Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,299,253
- Total expenses
- $975,124
- Contributions and grants received
- $688,712
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $538,340
- Investment income
- $16,649
- Other revenue
- $55,552
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,811,652
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $55,947
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,755,705
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $779,595
- Management and general expenses
- $147,230
- Fundraising expenses
- $48,299
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $779,595
Program services were 79.9% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$688,712
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2a · Program service revenue: WAYFORWARD ADVENTURE PROGRAM
total $538,340 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $16,649 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6a · Gross rents
real property $1,750
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $1,750
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $1,750 · related or exempt $1,750
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$53,802
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $53,802 · related or exempt $53,802
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $204,302 · program services $179,786 · management and general $12,258 · fundraising $12,258
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $278,898 · program services $224,092 · management and general $34,379 · fundraising $20,427
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $65,638 · program services $51,791 · management and general $9,664 · fundraising $4,183
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11b · Fees: legal
total $385 · program services $0 · management and general $385 · fundraising $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $17,977 · program services $0 · management and general $17,977 · fundraising $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $28,436 · program services $28,436 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $36,744 · program services $0 · management and general $36,744 · fundraising $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $44,726 · program services $44,726 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $162,398 · program services $150,967 · management and general $0 · fundraising $11,431
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20 · Interest
total $59 · program services $0 · management and general $59 · fundraising $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $59,844 · program services $59,844 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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23 · Insurance
total $35,764 · program services $0 · management and general $35,764 · fundraising $0
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24a · Other expenses: LICENSES AND FEES
total $9,936 · program services $9,936 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: GEAR
total $30,017 · program services $30,017 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $503,224 · end of year $546,833
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $290,875 · end of year $303,917
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $8,000 · end of year $9,815
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$2,099,359
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$159,376
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,744,491 · end of year $1,939,983
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $9,041 · end of year $11,104
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $58,299 · end of year $32,947
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $33,249 · end of year $23,000
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $32,507 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,431,576 · end of year $2,755,705
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
WAYFORWARD EXISTS TO CATALYZE TRANSFORMATIVE CHRIST-CENTERED EXPERIENCES.
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THE WAYFORWARD PROGRAM SPONSORS BACKPACKING TRIPS (FOUR-SIX DAYS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO)DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. THE EXPERIENCE IS A SPIRITUAL RETREAT IN WHICH WAYFORWARD GUIDES PRESENT AND FACILITATE READINGS OF SCRIPTURE AND DISCUSSIONS THAT ALLOW PARTICIPANTS TO REFLECT ON THEIR LIVES AT HOME AND HOW GOD HAS MADE THEM TO BE. THE OUTCOME IS TOTALLY A MORE CLEAR PERSPECTIVE ON INDIVIDUAL CALLING AND PURPOSE IN LIFE AS A PARENT, SPOUSE, EMPLOYEE, ETC.
Expenses $324,285 · Revenue $469,758
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WAYFORWARD ADVENTURES EMPLOYS YOUNG ADULTS TO PROVIDE A RELIGIOUS EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE AND TO FURTHER THEIR GROWTH IN MINISTRY AND WORK. WAYFORWARD MENTORS THE YOUNG ADULTS TO HELP EACH EMPLOYEE GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THEY ARE WIRED AND HOW GOD HAS MADE THEM TO BE.
Expenses $451,507
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CURRICULUM
Expenses $3,803
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Todd PinkstonTODD PINKSTON
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $156,302
- From this org
- $156,302
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $137,241 + $137,241 related
- Bonus
- $19,061 + $19,061 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $13,724 + $13,724 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $170,026 + $170,026 related
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Erin PinkstonERIN PINKSTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $48,000
- From this org
- $48,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Cory ChristoffersonCORY CHRISTOFFERSON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Leslie Dawson-SageLESLIE DAWSON-SAGE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Josh PattersonJOSH PATTERSON
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Alex KnoopALEX KNOOP
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Tommy TuckerTOMMY TUCKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Landon SheetsLANDON SHEETS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Bill StrahanBILL STRAHAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Rodney AdamsRODNEY ADAMS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Trevor JoyTREVOR JOY
DIRECTOR
- 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. 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
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 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)
- Pt I Line 7
- ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUS WAS PAID.
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 29 July 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202512129349300816
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