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← SUMMIT MINISTRIES INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SUMMIT MINISTRIES INC.

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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $986,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,472,993

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $69,006

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Summit Conference Reg.

    total $3,652,909 · related or exempt $3,652,909

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Summit Semester-Tuitio

    total $607,005 · related or exempt $607,005

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $57,652 · related or exempt $57,652

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $110,230 · excluded $110,230

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $31,837 · excluded $31,837

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $149,190

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $527,224

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$378,034

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$378,034 · excluded -$378,034

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,187,805 · other assets $1,641,031

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

    securities $1,207,517 · other assets $1,881,795

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$19,712 · other assets -$240,764

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$260,476 · excluded -$260,476

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $986,500

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $416,707

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$416,707 · excluded -$416,707

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $2,053,171

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $583,607

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,469,564 · related or exempt $1,469,564

  • 11a · Other revenue: Snow Wolf Lodge

    total $140,755 · unrelated business $140,755

  • 11b · Other revenue: Employee Retention Cre

    total $88,950 · excluded $88,950

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $55,580 · excluded $55,580

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $285,285

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,185,026 · program services $1,185,026

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $633,021 · program services $194,107 · management and general $330,304 · fundraising $108,610

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $79,250 · program services $22,999 · fundraising $56,251

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,692,614 · program services $3,808,328 · management and general $346,383 · fundraising $537,903

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $112,255 · program services $81,441 · management and general $16,232 · fundraising $14,582

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $904,191 · program services $655,990 · management and general $130,747 · fundraising $117,454

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $404,073 · program services $293,155 · management and general $58,429 · fundraising $52,489

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $47,026 · program services $36,868 · management and general $8,841 · fundraising $1,317

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $30,995 · management and general $30,995

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $13,676 · management and general $13,676

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $638,099 · program services $442,121 · management and general $61,155 · fundraising $134,823

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,090,333 · program services $104,312 · management and general $986,021

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $96,541 · program services $68,552 · management and general $8,584 · fundraising $19,405

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $489,953 · program services $386,346 · management and general $43,710 · fundraising $59,897

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $389,632 · program services $358,266 · management and general $24,716 · fundraising $6,650

  • 17 · Travel

    total $407,532 · program services $240,491 · management and general $47,684 · fundraising $119,357

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $21,824 · program services $21,666 · management and general $147 · fundraising $11

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $446,094 · program services $410,416 · management and general $31,186 · fundraising $4,492

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $74,760 · program services $63,973 · management and general $9,550 · fundraising $1,237

  • 24a · Other expenses: Summit Sessions

    total $1,511,867 · program services $1,511,867

  • 24b · Other expenses: Curriculum Development

    total $263,757 · program services $263,757

  • 24c · Other expenses: Postage, printing, ship

    total $136,292 · program services $63,854 · management and general $24,875 · fundraising $47,563

  • 24d · Other expenses: Licenses, dues, subscri

    total $45,180 · program services $32,248 · management and general $9,483 · fundraising $3,449

  • 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.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,505,798 · end of year $2,986,397

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,686,516 · end of year $1,033,952

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $838,014

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $29,047 · end of year $351,332

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $227,265 · end of year $304,413

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $312,982 · end of year $348,254

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

    $12,881,086

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

    $3,955,816

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,064,009 · end of year $8,925,270

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,058,058 · end of year $2,774,057

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $152,800 · end of year $114,600

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $271,431

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $698,959 · end of year $823,497

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $205,406 · end of year $633,099

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $355,797

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,857,254 · end of year $13,974,203

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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
  • 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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