PARTNERS IN EVANGELISM INTERNATIONAL: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
PARTNERS IN EVANGELISM INTERNATIONAL (EIN 36-3348714)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-08-25
IRS object ID
202512379349300201
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-08-25T02:41:10-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN464152824PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LYNN C GENN CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12411 FOX GLOVE CTAddressLine1Txt
CityELGINCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60124ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN363348714EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Partners in Evangelism InternationalBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlPARTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7732028500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line13441 N Cicero AveAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60641ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDaniela PoenarPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone7732028500PhoneNum
Signature2025-08-12SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLynn C Genn CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00579478PTIN
Preparation2025-08-25PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
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Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerDaniela PoenarPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line15518 West DiverseyAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60639ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,214,064GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.piei.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1985FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionReligious purposes. The organization is exclusively devoted to promote the development, establishment and expansion of relious activities.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
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PY Investment Income$10,955PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$12,611CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,005,142PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,214,064CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,901,246PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,190,274CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$437CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$39,518PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$38,871CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,940,764PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,229,145CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$64,378PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$15,081CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$15,494TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,439,525NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Expense$2,199,294ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,190,274GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescEvangelical National Ministries - PIEI is organized to promote the development, establishment and expansion of religious activities. These activities are performed through the support of nationals as missionaires and evangelists to their home areas for the establishment of new, indigenous churches in areas where no Evangelical Church exists.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
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 OfficeYes (true)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (true)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (true)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members19GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member16IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (true)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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 PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonDaniela PoenarPersonNm
Phone7732028500PhoneNum

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Address Line15518 W Diversey AveAddressLine1Txt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

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Cornel Stef
President12.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ralph Brush
Executive VP6.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniela Poenar
Treasurer6.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Aurelia Sirbu
Secretary6.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob Neyland
Chairman12.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Brown
Board Member6.00$0$0$0
Matthew Brown
Board Member6.00$0$0$0
Kevin Grubb
Board Member6.00$0$0$0
Steve Hornbrook
Board Member6.00$0$0$0
Joshua Knorr
Board Member6.00$0$0$0
Marsha McCarthy
Board Member6.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark McGranahan
Board Member6.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Naegele
Board Member6.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin Pressley
Board Member6.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bruce Robinson
Board Member6.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Ryan
Board Member6.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jonathan Stef
Board Member6.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robey Thomas
Board Member6.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ronald Tuinstra
Board Member6.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Young
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Total$2,190,274TotalAmt
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Fundraising$437FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$546ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

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Total$3,446TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$2,338TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,338ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Communications$1,080$0$1,080$0
Dues & Subscritpions$2,294$884$1,410$0
Other Expense$206$206$0$0

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Management And General$29,414ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$437FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$1,472,767BOYAmt
EOY$1,455,019EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$21,936LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$21,936LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,472,767BOYAmt
EOY$1,455,019EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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BOY$18,161BOYAmt
EOY$15,494EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$18,161BOYAmt
EOY$15,494EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$104,917BOYAmt
EOY$127,098EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,349,689BOYAmt
EOY$1,312,427EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$1,454,606BOYAmt
EOY$1,439,525EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$1,472,767BOYAmt
EOY$1,455,019EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$15,081ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting OtherYes (X)MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ChurchYes (X)ChurchInd
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt
Public Support CY1700PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support Total509$0PublicSupportTotal509Amt
Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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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

Land LandGrp

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Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

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Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,285OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,285DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

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Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,651OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$16,651DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Sub-Saharan AfricaReligious Program$820,059Wire
South AsiaReligious Program$470,460Wire
EuropeREligious Program$563,439Wire
RussiaReligious program$25,640Wire
South Americareligious program$319,696Wire
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org5Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt I Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Board receives and reviews regular reports from their administrative personnel in the region.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 2The President and Treasurer are brother & sister. One director is the son of the President.
Pt VI, Line 11bThe Form 990 is distributed to the Board for review and comment prior to filing.
Pt VI, Line 12cThe conflict of interest policy is reviewed with the Board annually and the members disclose any conflicts that they may have.
Pt XII, Line 1The financials are prepared on the modified cash basis of accounting. Income and expenses are recorded when received or incurred. Major fixed assets are recorded and depreciated. Long term debt is recorded when incurred.

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