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FISCHER FAMILY MINISTRIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
FISCHER FAMILY MINISTRIES INC (EIN 20-5678382)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-08-24
IRS object ID
201822369349300622
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-08-24T10:27:51-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN561824665PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THOMPSON PRICE SCOTT ADAMS & COBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11543 S LEE HWYAddressLine1Txt
CityCLEVELANDCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37311ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN205678382EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Fischer Family Ministries IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFISCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4234739300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 4938AddressLine1Txt
CityClevelandCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP373204938ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSteven FischerPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone4234739300PhoneNum
Signature2018-08-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBARBARA MULLINSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01804787PTIN
Phone4234739300PhoneNum
Preparation2018-08-23PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1China MissionsBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSteven FischerPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 4938AddressLine1Txt
CityClevelandCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP373204938ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$321,886GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.fischerfm.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2006FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionFischer Family Ministries advances the Gospel of Jesus Christ primarily to the Chinese people living in Asia through teaching, preaching and discipleship.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent4VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$241,012PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$318,311CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$19,606PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$3,575CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$260,618PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$321,886CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$74,597PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$74,000CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$165,033PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$216,602CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$239,630PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$290,602CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$20,988PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$31,284CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$105,092TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$134,570TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,002TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$196TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$103,090NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$134,374NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionFischer Family Ministries advances the Gospel of Jesus Christ primarily to the Chinese people living in Asia through teaching, preaching and discipleship.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$285,783ExpenseAmt
Revenue$321,286RevenueAmt
DescFischer Family Ministries advances the Gospel of Jesus Christ primarily to the Chinese people living in Asia through teaching, preaching and discipleship.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$285,783TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document5IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee2EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members8GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member4IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Fischer Family Ministries IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4234739300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 3817AddressLine1Txt
CityBroken ArrowCityNm
State AbbreviationOKStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP74013ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Steven Fischer
President60.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$63,500$0$0
Sharmin Fischer
Vice President60.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$10,500$0$0
Sheila McBrien
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Benaiah Fischer
Director60.00Yes (X)$13,922$0$0
Joab Fischer
Sec/Treasurer60.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$61,043$0$0
Brant Atkinson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jason Gratehouse
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Johnson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$148,965TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$318,311AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$318,311TotalContributionsAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Other Income900099$2,975$2,975
Other Donations/Reimbu900099$600$600
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$3,575OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$321,886TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,575RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,000TotalAmt
Program Services$74,000ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$425TotalAmt
Management And General$425ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,931TotalAmt
Management And General$1,931ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$131TotalAmt
Management And General$131ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,797TotalAmt
Program Services$33,797ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,711TotalAmt
Program Services$1,711ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Program Expenses$176,275$176,275
Admin & General Expense$2,332$2,332

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$290,602TotalAmt
Program Services$285,783ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,819ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,631BOYAmt
EOY$85,866EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,952BOYAmt
EOY$37,952EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$21,667LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$10,915LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,509BOYAmt
EOY$10,752EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,092BOYAmt
EOY$134,570EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,002BOYAmt
EOY$196EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,002BOYAmt
EOY$196EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$103,090BOYAmt
EOY$134,374EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$103,090BOYAmt
EOY$134,374EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,092BOYAmt
EOY$134,570EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$31,284ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$188,587CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$224,166CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$226,437CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$241,012CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$317,711CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,197,913TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$188,587CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$224,166CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$226,437CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$241,012CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$317,711CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,197,913TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$1,197,913PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,518CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,753CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,606CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,575CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$40,452TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,238,365TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.96730PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.95940PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$21,667OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,915DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,752BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$10,752TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEast Asia and the PacificRegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedEvangelism/Bible TrainingSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$135,619RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$135,619SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$135,619TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Steve Fischer and Sharmin Fischer have a spousal relationship. Benaiah Fischer and Joab Fischer are the children of Steve and Sharmin Fischer. There are no other family or business relationships among the Directors and officers of the organization.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe organization provided a copy of its Form 990 to its Board of Directors for review and approval.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization will make available for public inspection upon request a copy of its Articles of Incorporation, bylaws, and other governing documents. It will also make available upon request a copy of its latest financial statement which can also be found on Guidestar.org with the filing of the 990 return with the IRS.