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The Lords Work INC FY2021 filing

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Waco, TX501(c)(3)Religion EIN 85-3751547Revenue $68K in FY2021

On file with the IRSthelordswork.org963 Sh-340 Loop S, 76706-0000 · Waco, TXTax-exempt since Apr 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The purpose of the lord's Work is to be a faith-based organization serving local and international communities by engaging in a broad range of strategies that promote development, license and ordain ministers of the gospel, provide religious, charitable, and humanitarian services, support missions and to also engage in activities which are necessary, suitable, or convenient for the accomplishment of that purpose.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ 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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FY2021 · 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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $155K a year · 49% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.7M
99% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 99% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$68K
Spent
$50K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$18K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$68K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$68K
FY2022$301K
FY2023$531K
FY2024$369K
Expenses
$50K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$50K
FY2022$71K
FY2023$274K
FY2024$255K
Net assets
$18K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$18K
FY2022$229K
FY2023$486K
FY2024$600K

From the FY2021 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 2022.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $32K Management & general 37% · $19K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jeffrey Bates
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Wright
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Dwyer
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Promotes development and provides religious, charitable, and humanitarian services locally and internationally.

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3 programs · $32K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The lord's work offers a micro-loan program for impoverished individuals in the foreign areas of mombin-crochu, haiti / oelek, uganda / bassa, & margibi, liberia /VIJAYAWADA, india / and areas in the democratic republic of the congo.

$18Kprogram expense
02

The lords work hosts semi-annual conferences that unite men with shared beliefs and goals and provides guidence on topics of spirituality, stewardship, and faith strengthening.

$13Kprogram expense
03

The lord's work will distribute bibles once a year to the local areas of mombin-crochu, haiti / oelek, uganda / bassa, & margibi, liberia / vijayawada, india / and areas in the democratic republic of the congo.

$594program 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 · FY2023
Rock Rose Foundation INCFY2023$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $192K · 2021–2024
Our Hospice HouseTX · FY2024$185,529
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,692

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$68K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$99K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Money outPt IX
$50K
Ln 25
Programscol B$32K
Managementcol C$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$18K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$99K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Total revenueLn 12$68K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M
Other assetsLn 15$280K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M
Net assetsLn 32$18K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$0$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2.7M
Net assetsLn 32$0$18K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$7K$7K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$530$530
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$447$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$1K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$50K$32K$19K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $369K$255K$114K$600K 990 PDF
FY2023 $531K$274K$257K$486K 990 PDF
FY2022 $301K$71K$230K$229K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $68K$50K$18K$18K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $67,766 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$99,371
I-9 Program service revenue$7,596
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue−$39,201
I-12 Total revenue$67,766
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$16,007
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$34,159
I-18 Total expenses$50,166
I-19 Revenue less expenses$17,600
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $67,766 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$99,371
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$99,371
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,596$7,596
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission −$39,201−$39,201
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$31,605 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$67,766
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $50,166 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,902$1,902
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,692$6,692
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $7,413$7,413
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,317$1,317
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $530$530
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,179$6,179
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,346$6,346
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $447 · Management $14,687$15,134
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,213 · Management $3,440$4,653
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $31,509 · Management $18,657 · Fundraising $0$50,166
Part X · Balance sheet $2,755,278 assets, 7 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $29,626; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$9,369
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$2,435,944
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$280,339
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$2,755,278
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,737,678
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$17,600
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$2,755,278
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,600 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$67,766
XI-2 Total expenses$50,166
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,600
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$17,600

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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