MARANATHA VOLUNTEERS INTERNATIONAL INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
MARANATHA VOLUNTEERS INTERNATIONAL INC (EIN 38-1945104)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-10-10
IRS object ID
202412849349302211
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Address Line1990 Reserve Drive STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityRosevilleCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonSusan BushnellPersonNm
Person TitleVP of FinancePersonTitleTxt
Phone9167747700PhoneNum
Signature2024-09-15SignatureDt
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$17,815,515GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1969FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMaranatha Volunteers International is a non-profit organization providing community structures through volunteer service. (Continued on Schedule O)ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,366,214PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$606,190TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Expense$18,556,251ExpenseAmt
Grant$12,844,540GrantAmt
DescIn 2023, Maranatha responded to 1598 requests for assistance in 7 countries. This breaks down to 416 churches, 14 school buildings,686 wells, serviced 452 wells and 30 other renovations or construction projects around the world. The total value of these projects exceeded $26,000,000. This number does not include the value of service hours donated by 2,461 volunteers. During 2023, Maranatha mobilized volunteer teams to build 28 of these churches, 5 school buildings, and 24 other projects. The total value of the projects utilizing volunteers exceeded $8,000,000Desc
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSusan BushnellPersonNm
Phone9167747700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1990 Reserve DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityRosevilleCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95678ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
Kyle Fiess
VP of Projects40.000.00Yes (X)$177,872$0$29,308
Kenneth Weiss
Chief Operating Officer40.000.00$166,284$0$30,120Yes (X)
Don Noble
President40.000.00$186,085$0$8,269Yes (X)Yes (X)
Susan Bushnell
VP of Finance40.000.00$178,420$0$7,279Yes (X)
Karen Godfrey
VP of Advancement40.000.00Yes (X)$152,936$0$22,234
Julie Lee
VP of Marketing40.000.00Yes (X)$166,777$0$6,687
Lisandro Staut
VP of Volunteer Services40.000.00Yes (X)$119,630$0$22,321
Shawnda McCaleb
Director of Advancement40.000.00Yes (X)$127,515$0$6,138
Roger Hatch
Trustee20.000.00$36,000$0$0Yes (X)
Peter Thomas
Trustee1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Ed Jensen
Trustee1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Paul Stokstad
Trustee1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Don Kirkman
Trustee1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Calvin Krueger
Trustee1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Vickie Wiedmann
Trustee1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Valeree Krueger
Trustee1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Alan Sampson
Trustee1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Monty Jacobs
SecretaryTreasurer1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Mark Herscher
Vice President1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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Michael Cole
11375 Sunrise ParkRancho CordovaCA95742PrintingMail$312,075
Mission Construction Management LLC
33053 Mision Creek RdCuldesacID83524Construction Mgmt$166,000
Mobile Builders LLC
749 Martin Ward RdTunnel HillGA30755Construction Mgmt$159,277
Summit Plumbing and Heating LLC
58 Old Hwy 85NewcastleWY82701Plumbing$107,783
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$16,218,766AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$145,713NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$16,218,766TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

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DescOther Program IncomeDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Total Program Service Revenue$231,995TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Other$2,070OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Other$2,070OtherAmt

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Total Revenue Column$2,070TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,070RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

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Total$1,397,356TotalAmt
Program Services$1,397,356ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$11,447,184TotalAmt
Program Services$11,447,184ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$612,420TotalAmt
Program Services$382,818ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$190,530ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,072FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Program Services$1,248,801ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$330,085ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$603,477FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$45,727ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,771ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,097FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$199,906TotalAmt
Program Services$124,383ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,651ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,872FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$114,650ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,844ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,299FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Program Services$2,985ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,281ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,073FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$10,580ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,580ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$565FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$365,989TotalAmt
Program Services$330,358ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,373ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,258FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$406,177TotalAmt
Program Services$226,527ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$179,650FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$168,657TotalAmt
Program Services$86,038ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,241ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,378FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$439,491TotalAmt
Program Services$209,011ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$133,668ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$96,812FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,512TotalAmt
Program Services$39,005ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,005ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,502FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$389,357TotalAmt
Program Services$276,309ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,476ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55,572FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$268,657TotalAmt
Program Services$133,637ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,597ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$132,423FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Program Services$130,236ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,152ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,459FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$10,576TotalAmt
Program Services$4,230ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,231ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,115FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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Other$64,584$29,903$23,987$10,694

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,882,041TotalAmt
Program Services$18,556,251ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$957,472ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,368,318FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,165,027BOYAmt
EOY$1,459,400EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$1,175,252BOYAmt
EOY$2,314,077EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$73,228BOYAmt
EOY$32,369EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$21,773BOYAmt
EOY$18,463EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$30,093BOYAmt
EOY$58,691EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,948,434LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,419,261LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$582,038BOYAmt
EOY$529,173EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,800,301BOYAmt
EOY$12,422,796EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,417BOYAmt
EOY$14,431EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,255,675BOYAmt
EOY$1,081,205EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,117,804BOYAmt
EOY$17,930,605EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$442,158BOYAmt
EOY$465,391EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$284,705BOYAmt
EOY$140,799EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$726,863BOYAmt
EOY$606,190EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,981,330BOYAmt
EOY$5,081,895EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,409,611BOYAmt
EOY$12,242,520EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,390,941BOYAmt
EOY$17,324,415EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,117,804BOYAmt
EOY$17,930,605EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$3,066,526ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,875,039CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,069,778CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$22,987,947CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,546,525CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,218,766CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$84,698,055TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,875,039CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,069,778CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$22,987,947CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,546,525CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,218,766CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$84,698,055TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$12,029,296SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$72,668,759PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$356,977CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$46,595CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$224,697CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$322,041CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$386,318CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,336,628TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$86,034,683TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.84460PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.85010PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Donor Advised Funds Held3DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Grants$141,896DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY$5,232,793DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg CtrlYes (true)DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable PrpsYes (true)DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$486,865OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$453,270DepreciationAmt
Book Value$33,595BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,461,569OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$965,991DepreciationAmt
Book Value$495,578BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$529,173TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescInvestments - OtherDesc
Book Value$14,431BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$14,431TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Split Interest Agreements$863,906
Operating Lease right-of-use asset$217,299
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,081,205TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOperating Lease LiabilityDesc
Amt$140,799Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$140,799TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America and the CaribbeanProgram servicesChurchSchoolsWells$4,798,991
South AmericaProgram servicesChurchSchoolsWells$2,678,025
South AsiaProgram servicesChurchSchoolsWells$2,856,431
Sub-Saharan AfricaProgram servicesChurchSchoolsWells$6,266,794
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$16,600,241SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$16,600,241TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Sub-Saharan AfricaSchoolsChurchWells$4,440,035Wire
South AsiaSchoolsChurchWells$2,035,417Wire
South AmericaSchoolsChurchWells$1,680,795Wire
Central America and the CaribbeanSchoolChurchRelief$3,290,937Wire
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org7Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Use of grant monitoring procedures (Part I, line 2)All grants are used to construct churches, schools and water wells that are on land owned by the area seventh-day Adventist conference or mission. Maranatha works with the local Seventh-day Adventist leadership to evaluate the projects existing infrastruture and organizational support to ensure the projects long term viability and impact in the community. All grantees sign grant agreements outlining their responsibility for use of the funds on an ongoing basis. Maranatha monitors expenditures of grant funds aand project status to ensure that funds are utilized appropriately and projects completed. Photos and reports are required of all completed projects, and periodic on-site visits are made by U.S. personnel.
Method of accounting for expenditures (Part I, line 3, col f)All foreign grants are reported on the accrual basis.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Manassas SDA Church
9858 Fairmont AveManassasVA20109$66,896School
Southwestern Adventist University
100 W Hillcrest StKeeneTX76059$846,370Hansen Field Station
Nevada Utah Conference of SDA
10475 Double R BlvdRenoNV89521$474,090Kayenta School
Restore a Child Inc
9672 Sandpiper LaneWest Palm BeachFL33411$10,000Water Well in Tanzania
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Susan Bushnell
VP of Finance$165,202$13,218$7,084$195$185,699
Don Noble
President$168,329$17,756$7,353$916$194,354
Kenneth Weiss
Chief Operating Officer$150,302$15,982$7,193$22,927$196,404
Karen Godfrey
VP of Advancement$144,002$8,934$5,958$16,276$175,170
Kyle Fiess
VP of Projects$164,699$13,173$6,901$22,407$207,180
Julie Lee
VP of Marketing$158,263$8,514$6,687$173,464

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLaura NoblePersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionOfficer SpouseRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$88,437TransactionAmt
TransactionEmploymentTransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$145,713NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2Calvin Krueger Valeree KruegerTrustee TrusteeFather-in-law Daughter-in-lawDon Kirkman Ed JensenTrustee TrusteeFather-in-law Son-in-law
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11Maranatha Volunteers International, Inc. follows the process outlined below to ensure that the proper preparation, approval and fiduciary responsibilities of the organization are met in completing the annual Form 990.- Management provides the necessary information for preparation of Form 990.- A third party, an auditing and accounting firm prepares the Form 990, requesting clarifications of provided information and requesting additional information as necessary.- The Form 990 is presented to the Executive Committee and the Independent Audit Committee of the Board for approval prior to filing with the Internal Revenue Service. Copies of the final Form 990 are distributed to all current board members. A representative of the accounting firm is available to assist in the review.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cThe organization performs an annual review of the conflict of interest policies and annually requests the directors, officers, and key employees to describe any conflict and sign their acknowledgement and understanding of the conflict of interest policy.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15aMaranatha Volunteers International, Inc. follows the procedures outlined below in setting the compensation of the Directors, Officers, Key Employees and staff.- Board of Directors has an independent compensation committee.- Compensation committee reviews the CEOs compensation annually and the full staff compensation periodically.- Compensation levels are established by following strict standards of reasonableness, using the rebuttable presumption process.- Compensation is set in conformity with industry-specific, geographically-specific surveys for similar positions at simularly situated organizations (e.g. Guidestars Annual Compensation Survey and Fair Pay for Northern California Non-profits).
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15bSee above process
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19Maranatha Volunteers International, Inc. makes its audited statements, conflict of interest policies, and the publicly accessible sections of the Form 990 available upon written request, and in response to a phone call or a specific e-mail request. The documents are then sent in printed or electronic form to the organization or individual requesting the information. Because of the international nature of the work of Maranatha, the information is not currently published on our website.
Part III response or note to any other line in Part IIIForm 990 - Organizations MissionMaranatha Volunteers International, Inc. is a non-profit organization providing community structures through volunteer service. Our mission is twofold. First, we build urgently needed, strong, dignified structures for worship, education, and health because we believe they are an essential part of a communitys development. Second, we create short-term volunteer opportunites to complete these projects because we believe the act of service nurtures compassion and cultivates a spirit of generosity. In our 54-year history, Maranatha has constructed churches, schools, water wells, orphanages, clinics, community centers, housing, and more in nearly 90 countries around the world.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Maranatha Vol Int FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1990 Reserve DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityRosevilleCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95678ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN460938333EIN
Primary ActivitiesSupportPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501c3ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status12aPublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (true)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Maranatha Vol Int FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypesTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$1,306,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCash SupportMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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