Truth Matters Tr

Tax-deductible

Raleigh, NC501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 84-6918687

To educate individuals ,both young and old, on biblical principles, through teaching, literary works, and speaker events, in order to encourage critcal thinking, civil discourse, and a deeper faith in god.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers.
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
Download 990
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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $39K a year · 16% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 39% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 79% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 39% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $13K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$307K
+42% vs prior year
Spent
$205K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$122K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$307K
FY2025▲ +42%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$108K
FY2023$202K
FY2024$217K
FY2025$307K
Expenses
$205K
FY2025▼ -9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$180K
FY2024$226K
FY2025$205K
Net assets
$122K
FY2025▲ +344%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$15K
FY2023$37K
FY2024$28K
FY2025$122K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2020.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $180K Management & general 8% · $16K Fundraising 4% · $9K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$80,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Todd Von Helms’s $80K as President is at the 79th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Todd Von Helms$80,500$84,000$84,000$72,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches biblical principles through events and writings to foster critical thinking and faith.

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1 program service account for $180K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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In 2025, truth matters trust fulfilled its mission of educating individuals of all ages by engaging in one-on-one meetings, speaking to teenagers and college students at high schools, colleges, and churches, and presenting to mens groups, small groups, conferences, and a variety of other settings.

$180Kprogram expense

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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$13K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $20K · 2023–2025
Dallas Baptist UniversityTX · FY2025$10,000
Dallas Baptist UniversityTX · FY2024$5,000
Dallas Baptist UniversityTX · FY2023$5,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$307K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$307K
Money outPt IX
$205K
Ln 25
Programscol B$180K
Managementcol C$16K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$122K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$128K
Total assetsLn 16$128K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$307K
Total revenueLn 12$307K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$128K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$128K
Total assetsLn 16$128K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$122K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K$128K
Total assetsLn 16$36K$128K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$20K$122K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$15K$15K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$80K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$80K$80K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$5K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$205K$180K$16K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $307K$205K$103K$122K 990 PDF
FY2024 $217K$226K−$9K$28K 990 PDF
FY2023 $202K$180K$22K$37K 990 PDF
FY2022 $108K$15K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $307,282 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$307,282
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$307,282
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$307,282
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $204,580 across 7 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $15,000$15,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,500$80,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,400$6,400
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $9,135$9,135
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,703$4,703
IX-17 TravelPrograms $79,574$79,574
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,860 · Management $4,408$9,268
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $179,934 · Management $15,511 · Fundraising $9,135$204,580
Part X · Balance sheet $128,313 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,238$128,313
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $36,238$128,313
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,700$6,073
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,700$6,073
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $19,538$122,240
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,538$122,240
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $36,238$128,313
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $122,240 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$307,282
XI-2 Total expenses$204,580
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$102,702
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,538
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$122,240

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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