Young Life

Colorado Spgs, CO
Tax-exempt since Nov. 2004
EIN: 84-0385934

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Youth Development / Youth Development - Religious Leadership (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Sept. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Provided first-class or charter travel

Organization provided first-class or charter travel to key employees or officers. Details are reported on Schedule J.

Revenue

$492M (2023)

Expenses

$442M (2023)

Total Assets

$419M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$42.1M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Revenue

$491,783,511

Expenses

$442,049,174

Net Income

$49,734,337

Net Assets

$377,050,223

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$418,461,154	85.1%
Program Services	$73,620,675	15.0%
Investment Income	$3,868,326	0.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$4,138	0.0%
Net Fundraising	-$8,731,378
Sales of Assets	-$65,311
Net Inventory Sales	$4,625,907	0.9%
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,715,250	0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$76,552	0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$187,459,835	42.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$419,174,400
Total Liabilities	$42,124,177
Net Assets	$377,050,223

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Newt Crenshaw (President/Ceo)	$535,702	$0	$72,443
John Wagner (Svp Global Cities Initiative)	$341,323	$0	$45,615
Wiley Scott (Group Senior Vice President)	$286,671	$0	$49,859
Brent Cunningham (Senior Area Developer)	$285,642	$0	$36,453
John Caldwell (Chief Foundation Officer)	$243,329	$0	$41,399
Steven Larmey (Field Senior Vice President)	$235,210	$0	$49,606
Eric Scofield (Principal Gift Officer)	$231,610	$0	$52,921
Chad Edwards (Group Senior Vice President)	$221,873	$0	$51,544
Scott Brill (Cfo)	$221,621	$0	$46,929
Steve Thompson (Coo)	$221,273	$0	$43,012
Paul Sherrill (Vice President/Secretary)	$188,007	$0	$44,883
Chad Sievert (Svp, Camping)	$174,955	$0	$45,684
Dave Briggs (Treasurer)	$150,434	$0	$44,752
Brandon Baker (Assistant Secretary)	$121,160	$0	$38,787
Harold Melton (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Rodriguez (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Andy Code (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bill Haslam (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Brooks Entwistle (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Chris Roberts (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Clyde Lear (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Curtis B Mc Williams (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Doug Eaton (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Franklin Tseng (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Heriberto Guerra (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Feb. 13, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Revenue

$470,866,006

Expenses

$458,142,228

Net Income

$12,723,778

Net Assets

$366,173,228

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$412,717,767	87.7%
Program Services	$62,187,028	13.2%
Investment Income	$244,074	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$12,381	0.0%
Net Fundraising	-$7,831,343
Sales of Assets	-$490,158
Net Inventory Sales	$4,026,257	0.9%
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,096,814	0.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$58,000	0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$173,061,495	37.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$395,126,187
Total Liabilities	$28,952,959
Net Assets	$366,173,228

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Newton Crenshaw (President/Ceo)	$475,267	$0	$64,817
John Wagner (Svp Global Cities Initiati)	$311,332	$0	$42,013
Wiley Scott (Senior Vice President)	$281,967	$0	$46,665
Brent Cunningham (Senior Vice President)	$275,342	$0	$37,421
John M Caldwell (Chief Foundation Officer)	$236,038	$0	$38,582
Michael J Gaffney (Senior Vice President)	$229,843	$0	$25,718
Paul Coty (Vice President)	$210,126	$0	$41,016
Chad Edwards (Group Senior Vice Presiden)	$202,188	$0	$46,014
Scott Brill (Cfo)	$200,106	$0	$42,201
Steve Thompson (Coo)	$198,995	$0	$47,687
Paul Sherrill (Vice President/Secretary)	$158,740	$0	$46,646
Dave Briggs (Treasurer)	$142,166	$0	$41,500
Janis Morton (Asst. Secretary (Part Year))	$81,666	$0	$28,484
Michael Stain (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Nanette Ballbach (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Sue Bere (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Brandon (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Malcolm Mac Briggs (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Andy Code (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Doug Eaton (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Brooks Entwistle (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Heriberto Guerra (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Promod Haque (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bill Haslam (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jacquie Holland (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Feb. 14, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Revenue

$403,206,696

Expenses

$361,052,770

Net Income

$42,153,926

Net Assets

$383,890,568

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$366,368,337	90.9%
Program Services	$39,011,816	9.7%
Investment Income	$138,343	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$5,166	0.0%
Net Fundraising	-$5,176,460
Sales of Assets	$364,917	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$2,494,577	0.6%
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,080,338	0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$18,900	0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$164,604,195	45.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$406,009,865
Total Liabilities	$22,119,297
Net Assets	$383,890,568

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Newton Crenshaw (President/Ceo)	$466,258	$0	$60,978
John Wagner (Svp Global Cities Initiatives)	$307,492	$0	$39,611
Brent Cunningham (Senior Vice President)	$251,854	$0	$39,293
Wiley Scott (Senior Vice President)	$249,424	$0	$43,338
Michael J Gaffney (Senior Vice President)	$233,339	$0	$29,141
John M Caldwell (Chief Foundation Officer)	$222,754	$0	$37,717
Paul Coty (Vice President)	$203,633	$0	$39,989
Steve Thompson (Coo)	$193,106	$0	$45,107
Chad Edwards (Group Senior Vice President)	$193,046	$0	$45,834
Scott Brill (Cfo)	$190,865	$0	$41,296
Paul Sherrill (Vice President/Secretary)	$154,973	$0	$45,081
Dave Briggs (Treasurer)	$138,807	$0	$40,918
Janis Morton (Asst. Secretary)	$83,839	$0	$28,236
Michael Stain (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Nanette Ballbach (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Sue Bere (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Brandon (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Malcolm Mac Briggs (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Andrew Code (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Doug Eaton (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Brooks Entwistle (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Heriberto Guerra (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Promod Haque (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bill Haslam (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jacquie Holland (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Feb. 10, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Revenue

$342,826,319

Expenses

$352,258,397

Net Income

-$9,432,078

Net Assets

$361,995,526

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$318,999,920	93.1%
Program Services	$30,697,269	9.0%
Investment Income	$1,307,535	0.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$4,218	0.0%
Net Fundraising	-$7,035,601
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$1,093,679	0.3%
Other Revenue	-$2,240,701

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,915,509	0.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$21,000	0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$159,759,216	45.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$380,663,912
Total Liabilities	$18,668,386
Net Assets	$361,995,526

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Newton Crenshaw (President/Ceo)	$445,390	$0	$54,154
Joshua Powell (Metro Director Ii)	$331,958	$0	$16,725
John Wagner (Svp Global Cities Initiative)	$307,729	$0	$34,571
Brent Cunningham (Senior Vice President)	$238,811	$0	$35,018
Wiley Scott (Senior Vice President)	$234,073	$0	$38,971
Ryan Wiggins (National Director)	$221,793	$0	$15,771
John M Caldwell (Chief Foundation Officer)	$221,084	$0	$33,904
Scott Brill (Cfo)	$188,807	$0	$36,318
Steve Thompson (Coo)	$188,115	$0	$44,691
Chad Edwards (Group Senior Vice President)	$161,770	$0	$41,456
Paul Sherrill (Vice President/Secretary)	$152,673	$0	$42,971
Dave Briggs (Treasurer)	$136,296	$0	$40,206
Janis Morton (Asst. Secretary)	$81,092	$0	$28,527
Michael Stain (Board Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Nanette Ballbach (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Susan Peterson (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Sue Bere (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Brandon (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Malcolm Mac Briggs (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Doug Eaton Part Year (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Brooks Entwistle (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Heriberto Guerra (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Hummel (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Susan Hutchison (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Regg Jones (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Feb. 16, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Revenue

$403,071,493

Expenses

$370,926,245

Net Income

$32,145,248

Net Assets

$367,666,839

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$337,381,455	83.7%
Program Services	$81,759,184	20.3%
Investment Income	$2,248,762	0.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$3,583	0.0%
Net Fundraising	-$11,062,378
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$4,450,995	1.1%
Other Revenue	-$11,710,108

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,437,251	0.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$172,418	0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$155,749,890	42.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$403,582,515
Total Liabilities	$35,915,676
Net Assets	$367,666,839

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Newton Crenshaw (President/Ceo)	$399,765	$0	$58,553
John Wagner (Svp Global Cities Initiati)	$300,228	$0	$35,617
Joshua Powell (Metro Director I)	$241,597	$0	$16,256
Wiley Scott (Senior Vice President)	$219,041	$0	$34,329
Brent Cunningham (Senior Vice President)	$218,049	$0	$35,718
John M Caldwell (Evp Intl Ministries)	$214,565	$0	$34,134
Steve Thompson (Coo)	$170,335	$0	$42,764
Scott Brill (Cfo)	$152,515	$0	$14,810
Paul Sherrill (Vice President/Secretary)	$150,127	$0	$40,562
Dave Briggs (Treasurer)	$131,995	$0	$39,312
Janis Morton (Asst. Secretary)	$78,663	$0	$28,012
Bill Haslam (Board Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Susan Peterson (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Nanette Ballbach (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Sue Bere (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Brandon (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Malcolm Mac Briggs (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jody Dreyer Part Year (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Doug Eaton (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Brooks Entwistle (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Heriberto Guerra (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bruce Hosford Part Year (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Hummel (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Susan Hutchison (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Regg Jones (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Feb. 17, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Revenue

$399,631,068

Expenses

$358,047,855

Net Income

$41,583,213

Net Assets

$345,692,938

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$332,944,426	83.3%
Program Services	$68,791,079	17.2%
Investment Income	$1,151,399	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$5,883	0.0%
Net Fundraising	-$6,886,002
Sales of Assets	-$307,839
Net Inventory Sales	$3,932,122	1.0%
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,197,953	0.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$146,041,399	40.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$381,119,135
Total Liabilities	$35,426,197
Net Assets	$345,692,938

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Newton Crenshaw (President/Ceo)	$385,485	$0	$48,206
John Wagner (Svp Global Cities Initiatives)	$279,089	$0	$30,320
Joshua Powell (Metro Director I)	$236,971	$0	$15,716
John M Caldwell (Evp Intl Ministries)	$205,803	$0	$34,439
Ryan Wiggins (Metro Director I)	$204,635	$0	$15,490
David Martin (Sr Regional Director)	$202,351	$0	$26,812
Steve Thompson (Coo)	$158,553	$0	$41,478
Cynthia Koerner Part Year (Cfo)	$149,930	$0	$32,288
Paul Sherrill (Vice President/Secretary)	$144,750	$0	$42,126
Dave Briggs (Vice President/Treasurer)	$122,143	$0	$38,041
Janis Morton (Asst. Secretary)	$76,392	$0	$27,708
Bill Haslam (Board Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Susan Peterson (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Nanette Ballbach (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Sue Bere (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Malcolm Mac Briggs (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jerry Colangelo Part Year (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jody Dreyer (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Doug Eaton (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Brooks Entwistle (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Heriberto Guerra (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Brandon (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bruce Hosford (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Hummel (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Susan Hutchison (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Feb. 13, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Revenue

$349,019,455

Expenses

$327,920,020

Net Income

$21,099,435

Net Assets

$307,163,261

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$282,754,773	81.0%
Program Services	$66,783,965	19.1%
Investment Income	$776,221	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$29,635	0.0%
Net Fundraising	-$5,766,390
Sales of Assets	$548,783	0.2%
Net Inventory Sales	$3,892,468	1.1%
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,355,197	0.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$135,442,755	41.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$334,668,955
Total Liabilities	$27,505,694
Net Assets	$307,163,261

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dennis Rydberg (President Emeritus)	$441,659	$0	$54,652
John Wagner (Field Sr Vice President)	$268,859	$0	$35,053
Joshua Powell (Metro Director I)	$206,658	$0	$15,207
David Martin (Sr Regional Director)	$197,299	$0	$21,860
John Caldwell (Evp Of Intl Ministries)	$196,268	$0	$32,119
Wiley Scott (Field Sr Vice President)	$195,455	$0	$28,389
Clifton Davidson (Svp Asia/Pacific)	$189,221	$0	$26,645
John Vicary (Evp Us Field Ministries)	$180,043	$0	$40,074
Steve Thompson (Coo)	$159,629	$0	$40,459
Newton Crenshaw (President/Ceo)	$149,266	$0	$12,852
Cynthia Koerner (Cfo)	$144,388	$0	$35,266
Paul Sherrill (Vice President/Secretary)	$140,890	$0	$41,373
Dave Briggs (Treasurer)	$114,398	$0	$37,380
Mike Byron Part Year (Asst. Treasurer)	$88,682	$0	$33,951
Janis Morton (Asst. Secretary)	$71,216	$0	$27,117
John Brandon (Board Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Heriberto Guerra (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Nanette Ballbach (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Sue Bere (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Malcolm Mac Briggs (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jerry Colangelo (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jody Dreyer (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Doug Eaton (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Brooks Entwistle (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bruce Hosford (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Feb. 15, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Revenue

$343,494,709

Expenses

$324,757,967

Net Income

$18,736,742

Net Assets

$290,785,824

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$278,137,366	81.0%
Program Services	$67,211,065	19.6%
Investment Income	$279,029	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$35,662	0.0%
Net Fundraising	-$5,313,973
Sales of Assets	-$372,910
Net Inventory Sales	$3,518,470	1.0%
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,478,682	0.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$126,587,158	39.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$309,778,774
Total Liabilities	$18,992,950
Net Assets	$290,785,824

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dennis Rydberg Part Year (President/Ceo)	$468,803	$0	$57,477
John Wagner (Field Senior Vice President)	$268,040	$0	$34,419
Joshua Powell (Metro Director I)	$207,930	$0	$15,107
Clifton Davidson (Field Senior Vice President)	$184,466	$0	$25,748
Wiley Scott (Field Senior Vice President)	$183,057	$0	$28,581
John Caldwell (Evp Of International Ministries)	$182,101	$0	$32,119
Steve Thompson (Coo)	$149,676	$0	$33,451
Cynthia Koerner (Cfo)	$139,930	$0	$37,283
Paul Sherrill (Vice President/Secretary)	$137,764	$0	$39,817
Dave Briggs (Treasurer)	$112,254	$0	$34,226
Mike Byron (Asst. Treasurer)	$86,240	$0	$34,226
Janis Morton (Asst. Secretary)	$66,976	$0	$26,678
Newton Crenshaw (President/Ceo)	$0	$0	$0
John Brandon (Board Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Heriberto Guerra (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Nanette Ballbach (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Sue Bere (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Malcolm Mac Briggs (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Francis Steady Cash (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jerry Colangelo (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jody Dreyer (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Carol Eaton (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Brooks Entwistle (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jd Gibbs (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bruce Hosford (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Feb. 14, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Revenue

$307,370,129

Expenses

$302,548,042

Net Income

$4,822,087

Net Assets

$266,936,845

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$243,258,135	79.1%
Program Services	$64,660,276	21.0%
Investment Income	$136,072	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$65,297	0.0%
Net Fundraising	-$4,225,768
Sales of Assets	$21,559	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$3,444,038	1.1%
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,555,215	0.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$116,637,657	38.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$293,191,395
Total Liabilities	$26,254,550
Net Assets	$266,936,845

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dennis Rydberg (President/Ceo)	$454,460	$0	$57,748
John Wagner (Sr. Vice President)	$242,822	$0	$34,393
Eric Scofield (Chief Development Officer)	$215,249	$0	$42,122
Joshua Powell (Metro Director 1)	$196,971	$0	$14,847
Clifton Davidson (Sr. Vice President)	$179,049	$0	$26,219
John Caldwell (Vp Of International Ministry)	$176,033	$0	$33,426
Steve Thompson (Coo)	$140,658	$0	$37,293
Paul Sherrill (Vice President/Secretary)	$132,999	$0	$39,408
Cynthia Koerner (Cfo)	$130,113	$0	$37,445
Dave Briggs (Treasurer)	$109,422	$0	$37,121
Bryan Klotz (Asst. Treasurer (Through Nov 2014))	$106,537	$0	$28,124
Mike Byron (Asst Treasurer (Dec 2014 Sept 2015))	$82,929	$0	$33,800
Janis Morton (Asst. Secretary)	$65,654	$0	$26,110
Susan Hutchison (Board Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Stain (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Nanette Ballbach (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Sue Bere (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Malcolm Mac Briggs (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Francis Steady Cash (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jerry Colangelo (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Carol Eaton (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Brooks Entwistle (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jd Gibbs (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Heriberto Guerra (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bill Haslam (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Feb. 15, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Revenue

$285,798,199

Expenses

$272,883,642

Net Income

$12,914,557

Net Assets

$265,328,741

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$223,361,404	78.2%
Program Services	$61,691,406	21.6%
Investment Income	$67,073	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$105,054	0.0%
Net Fundraising	-$3,637,015
Sales of Assets	$668,292	0.2%
Net Inventory Sales	$3,518,611	1.2%
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,411,185	0.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$103,800	0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$106,874,937	39.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$290,390,122
Total Liabilities	$25,061,381
Net Assets	$265,328,741

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dennis Rydberg (President/Ceo)	$428,565	$0	$55,002
John Wagner (Sr. Vice President)	$233,146	$0	$30,766
Clifton Davidson (Regional Director)	$170,759	$0	$28,563
John Caldwell (Sr. Vice President)	$166,992	$0	$36,673
Greg Kinberg (Coo (Partial Year))	$162,101	$0	$33,711
David Martin (Regional Director)	$160,736	$0	$23,315
Ty Saltzgiver (Sr. Vice President)	$159,293	$0	$38,710
Steve Thompson (Coo)	$131,127	$0	$37,042
Paul Sherrill (Vice President/Secretary)	$129,570	$0	$38,721
Cynthia Koerner (Cfo)	$117,353	$0	$34,720
Bryan Klotz (Asst. Treasurer)	$103,700	$0	$31,540
Dave Briggs (Treasurer)	$102,629	$0	$35,991
Janis Morton (Asst. Secretary)	$63,810	$0	$25,256
Susan Hutchison (Board Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Stain (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Nanette Ballbach (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Sue Bere (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Malcolm Mac Briggs (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Francis Steady Cash (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jerry Colangelo (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Carol Eaton (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Brooks Entwistle (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jd Gibbs (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Heriberto Guerra (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bill Haslam (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Feb. 16, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Revenue

$262,688,189

Expenses

$252,501,282

Net Income

$10,186,907

Net Assets

$256,227,705

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$204,807,869	78.0%
Program Services	$58,398,749	22.2%
Investment Income	$90,234	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$77,109	0.0%
Net Fundraising	-$3,550,917
Sales of Assets	$23,099	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$2,842,046	1.1%
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,342,917	0.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$139,995	0.1%
Other Salaries and Wages	$99,349,359	39.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$275,662,060
Total Liabilities	$19,434,355
Net Assets	$256,227,705

990

Filed on March 20, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Revenue

$237,810,980

Expenses

$237,636,100

Net Income

$174,880

Net Assets

$249,808,086

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$182,209,700	76.6%
Program Services	$54,525,459	22.9%
Investment Income	$92,479	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$105,751	0.0%
Net Fundraising	-$3,062,909
Sales of Assets	-$315,739
Net Inventory Sales	$2,739,799	1.2%
Other Revenue	$1,516,440	0.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,295,389	0.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$92,505,414	38.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$268,883,330
Total Liabilities	$19,075,244
Net Assets	$249,808,086

990

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Revenue

$237,160,348

Expenses

$212,756,520

Net Income

$24,403,828

Net Assets

$245,508,651

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$185,369,337	78.2%
Program Services	$53,048,116	22.4%
Investment Income	$117,032	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$119,433	0.1%
Net Fundraising	-$3,849,084
Sales of Assets	-$576,254
Net Inventory Sales	$2,440,598	1.0%
Other Revenue	$466,170	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,179,687	0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$86,995,675	40.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$264,389,572
Total Liabilities	$18,880,921
Net Assets	$245,508,651

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2002

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2001

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Revenue $492M (2023)

Expenses $442M (2023)

Total Assets $419M (2023)

Total Liabilities $42.1M (2023)

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2014

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Revenue

$492M (2023)

Expenses

$442M (2023)

Total Assets

$419M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$42.1M (2023)

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