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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by RELIGIOUS FREEDOM COALITION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,486,876
Total expenses
$1,748,665
Contributions and grants received
$1,525,709
Grants paid
$790,995
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
-$40,551
Other revenue
$1,718
Total assets, end of year
$631,962
Total liabilities, end of year
$58,608
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$573,354
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,415,852
Management and general expenses
$206,662
Fundraising expenses
$126,151
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,415,852

Program services were 81.0% 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

    $1,525,709

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,696 · excluded $5,696

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $429,465

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

    securities $475,712

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$46,247

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$46,247 · excluded -$46,247

  • 11a · Other revenue: LIST RENTAL

    total $1,718 · excluded $1,718

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,718

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $790,995 · program services $790,995

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $223,860 · program services $149,759 · management and general $64,240 · fundraising $9,861

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $103,379 · program services $46,132 · management and general $33,345 · fundraising $23,902

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $41,366 · program services $24,608 · management and general $12,635 · fundraising $4,123

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $25,768 · program services $15,461 · management and general $7,730 · fundraising $2,577

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,100 · management and general $4,100

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,710 · management and general $12,710

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,444 · management and general $2,444

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,962 · program services $5,255 · management and general $1,911 · fundraising $796

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,694 · program services $6,904 · management and general $921 · fundraising $869

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $31,851 · program services $21,022 · management and general $7,645 · fundraising $3,184

  • 17 · Travel

    total $36,875 · program services $36,051 · management and general $824

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,400 · program services $2,400

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,090 · management and general $1,090

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,350 · program services $2,871 · management and general $1,044 · fundraising $435

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,838 · program services $1,213 · management and general $441 · fundraising $184

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO

    total $173,560 · program services $132,863 · management and general $1,544 · fundraising $39,153

  • 24b · Other expenses: POSTAGE AND SHIPPING

    total $168,456 · program services $118,528 · management and general $16,130 · fundraising $33,798

  • 24c · Other expenses: LIST RENTAL

    total $18,162 · program services $14,711 · fundraising $3,451

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK AND MERCHANT FEES

    total $13,536 · management and general $13,536

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $75,269 · program services $47,079 · management and general $24,372 · fundraising $3,818

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

    total $332,929 · program services $255,161 · management and general $3,858 · fundraising $73,910

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $472,128 · end of year $404,349

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,714 · end of year $794

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,933 · end of year $2,061

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

    $39,709

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

    $28,012

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $12,551 · end of year $11,697

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $353,527 · end of year $176,460

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,313 · end of year $36,601

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $18,994 · end of year $26,140

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $32,468

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $826,172 · end of year $573,354

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

SHARING THE GOSPEL; PROMOTING CHRISTIAN IDEALS; FOSTERING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM; AIDING PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS WORLDWIDE; ALERTING ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE PUBLIC TO THE PLIGHT OF PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS.

  • EDUCATIONAL: POSCARDS TO CONGRESS PROGRAMS PROMOTING AID AND PROTECTION OF PERSECUTED MIDDLE EASTERN AND AFRICAN CHRISTIAN FAMILIES. THE DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS AND VIDEOS EXPOSING PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS WORLDWIDE.GENERAL CHRISTIAN REFUGEE AID: THE RFC MONITORS AID NEEDS OF CHRISTIANS WHO FACE PERSECUTION. IF POSSIBLE DISPLACED CHRISTIANS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ARE GIVEN AID THROUGH NATIVE MINISTRIES ASSOCIATED WITH RFC.NIGERIA OUTREACH: THE PRINCIPAL OUTREACH OF THE RFC IN NIGERIA IS THROUGH THE HEART FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH PROGRAM. THE LARGEST PROJECT IS SUPPORT AND DIRECTION OF THE JOS CHRISTIAN REFUGE FOR CHILDREN (JCR4C). JCR4C IS THE REBIRTH OF THE ORPHANAGE OPERATED IN MIANGO THAT WAS DESTROYED BY SUNNI MUSLIM FULANI RAIDERS IN AUGUST OF 2021. FROM SEPTEMBER 2021 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2022, THE ORPHANAGE WAS OPERATED OUT OF A RENTAL FACILITY. IN 2022 THE RFC PURCHASED LAND AND CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS INSIDE THE CITY OF JOS AT A SAFER LOCATION. CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS CONTINUES IN 2023. JCR4C CURRENTLY HOUSES 140 CHILDREN, MOST OF WHOM LOST PARENTS TO JIHAD. THE FARM OPERATED BY THE ORPHANAGE THAT WAS ALSO DESTROYED IN 2021 HAS BEEN RE-ESTABLISHED ON RENTED LAND. THE RFC ALSO SUPPORTS A SMALLER ORPHANAGE IN NASARAWA STATE AND HAS PROVIDED AID TO IDP CAMPS NEAR MAKURDI IN BENUE STATE. PREVIOUSLY THE RFC CONSTRUCTED A SCHOOL BUILDING AT AN IDP CAMP IN BENUE STATE.LEBANON DISASTER: A DEVASTATING EXPLOSION OCCURRED AT A PORT WAREHOUSE IN BEIRUT, LEBANON CAUSING DAMAGE AND LOSS OF LIVES IN A PREDOMINANTLY CHRISTIAN AREA. HELP WAS GIVEN TO REPLACE DOZENS OF BROKEN WINDOWS AT A CHURCH SCHOOL. FOOD PACKAGES WERE ALSO SUPPLIED TO CHRISTIAN FAMILIES PUT OUT OF WORK.

    Expenses $1,005,967 · Grants $381,110

  • CHRISTMAS FOR REFUGEES: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS FOR THE CHILDREN OF CHRISTIAN FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES IN SEVERAL NATIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NIGERIA. POST COVID-19 THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO RETURN TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL, GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHRISTIAN CHILDREN TO CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF THE SAVIOR. CHILDREN ENJOY A MULTI-HOUR PROGRAM INCLUDING MUSIC, GAMES, CONTESTS, PUPPET SHOWS, A HOT MEAL AND AGE-APPROPRIATE GIFTS. FAMILIES OF THE CHILDREN RECEIVE AID SUCH AS HYGIENE KITS OR BLANKETS DEPENDING ON THE AREA. IN 2022, PROGRAMS WERE HELD IN SYRIA, IRAQ, JORDAN, LEBANON, AND THE WEST BANK TOWNS OF BETHLEHEM AND BEIT SAHOUR AS WELL AS IN NIGERIA.

    Expenses $230,745 · Grants $230,745

  • DIAPERS FOR REFUGEES: THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM COALITION DISTRIBUTES MILLIONS OF DIAPERS TO DISPLACED AND PERSECUTED CHRISTIAN REFUGEE FAMILIES EACH YEAR. YEARS OF WAR IN IRAQ AND SYRIA CAUSED A LACK OF MEDICAL CARE, LEADING TO INCREASED NEED FOR ADULT DIAPERS. THE INFANT PROGRAM HAS BEEN DECREASED BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN SPECIAL NEEDS ADULT DIAPER REQUESTS. ADULT DIAPERS ARE CONSIDERABLY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN INFANT DIAPERS BUT HAVE A LIFE CHANGING EFFECT. IN MANY CASES, WITHOUT DIAPERS, ADULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN FORCED TO SLEEP ON THE FLOOR. THE PROGRAM GIVES SPECIAL NEEDS ADULTS DIGNITY.

    Expenses $179,140 · Grants $179,140

  • OTHER: SPREADING OF THE GOSPEL TO THE MASSES AND PROMOTING CHRISTIAN IDEALS AND FOSTERING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM THROUGH PUBLICATIONS AND LECTURE.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • William J Murray

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $98,605
    From this org
    $98,605
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Nancy M Murray

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $60,359
    From this org
    $60,359
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Peggy Nienaber

    CHAIRWOMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Henry F Cooper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kenneth Timmerman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Cooper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David W Sanders

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deborah Vandyk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mandy A Marlowe

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $64,895
    From this org
    $64,895
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Robert Armstrong

    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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACTION COALITION

    501(C)(4) · POLITICAL ACTIVISM · VA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
23 June 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202341749349300524

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