Esther Prayer Movement: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 87-4330325)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023	$345K
FY2024	$300K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023	$311K
FY2024	$243K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023	$34K
FY2024	$88K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2022.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

94%

Program services 94% · $229K Management & general 6% · $14K

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

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Joungin Lee

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Gathers to worship God and pray for North Korea, reunification, and global nations.

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1 program · $229K · in their own filed words · FY2024

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1. Assitance North Korean Refugees and support Churches in North Korea. 2. Support Missionary & Partnership for Disaster relief 3. Other General missionary

$229Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$150K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$150K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$300K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$300K

Money outPt IX

$243K

Ln 25

Programscol B$229K

Managementcol C$14K

Owns and owesPt X

$88K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17K

Total assetsLn 16$88K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

1

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a0

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$300K

Total revenueLn 12$300K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$17K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$70K

Total assetsLn 16$88K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$88K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 620

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$30K	$17K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c		$70K
Total assetsLn 16	$30K	$88K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$30K	$88K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$190K	$190K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1K		$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$25	$25
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$14K	$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$3K	$3K
Office expensesLn 13	$9K		$9K
OccupancyLn 16	$8K	$8K
TravelLn 17	$2K	$356	$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$16K	$14K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$243K	$229K	$14K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2025	$300K	$243K	$58K	$88K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 10, 2025	$345K	$311K	$34K	$34K	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 $300,259 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $344,684$300,259

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $344,684$300,259

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $228,012$189,559

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $15,620$1,234

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $67,131$51,765

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $310,763$242,558

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $33,921$57,701

Part VI · Governance 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0

VI-1b Independent voting members0

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $300,259 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$300,259

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$300,259

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$300,259

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $242,558 across 9 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $189,559$189,559

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,234$1,234

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $25$25

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,554$13,554

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,712$2,712

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,492$9,492

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,398$8,398

IX-17 TravelPrograms $356 · Management $1,537$1,893

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,022 · Management $1,669$15,691

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $228,626 · Management $13,932 · Fundraising $0$242,558

Part X · Balance sheet $87,712 assets, 7 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,011$17,462

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$70,250

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $30,011$87,712

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $30,011$87,712

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $30,011$87,712

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $30,011$87,712

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $87,712 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$300,259

XI-2 Total expenses$242,558

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$57,701

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$30,011

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$87,712

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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