Compassion Ventures INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Aliso Viejo, CA501(c)(3)EIN 95-2093401Revenue $203K in FY2023

On file with the IRS26895 Aliso Creek Rd Ste B230, 92656-5301 · Aliso Viejo, CATax-exempt since Feb 1949Church — 170(b)(1)(A)(i)

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Compassion radio a christian radio program seeks to motivate and educate christians to help those suffering from poverty and oppression

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$104K 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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FY2023 · 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $85K a year · 18% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $122
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$118K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$203K
-69% vs prior year
Spent
$334K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$259K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$203K
FY2023▼ -69%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$483K
FY2021$568K
FY2022$656K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$160K
FY2025$49K
Expenses
$334K
FY2023▼ -17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$414K
FY2021$419K
FY2022$403K
FY2023$334K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$259K
FY2023▼ -34%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$13K
FY2021$136K
FY2022$390K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$95K
FY2025−$135K

From the FY2023 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 1949.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $237K Management & general 20% · $68K Fundraising 9% · $29K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $104K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$63,598Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$40,320Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bram Floria$52,700$65,269$63,598$62,084$61,826$60,984
Dyanna Lynn$65,000—————
Cher Black—$40,320————
Cher Nelson——$40,320$40,320$40,320$40,320

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

Programs and updates

Inspires Christians to help those suffering from poverty and oppression through radio programs.

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1 program · $237K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Compassion radio, a christian radio program, seeks to motivate and educate christians to help those suffering from poverty and oppression

$237Kprogram 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$122

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$203K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Money outPt IX
$334K
Ln 25
Programscol B$237K
Managementcol C$68K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$259K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$376K
Total assetsLn 16$377K
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Total revenueLn 12$203K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$376K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$376K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$377K
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K
Net assetsLn 32$259K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$506K$376K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$508K$377K
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K$118K
Net assetsLn 32$390K$259K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$103K$95K$5K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$61K$56K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$7K$390$234
Management feesLn 11a$57K$23K$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$17K$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$611$366$92$153
OccupancyLn 16$15K$4K$11K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$883$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$29K$185$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$334K$237K$68K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $49K−$135K 990 PDF
FY2024 $160K$95K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $203K$334K−$131K$259K 990 PDF
FY2022 $656K$403K$253K$390K 990 PDF
FY2021 $568K$419K$149K$136K 990 PDF
FY2020 $483K$414K$69K−$13K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $203,424 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $623,884$203,418
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $30,597$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,996$6
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $656,477$203,424
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $171,127$172,149
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $232,250$161,927
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $403,377$334,076
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $253,100−$130,652
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $203,424 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$203,418
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$203,418
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6$6
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6$203,424
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $334,076 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $95,020 · Management $5,164 · Fundraising $3,098$103,282
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $56,181 · Management $3,053 · Fundraising $1,832$61,066
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,177 · Management $390 · Fundraising $234$7,801
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $22,782 · Management $17,086 · Fundraising $17,086$56,954
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,880$21,880
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,735 · Management $4,646 · Fundraising $4,825$26,206
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $366 · Management $92 · Fundraising $153$611
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,727 · Management $11,172$14,899
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,569$5,569
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,783$1,783
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $883 · Management $2,649$3,532
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,882 · Management $185 · Fundraising $1,426$30,493
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $237,322 · Management $68,100 · Fundraising $28,654$334,076
Part X · Balance sheet $377,300 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $505,963$375,685
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,020$1,615
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $507,983$377,300
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $118,401$118,370
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $118,401$118,370
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $389,582$258,930
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $389,582$258,930
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $507,983$377,300
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $258,930 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$203,424
XI-2 Total expenses$334,076
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$130,652
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$389,582
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$258,930

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