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← IRAN ALIVE MINISTRIES INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by IRAN ALIVE MINISTRIES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,075,038
Total expenses
$2,153,459
Contributions and grants received
$1,890,663
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$195,680
Investment income
-$79,086
Other revenue
$67,781
Total assets, end of year
$3,244,885
Total liabilities, end of year
$544,655
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,700,230
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,839,805
Management and general expenses
$208,707
Fundraising expenses
$104,947
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,839,805

Program services were 85.4% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $89,723

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,800,940

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $8,244

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TV Contract Revenue

    total $195,680 · excluded $195,680

  • 3 · Investment income

    total -$77,586 · excluded -$77,586

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

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,700

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

    securities $7,200

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$1,500

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,500 · related or exempt -$1,500

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous Income

    total $1,282 · related or exempt $1,282

  • 11b · Other revenue: Special Event Income

    total $66,499 · related or exempt $66,499

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $67,781

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 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 $167,680 · program services $167,680

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $691,944 · program services $614,578 · management and general $51,577 · fundraising $25,789

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $124,655 · program services $15,582 · management and general $105,957 · fundraising $3,116

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $13,688 · fundraising $13,688

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $8,499 · management and general $8,499

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $148,787 · program services $104,151 · fundraising $44,636

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $37,466 · program services $37,466

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $46,432 · program services $44,110 · management and general $2,322

  • 17 · Travel

    total $35,604 · program services $35,604

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $450 · program services $450

  • 20 · Interest

    total $21,636 · program services $21,636

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $96,502 · program services $94,572 · management and general $1,930

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,867 · program services $13,174 · management and general $693

  • 24a · Other expenses: Middle East program costs

    total $147,266 · program services $147,266

  • 24b · Other expenses: Europe program costs

    total $139,896 · program services $139,896

  • 24c · Other expenses: Satellite airtime

    total $114,938 · program services $114,938

  • 24d · Other expenses: Contract labor

    total $92,614 · program services $87,983 · management and general $4,631

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $251,535 · program services $200,719 · management and general $33,098 · fundraising $17,718

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,630,159 · end of year $805,620

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $391,388 · end of year $200,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $22,600 · end of year $4,000

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $50,330 · end of year $249,474

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

    $2,028,781

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

    $734,419

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,286,849 · end of year $1,294,362

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $65,106 · end of year $691,429

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $100,199 · end of year $79,795

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $567,582 · end of year $464,860

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,357,333 · end of year $2,403,580

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $421,318 · end of year $296,650

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO TRANSFORM IRAN INTO A CHRISTIAN NATION IN THIS GENERATION. THIS IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH VIRAL EVANGELISM, OBEDIENCE-BASED DISCIPLESHIP, AND PRACTICAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT VIA SATELLITE TV, ONLINE MINISTRY, COUNSELING AND CALL CENTER MINISTRY, AND UNDERGROUND HOUSEHOLD CHURCH PLANTING. A PART OF IRAN ALIVE'S MISSION IS TO INFORM AND EDUCATE THE WEST ABOUT ISLAM AND THE EVENTS HAPPENING IN IRAN.

  • CHURCH 7 - A GLOBAL CHURCH FOR IRAN: CHURCH 7 PROVIDES A LIFELINE FOR THE ESTIMATED 2 MILLION BELIEVERS WHO HAVE NO OTHER OPTION FOR CHURCH OF ANY KIND. NO OPTION FOR THE FELLOWSHIP, DISCIPLESHIP, TRAINING, OR ENCOURAGEMENT THAT IS READILY AVAILABLE AND ENJOYED BY THOSE OF US IN THE WEST. WE HAVE BEEN BROADCASTING TO IRAN, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND EUROPE SINCE DECEMBER 2001. ON JANUARY 1, 2012, WE BEGAN BROADCASTING 24/7 ON OUR OWN CHANNEL, SHABAKEH7, WHICH MEANS CHANNEL 7. THIS CHANNEL IS PART OF OUR STRATEGY TO TRANSFORM IRAN AND IS USED NOT ONLY FOR EVANGELISM BUT ALSO FOR TEACHING AND PLANTING UNDERGROUND HOUSEHOLD CHURCHES. WE RECEIVE THOUSANDS OF CALLS FROM CHRISTIAN SEEKERS AND NEW BELIEVERS WHO WATCH OUR PROGRAMS. OVER 50 MILLION IRANIANS HAVE ACCESS TO SATELLITE TV, AND WE HAVE AN ESTIMATED 3-6 MILLION DAILY VIEWERS FROM IRAN, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND EUROPE VIA SATELLITE, AND FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD VIA THE INTERNET. SATELLITE TV IS A PROVEN METHOD FOR INDIGENOUS UNDERGROUND HOUSEHOLD CHURCH PLANTING, DISCIPLESHIP, AND EVANGELISM. COUNSELING CENTER: IRANIANS HAVE DESPERATE NEEDS. THEY CRY OUT FOR CARE, UNDERSTADNING, DIRECTION, AND PRAYER. THEY NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO, SOMEONE WHO HAS BIBLICAL KNOWLEDGE AND THE COMPASSION OF CHRIST. THE CALL AND FOLLOW-UP CENTER COMPLIMENTS EVERY OTHER MINISTRY PROGRAM BECAUSE IT CONNECTS ONE-ON- ONE WITH IRANIANS IN NEED. TRAINED CHRISTIAN VOLUNTEERS, MANY OF THEM EXPERIENCED COUNSELORS AND PASTORS, STAFF THE PHONES 24 HOURS PER DAY. FLUENT IN FARSI, THEY RECEIVE WISDOM FROM GOD'S WORD AS THEY MINISTER, PRAY, AND ENCOURAGE. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF IRANIANS HAVE FOUND HELP THROUGH THIS MINISTRY SINCE 2001. OUR CALL CENTER IS A CHANNEL FOR LISTENERS TO VOICE THEIR QUESTIONS AND TALK THROUGH ISSUES THEY ARE FACING IN THEIR PERSONAL LIVES WITH SOMEONE WHO CARES. CALLERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD, PRAYED FOR, AND ENCOURAGED. THE CALL CENTER COMPLIMENTS OUR LIVE TV BROADCAST MINISTRY AND CONNECTS WITH VIEWERS WHO ARE TUNING IN WORLDWIDE. SOME CALLERS EVEN SHARE THEIR TESTIMONIES AND QUESTIONS ON OUR LIVE TV BROADCAST. THE CALL AND FOLLOW-UP CENTER IS A CRITICAL PART OF IRAN ALIVE'S STRATEGY TO WIN IRAN FOR CHRIST.

    Expenses $1,839,805

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Hormoz Shariat

    Director

    Total calculated
    $167,680
    From this org
    $167,680
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,680
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $167,680
  • Kamil Navaei

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mani Erfan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Josh Rubio

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Roger Ferguson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

None.

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
2022
Filed
5 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202342789349300244

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