2021-08-20T16:10:56-07:00 2020-12-31 990 2020-01-01 582390166 GOSPELINK INC GOSP 4344857007 PO Box 4299 Lynchburg VA 245020299 Charles Pace Director of Finance 4344857007 2021-07-30 1 11 0 AAL2 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Charles Pace 105 Hexham Dr Lynchburg VA 24502 4541163 0 X gospelink.org X 1998 GA Funding and assisting national missionaries worldwide, providing short-term mission trips to work with the nationals, helping with education, spiritual training and physical needs. 7 5 19 25 0 0 4512836 4374718 0 0 8905 26464 28718 7547 4550459 4408729 3158213 2709099 0 0 765201 851408 0 4636 204753 558406 271607 4481820 3836750 68639 571979 1463327 2017430 145375 129124 1317952 1888306 X Funding and assisting national missionaries worldwide, providing short-term mission trips to work with the nationals, helping with their spiritual training and physical needs. 0 1 2667315 2057204 0 Gospelink functions as an intermediary to locate and assist national missionaries primarily through financial sponsorships. At 12/31/20, there were over 1100 preachers being sponsored in 14 countries throughout the world. 158410 158410 0 Gospelink endeavors to help the national missionaries with many spiritual and physical needs. One way to provide for some of these practical needs is to help them raise their own crops and livestock. A project in Malawi focuses specifically upon meeting such needs of the missionaries, orphans and widows in the area. 455126 455126 0 Gospelink assists the national missionaries through various training programs. One such program is a Bible college in Zambia which helps train the nationals. The Bible college trained over 100 students in 2020 despite the pandemic restrictions. Over 20 students graduated with their bachelors degrees. A medical clinic is also facilitated. 26754 0 Gospelink provides short term mission trips for individuals to work with the national missionaries and assist with various ministry opportunities. Due the pandemic restrictions, only a few individuals participated in the trips in 2020. 26754 0 0 3307605 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X X Stephen Nelms 4344857007 PO Box 4299 Lynchburg VA 245020299 Stephen Nelms President and Chairman of Board 40 0 X X X 72500 0 30000 Lewis Nelms Director 25 0 X X 57000 0 42000 Charles Pace Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer 40 0 X X 64900 0 18000 Ron Redlinger Chief Operating Officer 40 0 X 39617 0 0 Cliff Morris Secretary 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Paul Wilson Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Greg Ranger Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 John Wilcox Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Alton Johnson Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 234017 0 90000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156500 4218218 0 4374718 0 5847 0 0 5847 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 153051 0 132434 0 20617 0 20617 0 0 20617 0 7547 0 0 7547 7547 4408729 0 0 34011 2709099 2709099 324017 159478 128188 36351 510410 232546 138997 138867 16981 7723 6313 2945 9049 9049 7000 7000 4636 4636 516 62 63 391 69543 44171 16529 8843 1540 770 462 308 10822 4964 2979 2879 17323 7590 5331 4402 5943 2675 2675 593 6624 3312 1987 1325 8190 4095 2457 1638 7873 3936 2362 1575 Short term mission trips 26754 26754 0 0 Representative commission 88095 88095 0 0 Representative mission expense 12335 12335 0 0 3836750 3307605 324392 204753 572791 772136 604141 937579 20400 362322 89165 281233 273157 8354 5162 5804 1463327 2017430 5905 10441 139470 118683 145375 129124 X 25595 310867 1292357 1577439 1317952 1888306 1463327 2017430 571979 -1625 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 0 52103 52103 0 250626 38116 212510 0 0 0 0 0 59593 51049 8544 0 0 0 0 273157 4407104 -1625 0 0 0 -1625 4408729 0 0 0 4408729 3836750 0 0 0 0 0 3836750 0 0 0 3836750 1 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 3 Grantmaking Grants for agricultural training, orphan care, and education. 613536 0 3 613536 Sub-Saharan Africa Support agricultural training. Support and education for young orphans. 158410 wire transfer 0 Sub-Saharan Africa Support undergraduate education for obtaining bachelors degree. 455126 wire transfer 0 0 2 Missionary assistance Sub-Saharan Africa 1036 1537203 wire transfer 0 Missionary assistance East Asia and the Pacific 101 160353 wire transfer 0 Missionary assistance South Asia 86 141961 wire transfer 0 Missionary assistance Russia and the newly independent States 110 216085 wire transfer 0 Missionary assistance Central America and the Caribbean 1 1602 wire transfer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Signed receipts and/or bank statements are required of recipients. Use of funds is monitored through recipients' reporting as well as organization's observation from site visits. Form 990, Part III, Line 3 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, short-term international missions and teaching trips were severely limited in 2020. Likewise, grant-making for other international program initiatives involving facilities was somewhat limited in 2020. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Lewis Nelms, Director is the father of Stephen Nelms, President and Chairman of the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 draft is submitted to each Board Director prior to filing. Any Board Director may raise questions or make observations prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Each Director completes a "Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement" prior to the annual meeting of the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Board reviews and approves the compensation amounts of President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer annually. The information is recorded in Board minutes. Compensation amounts are based on experience, education and capabilities. Inflation and comparable compensation levels of similar organizations are taken into consideration. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 In addition to online sources, including its own website, the organization makes its governing documents, Form 990, independent audited financial statements, and other public information available to the public upon request. The timing of annual audit of financial reports. Change in IRS classification to church in 2020 makes filing optional.