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WORD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP INC

EIN 13-5648615 SCHROON LAKE, NY

Revenue 2025
$73,387,298
Expenses 2025
$63,264,719

Program services were 91.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
X200
Classification
7000
Street
PO BOX 600

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

The purpose of Word of Life Fellowship is evangelization and discipleship through various means consistent with the Holy Scriptures to help build and strengthen the Church of Jesus Christ. Ministries include camps and conferences, youth programs in local churches, Bible Institutes and training centers, evangelistic events, sports evangelism, mission agency, and music and drama teams.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The purpose of Word of Life Fellowship is evangelization and discipleship through various means consistent with the Holy Scriptures to help build and strengthen the Church of Jesus Christ. Ministries include camps and conferences, partners with churches to cultivate disciple-making youth ministries by providing youth ministry coaches, curriculum, training, resources, ministry programs and youth events.

  • Youth ministries: Through the Youth ministries Word of Life partners with approximately 500 churches in the United States. The Word of Life Youth ministry program serves local churches to establish foundational truths for godly living in the lives of young people. Age specific programs are offered to preschool through high school. Local church lay people are trained and equipped by Word of Life staff to effectively minister to their youth.

    Expenses $4,229,496 · Revenue $1,234,365

  • Word of Life operates an accredited Bible Institute with the main campus in New York and teaching site in Florida. Students study the Word of God under outstanding resident and adjunct professors. Students are instructed using the Holy Bible to learn and apply practical principles in ministering to others and developing a godly lifestyle.

    Expenses $19,458,902 · Grants $3,256,275 · Revenue $11,242,083

  • Camps and Conferences: Reaching youth and adults through camps and conference ministries is a Word of Life trademark. Annually thousands of youth are ministered to through camps in the United States and thousands of adults are guests at conference centers in New York and Florida.

    Expenses $10,043,715 · Grants $545,615 · Revenue $8,196,927

  • Missions activities: Includes grants to missions activities established in 83 countries. The purpose is the same and the program activities are the same as those carried out in the US. The program activities include camps and conferences, youth programs in churches, Bible institutes and training centers, evangelistic events, sports evangelism and travelling music and drama teams. Also includes short term missions activities for youth and adult work and medical teams

    Expenses $24,057,452 · Grants $14,434,421 · Revenue $8,068

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Lough Jr Donald H

    President/Director

    Total calculated
    $205,531
    From this org
    $176,863
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,668
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,863
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $28,668
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $205,531

  • Stout Kristopher

    Director

    Total calculated
    $134,180
    From this org
    $103,449
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,731
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $103,449
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $30,731
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $134,180

  • Nelson B John

    Director/Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $81,356
    From this org
    $69,001
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,355
    Hours/week
    30 + 10 related

  • Page John

    Director

    Total calculated
    $78,536
    From this org
    $61,484
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,052
    Hours/week
    40

  • Reimer John

    Director

    Total calculated
    $48,249
    From this org
    $45,354
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,895
    Hours/week
    40

  • Brown Bob G

    Director

    Total calculated
    $25,732
    From this org
    $25,457
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $275
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

  • Moser Philip

    Director

    Total calculated
    $2,200
    From this org
    $2,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Moore Ronald D

    Director

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Gnanakan Dr Christopher

    Director

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Bailey Mark

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Barnett John

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Beradelli Mark

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Burdick Roger

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Doll Jr Robert C

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Hansen Cory

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Horst Robert

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Hoselton Riley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Hunt Joseph

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Lanyon Bobby

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Lubke Chad J

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 2 related

  • Price Jonathan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Price Walter Lt Col Retired

    Director/Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 2 related

  • Swanson Dane USN Ret

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 4 related

  • Wyrtzen Ronald

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 2 related

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $73,387,298
    Expenses
    $63,264,719
    Contributions
    $50,942,533
    Grants paid
    $18,236,311
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $68,685,329
    Expenses
    $58,262,434
    Contributions
    $45,132,968
    Grants paid
    $17,899,772
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $73,767,777
    Expenses
    $54,567,893
    Contributions
    $56,136,544
    Grants paid
    $16,900,077

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $77,023,933
    Expenses
    $46,965,363
    Assets (EOY)
    $120,358,230

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $55,279,493
    Expenses
    $40,905,511
    Assets (EOY)
    $95,322,760

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $56,053,117
    Expenses
    $47,711,984
    Assets (EOY)
    $78,488,994

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $63,621,574
    Expenses
    $48,489,348
    Assets (EOY)
    $69,120,061

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $49,230,411
    Expenses
    $47,064,537
    Assets (EOY)
    $52,296,481

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $47,865,935
    Expenses
    $43,094,529
    Assets (EOY)
    $51,019,963

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $49,287,643
    Expenses
    $42,198,388
    Assets (EOY)
    $48,447,079

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $47,134,530
    Expenses
    $40,716,821
    Assets (EOY)
    $41,698,167

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $43,370,373
    Expenses
    $38,165,985
    Assets (EOY)
    $36,751,153

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $38,516,030
    Assets (EOY)
    $36,073,288

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2025 return

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related corporations and trusts on its 2025 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.