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RARE MINISTRIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
RARE MINISTRIES INC (EIN 99-1492016)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-07-14
IRS object ID
202641959349301774
Schema version
2025v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-07-14T13:49:52-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN901078612PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Shockley Bookkeeping & Tax ServicesBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1806 S Aspen Avenue Suite AAddressLine1Txt
CityBroken ArrowCityNm
State AbbreviationOKStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP74012ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN991492016EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RARE MINISTRIES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% MICHAEL SILERInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlRAREBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4172174683PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1900 W VANDEVER BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityBroken ArrowCityNm
State AbbreviationOKStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP74012ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL SILERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT AND DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone4172174683PhoneNum
Signature2026-06-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOSHUA TORANZOPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02361764PTIN
Phone9186158380PhoneNum
Preparation2026-07-14PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$211,236GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresshttps://www.rareministries.org/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2024FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateOKLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSCHOLARSHIPS AND HOUSING GIVEN TO PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS FROM HARD LIFE SITUATIONS TO SUPPORT THEM AS THEY GO TO BIBLE SCHOOLActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent4VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$211,235PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$211,236CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$211,235PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$211,236CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$165,740PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$176,729CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$165,740PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$176,729CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$45,495PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$34,507CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$313,718TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$350,518TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$274,000TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$274,000TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$39,718NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$76,518NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$103,369ExpenseAmt
DescSCHOLARSHIPS AND HOUSING GIVEN TO STUDENTS FROM HARD LIFE SITUATIONS TO SUPPORT THEM AS THEY GO TO BIBLE SCHOOLDesc
Total Program Service Expenses$103,369TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntfalseBusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members4GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member4IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldOKStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL SILERPersonNm
Phone4172174683PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1900 W VANDEVER BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityBroken ArrowCityNm
State AbbreviationOKStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP74012ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
DAVID SILER
SECRETARY3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AARON RIGSBY
TREASURER AND DIRECTOR5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BLAKE HAGIN
DIRECTOR0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL SILER
PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR40.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KfalseTotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
All Other Contributions$211,236AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$211,236TotalContributionsAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$211,236TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$595TotalAmt
Management And General$595ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85TotalAmt
Management And General$85ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,501TotalAmt
Management And General$27,501ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,988TotalAmt
Program Services$10,988ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROGRAM COSTS$75,818$75,818
STORAGE RENT$471$471
UTILITIES$6,261$6,261
PROGRAM SUPPLIES$12,122$12,122

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,888TotalAmt
Program Services$4,441ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,447ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$176,729TotalAmt
Program Services$103,369ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,360ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,718BOYAmt
EOY$83,506EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$278,000LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$10,988LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$278,000BOYAmt
EOY$267,012EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$313,718BOYAmt
EOY$350,518EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$274,000BOYAmt
EOY$274,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$274,000BOYAmt
EOY$274,000EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$278,000BOYAmt
EOY$278,000EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$238,282BOYAmt
EOY-$201,482EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,718BOYAmt
EOY$76,518EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$313,718BOYAmt
EOY$350,518EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$34,507ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$2,293OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$159,842CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$211,235CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$371,077TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,397CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$13,397TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$173,239CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$211,235CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$384,474TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$384,474PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$173,239CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$211,235CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$384,474TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509Yes (X)First5Years509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$278,000InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,988DepreciationAmt
Book Value$267,012BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$267,012TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11THE GOVERNING BODY HAS REVIEWED EACH FORM 990 SUBMITTED
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cTHIS ENTITY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15aCOMPENSATION FOR MANAGEMENT IS VOTED ON BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15bKEY EMPLOYEE AND BOARD COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18FORMS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19Governing documents, etc, available to public.
Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9ADJUSTMENT
List of other expenses Part IX line 24eFOOD FOR PROGRAMS 4,441 CONTRACTORS 33,976 PROPERTY TAXES 4,203 BANK CHARGES 268