MESSAGE USA INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023

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Organization
MESSAGE USA INC (EIN 88-3080134)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-10-18
IRS object ID
202442929349200629
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2024-10-18T15:42:38-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1UHY ADVISORS GREAT LAKES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Filer Filer

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EIN883080134EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1MESSAGE USABusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlMESSBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12215 R STREET SEAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20020ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonTIM TUCKERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Signature2024-10-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Preparer PersonRHONDA L NEWMANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00047726PTIN
Phone2693817600PhoneNum
Preparation2024-10-17PreparationDt
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Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressWWW.MESSAGE-USA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$65,176GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$58,712ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$6,395ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Investment Income$69InvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Revenue$65,176TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$50,976GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$150FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Other Expenses Total$8,264OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$59,390TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$5,786ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$10,972NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$16,758NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$11,195BOYAmt
EOY$15,691EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$37BOYAmt
EOY$1,067EOYAmt

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BOY$11,232BOYAmt
EOY$16,758EOYAmt

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BOY$260BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$10,972BOYAmt
EOY$16,758EOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTHE MESSAGE TRUST EXISTS TO PASSIONATELY SHARING THE LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST IN WORDS AND ACTIONS WITH THE HARDEST-TO-REACH YOUNG PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES.WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT REACHING YOUNG PEOPLE - SEEKING TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, GANGSTERISM AND CRIME. OUR PURPOSE IS TO RAISE UP URBAN HEROS TO BECOME GODLY LEADERS IN THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

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Description Program Srvc AccomIN 2023, OUR GLOBAL TEAM IN SIX DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ENGAGED OVER 100,000 YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH OUR VARIOUS PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES. THIS INCLUDES OVER 12,300 PUPILS IN SCHOOLS THROUGH OUR RESPECT ME CURRICULUM. OUR PRISONS TEAMS SPEND OVER 150 HOURS A MONTH LEADING SERVICES, MENTORING AND DISCIPLESHIP OF MEN AND WOMEN IN PRISON ACROSS THE UK AND SOUTH AFRICA. OUR EX-OFFENDER PROGRAMMES IMPACTED 100 PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED YOUNG ADULTS WITH TRAINING AND EQUIPPING ALONGSIDE OFFERING FIRST JOB OPPORTUNITIES.THE MESSAGE TRAINING AND EQUIPPING ARM OFFERED A GAP YEAR TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR 40 YOUNG ADULTS. WHILE WE CONTINUE TO GROW THE ADVANCE NETWORK OF EVANGELISTS INTO OVER 91 COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD. OUR WORK CONTINUES TO BE SUPPORTED BY A NETWORK OF OVER 700 VOLUNTEERS WHO LIVE AND SERVE IN SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN THE UK, SOUTH AFRICA AND CANADA. IN 2023, WE SCALED OUR WORK TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGE OF FOOD SECURITY AMONG THE POOREST PEOPLE IN THE UK. IN 2023, WE PROVIDE 43,000 FAMILIES WITH MEALS THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY GROCERY NETWORK. TO ACCOMPLISH ALL OF THIS, THE MESSAGE TRUST PARTNERS WITH HUNDREDS OF CHURCHES WHO WE EQUIP AND SUPPORT TO EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE IN HARD-TO-REACH COMMUNITIES.FINALLY, A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT OF 2023 WAS LAUNCHING NEW MESSAGE HUBS INTO THREE MORE COUNTRIES: BRAZIL, NETHERLANDS AND UGANDA. THESE HAVE BEEN PLANTED OUT OF OUR EXISTING WORKS IN THE UK AND SOUTH AFRICA AND WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE SCOPE AND REACH OF THE ORGANIZATION.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$50,976GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$51,316ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Total Program Service Expenses$51,316TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
JONATHAN PELTS
BOARD MEMBER2.00$0$0$0
TIM TUCKER
PRESIDENT2.00$0$0$0
IAN ROWBOTTOM
VICE PRESIDENT2.00$0$0$0
KARA CALLAGHAN
TREASURER2.00$0$0$0
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Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
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Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
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Business Name Line1AUXILIO PARTNERSBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1700 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20003ZIPCd
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Phone2025057289PhoneNum
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$64,640CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Total Support$123,475TotalSupportAmt
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOMEDESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 69.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PROGRAM EXPENSES. GRANTEE NAME: MESSAGE TRUST UK. GRANTEE ADDRESS: LANCASTER HOUSE, HARPER RD, SHARSTON, WYTHENSHAWE MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM M22 4RG. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: NONE. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CASH. AMOUNT GIVEN: 43,728.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PROGRAM EXPENSES. GRANTEE NAME: MESSAGE TRUST SA. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 61-65 MAIN ROAD, MOWBRAY CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA 7700. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: NONE. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CASH. AMOUNT GIVEN: 7,248. TOTAL INCLUDED ON FORM 990-EZ, LINE 10: 50,976.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: CONTRACT SERVICES. AMOUNT: 6,638. DESCRIPTION: SOFTWARE. AMOUNT: 1,029. DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 378. DESCRIPTION: CONFERENCES. AMOUNT: 219. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 8,264.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 37. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,067.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: . BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 260. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

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DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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