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← DARK HORSE MINISTRIES

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Filed by DARK HORSE MINISTRIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$35,099
Total expenses
$116,396
Contributions and grants received
$35,099
Grants paid
not reported
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
$76,475
Total liabilities, end of year
$119,344
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$42,869
Program service expenses (Part III)
$100,859

Program services were 86.7% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

Primary exempt purpose

THE GENERAL PURPOSE OF DARK HORSE MINISTRIES, INC IS TO IMPLEMENT AND FOSTER CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL AND/OR SCIENTIFIC INITIATIVES PRIMARILY WITHIN THE ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA INDUSTRIES WHICH: PROMOTE CHRISTIAN VALUES; HELP CREATE, PROVIDE AND MANAGE VARIOUS TYPES OF VEHICLES, METHODS, AND CULTURAL TOOLS AND ARTIFACTS FOR CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE; AND ALSO ASSIST OTHER CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR CHRISTIAN VALUES AND OBJECTIVES WORKING TOWARD SIMILAR INFLUENCES WITHIN THE ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA INDUSTRIES.

  • 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.

    Expenses $18,160

  • WEEKLY MISSIONAL TRAINING FOR STAFF 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.

    Expenses $31,211

  • 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 2023, ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 60 PEOPLE OF VARIOUS AGES, GENDERS, EXPERIENCES, PERSPECTIVES, LOCATIONS, AND MATURITY WITH RESPECT TO LIVING OUT CHRISTIAN VALUES, WAS THE THIRD 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. MORE AND LARGER SPONSORSHIPS OF THIS EVENT ARE NOW EXPECTED IN THE FUTURE.

    Expenses $46,884

  • DARK HORSE ALSO CONTINUES TO ENGAGE IN SEVERAL OTHER SMALLER INITIATIVES THAT SEEK TO EXPAND THE ORGANIZATION'S CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE WITHIN THE ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR, INCLUDING PODCASTS, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, VIDEO TRAINING TOOLS AND PARTICIPATION WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT MINISTRIES AS VOLUNTEERS AND COLLABORATORS FOR THEIR RELATED ACTIVITIES THAT ENHANCE DARK HORSE'S ABILITY TO EFFECT ITS OWN PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $4,604

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

Listed in Part IV

  • Chad Cockerell

    PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Rande Bruhn

    CFO-SECRETARY-TREASURER & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12

  • Christopher Skaggs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12

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
2023
Filed
9 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423149349200117

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