Target Ministries

Tax-deductible

Baton Rouge, LA501(c)(3)EIN 98-0134249

To establish reproductive, indigenous churches among Asian people to the end that every person in the region has the opportunity to hear and respond to a clear presentation of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 3 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$14K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
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 · $6K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$952
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 30 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 30 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$368K
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$386K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$59K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$368K
FY2025▲ +28%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$554K
FY2022$393K
FY2023$314K
FY2024$288K
FY2025$368K
Expenses
$386K
FY2025▲ +42%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$501K
FY2022$518K
FY2023$316K
FY2024$273K
FY2025$386K
Net assets
$59K
FY2025▼ -27%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$198K
FY2022$69K
FY2023$67K
FY2024$82K
FY2025$59K

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 Sep 1993.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $360K Management & general 7% · $26K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $14K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$13,977Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Timothy James$13,977——
Timothy James——$11,578
Kevin Graves——$8,370
Kevin Graves—$495—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Establishes indigenous churches among Asian people for gospel presentation.

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3 program services account for $283K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Provide Christian literature, DVDs, and training for the indigenous churches, translate literature into minority languages

$248Kprogram expense
02

Support indigenous national missionaries to evangelize minority groups fund evangelization and church planting efforts and provide disaster relief

$23Kprogram expense
03

College ministry and training program that provides opportunities for young adults

$12Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$368K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$368K
Money outPt IX
$386K
Ln 25
Programscol B$360K
Managementcol C$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$59K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$60K
Total assetsLn 16$60K
LiabilitiesLn 26$952
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a30
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$368K
Total revenueLn 12$368K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$60K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$60K
Total assetsLn 16$60K
LiabilitiesLn 26$952
Net assetsLn 32$59K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 620
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$83K$60K
Total assetsLn 16$83K$60K
LiabilitiesLn 26$980$952
Net assetsLn 32$82K$59K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$14K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$38K$29K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$46K$34K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$284K$283K$836
Total functional expensesLn 25$386K$360K$26K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $368K$386K−$18K$59K 990 PDF
FY2024 $288K$273K$15K$82K 990 PDF
FY2023 $314K$316K−$2K$67K 990 PDF
FY2022 $393K$518K−$124K$69K 990 PDF
FY2021 $554K$501K$53K$198K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $368,009 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$368,009
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$368,009
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$368,009
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $385,807 across 5 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $13,977$13,977
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $28,632 · Management $9,170$37,802
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,781$3,781
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $34,373 · Management $11,860$46,233
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $282,946 · Management $836$284,014
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $359,928 · Management $25,647 · Fundraising $0$385,807
Part X · Balance sheet $60,423 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $82,750$60,423
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $82,750$60,423
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $428$542
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $552$410
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $980$952
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $81,770$59,471
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $81,770$59,471
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $82,750$60,423
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $59,471 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$368,009
XI-2 Total expenses$385,807
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$17,798
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$81,770
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$59,471

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

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