Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 208,956 | 271,721 | 549,111 | 968,188 | 1,218,257 | 3,216,233 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 63,336 | 72,125 | 90,705 | 184,312 | 223,869 | 634,347 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 272,292 | 343,846 | 639,816 | 1,152,500 | 1,442,126 | 3,850,580 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 63,336 | 72,125 | 90,705 | 184,312 | 223,869 | 634,347 |
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 63,336 | 72,125 | 90,705 | 184,312 | 223,869 | 634,347 |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 3,216,233 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 272,292 | 343,846 | 639,816 | 1,152,500 | 1,442,126 | 3,850,580 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 790 | 790 | ||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 0 | 0 | 790 | 0 | 0 | 790 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 272,292 | 343,846 | 640,606 | 1,152,500 | 1,442,126 | 3,851,370 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 22015720 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part I, Line 6 | We hosted two Infusion Bible Conferences this year and at each event we had volunteers help with greeting, registration, snacks, help desk, etc. The total number of volunteers for the two events was about 40 people. Volunteers were able to attend the conference for free. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1a | Line 1a: There are 6 members of the governing body although the three directors Brad Gray (CEO & President), Marcus Naugler (Creative Director), and Brad Nelson (Content Director) do not have voting rights. President Brad Gray will cast a vote in the case of a tie. Our governing bylaws were revamped to reflect this. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 | Line 2: The Executive Director/Officer Brad Gray and Board Member Director Gary Gray are related in that Brad is Gary's son. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 | Line 4: The governing bylaws were updated to reflect new members of the body in addition to clarify better our governing structure. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 9 | Line 9: Gary Gray 2701 Pfister Hwy Adrian MI 49221 Richard Lyons 6712 Bryant Ave Holland MI 49423 Nathan Young PO Box 550 Douglas MI 49406 Marcus Naugler 846 Rands Way Columbia TN 38401 Brad Nelson 1050 Fleur De Lac Ln Greensboro GA 30642-4005 |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | Line 11b: Form 990 was completed initially by the in-house bookkeeper and then reviewed by Jason Darby CPA with Darby & Associates, LLC, 5000 Idaho Dr, Spring Hill TN 37174 Additionally, 2022 audit was completed by Capin Crouse. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12-15: We are currently in the process of drafting the mentioned policies including conflict of interest, whistleblower, document retention, gift acceptance, accounts procedures and policies, employee handbook, board conflict of interest policy. All of these will be completed in 2023. The process for determining compensation of top officials is voted on by the board prior to the years end budget meeting an approval. Gary Gray does not vote on the salary of Brad Gray since they are related. Board members use compatibility date to determine comparable salaries to top officials. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | Line 19: All documents and policies are available to all board members, directors, officers, and the public upon request. Some information is available online on our website www.walkingthetext.com but additional information is available upon request. Public information can be accessed by searching Federal and State non-profit charitable organization search websites. |
| Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a | Line 1a: Our governing body was restructured and several members official titles/roles were changed to reflect an official change in the bylaws. Shallon Gray was previously listed as Treasurer and has moved to the title of Finance Manager. Board Member Rick Lyons has assumed the title and role of Treasurer and Vice Chair. Nate Young has assumed the role of Board Chair. Gary Gray has assumed the role of Secretary. Brad Gray continues his role as CEO & President, Brad Nelson continues at Content Director, and Marcus Naugler continues as Creative Director. |
| Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1b | Line 1b: Column F line 1b/d reflect the amount given to Directors for HRA reimbursement benefits. |
| Form 990, Part VII, Section B, Line 1(A) | Line 1: Evolve Studios is the production company we are working with to develop the television docuseries The Sacred Thread. We will continue to work with them in order to produce the remainder of Season 1 in 2023/24. We have plans to produce up to 7 seasons and thus will require significant funds payable to them to produce the show. Funds paid to them are capitalized as intangilbe assets. |
| Form 990, Part VIII, Line 1f | Line 1f: Of these total contributions, $724,045 was specifically earmarked for the upcoming video series we are producing beginning 2021. These funds will cover the program, management, and production costs for a portion of Season 1 of The Sacred Thread. In addition, $89949 of these were specifically earmarked (and released) for scholarships for study trips. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 2 | Line 2: $91320 was given to a total of 22 individuals for assistance on study trips to Israel and Turkey. We received a significant amount of funding specifically designated for scholarships this year as compared to previous years. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 9 | Line 9: $11050 paid towards HRA for employee Brad Gray, $7606 paid towards HRA for employee Marcus Naugler, and $11050 paid towards HRA for employee Brad Nelson for a total of HRA Benefits of $29706. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 11b | Line 11b: $1347 for general legal services |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g | Line 11g: $12280 website development expenses, $35702 paid to contractors for help with events, writing, content development, etc., |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 13 | Line 13: $2247 office supplies and shipping, $100 other business expenses for a total of $2347. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 17 | Line 17: $8404 travel, $(68.02) credit reimbursable travel expenses, $1498 meals/entertainment for a total of $9834 |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 19 | Line 19: $92566 expenses for Infusion Bible conferences held in Tennessee and Colorado this year |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e | Line 24e: $14,718 for costs related to production, development, management, and legal fees for new filming project; $1118 for studio and set design, $4529. adjustment to retained earnings, $3498 for miscellaneous equipment expense for a total of $23863 |
| Form 990, Part X, Line 14 | Line 14: Reclassified payments to Evolve Studios as intangible assets for payments for television series project The Sacred Thread Line 31/32: Film costs were capitalized per audit review so the net asset balance at the start of year was $571104 and increased by $645586 when those costs were capitalized. So the total retained earnings became $1216690 and is reflected in line 31 column B. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 | Form 990, Part X:Line 14: Reclassified payments to Evolve Studios as intangible assets for payments for television series project The Sacred Thread Line 31/32: Film costs were capitalized per audit review so the net asset balance at the start of year was $571104 and increased by $645586 when those costs were capitalized. So the total retained earnings became $1216690 and is reflected in line 31 column B. Form 990, Part XI: Line 9: See explanation above...other fund increase was reclassifying film costs as an intangilbe asset which increased funds by $645586. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c | Line 1: In house finances are done on cash basis however the audit was done using accrual. Line 2bc: This year we conducted an audit with Capin Crouse. Our Finance Manager Shallon Gray and outside accountant Jason Darby provided the necessary information and oversaw the audit. This is the first year we have conducted an audit compilation. The main accountant at Capin Crouse also presented the Board a review of the audit once it was completed. The audit is provided with form 990. |
| Software ID: | 22015720 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |