Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2025.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
25 people listed on the 990; $185K paid to officers and key staff.
John Rivas’s $78K as Executive Director is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M 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 15aNo
Programs and updates
Encore Ministry Foundation is a religious organization based in Brentwood, TN, formed in 2025.
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Encore ministry foundation provides training and support, resources, and networking opportunities to equip church leaders for intentional ministry by, with, and for older adults. To meet the needs of an aging population, encore ministry foundation provides: - one on one consultation - training and support in older adult ministries -…
Grants made by encore ministry foundation helped fund a variety of projects benefitting older adults. Grants given in 2025 supported: - the funding of a food ministry program, of which 1/3 to 1/2 of the recipients are over the age of 65.
Encore ministry foundation, in partnership with the university of tennessee chattanoga nursing program, launched an age-friendly congregation certificate program. This program consists of eight training sessions which discuss healthy aging, spirituaity, social inclusion, intergenerational connection, ministry models, and more.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $39K | |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $778K | |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $0 | $835K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $27K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $0 | $807K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $197K | $197K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $185K | $111K | $26K | $48K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $83K | $37K | $14K | $32K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $15K | $10K | $2K | $3K |
| Management feesLn 11a | $12K | $3K | $3K | $7K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $5K | $1K | $1K | $3K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $9K | $2K | $2K | $5K |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $4K | $4K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $5K | $5K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $28K | $6K | $6K | $15K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $732 | $732 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $3K | $3K | $870 | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $48K | $48K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $17K | $17K | ||
| InterestLn 20 | $287 | $287 | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $14K | $10K | $4K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $24K | $10K | $12K | $2K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $654K | $455K | $81K | $119K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $1.3M | $654K | $618K | $807K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
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Part I · Summary $1,271,533 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,271,533 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $653,848 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $834,695 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $807,355 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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