Second Mountain Ministries mission is to support those who are vulnerable, marginalized and disenfranchised in the united states and internationally through rescue, relief, restoration and development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$165K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$165K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $4K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$406K
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$434K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$22K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$406K
FY2022▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$300K
FY2021$411K
FY2022$406K
FY2023$266K
FY2024$330K
Expenses
$434K
FY2022▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$255K
FY2021$406K
FY2022$434K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$295K
Net assets
$22K
FY2022▼ -57%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$45K
FY2021$50K
FY2022$22K
FY2023$11K
FY2024$46K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2020.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $378K Management & general 13% · $57K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $165K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$165,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

L Ford Clark’s $165K as Director is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
L Ford Clark$165,000$165,000$165,000$165,000$110,000

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescues, relieves, restores, and develops programs for vulnerable, marginalized, and disenfranchised people globally.

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3 programs · $146K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Grant awarded to education plus nicaragua to further their mission to provide children in nicaragua with food, education,and activities to eliminate malnutrition, instill core values, and give the resources and opportunities to rise above their impoverished circumstances.

$77Kprogram expense
02

Grant awarded to hope for honduras to further their working with honduran children and families through education, construction projects, feeding programs and discipleship.

$51Kprogram expense
03

Grant Awarded to Door of Hope International

Adp to provide funds to strengthen and rebuild the suffering church in countries where persecution and intolerance to christianity exists. Sponsorship of church in nicaragua.

$18Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$4K
Grants paid · 22 grants · $645K · 2020–2024
Education Plus Nicaragua INCGA · FY2024$58,020
Hope for Honduras INCOK · FY2024$31,350
Education Plus Nicaragua INCGA · FY2023$61,350
Hope for Honduras INCOK · FY2023$18,000
Education Plus Nicaragua INCGA · FY2022$76,308
Hope for Honduras INCOK · FY2022$50,400
Door of Hope InternationalCA · FY2022$18,399
Reliant Mission INCFL · FY2022$10,000
Y-Knot MissionsTX · FY2022$10,000
DeliverfundMT · FY2022$10,000
Hope for Honduras INCOK · FY2021$60,995
Education Plus Nicaragua INCGA · FY2021$54,800
Y-Knot MissionsTX · FY2021$10,245
DeliverfundMT · FY2021$10,000
Hope for Honduras INCOK · FY2020$50,000
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$406K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406K
Money outPt IX
$434K
Ln 25
Programscol B$378K
Managementcol C$57K
Owns and owesPt X
$22K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27K
Total assetsLn 16$27K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406K
Total revenueLn 12$406K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$27K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$27K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$22K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 65
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$52K$27K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$50K$22K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$203K$203K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$165K$124K$41K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$9K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$90$90
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$25K$25K
InterestLn 20$24$24
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$7K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$434K$378K$57K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $330K$295K$35K$46K 990 PDF
FY2023 $266K$277K−$11K$11K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $406K$434K−$28K$22K 990 PDF
FY2021 $411K$406K$6K$50K 990 PDF
FY2020 $300K$255K$45K$45K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $405,936 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $411,480$405,936
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $411,480$405,936
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $196,277$202,693
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $176,246$176,506
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $33,270$55,224
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $405,793$434,423
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,687−$28,487
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $405,936 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$405,936
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$405,936
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$405,936
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $434,423 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $202,693$202,693
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $123,750 · Management $41,250$165,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,629 · Management $2,877$11,506
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,155$1,155
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $90$90
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,728$2,728
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,047$9,047
IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,440$25,440
IX-20 InterestManagement $24$24
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,810 · Management $8,473$15,283
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,457$1,457
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $377,916 · Management $56,507 · Fundraising $0$434,423
Part X · Balance sheet $27,438 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $51,531$27,438
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $51,531$27,438
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,127$5,521
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,127$5,521
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $50,404$21,917
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $51,531$27,438
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $21,917 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$405,936
XI-2 Total expenses$434,423
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$28,487
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$50,404
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$21,917

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