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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WORLD MISSIONARY PRESS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,666,133
Total expenses
$9,138,819
Contributions and grants received
$6,227,809
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$352,297
Other revenue
$86,027
Total assets, end of year
$12,919,671
Total liabilities, end of year
$360,398
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,559,273
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,327,178
Management and general expenses
$940,745
Fundraising expenses
$870,896
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,327,178

Program services were 80.2% 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

    $6,227,809

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $92,838

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $358,287 · excluded $358,287

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $1,207 · excluded $1,207

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $71,745

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $58,057

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $13,688

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $13,688 · excluded $13,688

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $70,302

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

    securities $70,670 · other assets $5,622

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$368 · other assets -$5,622

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$5,990 · excluded -$5,990

  • 11a · Other revenue: SALE OF SCRAP PAPER

    total $68,636 · related or exempt $68,636

  • 11b · Other revenue: SALE OF SCRAP METAL

    total $2,483 · related or exempt $2,483

  • 11c · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $13 · related or exempt $13

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $71,132

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $214,310 · program services $64,293 · management and general $85,724 · fundraising $64,293

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,116,440 · program services $1,290,221 · management and general $442,507 · fundraising $383,712

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $599,166 · program services $413,028 · management and general $97,793 · fundraising $88,345

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $234,622 · program services $141,751 · management and general $50,306 · fundraising $42,565

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $31,837 · management and general $31,837

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $52,758 · management and general $52,758

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $6,221 · program services $123 · management and general $5,732 · fundraising $366

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $190,383 · program services $667 · management and general $5,076 · fundraising $184,640

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $45,756 · program services $7,831 · management and general $33,295 · fundraising $4,630

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $102,245 · program services $26,778 · management and general $50,812 · fundraising $24,655

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $343 · program services $343

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $192,002 · program services $150,054 · management and general $31,959 · fundraising $9,989

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,171 · program services $6,641 · management and general $487 · fundraising $2,043

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $34,083 · program services $5,256 · management and general $861 · fundraising $27,966

  • 20 · Interest

    total $833 · management and general $833

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $212,389 · program services $182,304 · management and general $21,425 · fundraising $8,660

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,594 · management and general $4,594

  • 24a · Other expenses: PAPER AND PRINTING OF S

    total $2,960,791 · program services $2,960,791

  • 24b · Other expenses: SHIPPING AND DISTRIBUTI

    total $1,418,967 · program services $1,403,824 · fundraising $15,143

  • 24c · Other expenses: CONTRACT PRINTING OF SC

    total $537,234 · program services $537,234

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE/S

    total $120,369 · program services $113,174 · management and general $4,336 · fundraising $2,859

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $54,305 · program services $22,865 · management and general $20,410 · fundraising $11,030

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $130 · end of year $2,889

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,264,253 · end of year $909,390

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $11,332 · end of year $8,211

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $488,920 · end of year $447,431

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $139,837 · end of year $179,198

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

    $6,720,985

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

    $3,442,151

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,893,628 · end of year $3,278,834

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $9,948,866 · end of year $8,056,699

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $38,982 · end of year $37,019

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $223,380 · end of year $291,063

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $6,269 · end of year $5,649

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $26,667 · end of year $26,667

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $38,982 · end of year $37,019

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,818,328 · end of year $11,513,559

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,672,322 · end of year $1,045,714

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO CAUSE, ENCOURAGE, AND PROMOTE IN THE STATE OF INDIANA, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, THE WRITING, PUBLISHING, PRINTING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF SCRIPTURE BOOKLETS AND LEAFLETS, GOSPEL LITERATURE AND BIBLE STUDIES, OR MATERIALS WHICH CONVEY THE MESSAGE OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES. NONE OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ITEMS ARE TO BE SOLD, BUT ARE TO BE DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE TO THE RECIPIENTS.

  • PRODUCTION COSTS THIS PAST YEAR INCLUDED PRINTING A TOTAL OF 135,585,986 PIECES OF SCRIPTURE BOOKLETS, BIBLE STUDIES, GOD LOVES YOU COLORING BOOKS, SCRIPTURE TEXT DATEBOOKS, AND FOLDUP SCRIPTURE HANDOUTS FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION WORLDWIDE. THIS INCLUDED PRINTING 10,618,856 PIECES OF LITERATURE IN 3 FOREIGN COUNTRIES. SCRIPTURAL MATERIALS HAVE NOW BEEN MADE AVAILABLE IN 352 LANGUAGES AND 211 COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH-SPEED, HIGH VOLUME OPERATION, AND USING OVER 600 VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE AVERAGE COST TO PRODUCE A 48-PAGE BOOKLET WAS ONLY 4.7 CENTS.

    Expenses $5,365,779 · Revenue $71,132

  • SHIPPING COSTS THIS PAST YEAR INCLUDED SENDING 259,010 10# BOXES PLUS MANY SMALL QUANTITIES OF SCRIPTURAL MATERIALS TO INDIVIDUALS VIA USPS, FED EX, AND UPS AND THROUGH LARGER FREIGHT SHIPMENTS - INCLUDING MANY PALLET SHIPMENTS AND 90 CONTAINER SHIPMENTS (43 - 40' CONTAINERS AND 47 - 20'). THE COST FOR OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTION BY OVER 80 WMP VOLUNTEER NATIONAL COORDINATORS WHO RECEIVE OUR SHIPMENTS AND DISTRIBUTE THE MATERIALS TO COUNTLESS VOLUNTEER DISTRIBUTORS WITHIN THEIR COUNTRIES SAVES WMP HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR IN SHIPPING AND DISTRIBUTION COSTS. SCRIPTURE LITERATURE HAS GONE INTO 210 NATIONS OF THE WORLD IN OUR 63 YEAR HISTORY.

    Expenses $1,961,399

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Robert Parker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.31
  • Wes Culver

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.46
  • Glen Stutzman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.67
  • Jim Songtagg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.67
  • David Lehman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.46
  • Jeryl Hoschtetler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15
  • Robert Riegsecker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.31
  • John Burnham

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.08
  • Sharon Schaubert

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.44
  • Tim Yoder

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.54
  • Steve Chupp

    VICE CHAIR/ INTERIM PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    11.88
  • Darryl Ramey

    PRESIDENT/EX OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $38,647
    From this org
    $30,849
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,798
    Hours/week
    40
  • Harold Mack

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $69,325
    From this org
    $69,128
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $197
    Hours/week
    40
  • Marie Mack

    TRESURER

    Total calculated
    $54,200
    From this org
    $54,133
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $67
    Hours/week
    36.04
  • Novella Homan

    TRESURER

    Total calculated
    $48,966
    From this org
    $32,419
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,547
    Hours/week
    36.94

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
2024
Filed
26 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202640869349301619

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