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← CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,235,487
Total expenses
$983,002
Contributions and grants received
$895,541
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$227,275
Investment income
$110,783
Other revenue
$1,888
Total assets, end of year
$3,855,442
Total liabilities, end of year
$47,373
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,808,069
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$822,709
Management and general expenses
$105,242
Fundraising expenses
$55,051
Program service expenses (Part III)
$822,709

Program services were 83.7% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $895,541

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Advertising

    total $227,275 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $227,275 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $110,783 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $110,783

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Interest Income

    total $1,624 · related or exempt $1,624 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11b · Other revenue: Miscellaneous

    total $264 · related or exempt $264 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11c · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,888

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $189,483 · program services $151,586 · management and general $37,897 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $55,225 · program services $44,180 · management and general $11,045 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $11,890 · program services $9,512 · management and general $2,378 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $14,449 · program services $11,559 · management and general $2,890 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $21,615 · program services $17,292 · management and general $4,323 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,356 · program services $5,356 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,467 · program services $5,467 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $48,573 · fundraising $48,573

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $19,516 · program services $0 · management and general $19,516 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $36,478 · program services $30,000 · management and general $0 · fundraising $6,478

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $22,164 · program services $17,000 · management and general $5,164 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $33,336 · program services $30,000 · management and general $3,336 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $18,200 · program services $17,000 · management and general $1,200 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $30,085 · program services $24,586 · management and general $5,499 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,130 · program services $4,000 · management and general $1,130 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Reporting

    total $41,322 · program services $41,322 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Printing/Handling

    total $208,349 · program services $208,349 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Postage

    total $130,500 · program services $130,500 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Transition Costs to stand-alone corporation

    total $85,864 · program services $75,000 · management and general $10,864 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $277,161 · end of year $377,743

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $70,451 · end of year $12,270

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,478 · end of year $35,640

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

    $0

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

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,221,099 · end of year $3,429,789

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $21,176 · end of year $47,373

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 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 $3,553,013 · end of year $3,808,069

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE IS TO INFORM INSPIRE AND UNITE THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST. THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE EXISTS SO THAT CHRISTIANS WORLDWIDE ARE INCREASINGLY INFORMED ABOU THE ACTIVITIES OF CHURCHES OF CHRIST IN A MANNER THT INSPIRES CONNECTS AND PROMOTES CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE AT A COST THAT DEMONSTRATES EFFECTIVE STEWARDSHIP OF ALL RESOURCES PROVIDED BY GOD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE IS AN OKLAHOMA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT PUBLISHES A MONTHLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST AND PROVIDES AN ONLINE NEWS WEBSITE.

  • EXPENSES INCURRED FOR THE PUBLISHING OF THE PRINTED MONTHLY RELIGIOUS NEWSPAPER AND TO PROVIDE LIMITED NEWS COVERAGE ONLINE.

    Expenses $822,709 · Revenue $227,275

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • James Moore

    Acting Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Alan Beard

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Andrew Benton

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Sammie Berry

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Antonio Cardona

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Rhonda Zorn Fernandez

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Josh Kingcade

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Paul Maynard

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Aaron Sayles

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Gary Tabor

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Jerry Mitchell

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Scott Laird

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • John Law

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Mike O'Neal

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Barry Packer

    Trustee and Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Taneise Perry

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Joel Reed

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Erik Tryggestad

    President

    Total calculated
    $45,000
    From this org
    $45,000
    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
2025
Filed
17 April 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202631079349300103

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