Totals
- Total revenue
- $13,618,758
- Total expenses
- $13,934,477
- Contributions and grants received
- $8,459,493
- Grants paid
- $1,185,026
- Program service revenue
- $4,317,566
- Investment income
- -$150,246
- Other revenue
- $991,945
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,838,275
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,812,393
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $15,025,882
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $10,442,070
- Management and general expenses
- $2,184,450
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,307,957
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $10,442,070
Program services were 74.9% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$986,500
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$7,472,993
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$69,006
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2a · Program service revenue: Summit Conference Reg.
total $3,652,909 · related or exempt $3,652,909
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2b · Program service revenue: Summit Semester-Tuitio
total $607,005 · related or exempt $607,005
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $57,652 · related or exempt $57,652
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3 · Investment income
total $110,230 · excluded $110,230
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5 · Royalties
total $31,837 · excluded $31,837
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6a · Gross rents
real property $149,190
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $527,224
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property -$378,034
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total -$378,034 · excluded -$378,034
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,187,805 · other assets $1,641,031
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,207,517 · other assets $1,881,795
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$19,712 · other assets -$240,764
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$260,476 · excluded -$260,476
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$986,500
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$416,707
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$416,707 · excluded -$416,707
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$2,053,171
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$583,607
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $1,469,564 · related or exempt $1,469,564
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11a · Other revenue: Snow Wolf Lodge
total $140,755 · unrelated business $140,755
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11b · Other revenue: Employee Retention Cre
total $88,950 · excluded $88,950
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11d · All other revenue
total $55,580 · excluded $55,580
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11e · Other revenue, total
$285,285
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $1,185,026 · program services $1,185,026
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $633,021 · program services $194,107 · management and general $330,304 · fundraising $108,610
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $79,250 · program services $22,999 · fundraising $56,251
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $4,692,614 · program services $3,808,328 · management and general $346,383 · fundraising $537,903
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $112,255 · program services $81,441 · management and general $16,232 · fundraising $14,582
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $904,191 · program services $655,990 · management and general $130,747 · fundraising $117,454
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $404,073 · program services $293,155 · management and general $58,429 · fundraising $52,489
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11b · Fees: legal
total $47,026 · program services $36,868 · management and general $8,841 · fundraising $1,317
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $30,995 · management and general $30,995
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $13,676 · management and general $13,676
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11g · Fees: other
total $638,099 · program services $442,121 · management and general $61,155 · fundraising $134,823
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,090,333 · program services $104,312 · management and general $986,021
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13 · Office expenses
total $96,541 · program services $68,552 · management and general $8,584 · fundraising $19,405
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14 · Information technology
total $489,953 · program services $386,346 · management and general $43,710 · fundraising $59,897
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16 · Occupancy
total $389,632 · program services $358,266 · management and general $24,716 · fundraising $6,650
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17 · Travel
total $407,532 · program services $240,491 · management and general $47,684 · fundraising $119,357
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $21,824 · program services $21,666 · management and general $147 · fundraising $11
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $446,094 · program services $410,416 · management and general $31,186 · fundraising $4,492
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23 · Insurance
total $74,760 · program services $63,973 · management and general $9,550 · fundraising $1,237
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24a · Other expenses: Summit Sessions
total $1,511,867 · program services $1,511,867
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24b · Other expenses: Curriculum Development
total $263,757 · program services $263,757
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24c · Other expenses: Postage, printing, ship
total $136,292 · program services $63,854 · management and general $24,875 · fundraising $47,563
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24d · Other expenses: Licenses, dues, subscri
total $45,180 · program services $32,248 · management and general $9,483 · fundraising $3,449
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24e · All other expenses
total $220,486 · program services $196,287 · management and general $1,732 · fundraising $22,467
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,505,798 · end of year $2,986,397
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,686,516 · end of year $1,033,952
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $838,014
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $29,047 · end of year $351,332
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $227,265 · end of year $304,413
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $312,982 · end of year $348,254
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$12,881,086
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$3,955,816
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $9,064,009 · end of year $8,925,270
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $2,058,058 · end of year $2,774,057
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $152,800 · end of year $114,600
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $271,431
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $698,959 · end of year $823,497
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $205,406 · end of year $633,099
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $355,797
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $13,857,254 · end of year $13,974,203
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,384,301 · end of year $1,051,679
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
Summit Ministries is an educational Christian ministry with the purpose of equipping tomorrow's servant leaders to analyze competing worldviews and champion the Christian faith, inspiring each one to love God with all his heart, soul, mind, and strength.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Equip & support rising generations to embrace God's truth & champion a biblical worldview.
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Summit Ministries Summer Programs - Educate students ages 16-25 in Christian worldview thinking, preparing them for the battle of ideas that they will face in college and in culture. The two-week in person conferences feature over 60 hours and one-week virtual (through ZOOM) conferences feature over 30 hours of instruction in worldview analysis, Christian apologetics and leadership from a faculty of world-class instructors.
Expenses $4,946,046 · Grants $1,100,891 · Revenue $3,652,909
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Curriculum development and sales - published materials to educate students and adults in Christian worldview thinking, preparing them for the battle of ideas that they will face in college and in culture.
Expenses $2,397,265 · Revenue $1,469,564
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Summit Semester Program - A 12-week Christ-centered academic retreat, located near Pagosa Springs, Colorado, designed for post high school graduates. The retreat prepares young Christian thinkers to address the dichotomy separating faith from reason. Major courses include History of Christian Thought, Christianity and Politics, and English Literature. Minor courses include Philosophy, Art, Theology & the Church, Cultural Apologetics, and Bible Survey.
Expenses $1,383,652 · Grants $84,135 · Revenue $607,005
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Other Programs - Alumni Network, consulting and honorariums, program related rental activity.
Expenses $1,715,107 · Revenue $57,652
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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Jeff Myers
President
- Total calculated
- $379,543
- From this org
- $344,273
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,270
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $316,722
- Bonus
- $27,551
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $13,200
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,070
- Filer's total
- $379,543
-
Julie H Ambler
Chair Person
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Merida Brooks
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Steve Austin
Chair of Finance Committee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Melissa Neugebauer
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Drew Ryun
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeffrey Ventrella
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Derek McCoy
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mikkel Mandt
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeff Wood
CFO and Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $252,532
- From this org
- $226,032
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,500
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $226,032
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,255
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,245
- Filer's total
- $252,532
-
Aaron Atwood
VP Advancement
- Total calculated
- $235,740
- From this org
- $204,188
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $31,552
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $189,188
- Bonus
- $15,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,348
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,204
- Filer's total
- $235,740
-
Jason Graham
VP Publishing
- Total calculated
- $198,043
- From this org
- $168,096
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,947
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $168,096
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,716
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,231
- Filer's total
- $198,043
-
Joseph Amandee
IT Director
- Total calculated
- $161,825
- From this org
- $133,157
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,668
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $133,157
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,508
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,160
- Filer's total
- $161,825
-
Rajeev Shaw
Director of Marketing and sales
- Total calculated
- $142,597
- From this org
- $118,868
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,729
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Sinh Nguyen
Director of Finance
- Total calculated
- $118,408
- From this org
- $113,394
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,014
- 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. 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 · Travel for companions
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 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
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- Part I, Line 1a
- Travel for the President's spouse is included in taxable compensation.
- Part I, Line 6
- A portion of the bonus paid to Dr. Jeff Myers, President, is calculated based on net income up to a maximum amount established by the board. The bonus also includes amounts awarded for the achievement of targets in areas that include total contributions and number of students participating at end of the year.
- Part I, Line 7
- The organization made nonfixed payments in the form of discretionary bonuses.
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
- 30 April 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.0
- Source object
- 202401219349302300
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