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The Crete Collective FY2023 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Religion EIN 85-3586913Revenue $356K in FY2023Latest return filed May 15, 2025

On file with the IRSthecretecollective.org1000 Cook Dr Se, 20032-4408 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Apr 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Crete Collective exists to support new and existing churches in neglected and vulnerable Black and Brown neighborhoods. We achieve this mission by providing funding and training to local church leaders.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$21K 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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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $73K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$21K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $14K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$993
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$356K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$479K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$369K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$356K
FY2023▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$340K
FY2021$455K
FY2022$329K
FY2023$356K
FY2024$377K
Expenses
$479K
FY2023▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$319
FY2021$210K
FY2022$422K
FY2023$479K
FY2024$379K
Net assets
$369K
FY2023▼ -25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$340K
FY2021$585K
FY2022$492K
FY2023$369K
FY2024$366K

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 Apr 2021.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $432K Management & general 1% · $4K Fundraising 9% · $43K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $21K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$21,331Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chet Talley
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jamie Love
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chimdindu Onwuchekwa’s $21K as Director is at the 18th 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.

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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

Programs and updates

Funds and trains local leaders to support churches in underserved Black and Brown neighborhoods.

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1 program · $432K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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For 2023, we continued in our mission to plant churches in neglected and vulnerable black and brown neighborhoods. In 2023, we were able to achieve the following:1.We continued providing funding for our supported church plants:Update on the 2020 CohortIn 2020, we selected three church plants for funding support:Christ the Redeemer (Pine…

$432Kprogram expense

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
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$9K
The Psalm 67 FoundationFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$14K
Grants paid · 32 grants · $960K · 2021–2024
The West ChurchFY2024$40,000
The Way Church of Tampa BayFY2024$40,000
Light Wpb INCFL · FY2024$40,000
Sojourn Southside ChurchFY2024$40,000
Identity Fellowship ChurchFY2024$40,000
Grace Redeemer ChurchNJ · FY2024$40,000
Christ the Redeemer ChurchFY2024$40,000
Kings Cross ChurchFY2024$20,000
Bluegrass Community Church IncorporatedKY · FY2024$20,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$20,000
The West ChurchFY2023$40,000
Light Wpb INCFL · FY2023$40,000
Identity Fellowship ChurchFY2023$40,000
Congress Heights Cmty ChurchFY2023$40,000
Christ the Redeemer ChurchFY2023$40,000
Bluegrass Community Church IncorporatedKY · FY2023$40,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$40,000
The Way Church of Tampa BayFY2023$20,000
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$356K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$356K
Investment incomeLn 3$43
Money outPt IX
$479K
Ln 25
Programscol B$432K
Managementcol C$4K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$369K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$328K
Total assetsLn 16$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$993
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$356K
Investment incomeLn 3$43
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$356K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$239K
SavingsLn 2$89K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$328K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$1
Total assetsLn 16$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$993
Net assetsLn 32$369K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$493K$328K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$493K$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$465$993
Net assetsLn 32$492K$369K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$350K$350K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$40K$19K$20K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K$213
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$8K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$483$483
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$599$599
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$29K$29K
InterestLn 20$61$61
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$15K$273$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$1K$1K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$479K$432K$4K$43K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS May 15, 2025 $377K$379K−$2K$366K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $356K$479K−$124K$369K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $329K$422K−$93K$492K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $455K$210K$245K$585K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $340K$319$340K$340K 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
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Part I · Summary $355,742 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $329,105$355,699
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $54$43
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $329,159$355,742
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $200,000$350,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $98,350$46,476
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $123,596$82,966
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $421,946$479,442
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$92,787−$123,700
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $355,742 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$355,699
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$355,699
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $43$43
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $43$355,742
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $479,442 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $350,000$350,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,469 · Fundraising $20,430$39,899
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,250$2,250
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,267 · Fundraising $2,060$4,327
IX-11a Management feesManagement $2,500$2,500
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,092 · Fundraising $213$3,305
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,955 · Fundraising $6,184$14,139
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $483$483
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $599$599
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $29,212$29,212
IX-20 InterestPrograms $61$61
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,330 · Management $273 · Fundraising $11,772$27,375
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,394 · Management $1,079 · Fundraising $2,819$5,292
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $432,112 · Management $3,852 · Fundraising $43,478$479,442
Part X · Balance sheet $369,601 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $223,929$238,842
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $268,844$88,886
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$41,872
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
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$1
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $492,773$369,601
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$850
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $465$143
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $465$993
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $492,308$368,608
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $492,308$368,608
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $492,773$369,601
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $368,608 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$355,742
XI-2 Total expenses$479,442
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$123,700
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$492,308
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$368,608

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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