Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ABLAZE MINISTRIES INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 13 November 2024. 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: $975,040 changed to $454,526
Total expenses: $984,230 changed to $469,768
Contributions and grants received: $314,077 changed to $150,177
Program service revenue: $306,424 changed to $175,921
Investment income: $1,379 changed to $1,238
Other revenue: $353,160 changed to $127,190
Total assets, end of year: $193,974 changed to $183,242
Total liabilities, end of year: $153,314 changed to $157,824
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $40,660 changed to $25,418
Program services expenses: $833,756 changed to $372,400
Management and general expenses: $150,474 changed to $97,368
Program service expenses (Part III): $833,756 changed to $372,400

Listed only on the earlier return

Julie MotekaitisJULIE MOTEKAITIS

Listed only on the later return

Julia MotekaitisJULIA MOTEKAITIS
Matthew LenzenMATTHEW LENZEN

Listed under a different title

Chris BartlettCHRIS BARTLETT: VICE PRESIDENT then PRESIDENT & TREASURER
Matthew RiceMATTHEW RICE: PRESIDENT & TREASURER then BOARD MEMBER/VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGIC INITIATIV

Totals

Total revenue: $975,040
Total expenses: $984,230
Contributions and grants received: $314,077
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $306,424
Investment income: $1,379
Other revenue: $353,160
Total assets, end of year: $193,974
Total liabilities, end of year: $153,314
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $40,660
Program services expenses (Part IX): $833,756
Management and general expenses: $150,474
Fundraising expenses: $0
Program service expenses (Part III): $833,756

Program services were 84.7% 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

$314,077
2a · Program service revenue: PARISH PARTNERSHIPS

total $203,600 · related or exempt $203,600
2b · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

total $102,824 · related or exempt $102,824
3 · Investment income

total $1,379 · excluded $1,379
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$417,153
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$63,993
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $353,160 · excluded $353,160

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $82,596 · management and general $82,596
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

total $584,968 · program services $584,968
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $14,725 · program services $11,780 · management and general $2,945
9 · Other employee benefits

total $7,050 · program services $5,640 · management and general $1,410
10 · Payroll taxes

total $51,183 · program services $40,946 · management and general $10,237
11c · Fees: accounting

total $19,892 · management and general $19,892
11g · Fees: other

total $325 · management and general $325
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $6,903 · program services $5,522 · management and general $1,381
13 · Office expenses

total $5,485 · program services $4,114 · management and general $1,371
14 · Information technology

total $9,737 · program services $7,303 · management and general $2,434
16 · Occupancy

total $17,644 · program services $8,822 · management and general $8,822
20 · Interest

total $8,333 · management and general $8,333
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $2,035 · program services $1,018 · management and general $1,017
23 · Insurance

total $7,054 · management and general $7,054
24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

total $112,200 · program services $112,200
24b · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

total $51,443 · program services $51,443
24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

total $2,657 · management and general $2,657

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $76,921 · end of year $70,238
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $47,802 · end of year $49,181
7 · Other notes and loans receivable

beginning of year $24 · end of year $14
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$115,345
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$40,804
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $76,576 · end of year $74,541
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $400 · end of year $0
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

end of year $595
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $150,000
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $1,873 · end of year $2,719
29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

beginning of year $49,850 · end of year $40,660

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO IMPLEMENT THE U.S. BISHOPS' VISION OF COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH MINISTRY, BY ENGAGING, NURTURING, AND EMPOWERING DISCIPLESHIP IN YOUNG PEOPLE, MINISTERS AND VOLUNTEERS, AS WELL AS WITHIN FAMILIES.

YOUTH FORMATION MINISTRIES-SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR MISSIONIARIES SHARING THE SAME VISION AS ABLAZE.

Expenses $833,756 · Revenue $306,424

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

Allison SullivanALLISON SULLIVAN

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Frank AshleyFRANK ASHLEY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Weslei RiceWESLEI RICE

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
David ManteyDAVID MANTEY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Matt LenzenMATT LENZEN

CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Julie MotekaitisJULIE MOTEKAITIS

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Bob RiceBOB RICE

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Matthew RiceMATTHEW RICE

PRESIDENT & TREASURER

Total calculated

$82,596

From this org

$82,596

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
Alyssa TrutterALYSSA TRUTTER

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$48,418

From this org

$48,418

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
Chris BartlettCHRIS BARTLETT

VICE PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$119,609

From this org

$119,609

From related orgs

$0

Other

$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: 2023
Filed: 26 February 2024
IRS schema version: 2023v4.0
Source object: 202400599349300905

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