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32¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$99K 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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FY2021 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $152K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
32%
of spending
Concern: 32% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $530K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$105K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% 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
$619K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$523K
To programs
32%
Net assets
$264K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$619K
FY2021▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$487K
FY2021$619K
FY2022$857K
FY2023$900K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$523K
FY2021▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$447K
FY2021$523K
FY2022$843K
FY2023$967K
FY2024$772K
FY2025$678K
Net assets
$264K
FY2021▲ +57%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$168K
FY2021$264K
FY2022$278K
FY2023$211K
FY2024$487K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · 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 Jan 2002.

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Where the money goes

32 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 32% · $170K Management & general 49% · $258K Fundraising 18% · $95K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President, D
$65,803Pt VII · Sec A
CEO, Directo
$32,794Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman, Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair,
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary, D
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, D
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William Mounce’s $103K as CEO is at the 52nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Steven Sammons——$200,000———
Steve Sammons———$200,000$32,794—
William Mounce$103,456$97,600$69,920$69,920$65,803$58,552

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

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1 program · $170K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Last year alone, biblicaltraining brought a positive impact to over 600,000 individuals worldwide. Biblicaltraining provides life-changing biblical training from 39 top professors representing 17 different seminaries.

$170Kprogram expense

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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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$619K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$557K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60K
Investment incomeLn 3$761
Money outPt IX
$523K
Ln 25
Programscol B$170K
Managementcol C$258K
Fundraisingcol D$95K
Owns and owesPt X
$264K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$360K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$557K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60K
Investment incomeLn 3$761
Other incomeLn 4–11$407
Total revenueLn 12$619K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$340K
SavingsLn 2$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$360K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K
Net assetsLn 32$264K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$164K$360K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$177K$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$105K
Net assetsLn 32$168K$264K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$205K$20K$185K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$84K$41K$28K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$62K$62K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$126K$108K$18K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$730$730
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$523K$170K$258K$95K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$678K$553K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$772K$277K$487K 990 PDF
FY2023 $900K$967K−$67K$211K 990 PDF
FY2022 $857K$843K$14K$278K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $619K$523K$95K$264K 990 PDF
FY2020 $487K$447K$39K$168K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $618,541 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $417,293$557,165
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $69,213$60,208
I-10 Investment income$761
I-11 Other revenue$407
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $486,506$618,541
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $194,836$204,897
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $252,288$318,239
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $447,124$523,136
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $39,382$95,405
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $618,541 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$557,165
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$557,165
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $60,208$60,208
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $761$761
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $407$407
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $61,376$618,541
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $523,136 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $20,263 · Management $184,634$204,897
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,847$21,847
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,914 · Management $27,750 · Fundraising $15,000$83,664
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $62,174$62,174
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $16,620$16,620
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $107,846 · Fundraising $18,014$125,860
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $4,708$4,708
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $730$730
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $2,636$2,636
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $169,753 · Management $258,195 · Fundraising $95,188$523,136
Part X · Balance sheet $369,056 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $154,636$340,134
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,093$20,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,422$8,922
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $177,256$369,056
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,145$105,103
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,145$105,103
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $168,111$215,261
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$48,692
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $168,111$263,953
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $177,256$369,056
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $263,953 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$618,541
XI-2 Total expenses$523,136
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$95,405
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$168,111
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$437
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$263,953

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