To spread the gospel of jesus christ.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 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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FY2025 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$14K
96% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 96% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$493K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$496K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$569
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$493K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$496K
FY2021$547K
FY2022$571K
FY2023$628K
FY2024$548K
FY2025$493K
Expenses
$496K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$497K
FY2021$546K
FY2022$588K
FY2023$599K
FY2024$573K
FY2025$496K
Net assets
$569
FY2025▼ -85%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15K
FY2021$15K
FY2022−$1K
FY2023$28K
FY2024$4K
FY2025$569

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1964.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $384K Management & general 23% · $113K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Pres./Direct
$55,100Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Neil Anderson’s $55K as Pres./Direct is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2020
Neil Anderson$55,100$82,800$81,600
Maria Anderson—$44,675—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Spreads the Gospel of Jesus Christ to share its message.

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1 program · $384K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The sowers minstry, inc. Was able to support many full time missionaries and their families on a monthly basis in india, nepal, china, ukraine and the usa. Many crusades and training seminars were conducted to bring people to christ. Several thousand men and women were trained to walk in deeper relationship with christ.

$384Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$493K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$493K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$496K
Ln 25
Programscol B$384K
Managementcol C$113K
Owns and owesPt X
$569
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K
Total assetsLn 16$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$493K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Total revenueLn 12$493K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
SavingsLn 2$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$14K
Total assetsLn 16$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$569
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 650
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$20K$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$4K$569
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$207K$138K$69K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$14K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$229K$213K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$8K$4K
TravelLn 17$8K$5K$3K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$258$258
Total functional expensesLn 25$496K$384K$113K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $493K$496K−$3K$569 990 PDF
FY2024 $548K$573K−$24K$4K 990 PDF
FY2023 $628K$599K$29K$28K 990 PDF
FY2022 $571K$588K−$17K−$1K 990 PDF
FY2021 $547K$546K$719$15K 990 PDF
FY2020 $496K$497K−$417$15K 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
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Part I · Summary $493,285 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $548,085$493,284
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$1
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $548,086$493,285
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $271,533$240,313
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $301,011$256,148
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $572,544$496,461
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$24,458−$3,176
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $493,285 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$493,284
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$493,284
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1$1
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1$493,285
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $496,461 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $137,704 · Management $69,059$206,763
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,316 · Management $7,180$21,496
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,628 · Management $6,426$12,054
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,516$4,516
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $213,158 · Management $15,642$228,800
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,546 · Management $3,785$11,331
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,102 · Management $2,559$7,661
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,582$3,582
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $258$258
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $383,712 · Management $112,749 · Fundraising $0$496,461
Part X · Balance sheet $14,081 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$4,039
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $19,995$10,042
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,253$14,081
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,508$13,512
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,508$13,512
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,745$569
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,745$569
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,253$14,081
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $569 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$493,285
XI-2 Total expenses$496,461
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,176
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,745
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$569

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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