Totals
- Total revenue
- $808,303
- Total expenses
- $809,885
- Contributions and grants received
- $812,282
- Grants paid
- $494,660
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $100
- Other revenue
- -$4,079
- Total assets, end of year
- $216,638
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $42,289
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $174,349
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $697,456
- Management and general expenses
- $112,429
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $697,456
Program services were 86.1% 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.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$0
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1c · Fundraising events
$72,070
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1d · Related organizations
$0
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$0
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$740,212
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$0
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3 · Investment income
total $100 · related or exempt $100 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$72,070
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$4,079
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$4,079 · unrelated business -$4,079 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0 · program services $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0 · program services $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $494,660 · program services $494,660
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0 · program services $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $118,000 · program services $108,000 · management and general $10,000 · fundraising $0
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $29,500 · program services $27,000 · management and general $2,500 · fundraising $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $34,009 · program services $30,719 · management and general $3,290 · fundraising $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $9,346 · program services $8,613 · management and general $733 · fundraising $0
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11a · Fees: management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $942 · program services $0 · management and general $942 · fundraising $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $48 · program services $0 · management and general $48 · fundraising $0
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0 · fundraising $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $76 · program services $0 · management and general $76 · fundraising $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $3,716 · management and general $3,716 · fundraising $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $14,489 · program services $16 · management and general $14,473
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14 · Information technology
total $4,336 · program services $0 · management and general $4,336
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16 · Occupancy
total $36,819 · program services $15,271 · management and general $21,548
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17 · Travel
total $51,524 · program services $11,757 · management and general $39,767
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $11,000 · management and general $11,000
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24a · Other expenses: Program Expenses
total $1,420 · program services $1,420 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $93,958 · end of year $129,495
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $23,102 · end of year $45,024
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $0
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$74,356
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$32,237
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $60,003 · end of year $42,119
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,132 · end of year $42,289
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $0
-
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0
-
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0
-
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0
-
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $0
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $175,931 · end of year $174,349
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
The mission of Choshen Farm is to impact rural Zambia for Christ through relational encouragement, community development, and strengthening of the local church.
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EDUCATION: Choshen Farm Zambia operates Fimpulu Christian School. The Zambian registered school educates over 400 students from the surrounding villages in classes from preschool through grade six. The school employs a staff of 36 Zambians that include certified teachers, librarians, a coach, groundworkers and custodians. A feeding program prepared and served by village cooks provides a daily lunch for all students.
Expenses $399,692 · Grants $300,186 · Revenue $155,841
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AGRICULTURE: Choshen Farm Zambia operates a working farm that employs a staff of 7 farm workers from the village. Farm activities provide opportunities for instructional workshops in sustainable practices. Farm crops are sold to fund operations are supplement the Fimpulu Christian School feeding program.
Expenses $225,379 · Grants $140,799 · Revenue $24,647
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CAMP & CONFERENCE CENTER: Choshen Farm Zambia operates a camp & conference retreat center. They host a small number of Choshen Farm led conferences, but mainly rent the facilities to local churches and outside organizations. The Camp employs 6 village staff.
Expenses $43,409 · Grants $32,267
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COMMUNITY HEALTH: The community health initiative partners with the local clinic to provide follow-up care particularly to patients with wounds and burns needing more continual attention. Additionally, the food security initiative is folded into community health via its emphasis on household nutrition. The feeding program at the school specifically serves lunch to over 400 children per day and 30 expecting mothers that are housed near the school. Choshen continues to serve also as an ambulance to the closest hospital.
Expenses $15,054 · Grants $11,307 · Revenue $28,426
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CHURCHES: Choshen Farm partners with 50 local pastors by providing assistance to churches and offering programs that provide Biblical training at the Conference Center. Choshen Farm contributes to church building projects and a pastor's library.
Expenses $12,181 · Grants $12,134 · Revenue $283
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: As financial needs arise, Choshen Farm provides benevolence assistance to villagers for household repairs.
Expenses $1,741 · Grants $1,306 · Revenue $1,850
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Bethany Colvin
Co-Director
- Total calculated
- $84,177
- From this org
- $50,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $34,177
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jeremy Colvin
Co-Director
- Total calculated
- $84,117
- From this org
- $50,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $34,117
- Hours/week
- 40
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Sallie Bode
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Laura Cronk
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Chandelle Micklich
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Arum Lansel
Vice-President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Darcy Stockdill
Secretary/Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
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Nan Pond
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202522879349301517
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