Re-Forma FY2023 filing

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Re-Forma exists to serve informal and nonformal training programs worldwide by 1) developing a system for quality assurance; 2) helping to unify, simplify and complement the numerous ministry training programs; 3) providing a platform for outcome- and impact-based assessment; 4) encouraging and supporting start-up programs - to ensure that millions of pastors and church leaders are Biblically-trained by providing a recognized, global standard for outcome-and impact-based assessment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $63K a year · 18% of revenue · last 4 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
98% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
10.1 mo
of spending, in cash
10.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
16 of 16 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$314K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$262K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$220K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$314K
FY2023▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$307K
FY2023$314K
FY2024$344K
FY2025$482K
Expenses
$262K
FY2023▲ +82%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$144K
FY2023$262K
FY2024$311K
FY2025$476K
Net assets
$220K
FY2023▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$168K
FY2023$220K
FY2024$253K
FY2025$259K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · 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 Jul 2022.

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $258K Management & general 2% · $4K

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

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman of the Board
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Board Member
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Board Member
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Board Member
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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

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1 program · $258K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Supporting Quality Assurance workshops and training around the globe to help ensure pastors and church leaders are adequately trained for ministry, through a recognized, global standard of assessment.

$258Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$314K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$313K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$889
Money outPt IX
$262K
Ln 25
Programscol B$258K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$220K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$220K
Total assetsLn 16$220K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$313K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$889
Total revenueLn 12$314K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$220K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$220K
Total assetsLn 16$220K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$220K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$230K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$168K$220K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$168K$220K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$168K$220K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$200$200
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$232K$232K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$0$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$223$0$223$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$0$2K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$172$172$0$0
TravelLn 17$23K$23K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$380$380$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$262K$258K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 8, 2026 $482K$476K$6K$259K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 13, 2025 $344K$311K$33K$253K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 9, 2024 $314K$262K$52K$220K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 19, 2023 $307K$144K$163K$168K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support F · Foreign I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $313,938 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $306,813$313,049
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $567$889
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $307,380$313,938
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $76,000$234,567
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $68,288$27,372
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $144,288$261,939
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $163,092$51,999
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $313,938 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$313,049
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$313,049
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $889 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$889
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $889 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$313,938
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $261,939 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,300$2,300
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $200$200
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $232,067$232,067
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,787 · Fundraising $0$1,787
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $223 · Fundraising $0$223
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $2,180 · Fundraising $0$2,180
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $172 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$172
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,630 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$22,630
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $380 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$380
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $257,749 · Management $4,190 · Fundraising $0$261,939
Part X · Balance sheet $220,331 assets, 28 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $168,332$220,331
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $168,332$220,331
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $168,332$220,331
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $168,332$220,331
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $168,332$220,331
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $220,331 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$313,938
XI-2 Total expenses$261,939
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$51,999
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$168,332
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$220,331

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