Kesed Seminars INC

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Pleasanton, CA501(c)(3)Since 1997ReligionEIN 94-3286784

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Providing quality biblical discipleship. Mission Strategy: The mission is fulfilled by a concentration of discipleship courses as exemplified by the Head to Heart Discipleship Program for individual Christians as promulgated through the BWGIs concentration of courses emphasizing spiritual formation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
9¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 6 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
9%
of spending
Concern: 9% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$159K
to officers and key staff · 39% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 92% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 39% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $65K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$513K
+41% vs prior year
Spent
$408K
To programs
9%
Net assets
$250K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$513K
FY2025▲ +41%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$308K
FY2021$431K
FY2022$327K
FY2023$351K
FY2024$365K
FY2025$513K
Expenses
$408K
FY2025+0.4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$336K
FY2021$341K
FY2022$345K
FY2023$344K
FY2024$407K
FY2025$408K
Net assets
$250K
FY2025▲ +72%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$108K
FY2021$197K
FY2022$180K
FY2023$188K
FY2024$146K
FY2025$250K

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 May 2000.

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

Where the money goes

9 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 9% · $39K Management & general 91% · $370K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $159K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$109,508Pt VII · Sec A
President
$38,631Pt VII · Sec A
$10,375Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gayle Encarnacion’s $110K as Executive Director is at the 92nd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Gayle Encarnacion$109,508$103,657$96,000$89,305$84,000
David Eckman$38,631$39,731$41,989$35,000$37,500
Yvonne Yip$10,375————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers Christian leaders globally to foster deeper relationships with God.

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1 program · $39K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Christian Education to Clergy Laity and General Public

utilizing multimedia printed materials and seminars.

$39Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$65K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$513K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$492K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$408K
Ln 25
Programscol B$39K
Managementcol C$370K
Owns and owesPt X
$250K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$193K
Total assetsLn 16$267K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$492K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$513K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$166K
SavingsLn 2$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$193K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$62K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$267K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$250K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$137K$193K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7K$62K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$157K$267K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$146K$250K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$153K$39K$114K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$113K$0$113K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$0$1K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$0$13K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$0$17K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K$0$31K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$0$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$4K$0
Information technologyLn 14$21K$0$21K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$19K$0$19K$0
TravelLn 17$14K$0$14K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$0$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$0$16K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$408K$39K$370K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $513K$408K$105K$250K 990 PDF
FY2024 $365K$407K−$42K$146K 990 PDF
FY2023 $351K$344K$7K$188K 990 PDF
FY2022 $327K$345K−$18K$180K 990 PDF
FY2021 $431K$341K$89K$197K 990 PDF
FY2020 $308K$336K−$28K$108K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (5 parts)
Part I · Summary $513,066 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $335,764$491,661
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $26,165$16,788
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,049$4,617
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $364,978$513,066
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $315,455$297,997
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $91,492$110,375
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $406,947$408,372
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$41,969$104,694
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $513,066 across 16 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$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$491,661
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$491,661
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$16,788
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,617
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 $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$513,066
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $408,372 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $38,631 · Management $114,283 · Fundraising $0$152,914
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $113,435 · Fundraising $0$113,435
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $1,375 · Fundraising $0$1,375
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $13,217 · Fundraising $0$13,217
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $17,056 · Fundraising $0$17,056
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,835 · Fundraising $0$1,835
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $31,308 · Fundraising $0$31,308
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $2,412 · Fundraising $0$2,412
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $4,150 · Fundraising $0$4,150
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $20,581 · Fundraising $0$20,581
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $19,331 · Fundraising $0$19,331
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $13,604 · Fundraising $0$13,604
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,195 · Fundraising $0$1,195
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $15,959 · Fundraising $0$15,959
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $38,631 · Management $369,741 · Fundraising $0$408,372
Part X · Balance sheet $266,617 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $68,650$166,437
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $67,907$26,352
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $10,000$9,003
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,464$1,508
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,196$61,764
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,553$1,553
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $156,770$266,617
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,099$16,252
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,099$16,252
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $145,671$250,365
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $156,770$266,617
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $250,365 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$513,066
XI-2 Total expenses$408,372
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$104,694
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$145,671
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$250,365

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