Brazos Fellows EIN 93-3669043

Brazos Fellows

EIN  93-3669043 Religious organization Waco, TX
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Trains young adults in Christian faith, spiritual growth, and life skills for mature discipleship.
Leadership
Paul Gutacker · Executive Director & Treasurer · $41K
Money in and out
$223K revenue, $171K expenses
Bottom line
74% program efficiency

Trains young adults in Christian faith, spiritual growth, and life skills for mature discipleship. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $223K in revenue, $171K in expenses, and $52K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$223K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$171K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$52K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $51K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
74%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+23%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total revenue
$223K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$171K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$52K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$51K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$52K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B74%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $128K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Over nine months, program participants gathered every week for: six hours of class time, one evening of community and discussion, and daily religious services (except saturdays). In addition, they participated in two weekend-long retreats that included teaching, discussion, religious services, and community building exercises.

$65Kprogram expense
02

Provided curriculum, training, and coaching for other churches who are developing their own programs of religious education and leadership development. Online and in-person training and coaching was conducted with churches in six states across the country.

$51Kprogram expense
03

Held Three Community Events

A beginning-of-year orientation program and welcome dinner, a symposium featuring presentations by program participants, and an end-of-year reflection retreat and send-off dinner. These events brought together program participants and dozens of volunteers, providing opportunities for community building, growth in public speaking skills…

$12Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBrazos Fellows
EINHdr · item D93-3669043
Principal addressHdr · item CWaco, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.brazosfellows.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2024

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director & Treasurer
$41,000Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Director & Secretary
$9,400Pt VII · Sec A
$7,000Pt VII · Sec A
Operations
$1,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Gutacker’s $41K as Executive Director & Treasurer is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2136 $100K–1M 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.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$198K · 89%
Program service revenue$25K · 11%
Contributions & grants89%$198K
Program service revenue11%$25K
Total revenueLn 12$223K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.11
Program services74%$128K
Management & general15%$26K
Fundraising11%$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$171K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$52K
Total assetsLn 16$52K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$113
Total net assetsLn 32$52K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $52K · Operating expenses/yr $171K
3.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $128K · Total expenses $171K
74%
Management & General
Management & general $26K · Total expenses $171K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $18K · Total expenses $171K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $18K · Solicited contributions $198K
$0.09 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $198K · Total revenue $223K
89%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $223K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $25K · Total revenue $223K
11%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $223K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $25K · Total expenses $171K
15%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $223K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $52K · Beginning of year $0
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $223K · Expenses $171K
+23%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $113 · Total assets $52K
0%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $52K · Total assets $52K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $52K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Paul Gutacker · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $41K · Total expenses $171K
24%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $132K · Total expenses $171K
77%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 74%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 9%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$33K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$223K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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