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← THE COLSON CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE COLSON CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,267,200
Total expenses
$8,040,638
Contributions and grants received
$5,463,340
Grants paid
$6,500
Program service revenue
$1,685,847
Investment income
$107,560
Other revenue
$10,453
Total assets, end of year
$3,582,543
Total liabilities, end of year
$998,227
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,584,316
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,297,231
Management and general expenses
$1,002,658
Fundraising expenses
$740,749
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,297,231

Program services were 78.3% 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

    $5,463,340

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $23,903

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EVENT AND OTHER INCOME

    total $943,976 · related or exempt $943,976

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $741,871 · related or exempt $741,871

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $107,497 · excluded $107,497

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $5,701 · related or exempt $5,701

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,315,108

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

    securities $2,315,045

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $63

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $63 · excluded $63

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $4,752

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $4,752 · related or exempt $4,752

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $6,500 · program services $6,500

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $666,878 · program services $358,645 · management and general $161,047 · fundraising $147,186

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $25,663 · program services $25,663

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,513,184 · program services $2,061,790 · management and general $243,204 · fundraising $208,190

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $69,331 · program services $44,827 · management and general $19,670 · fundraising $4,834

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $458,134 · program services $259,182 · management and general $165,955 · fundraising $32,997

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $217,393 · program services $149,514 · management and general $43,315 · fundraising $24,564

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $39,255 · management and general $32,010 · fundraising $7,245

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,030 · management and general $19,030

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $12,597 · management and general $12,597

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,418,533 · program services $1,265,102 · management and general $54,285 · fundraising $99,146

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $388,791 · program services $388,791

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $393,436 · program services $212,739 · management and general $24,379 · fundraising $156,318

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $574,013 · program services $430,930 · management and general $110,791 · fundraising $32,292

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $80,233 · program services $75,044 · management and general $5,189

  • 17 · Travel

    total $274,634 · program services $230,183 · management and general $21,438 · fundraising $23,013

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $766,687 · program services $726,788 · management and general $39,899

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $17,489 · management and general $17,489

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $39,890 · program services $7,530 · management and general $32,360

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM PRODUCTION/DIST.

    total $54,003 · program services $54,003

  • 24b · Other expenses: DONOR CARE

    total $4,964 · fundraising $4,964

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $147,639 · program services $98,848 · fundraising $48,791

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $704,821 · end of year $579,477

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $7,076 · end of year $62,277

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $174,195 · end of year $229,603

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

    $131,988

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

    $25,832

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,266 · end of year $106,156

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,346,831 · end of year $2,282,402

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $322,628

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $666,739 · end of year $305,220

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $258,909 · end of year $363,817

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $329,190

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,231,913 · end of year $2,122,091

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $82,628 · end of year $462,225

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The Colson Center equips Christians to live in this cultural moment with clarity, confidence, and courage.

  • The Colson Center daily informs Christians about the world around them. We help Christians make sense of cultural issues, deepening their worldview and equipping them to live out their faith through podcasts, videos, and other digital media that reach millions annually.

    Expenses $4,935,172 · Grants $6,500 · Revenue $954,429

  • The Colson Fellows program mobilizes and equips Christians for their calling through a nine-month intensive cohort-based training course. This program operates in over 70 regional and 13 international cohorts, as well as 200 churches which mobilizes over 1,700 believers annually.

    Expenses $798,912 · Revenue $741,871

  • Equipping Christians is central to our mission. We offer digital and in-person training, live regional events, and vocationally specific training courses, such as the Colson Educators Program, which has trained 30,000 K-12 teachers in a Christian Worldview.

    Expenses $563,147

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • John Stonestreet

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $269,688
    From this org
    $176,476
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $93,212
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,026
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $450
    Deferred
    $5,430
    Nontaxable benefits
    $87,782
    Filer's total
    $269,688

  • Peter Marra

    Chief Operating Officer

    Total calculated
    $197,358
    From this org
    $165,476
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,882
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,026
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $450
    Deferred
    $5,100
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,782
    Filer's total
    $197,358

  • Stephen Craven

    VP, Equip & Mobilization

    Total calculated
    $170,714
    From this org
    $139,127
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,587
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,652
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $475
    Deferred
    $4,309
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,278
    Filer's total
    $170,714

  • Brian Brown

    Director of Events

    Total calculated
    $157,356
    From this org
    $126,990
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,366
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,922
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $68
    Deferred
    $3,333
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,033
    Filer's total
    $157,356

  • Delores Damewood

    Controller

    Total calculated
    $137,245
    From this org
    $129,581
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,664
    Hours/week
    40

  • Po-Fu Tu

    Creative Programs Director

    Total calculated
    $131,343
    From this org
    $122,744
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,599
    Hours/week
    40

  • Scott Miller

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $62,977
    From this org
    $54,446
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,531
    Hours/week
    40

  • Stephen Verleye

    COO & Secretary (to 12/2023)

    Total calculated
    $57,848
    From this org
    $37,487
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,361
    Hours/week
    40

  • Eric Pillmore

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shannon Cagnina

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John Crane

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Dockery

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Douglas Napier

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jennifer Patterson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Emily Colson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kelvin Cochran

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John Zeiser

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521199349302342

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