- Revenue 2024
- $26,424,302
- Expenses 2024
- $26,173,243
Program services were 73.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- X200
- Classification
- 1200
- Street
- 220 N 4TH ST
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 · 2024
Mission
THE VISION OF AWANA IS THAT ALL CHILDREN AND YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WILL COME TO KNOW, LOVE, AND SERVE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. THE MISSION OF AWANA IS TO EQUIP LEADERS TO REACH CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH THE GOSPEL AND ENGAGE THEM IN LIFELONG DISCIPLESHIP.
Activities or mission (Part I)
AWANA EQUIPS LEADERS TO REACH CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH THE GOSPEL AND ENGAGE THEM IN DISCIPLESHIP.
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AWANA IS A WORLDWIDE NONPROFIT MINISTRY FOCUSED ON PROVIDING BIBLE-BASED EVANGELISM AND DISCIPLESHIP SOLUTIONS FOR AGES 2 TO 18. AS THE GLOBAL LEADER IN CHILD AND YOUTH DISCIPLESHIP, AWANA GIVES CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW, LOVE AND SERVE JESUS, NO MATTER THEIR BACKGROUND. TODAY, THIS MINISTRY IS TAKING PLACE IN MORE THAN 140 COUNTRIES THROUGH 101,000 CLUBS, REACHING OVER 10.6 MILLION CHILDREN WITH LASTING FAITH.
Expenses $19,196,809 · Grants $4,565,262
As filed on the 2024 return.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Christopher WilliamsCHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Josh MulvihillJOSH MULVIHILL
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Teasa NorthernTEASA NORTHERN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $27,000
- From this org
- $27,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brian HartsellBRIAN HARTSELL
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Wess StaffordWESS STAFFORD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ty BatchelorTY BATCHELOR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ginger MartinGINGER MARTIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark FordyceMARK FORDYCE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shawn ThorntonSHAWN THORNTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $2,500
- From this org
- $2,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Catherine Hwang-JinCATHERINE HWANG-JIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Matthew MarkinsMATTHEW MARKINS
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $259,639
- From this org
- $209,721
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $49,918
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $196,944
- Bonus
- $125
- Other
- $12,652
- Deferred
- $6,205
- Nontaxable benefits
- $43,713
- Filer's total
- $259,639
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Kevin WhiteKEVIN WHITE
COO
- Total calculated
- $195,940
- From this org
- $148,252
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $47,688
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $144,949
- Bonus
- $125
- Other
- $3,178
- Deferred
- $4,625
- Nontaxable benefits
- $43,063
- Filer's total
- $195,940
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Kenneth ToellerKENNETH TOELLER
CFO
- Total calculated
- $152,563
- From this org
- $112,196
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $40,367
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $109,952
- Bonus
- $125
- Other
- $2,119
- Deferred
- $3,627
- Nontaxable benefits
- $36,740
- Filer's total
- $152,563
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Lawrence RootLAWRENCE ROOT
VP TECHNOLOGY
- Total calculated
- $191,555
- From this org
- $141,956
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $49,599
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $140,026
- Bonus
- $125
- Other
- $1,805
- Deferred
- $4,536
- Nontaxable benefits
- $45,063
- Filer's total
- $191,555
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Edwin GossienEDWIN GOSSIEN
VP SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT & MINISTRY ALIGNMENT
- Total calculated
- $161,221
- From this org
- $120,584
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $40,637
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $118,940
- Bonus
- $125
- Other
- $1,519
- Deferred
- $3,897
- Nontaxable benefits
- $36,740
- Filer's total
- $161,221
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Brian RhodesBRIAN RHODES
GLOBAL ADVOCATE & ADVISOR TO CEO
- Total calculated
- $145,132
- From this org
- $122,314
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,818
- Hours/week
- 40
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Michael HandlerMICHAEL HANDLER
CHIEF INNOVATION & COMM. OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $141,801
- From this org
- $139,055
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,746
- Hours/week
- 40
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Beth BedoeBETH BEDOE
SR. DR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
- Total calculated
- $141,219
- From this org
- $119,561
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,658
- Hours/week
- 40
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
-
2024
- Revenue
- $26,424,302
- Expenses
- $26,173,243
- Contributions
- $15,885,466
- Grants paid
- $4,565,262
-
2023
- Revenue
- $23,284,350
- Expenses
- $25,623,346
- Contributions
- $13,508,190
- Grants paid
- $4,420,093
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2022
- Revenue
- $27,988,938
- Expenses
- $29,886,617
- Contributions
- $15,976,483
- Grants paid
- $9,140,698
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
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $23,700,094
- Expenses
- $22,215,813
- Assets (EOY)
- $16,214,341
-
2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $21,855,187
- Expenses
- $21,740,433
- Assets (EOY)
- $16,522,140
-
2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $23,201,324
- Expenses
- $25,145,383
- Assets (EOY)
- $17,555,680
-
2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $28,276,488
- Expenses
- $25,674,606
- Assets (EOY)
- $17,251,555
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $28,806,985
- Expenses
- $29,232,240
- Assets (EOY)
- $16,843,256
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $30,339,122
- Expenses
- $31,541,865
- Assets (EOY)
- $17,814,333
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $30,440,374
- Expenses
- $33,206,019
- Assets (EOY)
- $17,289,010
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $32,269,270
- Expenses
- $33,876,935
- Assets (EOY)
- $19,949,810
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $33,042,473
- Expenses
- $34,692,361
- Assets (EOY)
- $21,883,104
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $34,395,093
- Assets (EOY)
- $22,893,653
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
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$65,358
2024 CONTRIBUTION TO BOARD-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT RESERVE
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$50,000
2022 CHILD DISCIPLESHIP
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$50,000
2022 LEADER TRAINING
Grants received
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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$1,915,175
2022 GROWTH
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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$1,677,281
2024 CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH MINISTRY
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CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
$1,061,655
2022 GENERAL SUPPORT
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CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
$972,905
2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2023 GROWTH
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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$267,500
2024 RELIGIOUS MINISTRY
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$250,000
2024 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
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$213,750
2023 RELIGIOUS MINISTRY
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 2024 return
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501(C)(3) · SUPPORT AWANA CLUBS INTERNATIONAL · IL · controlled entity
Declared as related by
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On its 2024 return
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.
Disregarded entities on its 2024 return
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AWANA INTERNATIONAL LLC
EXCERCISE VOTING RIGHTS AWANA INTERNATIONAL HOLDS IN FOREIGN LEGAL ENTITIES · IL · income $0 · assets $0
Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return
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CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST (1)
T · TRUST · IL · 100% owned · controlled entity
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 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.