Bible Teaching INC FY2020 filing

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Silverton, OR501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 93-6034508

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The purpose of this corporation shall be to glorify god by engaging in a Bible Teaching christ-centered ministry by means of broadcasting, literature, camps, schools, colleges, campus work, and allied biblical meetings and missionary work.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$45K 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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FY2020 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $135K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$45K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $288K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$129K
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
$708K
Spent
$883K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$94K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$708K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$708K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$883K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$883K
FY2021$811K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$94K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$94K
FY2021$494K
FY2022$625K
FY2023$763K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2020 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 Mar 1958.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $830K Management & general 3% · $25K Fundraising 3% · $28K

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; $45K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$33,350Pt VII · Sec A
Former Executive Director
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

R Scott Fameli’s $37K as Executive Director is at the 9th 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
John Walker—$48,218$36,108$34,000$33,350
R Scott Fameli$37,197————
Christopher Kinman————$12,000

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

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

Programs and updates

Spreads Christian teachings through broadcasts, literature, camps, schools, and missionary work.

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2 programs · $830K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Canyonview Camp

We had approximately 2,897 campers attend the Bible camps we conducted ourselves where our staff shared not only the Bible, but also their own lives with the campers. These camps included Day Camps, Resident Overnight Camps, Resident Overnight Horsemanship Camps, Paintball/Airsoft Camp, and an after-school Riding lesson program with…

$830Kprogram expense
02

Canyonview Equestrian College & Biblion College & Seminary

Both schools have been discontinued at this time.

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$288K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$708K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$449K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$259K
Investment incomeLn 3$61
Money outPt IX
$883K
Ln 25
Programscol B$830K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$94K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69K
Total assetsLn 16$223K
LiabilitiesLn 26$129K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$259K
Government grantsLn 1e$96K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$449K
Investment incomeLn 3$61
Gains on assetsLn 7−$132
Total revenueLn 12$708K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8K
SavingsLn 2$61K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$69K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$154K
Total assetsLn 16$223K
LiabilitiesLn 26$129K
Net assetsLn 32$94K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 560
VolunteersI 6119
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K$69K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$154K$154K
Total assetsLn 16$300K$223K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K$129K
Net assetsLn 32$269K$94K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$45K$40K$4K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$332K$325K$3K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$15K$908$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$28K$730$288
Accounting feesLn 11c$204$204
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K$0$279
Office expensesLn 13$47K$42K$4K$800
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$58K$52K$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$13K$12K$659$100
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$55K$51K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$244K$238K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$883K$830K$25K$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.4M$1.2M$224K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.0M$138K$763K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.0M$131K$625K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$811K$356K$494K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $708K$883K−$174K$94K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $708,127 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$95,814
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$163,205
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$259,019
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $449,179 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$449,179
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $61$61
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$132−$132
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $449,179 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$71$708,127
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $882,551 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $39,768 · Management $4,082 · Fundraising $1,500$45,350
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $324,692 · Management $3,315 · Fundraising $3,500$331,507
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,294 · Management $908 · Fundraising $0$16,202
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,811 · Management $730 · Fundraising $288$28,829
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $204$204
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $16,614$16,614
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,451$6,451
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,085 · Management $0 · Fundraising $279$11,364
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $41,985 · Management $4,023 · Fundraising $800$46,808
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,024$5,024
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $51,772 · Management $3,383 · Fundraising $3,007$58,162
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,422 · Management $659 · Fundraising $100$13,181
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,037$4,037
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $51,360 · Management $3,538$54,898
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $237,712 · Management $4,308 · Fundraising $1,900$243,920
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $829,617 · Management $24,946 · Fundraising $27,988$882,551
Part X · Balance sheet $223,117 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year −$2,374$7,961
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $147,915$61,156
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $154,000$154,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $299,541$223,117
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $31,000$24,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,000$129,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $268,541$94,117
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $299,541$223,117
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $94,117 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$708,127
XI-2 Total expenses$882,551
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$174,424
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$268,541
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$94,117

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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