2020-12-15T23:07:03-05:00 2020-09-30 990 2019-10-01 820541197 Children of Character Inc % Jennifer Merryman CHIL 9186079026 6608 N WESTERN AVENUE SUITE 1053 Oklahoma City OK 73116 Jennifer Merryman CEO 9186079026 2020-12-15 false 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Children in Christ Jennifer Merryman 6608 N Western Avenue Suite 1053 Oklahoma City OK 73116 904882 false X www.childrenic.org X 2002 OK Called to go to challenging places and unreached people, Children in Christ inspires, equips, and mobilizes a God-grown indigenous ministry from local church to broader communities that: Values children, ministers God's love to them, matures them in Christ, and empowers them to impact families, villages, and nations for Christ. 7 7 2 18648 0 0 793137 897447 0 0 3942 482 0 0 797079 897929 733844 620367 0 0 122776 112819 0 0 42110 116645 63539 973265 796725 -176186 101204 463951 557440 9402 1687 454549 555753 X Called to go to challenging places and unreached people, Children in Christ inspires, equips, and mobilizes a God-grown indigenous ministry from local church to broader communities that: Values children, ministers God's love to them, matures them in Christ, and empowers them to impact families, villages, and nations for Christ. false false 447224 380168 0 CIC holds weekly children's clubs (CIC Clubs) in remote, unchurched regions, which are led by equipped and trained indigenous local church ministry volunteers. These weekly CIC club meetings include games, worship, Bible lessons, discipleship content, life application questions, and prayer. In FY 2020, approximately 226,000 children in 3,249 sites in 23 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa attended CIC clubs weekly. 178923 152123 0 CIC inspires, equips, and trains indigenous African church leaders and lay ministry volunteers in the importance of children and how to minister to them effectively. We train pastors and churches to understand that children, who are 48% of the entire population in Africa, are very important to God and should be very important to the church as well. Additionally CIC emphasizes the importance of the local church reaching out to unchurched children and ministering God's love to them. CIC provides interested pastors and churches with 5 days of children's ministry vision and ministry trainings, so that those churches can establish ministry to unchurched children in their proximate regions through children's weekly clubs. In FY 2020, CIC inspired and mobilized 18,648 indigenous ministry volunteers to minister in these clubs. Total participants trained in FY 2020 were 17,362 in which 819 pastors were trained and equipped for the ministry. 103610 88076 0 Children in Christ inspires, equips, and empowers children and youth (ages 9-18) to lead effectively as positive, healthy role models and servant leaders in 3 ways: (1) Weekly/Monthly youth leadership discipleship meetings (2) 5-day child/youth leadership trainings (3) Equipped and empowered active leadership roles within CIC club ministry and peer trainings. 729757 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 2 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false 0 0 false X 7 7 true false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true true true true true false GA OR TN VA X Bill Schneider 9186079026 6608 N Western Avenue Oklahoma City OK 73116 Terry Andrews Director and Founder 0.01 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tim Andrews Director 0.01 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tayo Fagbenro Director 0.01 0.00 X 0 0 0 Frank Williams Secretary and Chairman of Board 0.05 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Sam Voorhees Director 0.01 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Merryman Director and President 40.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Scott Zimmerman Director 0.01 0.00 X 0 0 0 James Saunders Treasurer 40.00 0.00 X 40000 0 5000 40000 0 5000 0 false false false 0 0 0 0 0 897447 6953 897447 0 415 415 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7020 0 6953 0 67 0 67 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 897929 482 0 0 0 0 0 0 620367 620367 40000 32000 4000 4000 0 0 0 0 63000 37800 3150 22050 0 0 0 0 5000 4000 500 500 4819 2892 240 1687 20000 14000 2000 4000 675 338 0 337 11373 0 11373 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3768 0 0 3768 0 0 0 0 10687 4799 3333 2555 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10635 10615 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bank charges 6101 2646 262 3193 0 0 0 0 796725 729757 24858 42110 460966 534583 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22857 3368 3368 300 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2585 0 463951 557440 9402 1687 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9402 1687 X 454549 555753 0 0 454549 555753 463951 557440 101204 0 0 0 0 0 X false false false X 502438 694137 1309025 793137 897447 4196184 502438 694137 1309025 793137 897447 4196184 1070159 3126025 46 82 558 1089 415 2190 4198374 0 0.7446 0.7422 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3368 0 3368 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sub-Saharan Africa 25 218 Program Service CIC Clubs and Trainings 380168 Program Service Ministry Volunteer Training 152123 Program Service Youth Leadership Training 88076 25 218 0 0 25 218 620367 0 620367 CIC Clubs and Trainings Sub-Saharan Africa 218 380168 Wire transfer Ministry Volunteer Trainings Sub-Saharan Africa 218 152123 Wire transfer Youth Leadership and Discipleship Sub-Saharan Africa 218 88076 Wire transfer false false false false false false Part I, line 3f | ExplanationTxt:| Cash| Cash| Cash| Part III, line 1 | ExplanationTxt:| Cash| Cash| Cash| Part III, Column(c) | ExplanationTxt:| The organization used a reasonable method of estimation that includes only the stipended principal recipients of the support funding reported in Form 990, Part IX, Line 3. These 218 individuals are responsible for spending the organizations funding in accordance with our exempt purpose achievements.| The organization used a reasonable method of estimation that includes only the stipended principal recipients of the support funding reported in Form 990, Part IX, Line 3. These 218 individuals are responsible for spending the organizations funding in accordance with our exempt purpose achievements.| The organization used a reasonable method of estimation that includes only the stipended principal recipients of the support funding reported in Form 990, Part IX, Line 3. These 218 individuals are responsible for spending the organizations funding in accordance with our exempt purpose achievements.| Part VI, Line 2 | Employee:, Relationship:, Employee:| Terry Andrews, Family Relationship, Tim Andrews| Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The CIC board chairman distributes the Form 990 to all board members for review. Board member questions are addressed and any board member comments on information in the Form 990 are reviewed and, when appropriate, incorporated in the final Form 990. Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The purpose of CICs conflict of interest policy is to protect CICs interests when it is contemplating entering into a transaction or arrangement that might benefit the private interests of an officer or director of CIC or might result in a possible excess benefit transaction.1.Duty to disclose In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, and interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the board or executive committee.2.Recusal of self Any director may recuse himself or herself at any time from involvement in any decision or discussion in which the director believes he or she has or may have a conflict of interest, without going through the process for determining whether a conflict of interest exists.3.Determining whether a conflict of interest exists - After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, the board will determine if a conflict exists. Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | Name of the Person:,The process used to establish compensation of the person who served in:|, The year in which this process was last undertaken:| Jennifer Merryman, Jennifer, the CEO, volunteers her time to the organization and does not receive payment. During a prior period, the organization requested that an independent auditing firm provide a fair market estimate regarding the value of her donated services for the purpose of this disclosure. The amount was reasonably determined to be $120,000., 2019| James Saunders, Officers generally do not receive compensaton for services in their capacity as officers. The only officer who receives income from CIC is the treasurer. However, the income received is for accounting services rendered. The board reviews and determines all prospective officer and key employee salary packages. All salary packages are determined to be at or below market value., 2019| Part VI, Section C, Line 19 After filing the tax return, CIC generally posts the 990 for public inspection on its website. In order to ensure the privacy of its donors, CIC carefully reviews and redacts any private donor information, which takes one or two weeks before the return is posted publicly.