Torchbearers International FY2023 filing

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Estes Park, CO501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 88-1219862Revenue $3.3M in FY2023

On file with the IRStorchbearers.orgPo Box 1568, 80517-1568 · Estes Park, COTax-exempt since Jul 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Bible school and conference centers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$65K 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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FY2023 · 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $205K a year · 10% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $281K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.3M
×1705 vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2023▲ ×1705
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$2K
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2023▲ ×1497
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$927
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$585K
FY2025$615K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · 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

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $1.8M Management & general 5% · $99K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$27,774Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$21,936Pt VII · Sec A
Secretarytreasurercfo
$15,218Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peter Reid’s $57K as CEO is at the 19th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Peter Reid$57,240$17,615$27,774
Tom Marcus$17,130$20,917$21,936
Erik Snyder$17,624$15,341$15,218

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides Bible education and hosts conferences at dedicated centers.

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1 program · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Bible school and conference centers for promoting and encouraging individuals in the faith by witness and fellowship.

$1.8Mprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$39K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$99K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$39K
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$106K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$106K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$331K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$331K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K
Total assetsLn 16$0$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$8K
Net assetsLn 32$0$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$47K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$616K$549K$67K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$40K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$43K$41K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$15K$14K$662
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.1M
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.8M$99K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$1.6M$32K$615K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$2.2M−$804K$585K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $3.3M$1.9M$1.4M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2K$927 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,303,422 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,937$3,258,219
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$5,722
I-11 Other revenue$39,481
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,937$3,303,422
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$726,871
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,010$1,188,497
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,010$1,915,368
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $927$1,388,054
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,303,422 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$1,435,304
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,822,915
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,258,219
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,722$5,722
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $39,481$39,481
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,481 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,722$3,303,422
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,915,368 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,928 · Management $18,000$64,928
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $549,271 · Management $66,823$616,094
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,549 · Management $6,300$45,849
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $40,593 · Management $2,256$42,849
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,485$5,485
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,250$2,250
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,288 · Management $662$14,950
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,577$2,577
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,120,386$1,120,386
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,816,500 · Management $98,868 · Fundraising $0$1,915,368
Part X · Balance sheet $1,395,565 assets, 10 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $927,851; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$106,128
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$30,234
X-11 Publicly traded securities$331,352
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$1,395,565
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$7,511
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$7,511
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$1,273,853
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$114,201
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$1,388,054
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$1,395,565
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,388,054 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,303,422
XI-2 Total expenses$1,915,368
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,388,054
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,388,054

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