Form 990-EZ for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$26,534

Total expenses

$122,014

Contributions and grants received

$26,534

Grants paid

$36,000

Program service revenue

— not reported

Membership dues (line 3)

— not reported

Investment income (line 4)

— not reported

Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)

— not reported

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

— not reported

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

— not reported

Other revenue (line 8)

— not reported

Total assets, end of year

$95,241

Total liabilities, end of year

$56,813

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$38,428

Program service expenses (Part III)

$6,999

Program services were 5.7% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2022

• DEVELOPMENT OF A FULL FEATURE LENGTH FILM THAT EMBODIES CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES: INDEPENDENT ARTISTS CONTINUED TO BE EMPLOYED TO DEVELOP CERTAIN ASSETS THAT WILL BE NEEDED TO PRODUCE THIS FILM. DEVELOPMENT AND COMPLETION OF A FULL FEATURE LENGTH FILM IS A LONG AND EXPENSIVE PROCESS, SO THIS PROJECT WILL BE ONGOING FOR SOMETIME.

  Grants $8,655

• WEEKLY MISSIONAL TRAINING FOR THOSE ENGAGED IN VIDEO GAME DEVELOPMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION: THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS STAFF THAT ARE ENGAGED IN THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY BY PROVIDING THEM WITH TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION TO THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY. SUCH TRAINING ENGAGES THE STAFF TO TRAIN THEM IN CHRISTIAN VALUES AND HOW THOSE VALUES MIGHT BE PROMULGATED IN THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY THROUGH WORK RELATIONSHIPS, PRODUCT DESIGN, CUSTOMER ENCOUNTERS, PUBLIC RELATIONS, ETC.

  Grants $19,572

• IMLADRIS CONFERENCE: THIS INDUSTRY-WIDE CONFERENCE IS DESIGNED TO BE A FORUM FOR SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT FOR VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY PLAYERS SUCH AS BUSINESS PEOPLE, CREATIVES, PRODUCERS, ETC., WHO SUPPORT DARK HORSE MINISTRY'S INTENTION TO INFLUENCE THE VIDEO GAMING INDUSTRY WITH CHRISTIAN VALUES. THIS TWO-AND-A HALF DAY CONFERENCE IN 2022, ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 45 PEOPLE OF VARIOUS AGES, GENDERS, EXPERIENCES, PERSPECTIVES, LOCATIONS, AND MATURITY WITH RESPECT TO LIVING OUT CHRISTIAN VALUES, WAS THE SECOND OF ITS KIND AND RECEIVED VERY POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE ATTENDEES INSOFAR AS IT PROVIDED THEM WITH COLLEGIAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT IN AN INDUSTRY NOT KNOWN FOR SUPPORTING CHRISTIAN VALUES. THE CONFERENCE THIS YEAR INCLUDED SOME HIGHER LEVEL INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS WHO MAY BE ABLE TO EXPAND THE MINISTRY'S INDUSTRY INFLUENCE. THE ATTENDEES RESOUNDINGLY INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS EXPERIENCE GROW AND CONTINUE. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW TO FORM MORE PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN THIS SEGMENT OF THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY AND HOW TO BETTER PROPEL AND REPRESENT CHRISTIAN VALUES.

  Grants $40,157

• AN ADDITIONAL INITIATIVE WAS MADE THIS YEAR TO SUPPORT VIDEO GAME DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTS THAT COULD ASSIST THE DISABLED IN PLAYING VIDEO GAMES WHEN THAT MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE BE POSSIBLE DUE TO INJURY, DEFORMITIES, ETC. THIS INITIATIVE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITY TO BRING CHRISTIAN VALUES OF GRACE AND MERCY INTO PLAY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GAMES. DARK HORSE ALSO ENGAGED IN SEVERAL OTHER SMALLER INITIATIVES THIS YEAR THAT SEEK TO EXPAND THE ORGANIZATION'S CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE WITHIN THE ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR, INCLUDING PODCASTS, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND VIDEO TRAINING TOOLS.

  Expenses $6,999 · Grants $36,000

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990_ez

Tax year

2022

Filed

15 November 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

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