Deafway Global FY2023 filing

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Brentwood, TN501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 85-1194604

We were formed with the mission of transforming lives through deaf-driven, innovative approaches to bible translation, thereby empowering deaf persons to utulize and share god's message in their natural language.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
45¢ 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
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 $178K a year · 20% 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
45%
of spending
Concern: 45% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $194K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$915K
To programs
45%
Net assets
$708K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2023▲ +4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$705K
FY2021$701K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$715K
Expenses
$915K
FY2023▼ -6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$214K
FY2021$722K
FY2022$973K
FY2023$915K
FY2024$732K
Net assets
$708K
FY2023▼ -4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$634K
FY2021$572K
FY2022$741K
FY2023$708K
FY2024$690K

From the FY2023 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 Dec 2020.

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

Where the money goes

45 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 45% · $414K Management & general 47% · $432K Fundraising 5% · $50K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dwight Martin’s $62K as Operiations Director is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Vesta Sauter—$78,000—
Dwight Martin$61,547$47,199$22,667

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Translates the Bible into sign language, empowering Deaf individuals with God's message.

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1 program service account for $414K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Transforming lives through deaf-driven, innovative approaches to bible translation, thereby empowering deaf persons to utilize and share god's message in their natural language.

$414Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$194K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$23
Money outPt IX
$915K
Ln 25
Programscol B$414K
Managementcol C$432K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$708K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$693K
Total assetsLn 16$734K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$23
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$693K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$693K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K
Total assetsLn 16$734K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$708K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$357K$693K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K$29K
Total assetsLn 16$454K$813K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$437K$805K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$496K$263K$201K$33K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$20K$15K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$488$768$65
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$7K$11K$899
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$159K$59K$92K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$1K$3K$448
Office expensesLn 13$38K$10K$27K$453
Information technologyLn 14$32K$12K$19K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$4K$5K$366
TravelLn 17$66K$34K$29K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$896K$414K$432K$50K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $715K$732K−$17K$690K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.2M$915K$271K$708K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$973K$169K$741K 990 PDF
FY2021 $701K$722K−$21K$572K 990 PDF
FY2020 $705K$214K$491K$634K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,264,475 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$63,245
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,183,843
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,247,088
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23$23
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $17,364$17,364
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,387$1,264,475
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $896,374 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $262,539 · Management $200,577 · Fundraising $32,931$496,047
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,084 · Management $15,344 · Fundraising $2,519$37,947
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $488 · Management $768 · Fundraising $65$1,321
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,788 · Management $10,681 · Fundraising $899$18,368
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $58,577 · Management $92,176 · Fundraising $7,756$158,509
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,380 · Management $2,592 · Fundraising $448$4,420
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,457 · Management $26,772 · Fundraising $453$37,682
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,861 · Management $18,664 · Fundraising $1,571$32,096
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,213 · Management $5,213 · Fundraising $366$9,792
IX-17 TravelPrograms $33,988 · Management $29,158 · Fundraising $3,020$66,166
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $7,962$7,962
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,962 · Management $1,509$5,471
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $14,490$14,490
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $6,103$6,103
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $414,337 · Management $432,009 · Fundraising $50,028$896,374
Part X · Balance sheet $812,688 assets, 12 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $356,925$692,960
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $78,826$71,700
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$18,908
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,768$29,120
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $453,519$812,688
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,509$4,037
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$3,540
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,509$7,577
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $213,022$517,791
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $223,988$287,320
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $437,010$805,111
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $453,519$812,688
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $805,111 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,264,475
XI-2 Total expenses$896,374
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$368,101
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$437,010
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$805,111

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