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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by CHRISTIAN COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 24 August 2026. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$5,320,778 changed to $2,306,334
Total expenses
$6,514,826 changed to $2,535,655
Contributions and grants received
$1,488,154 changed to $555,404
Program service revenue
$3,573,020 changed to $1,577,069
Investment income
$257,288 changed to $169,907
Other revenue
$2,316 changed to $3,954
Total assets, end of year
$3,273,741 changed to $3,251,718
Total liabilities, end of year
$629,396 changed to $892,165
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,644,345 changed to $2,359,553
Program services expenses
$5,269,584 changed to $2,077,391
Management and general expenses
$845,435 changed to $302,204
Fundraising expenses
$399,807 changed to $156,060
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,269,584 changed to $2,077,391

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Alasdair Groves
  • Darby Strickland
  • David Gundersen
  • Ed Welch
  • Jeff Jue
  • Michael Emlet

Listed only on the later return

  • Jason Ho

Listed under a different title

  • Brian Tvenstrup: Trustee - Began 8/2025 then Trustee
  • Charles Hedman: Trustee - Began 4/2025 then Trustee
  • Jonathan Holmes: Executive Director - Began 5/2025 then Executive Director
  • Richard M Horne: Trustee then Trustee - End 1/2026

Totals

Total revenue
$2,306,334
Total expenses
$2,535,655
Contributions and grants received
$555,404
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,577,069
Investment income
$169,907
Other revenue
$3,954
Total assets, end of year
$3,251,718
Total liabilities, end of year
$892,165
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,359,553
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,077,391
Management and general expenses
$302,204
Fundraising expenses
$156,060
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,077,391

Program services were 81.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $555,404

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $21,771

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program revenue

    total $1,577,069 · related or exempt $1,577,069

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $169,907 · excluded $169,907

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous Income

    total $3,954 · excluded $3,954

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,954

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $42,375 · program services $8,475 · management and general $29,663 · fundraising $4,237

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,290,755 · program services $1,039,173 · management and general $148,927 · fundraising $102,655

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $103,986 · program services $81,903 · management and general $13,751 · fundraising $8,332

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $348,880 · program services $274,214 · management and general $46,694 · fundraising $27,972

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,532 · program services $4,348 · management and general $740 · fundraising $444

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $12,443 · management and general $12,443

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,500 · management and general $5,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $41,556 · program services $36,094 · management and general $5,462

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $34,716 · program services $31,244 · fundraising $3,472

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,130 · program services $12,172 · management and general $1,323 · fundraising $635

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $159,105 · program services $159,105

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $42,824 · program services $35,531 · management and general $4,926 · fundraising $2,367

  • 17 · Travel

    total $26,658 · program services $20,953 · management and general $3,568 · fundraising $2,137

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $11,005 · program services $11,005

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $36,243 · program services $28,486 · management and general $4,851 · fundraising $2,906

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $21,889 · management and general $21,889

  • 24a · Other expenses: Operations

    total $326,794 · program services $325,834 · management and general $960

  • 24b · Other expenses: Staff development

    total $11,264 · program services $8,854 · management and general $1,507 · fundraising $903

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $460,467 · end of year $129,060

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $240,293 · end of year $665,494

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $17,653

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $31,604 · end of year $31,604

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $123,360 · end of year $44,676

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,035,720

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,046,418

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,018,978 · end of year $989,302

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,331,386 · end of year $1,155,062

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $236,520

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $121,500 · end of year $178,548

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $507,896 · end of year $713,617

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,449,757 · end of year $2,079,359

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $194,588 · end of year $280,194

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

The Ministry exists to restore Christ to counseling and counseling to the church by thinking biblically about the issues of living. The Ministry does this through teaching, speaking, counseling, and writing.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Restoring Christ to counseling and counseling to the church

  • Counseling and Educational Services: The Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (the Ministry) is committed to restoring Christ to counseling and counseling to the church. The Ministry believes that God sees, cares, and speaks into all of life, and the church is the place for biblical counseling. Because of this truth, the Ministry seeks to connect the treasures of Scripture to the troubles of life and equip God's people to walk with one another in wise, hopeful, biblical care. They seek to accomplish this mission through the online School of Biblical Counseling, the annual CCEF National Conference, speaking events, counseling, and various resources, including blogs, podcasts, videos, books, and more. To learn more or explore the Ministry's resources, visit ccef.org.

    Expenses $2,077,391 · Revenue $1,577,069

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Barbara Aills

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Thomas Cunningham

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Dr Deepak Reju

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Dr Rod Mays

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • David T Harvey

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Charles Hedman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Richard M Horne

    Trustee - End 1/2026

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Rev Steve Midgley

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jacquelyn Nygaard

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Eduardo Saladin

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Brian Tvenstrup

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Phyllis Baker Calhoun

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jason Ho

    Trustee - Began 1/2026

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jonathan Holmes

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
4 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202602529349300800

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