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← WORD AMONG US INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WORD AMONG US INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$15,665,894
Total expenses
$16,268,270
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$1,404,338
Program service revenue
$15,371,761
Investment income
$294,133
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$20,529,287
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,194,015
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,335,272
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$15,732,015
Management and general expenses
$536,255
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$15,732,015

Program services were 96.7% 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.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PUBLICATION SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $14,276,893 · related or exempt $14,276,893

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PRESS & INTERNET SALES

    total $946,480 · related or exempt $946,480

  • 2c · Program service revenue: LICENSE FEES

    total $148,388 · related or exempt $148,388

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $294,133 · related or exempt $294,133

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,399,338 · program services $1,399,338

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $5,000 · program services $5,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,613,810 · program services $4,346,210 · management and general $267,600

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $271,898 · program services $256,128 · management and general $15,770

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $472,855 · program services $445,429 · management and general $27,426

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $331,620 · program services $312,386 · management and general $19,234

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $33,073 · management and general $33,073

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,580 · management and general $7,580

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10,905 · management and general $10,905

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,049,777 · program services $1,049,777

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $313,356 · program services $273,748 · management and general $39,608

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $189,695 · program services $178,693 · management and general $11,002

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $443,808 · program services $443,808

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $158,829 · program services $149,617 · management and general $9,212

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,106 · program services $6,694 · management and general $412

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $140,853 · program services $132,683 · management and general $8,170

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $91,562 · program services $86,251 · management and general $5,311

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRINTING AND PUBLICATION

    total $3,434,369 · program services $3,434,369

  • 24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION

    total $2,752,481 · program services $2,752,481

  • 24c · Other expenses: BILLING & CUSTOMER SERVIC

    total $227,298 · program services $227,298

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBTS/UNCOLLECTIBLE

    total $149,424 · program services $149,424

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $163,633 · program services $82,681 · management and general $80,952

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,082,162 · end of year $944,502

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,964,569 · end of year $3,848,149

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $103,725

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $193,093 · end of year $112,955

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $284,921 · end of year $381,242

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

    $4,831,017

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

    $2,533,886

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,336,788 · end of year $2,297,131

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $10,448,468 · end of year $12,177,867

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $688,883 · end of year $767,441

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $856,896 · end of year $1,053,866

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $7,295,955 · end of year $7,140,149

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,949,758 · end of year $12,335,272

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE WORD AMONG US HELPS OVER 2 MILLION DIGITALLY AND OVER 700,000 READERS IN PRINT TO BE CHANGED THROUGH A LIFE-CHANGING ENCOUNTER WITH JESUS CHRIST IN DAILY PRAYER AND SCRIPTURE.

  • THE WORD AMONG US(TWAU) PUBLISHES MAGAZINES, BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, AND DIGITAL RESOURCES THAT HELP CATHOLICS IN EVERY STAGE OF DISCIPLESHIP. THE ENGLISH "THE WORD AMONG US- AND SPANISH "LAPALABRA ENTRE NOSOTROS" MAGAZINES TOUCH THE LIVES OF OVER 600,0000 CATHOLICS IN NORTH AMERICA EVERY MONTH. PASTORS IN MORE THAN 5,000 PARISHES OFFER "THE WORD AMONG US" TO THEIR PARISHIONERS AS A WAY TO GROW AS MATURE DISCIPLES OF JESUS. TWAU PRESS OFFERS BOOKS, PAMPHLETS THAT HELP CATHOLICS WHO MAY ATTEND MASS INCONSISTENTLY IN LIVING WITH THE LORD AND BEGIN TO GROW IN CATHOLIC DISCIPLESHIP. IN 2023 TWAU HELPED 223,000 CATHOLIC IN THE PEWS AND GROUPS GROW IN THEIR FAITH. OVER 2 MILLION PEOPLE USE OUR DIGITAL AND OTHER NON-PRINT RESOURCES FOUND AT WAU.ORG OR IN OUR DIGITAL MAGAZINE EDITION(IOS, ANDROID, KINDLE) IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

    Expenses $15,732,015 · Grants $1,404,338

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jeffrey Smith

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $408,908
    From this org
    $362,549
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,359
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $361,555
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $994
    Deferred
    $19,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,559
    Filer's total
    $408,908

  • Joseph M Difato

    VP OPERATION

    Total calculated
    $242,642
    From this org
    $217,234
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,408
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,627
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $607
    Deferred
    $13,179
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,229
    Filer's total
    $242,642

  • Susan Heuver

    VP MISSION &

    Total calculated
    $238,740
    From this org
    $211,579
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,161
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,579
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $12,840
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,321
    Filer's total
    $238,740

  • Leo Zanchettin

    EDITORIAL DI

    Total calculated
    $226,014
    From this org
    $188,829
    From related orgs
    $600
    Other
    $36,585
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,085
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $3,744 + $600 related
    Deferred
    $11,716
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,869
    Filer's total
    $225,414 + $600 related

  • John Roeder

    GENERAL MANA

    Total calculated
    $199,872
    From this org
    $164,217
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,655
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,553
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $664
    Deferred
    $10,240
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,415
    Filer's total
    $199,872

  • Michael Difato

    CHIEF MARKET

    Total calculated
    $194,597
    From this org
    $157,358
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,239
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,751
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $607
    Deferred
    $12,986
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,253
    Filer's total
    $194,597

  • Kevin Page

    IT MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $189,021
    From this org
    $150,638
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,383
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,638
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $9,425
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,958
    Filer's total
    $189,021

  • Nancy Clemens

    PRODUCTION M

    Total calculated
    $181,097
    From this org
    $167,527
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,570
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,727
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $4,800
    Deferred
    $10,052
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,518
    Filer's total
    $181,097

  • Jamie Smith

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $164,463
    From this org
    $158,162
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,301
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,500
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $662
    Deferred
    $5,264
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,037
    Filer's total
    $164,463

  • John J Difato

    CIO

    Total calculated
    $162,744
    From this org
    $130,849
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,895
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,849
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,238
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,657
    Filer's total
    $162,744

  • Elizabeth McNamara

    PUBLISHER

    Total calculated
    $161,404
    From this org
    $144,745
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,659
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,745
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,685
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,974
    Filer's total
    $161,404

  • James Mannarino

    ASSISTANT PU

    Total calculated
    $153,807
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $153,807
    Other
    $0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported + $153,686 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported + $121 related
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported + $153,807 related

  • Gregory Erlandson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,750
    From this org
    $12,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joseph C Difato

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,070
    From this org
    $12,070
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Fitzsimmons

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,000
    From this org
    $9,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Susan Timoney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,000
    From this org
    $9,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Shaughnessy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $164
    From this org
    $164
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0

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 · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 5A
ALL FULL TIME EMPLOYEE ARE ALLOWED UP TO 500 PER YEAR REIMBURSEMENT FOR PHYSICAL FITNSS AND 1,500 PER YEAR FOE ESTATE PLANNING RELATED EXPENSES. THESE REIMBURSEMENTS ARE MADE AFTER SUBMISSION OF PROPER RECEIPTS OF SUCH INCURRED EXPENSES AND ARE REIMBURSED THROUGH PAYROLL ON A STANDARD GROSS UP CALCULATION FOR ESTIMATED TAXES ON SUCH BENEFITS.

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

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
10 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202443109349303509

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