Religious education and to provide child daycare to low income families

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 19 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $330K a year · 30% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$145K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$533K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% 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
$1.4M
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$973K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$954K
FY2021$848K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$973K
FY2024▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$654K
FY2021$669K
FY2022$701K
FY2023$808K
FY2024$973K
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2024▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$990K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.3M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1999.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $857K Management & general 12% · $116K

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; $145K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$68,700Pt VII · Sec A
V. President
$44,650Pt VII · Sec A
$32,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Raychel James’s $69K as Treasurer is at the 26th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Raychel James$68,700$60,900$61,600$60,900$63,150
Ina Battle$44,650$36,850$37,550$36,850$38,175
Bishop Lenall Battle$32,000$27,615$26,700$26,000$27,000

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides religious education and affordable childcare for low-income families.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Providind religious worship services to the congregation and providind child daycare services to low income fmilies

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$973K
Ln 25
Programscol B$857K
Managementcol C$116K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$533K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
SavingsLn 2$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$17K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$533K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$899K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$989K$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$533K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$145K$77K$69K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$481K$481K
Payroll taxesLn 10$68K$63K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$53K$52K$1K
InterestLn 20$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$53K$46K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$41K$39K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$80K$79K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$29K$19K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$973K$857K$116K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.4M$973K$379K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$808K$200K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$701K$594K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $848K$669K$179K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $954K$654K$300K$990K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,351,431 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $116,194$111,479
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $891,723$1,233,921
I-10 Investment income$6,031
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,007,917$1,351,431
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $564,121$693,800
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $244,291$278,716
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $808,412$972,516
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $199,505$378,915
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,351,431 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$111,479
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$111,479
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $1,233,921$1,233,921
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,031$6,031
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $1,239,952$1,351,431
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $972,516 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,650 · Management $68,700$145,350
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $480,665$480,665
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $62,997 · Management $4,788$67,785
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,130$7,130
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,206 · Management $2,205$4,411
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $51,848 · Management $1,378$53,226
IX-20 InterestManagement $11,139$11,139
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $45,891 · Management $7,170$53,061
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $38,553 · Management $2,029$40,582
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $78,568 · Management $1,536$80,104
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,175 · Management $9,888$29,063
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $856,553 · Management $115,963 · Fundraising $0$972,516
Part X · Balance sheet $2,824,568 assets, 10 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $21,753; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $898,999$1,038,580
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$21,218
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $988,920$1,726,260
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,453$16,757
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,918,125$2,824,568
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,999$5,466
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,999$532,527
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,913,126$2,292,041
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,913,126$2,292,041
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,918,125$2,824,568
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,292,041 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,351,431
XI-2 Total expenses$972,516
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$378,915
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,913,126
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,292,041

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

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