Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by FELLOWSHIP OF ISRAEL RELATED MINISTRIES INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $23,347,583
- Total expenses
- $23,270,781
- Contributions and grants received
- $23,071,836
- Grants paid
- $5,690,863
- Program service revenue
- $274,356
- Investment income
- $29
- Other revenue
- $1,362
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,013,816
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $417,779
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $6,596,037
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $22,233,836
- Management and general expenses
- $783,651
- Fundraising expenses
- $253,294
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $22,233,836
Program services were 95.5% 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.
-
1d · Related organizations
$5,984,660
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$17,087,176
-
2a · Program service revenue: Tour & Service Trip Revenue
total $183,900 · related or exempt $183,900
-
2b · Program service revenue: Event Registration
total $90,456 · related or exempt $90,456
-
3 · Investment income
total $29 · excluded $29
-
11a · Other revenue: Misc. Income
total $1,362 · excluded $1,362
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$1,362
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $993,479 · program services $993,479
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $4,697,384 · program services $4,697,384
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $94,286 · program services $31,786 · management and general $24,786 · fundraising $37,714
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $173,501 · program services $147,476 · management and general $26,025
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $7,493 · program services $6,369 · management and general $1,124
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $32,656 · program services $27,758 · management and general $4,898
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $16,404 · program services $13,943 · management and general $2,461
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $63,698 · management and general $63,698
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $24,257 · management and general $24,257
-
11g · Fees: other
total $1,472,420 · program services $1,246,743 · management and general $220,863 · fundraising $4,814
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $190,449 · fundraising $190,449
-
13 · Office expenses
total $190,951 · program services $162,308 · management and general $28,643
-
14 · Information technology
total $247,837 · program services $192,390 · management and general $35,130 · fundraising $20,317
-
16 · Occupancy
total $161,334 · program services $137,134 · management and general $24,200
-
17 · Travel
total $277,072 · program services $235,511 · management and general $41,561
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $115,107 · program services $97,841 · management and general $17,266
-
23 · Insurance
total $632 · program services $537 · management and general $95
-
24a · Other expenses: Direct Aid & Projects
total $12,738,422 · program services $12,738,422
-
24b · Other expenses: Tour & Event Expenses
total $1,389,997 · program services $1,389,997
-
24c · Other expenses: Licences & Fees
total $248,393 · management and general $248,393
-
24d · Other expenses: Development
total $57,182 · program services $48,605 · management and general $8,577
-
24e · All other expenses
total $77,827 · program services $66,153 · management and general $11,674
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $6,093,688 · end of year $5,072,389
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $56,087 · end of year $1,845,367
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $85,714
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $4,000
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $6,346
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $272,388
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $5,884 · end of year $413,779
-
18 · Grants payable
end of year $4,000
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,676,537 · end of year -$1,257,313
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,839,742 · end of year $7,853,350
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries (FIRM) is working toward a day when every person in Israel will be transformed by the love of Jesus. The Organization pursues this mission by engaging Christians globally and empowering local ministries in Israel to transform lives through gospel-centered work. The Organization serves a network of more than 80 local ministry partners across Israel who minister in diverse ways, but share a common commitment to advance the Gospel together.
-
Empowering Local Ministries in Israel - The Organization strengthens, unites, and resources local ministries across Israel. The Organization strengthens ministries through practical support such as training, workshops, coaching, consulting, and leadership development. The Organization unites ministries by fostering collaboration, partnership, and shared initiatives that increase impact. The Organization resources ministries by providing financial grants and other forms of support that accelerate hundreds of gospel-centered projects throughout the land of Israel. Together, these efforts enable local ministries to serve their communities more effectively and to share the love of Jesus in tangible ways.
Expenses $19,461,975 · Grants $5,690,863
-
Engaging Christians Globally - The Organization inspires, educates, and mobilizes Christians around the world to love Israel and the Jewish people in a gospel-centered way. The Organization inspires those unfamiliar with God's heart for Israel to see His plan and begin to love Israel. The Organization educates Christians through events, tours, courses, resources, and documentaries that highlight the body of believers in Israel and God's work in the land today. The Organization mobilizes Christians to get actively involved by praying, serving, giving, and visiting Israel. Through these efforts, The Organization is building a global movement of Christians who support and partner with the local body of believers in Israel.
Expenses $2,771,861 · Revenue $274,356
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Wayne Hilsden
President & Chairman
- Total calculated
- $30,000
- From this org
- $30,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8 + 2 related
-
Scott Montgomery
Secretary (Ended 9/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Jeff Jenkins
Treasurer (Ended 9/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Lee Domingue
Treasurer (Began 9/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Lori Miller
Secretary (Began 9/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Stephen Hertzog
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Mitch Glaser
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Jonathan Wiggins
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Ezra Watnik
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Michael Mistretta
CEO
- Total calculated
- $193,479
- From this org
- $35,000
- From related orgs
- $136,567
- Other
- $21,912
- Hours/week
- 40 + 20 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $136,567 related
- Bonus
- $35,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $20,565 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $1,347 related
- Filer's total
- $35,000 + $158,479 related
-
Vanessa Mistretta
CPO (Began 1/24)
- Total calculated
- $152,849
- From this org
- $29,286
- From related orgs
- $102,567
- Other
- $20,996
- Hours/week
- 20 + 20 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $102,567 related
- Bonus
- $15,000
- Other
- $14,286
- Deferred
- $0 + $19,649 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $1,347 related
- Filer's total
- $29,286 + $123,563 related
-
Steve Carpenter
COO
- Total calculated
- $133,100
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $113,729
- Other
- $19,371
- Hours/week
- 10 + 30 related
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 1a · Travel for companions
- 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- Part I, Line 1a
- The Organization occasionally allows travel for companions, generally when there is a bona fide business purpose. The Organization follows a written policy regarding payment or reimbursement of such expenses and requires proper substantiation under an accountable plan. For occasions where there is not a bona fide business purpose, if travel for companions is allowed, the cost of the companion's ticket is included as taxable compensation to the employee. The Organization pays for the cost of counseling services for an officer of the Organization. The decision to provide this benefit to the officer was approved by the Organization's Board of Directors.
- Part I, Line 1b
- The Organization pays for the cost of counseling services for an officer of the Organization. While there is no written policy for such expenses, the Organization does require proper substantiation for reimbursement.
- Part I, Line 7
- The Organization provided a loan to Michael and Vanessa Mistretta in a prior year in the amount of $100,000 to assist with the purchase of a home. As consideration for Michael and Vanessa's fulfillment of their duties to the Organization, the Board of Directors approved the forgiveness of principal and interest in the amount of $14,286. The total amount of compensation paid to Michael and Vanessa Mistretta, including the forgiven principal and interest, does not exceed the value of the consideration received by the Organization.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
-
$424,520
General Support
-
$183,762
General Support
-
$90,000
General Support
-
Reach Initiative International
$84,994
General Support
-
$79,434
General Support
-
$35,056
General Support
-
$18,651
General Support
-
$16,453
General Support
-
General Support
-
Kehila Ministries International
$10,004
General Support
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
-
FIRM - Ichud Irgunei Tmicha Israel
501(c)(3) · Israel based staff support · IS · controlled entity
Directly controlled by Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries
-
Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries Canada
501(c)(3) · Donor relationship management · CA · controlled entity
Directly controlled by Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 7 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543189349305979
Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.
The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.