Religious ministrey

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 4 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
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$352K
Spent
$338K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$45K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2024.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $286K Management & general 15% · $52K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$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

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1 program · $286K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Religious ministrey

$286Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$352K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$188K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$165K
Money outPt IX
$338K
Ln 25
Programscol B$286K
Managementcol C$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$45K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$188K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$165K
Total revenueLn 12$352K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$47K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$47K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$45K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
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$47K
Total assetsLn 16$0$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$5K
Net assetsLn 32$0$45K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$136K$111K$25K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$6K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$9K$2K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$0$11K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$474$2K$0
Information technologyLn 14$858$0$858$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$254$254$0$0
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$22K$523$0
All other expensesLn 24e$133K$123K$10K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$338K$286K$52K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $352K$338K$14K$45K 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 $352,062 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$187,950
I-9 Program service revenue$164,948
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue−$836
I-12 Total revenue$352,062
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$153,019
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$185,093
I-18 Total expenses$338,112
I-19 Revenue less expenses$13,950
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $352,062 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$836 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$187,950
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$187,950
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$164,948
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $164,112 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$352,062
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $338,112 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $110,989 · Management $24,858 · Fundraising $0$135,847
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,023 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,023
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,067 · Management $2,082 · Fundraising $0$11,149
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,543 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,543
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $11,083 · Fundraising $0$11,083
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,472 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,472
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $474 · Management $2,395 · Fundraising $0$2,869
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $858 · Fundraising $0$858
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $254 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$254
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,525 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,525
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,037 · Management $523 · Fundraising $0$22,560
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $122,566 · Management $10,363 · Fundraising $0$132,929
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $285,950 · Management $52,162 · Fundraising $0$338,112
Part X · Balance sheet $49,497 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$47,172
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,325
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$49,497
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$143
X-25 Other liabilities$4,730
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$4,873
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$40,794
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$3,830
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$44,624
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$49,497
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $44,624 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$352,062
XI-2 Total expenses$338,112
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,950
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$30,674
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$44,624

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