Charitable educational religious

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$77K 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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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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $345K a year · 25% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$77K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
33 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 33.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $26K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$70K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$970K
-0.8% vs prior year
Spent
$608K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$970K
FY2021▼ -0.8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$978K
FY2021$970K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$608K
FY2021▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$764K
FY2021$608K
FY2022$784K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2021▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$3.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2001.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $378K Management & general 38% · $230K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $77K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$77,216Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rev Dr Jeffery Ehlers’s $100K as Chairman is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $1–10M food & agriculture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rev Dr Jeffery Ehlers$99,671$94,029$94,028$77,116$77,216$69,821

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

Provides religious education and charitable services.

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1 program · $378K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Support for overseas Christian based ministries. During the current year funding was used to provide personnel and facilities to work with leadership training, volunteer training, and for language education. Funding was also used for church planting and childhood education.

$378Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$970K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$960K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$608K
Ln 25
Programscol B$378K
Managementcol C$230K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$960K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Total revenueLn 12$970K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$458K
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$70K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$365K$365K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$77K$77K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$81K$13K$68K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$37K$37K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$608K$378K$230K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$1.5M$469K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.0M$466K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.5M$96K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$784K$463K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $970K$608K$362K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $978K$764K$214K$1.3M 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $969,605 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $963,952$959,569
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,875$10,036
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $977,827$969,605
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $534,709$365,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $173,666$200,142
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $55,618$42,921
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $763,993$608,063
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $213,834$361,542
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $969,605 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$959,569
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$959,569
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $10,036$10,036
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,036 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$969,605
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $608,063 across 11 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $365,000$365,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $77,216$77,216
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,956 · Management $68,400$81,356
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $37,043$37,043
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,527$4,527
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,760$7,760
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,586$5,586
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,015$1,015
IX-17 TravelManagement $5,748$5,748
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,881$1,881
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $20,931$20,931
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $377,956 · Management $230,107 · Fundraising $0$608,063
Part X · Balance sheet $1,684,141 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $227,862$458,342
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,041,289$1,225,799
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,269,151$1,684,141
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,292$56,203
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $15,258$13,795
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,550$69,998
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,252,601$1,614,143
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,252,601$1,614,143
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,269,151$1,684,141
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,614,143 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$969,605
XI-2 Total expenses$608,063
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$361,542
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,252,601
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,614,143

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