To promote Christian higher education by providing seminars and discussions revolving around the teachings of the author and philosopher C.S. Lewis.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$57K 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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FY2022 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $315K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $51K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$132K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$553K
+187% vs prior year
Spent
$405K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$668K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$553K
FY2022▲ +187%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$174K
FY2021$193K
FY2022$553K
FY2023$245K
FY2024$276K
Expenses
$405K
FY2022▲ +133%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$188K
FY2021$174K
FY2022$405K
FY2023$247K
FY2024$328K
Net assets
$668K
FY2022▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$518K
FY2021$521K
FY2022$668K
FY2023$666K
FY2024$615K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1987.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $372K Management & general 8% · $32K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$56,700Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Steven Elmore$72,000$72,000$56,700$55,000$50,347

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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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1 program · $372K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Provide seminars and discussions revolving around the teachings of author and philospher C.S. Lewis.

$372Kprogram 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 2 funders$51K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$553K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$399K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$405K
Ln 25
Programscol B$372K
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$668K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$801K
LiabilitiesLn 26$132K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$399K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$553K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$65K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$65K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$315K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$58K
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$801K
LiabilitiesLn 26$132K
Net assetsLn 32$668K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$157K$65K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$315K$315K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$61K$58K
Total assetsLn 16$905K$801K
LiabilitiesLn 26$385K$132K
Net assetsLn 32$521K$668K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$16K$16K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$45K$11K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$24K$19K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$8K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$6K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$14K$11K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$2K$612
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$2K$537
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$12K$10K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$6K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$5K$4K$1K
TravelLn 17$6K$4K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$226K$226K
InterestLn 20$94$75$19
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$564
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$828
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$6K$1K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$405K$372K$32K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $276K$328K−$51K$615K 990 PDF
FY2023 $245K$247K−$2K$666K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $553K$405K$148K$668K 990 PDF
FY2021 $193K$174K$19K$521K 990 PDF
FY2020 $174K$188K−$14K$518K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $552,967 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $146,513$137,047
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $35,969$399,449
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,465$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,651$16,471
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $192,598$552,967
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,344$16,042
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $90,200$97,221
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $74,211$292,093
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $173,755$405,356
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $18,843$147,611
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $552,967 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$227 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$137,047
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$137,047
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $399,449$399,449
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $16,698$16,698
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $415,920$552,967
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $405,356 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $16,042$16,042
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,360 · Management $11,340$56,700
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,193 · Management $4,798$23,991
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,530 · Management $1,882$9,412
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,694 · Management $1,424$7,118
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $10,948 · Management $2,737$13,685
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,446 · Management $612$3,058
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,147 · Management $537$2,684
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,710 · Management $2,427$12,137
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,288 · Management $1,572$7,860
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,320 · Management $1,080$5,400
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,475 · Management $1,119$5,594
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $225,924$225,924
IX-20 InterestPrograms $75 · Management $19$94
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,255 · Management $564$2,819
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,310 · Management $828$4,138
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,938 · Management $1,485 · Fundraising $1,277$8,700
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $371,655 · Management $32,424 · Fundraising $1,277$405,356
Part X · Balance sheet $800,705 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $156,772$65,317
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $347,920$345,730
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $60,935$58,116
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $315,472$315,472
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $24,205$16,070
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $905,304$800,705
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $85,705$78,934
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $34,187$34,187
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $257,928$16,031
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $384,646$132,478
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $520,658$668,227
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $520,658$668,227
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $905,304$800,705
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $668,227 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$552,967
XI-2 Total expenses$405,356
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$147,611
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$520,658
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$42
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$668,227

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