Support for Christian ministries & missionaries in U.S. and foreign countries. Includes evangelism, church planting, pastoring, orphan care, Christian schools and education, ministry training, and economic development

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 2 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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FY2024 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $18K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$15K
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
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $185K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $18K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$236K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$276K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$434K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$236K
FY2024▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$468K
FY2020$399K
FY2021$400K
FY2022$262K
FY2023$272K
FY2024$236K
Expenses
$276K
FY2024▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$464K
FY2020$417K
FY2021$389K
FY2022$321K
FY2023$279K
FY2024$276K
Net assets
$434K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$505K
FY2020$487K
FY2021$516K
FY2022$457K
FY2023$455K
FY2024$434K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2015-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $249K Management & general 10% · $26K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $15K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary Treasurer
$11,500Pt VII · Sec A
$3,500Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah Rush’s $12K as Secretary Treasurer is at the 8th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
John Mark Lindvall$3,500$8,000$14,100$21,661$23,145$14,400
Deborah J Rush—$13,000$15,150$18,301$18,301$14,400
Deborah Rush$11,500—————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Funds Christian ministries and missionaries for evangelism, church planting, orphan care, and education globally.

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1 program · $127K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Andrew Bush Grants & allocations for program services for evangelist and Bible teacher Andrew Bush with a focus on evangelism and church planting in the Philippines and other foreign fields. Some funds have helped to build and maintain a Christian community center and church in the Philippines and its continued program development.

$127Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$18K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$242,565
Unitemized GrantFY2023$224,321
Unitemized GrantFY2022$217,617
International MinistriesPA · FY2022$19,223
Nakalanda ProjectMT · FY2022$15,000
Nakalanda ProjectMT · FY2019$337,951

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$236K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$276K
Ln 25
Programscol B$249K
Managementcol C$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$434K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K
Total assetsLn 16$434K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$236K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
SavingsLn 2$50
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$39K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$185K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$358
Total assetsLn 16$434K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$434K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 62
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K$39K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$191K$185K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$455K$434K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$455K$434K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$241K$241K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$8K$8K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$15K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$276K$249K$26K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $236K$276K−$39K$434K 990 PDF
FY2023 $272K$279K−$7K$455K 990 PDF
FY2022 $262K$321K−$59K$457K 990 PDF
FY2021 $400K$389K$11K$516K 990 PDF
FY2020 $399K$417K−$17K$487K 990 PDF
FY2019 $468K$464K$5K$505K 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 $236,429 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $265,489$229,753
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,098$6,676
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $271,587$236,429
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $242,565$249,460
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $21,530$20,162
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,798$6,057
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $277,893$275,679
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,306−$39,250
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $236,429 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,897 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$229,753
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$229,753
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,779$1,779
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,676$236,429
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $275,679 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $241,014$241,014
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $8,446$8,446
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $15,000$15,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $2,212$2,212
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,950$2,950
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,850$1,850
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,343$2,343
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,864$1,864
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $249,460 · Management $26,219 · Fundraising $0$275,679
Part X · Balance sheet $434,307 assets, 10 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $209,993; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $51,617$39,080
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25$50
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $191,462$184,826
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $408$358
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $454,526$434,307
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $454,526$434,307
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $454,526$434,307
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $454,526$434,307
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $434,307 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$236,429
XI-2 Total expenses$275,679
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$39,250
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$454,526
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$19,031
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$434,307

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