Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by FOR THE NATIONS REFUGEE OUTREACH.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,076,787
- Total expenses
- $2,665,872
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,865,225
- Grants paid
- $35,815
- Program service revenue
- $82,811
- Investment income
- $132,895
- Other revenue
- -$4,144
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,782,558
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $23,078
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $9,759,480
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,423,385
- Management and general expenses
- $182,121
- Fundraising expenses
- $60,366
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,423,385
Program services were 90.9% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,865,225
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$544,967
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2a · Program service revenue: Mission Team Income
total $78,175 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2b · Program service revenue: English Class Income
total $2,625 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2c · Program service revenue: Diaper Program Income
total $876 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2d · Program service revenue: Christmas Store Income
total $145 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2e · Program service revenue: Sale of T-shirts
total $990 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $131,893 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $131,893
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $38,654
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $37,652
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $1,002
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $1,002 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $1,002
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11a · Other revenue: Loss on disposal of assets
total -$4,261 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$4,261
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11b · Other revenue: Miscellaneous Income
total $117 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $117
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11e · Other revenue, total
-$4,144
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $35,815 · program services $35,815
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $245,740 · program services $183,679 · management and general $31,184 · fundraising $30,877
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,154,283 · program services $1,078,349 · management and general $60,268 · fundraising $15,666
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $17,959 · program services $17,483 · management and general $173 · fundraising $303
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $70,804 · program services $61,280 · management and general $8,048 · fundraising $1,476
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $90,193 · program services $83,783 · management and general $5,083 · fundraising $1,327
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $26,927 · program services $0 · management and general $26,927 · fundraising $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $33,721 · program services $32,578 · management and general $704 · fundraising $439
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13 · Office expenses
total $67,697 · program services $34,876 · management and general $30,509 · fundraising $2,312
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14 · Information technology
total $7,171 · program services $5,610 · management and general $146 · fundraising $1,415
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16 · Occupancy
total $37,169 · program services $35,682 · management and general $929 · fundraising $558
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17 · Travel
total $5,686 · program services $2,896 · management and general $2,052 · fundraising $738
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $210,187 · program services $199,677 · management and general $5,255 · fundraising $5,255
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23 · Insurance
total $53,128 · program services $43,565 · management and general $9,563 · fundraising $0
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24a · Other expenses: Program supplies
total $553,247 · program services $553,247 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: Program transportation
total $30,989 · program services $30,989 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24c · Other expenses: Summer Program Field trips
total $23,876 · program services $23,876 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24d · Other expenses: ECFA membership fees
total $1,280 · program services $0 · management and general $1,280 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $316,936 · end of year $246,467
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $686,831 · end of year $1,022,182
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $160,000
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $39,000
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $2,132 · end of year $18,098
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$7,409,720
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,221,589
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $6,334,640 · end of year $6,188,131
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,827,865 · end of year $2,268,680
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $24,449 · end of year $23,078
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $8,721,955 · end of year $9,415,327
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $582,000 · end of year $344,153
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
To provide general education and family services that help meet the practical needs of refugees and to share with them the gospel of Jesus Christ. We serve refugees from more than 20 countries resettled legally and permanently in the DFW area from ages 0-88 by emphasizing education, family services, and the Christian gospel message through ESL classes, literacy, tutoring, preschool, citizenship classes, Bible studies, life skills, reading programs, field trips, and seminars. We also help connect refugees to food, clothing, and health care services.
Activities or mission (Part I)
The mission of For the Nations Refugee Outreach is to provide general education and family services that help meet the practical needs of refugees and to share with them the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Summer Reading Program: For the Nations summer reading program served 687 elementary children in small groups of less than 10 students per group for 8 weeks June- August 2025. The summer reading program includes English language learning, reading, math, Christian Bible teaching, and other extracurricular activities such as art, taekwondo, dance, music, coding, swim lessons, and needlepoint. Daily breakfast and lunch are also provided for children in need. Additionally, 21 refugee high school and college students were employed as interns over the summer to help run the program.
Expenses $785,165 · Revenue $78,175
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English Language and Literacy & GED Classes: FTN provides free, quality English & literacy classes as well as a GED class, which all include a Christian gospel message. These classes are offered twice daily (M-F) and serve 500 refugees from more than 20 countries from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Classes have excellent teachers and curriculum for English, literacy, and Bible teaching, which is noted by student progress. Student attendance is required for continued participation in the classes.
Expenses $472,346 · Revenue $2,625
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Preschool: For the Nations provides free, quality preschool for refugees children ages 3-5. Preschool is offered twice daily (M-F) and serves 120 students from more than 20 countries. Classes have excellent teachers and curriculum, which includes pre-math & pre-reading skills, art, fine and gross motor skills, and Christian Bible teaching.
Expenses $433,251
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After School Program: For the Nations also runs after school programs for elementary aged refugees Monday-Thursday, serving 160 youth. During the time after school, staff and volunteers provide help with homework,reading and math tutoring, snacks, supervised playtime, Christian Bible teaching and mentorship, and extracurricular activities such as art and taekwondo.
Expenses $442,283
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Family Services: Family services includes extended casework for refugee families, including help with school enrollment, immigration legal services, employment services, access to healthcare, housing, and food, apartment furnishing, community involvement and connections, and other education including citizenship and life skills seminars. We also provide other outreaches and events along with community partners such as vaccine clinics, school enrollment events, dental clinics, and Christmas toy drives.
Expenses $218,953 · Grants $34,438 · Revenue $1,021
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Other program services: For the Nations also provides youth bible studies, mentorship, and other activities for young adults, and provides services to meet needs of specific families in our programs and classes.
Expenses $71,387 · Grants $1,377 · Revenue $990
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Cameron Mullens
President
- Total calculated
- $124,727
- From this org
- $64,654
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $60,073
- Hours/week
- 50
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Kaitlyn Mullens
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $122,520
- From this org
- $102,811
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,709
- Hours/week
- 50
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David Newman
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Katie Brugger
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $3,600
- From this org
- $3,600
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marshall May
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Marty Paris
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mike Redeker
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kristin Ernst
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 1 December 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513359349300956
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