
$12.3M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$8.4M
FY2022$9.4M
FY2023$12.0M
FY2024$12.7M
FY2025$12.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1957.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $8.7M Management & general 12% · $1.2M Fundraising 4% · $402K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $495K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
CFO/VP for Administration
$121,096Pt VII · Sec A
VP Strategic Partnerships and PR
$118,300Pt VII · Sec A
$102,470Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Field Ministries
$78,784Pt VII · Sec A
VP Affiliate & Foreign Military Ministries
$74,108Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Natalie Harper$121,096$114,613$110,613$103,003$100,889
Brian Kleager$118,300$113,871$107,953$100,872—
David Hutchings$78,784$77,807$112,580$101,844—
David Schroeder$102,470$97,534$90,028$84,855$82,579
Paul Bradley$74,108$69,562$63,721$60,883—
Cassandra Branstrom——$5,627——

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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Transforms military people to exalt Christ globally.

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3 programs · $8.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Adult ministriesat cadence hospitality houses or retreat centers, servicemen and women find an open door, a comfortable couch, a home-cooked meal, and people who listen, encourage, love, and point them to the hope of christ.

$7.8Mprogram expense
02

Youth and childrencadence student ministry (CSM) and cadence children's ministry (CCM) serve and reach out to the children of military personnel around the world. The grade school children and teens of the military community grow up in a fluctuating environment, often with one, and sometimes both, parents deployed.

$794Kprogram expense
03

Foreign military ministriescadence has a heart for military communities around the world. Through professional development and social relief programs, foreign military and security force members of other nations are coming to know christ and learning to share their new-found faith with others.

$48Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$247K
Investment incomeLn 3$137K
Money outPt IX
$10.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.7M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Fundraisingcol D$402K
Owns and owesPt X
$12.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$562K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$247K
Investment incomeLn 3$137K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$20K
Total revenueLn 12$9.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$2.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$607K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.8M
Other assetsLn 15$239K
Total assetsLn 16$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$562K
Net assetsLn 32$12.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5180
VolunteersI 6700
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$4.2M$3.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$580K$607K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.8M$7.8M
Total assetsLn 16$13.3M$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$670K$562K
Net assetsLn 32$12.7M$12.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$808K$676K$103K$29K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$190K$131K$49K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.2M$4.4M$640K$186K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$397K$278K$95K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$311K$253K$46K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K$196
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$233K$183K$44K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$16K$2K$679
Office expensesLn 13$73K$73K
Information technologyLn 14$138K$138K
OccupancyLn 16$814K$791K$17K$6K
TravelLn 17$584K$540K$15K$29K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$549K$513K$18K$19K
InterestLn 20$23$23
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$265K$238K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$142K$119K$19K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$513K$291K$145K$77K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.3M$8.7M$1.2M$402K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $9.9M$10.3M−$437K$12.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $12.3M$11.5M$808K$12.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $14.6M$12.0M$2.6M$12.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.6M$11.6M$988K$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $11.7M$10.2M$1.5M$8.4M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $9,867,124 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $11,558,152$9,475,184
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $280,792$246,700
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $450,400$137,312
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $35,721$7,928
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,325,065$9,867,124
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,519,484$6,940,978
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,997,789$3,363,413
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,517,273$10,304,391
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $807,792−$437,267
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
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 $9,867,124 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $7,928 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,475,184
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,686
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,475,184
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $246,700$246,700
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $117,037$117,037
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $20,275$20,275
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $254,441 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $137,499$9,867,124
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,304,391 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $676,418 · Management $102,632 · Fundraising $29,083$808,133
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $130,794 · Management $49,285 · Fundraising $9,478$189,557
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,409,783 · Management $639,868 · Fundraising $185,802$5,235,453
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $277,896 · Management $95,141 · Fundraising $23,875$396,912
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $253,350 · Management $45,774 · Fundraising $11,799$310,923
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $9,592 · Management $196$9,788
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,300$24,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $182,701 · Management $43,819 · Fundraising $6,213$232,733
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,787 · Management $2,395 · Fundraising $679$18,861
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $73,065$73,065
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $137,567$137,567
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $791,372 · Management $16,742 · Fundraising $5,940$814,054
IX-17 TravelPrograms $539,992 · Management $14,778 · Fundraising $29,135$583,905
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $512,657 · Management $17,671 · Fundraising $18,758$549,086
IX-20 InterestPrograms $23$23
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $238,319 · Management $26,535$264,854
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $119,083 · Management $19,235 · Fundraising $3,970$142,288
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $290,700 · Management $145,140 · Fundraising $77,049$512,889
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,659,099 · Management $1,243,511 · Fundraising $401,781$10,304,391
Part X · Balance sheet $12,878,199 assets, 17 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $136,745; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,121,821$1,180,856
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,066,929$2,643,917
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $131,972$103,766
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $68,951$61,016
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $153,498$154,403
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,765,897$7,751,842
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $419,458$439,096
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $160,124$167,920
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $333,932$238,638
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,345,144$12,878,199
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $387,662$344,149
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $282,284$218,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $669,946$562,249
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,434,896$9,296,427
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,240,302$3,019,523
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,675,198$12,315,950
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,345,144$12,878,199
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,315,950 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,867,124
XI-2 Total expenses$10,304,391
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$437,267
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,675,198
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$3,956
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$81,975
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,315,950

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