LIVING PROOF MINISTRIES: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: LIVING PROOF MINISTRIES (EIN 76-0450571)
Tax period: 2016-05-01 to 2017-04-30
Filed: 2018-03-08
IRS object ID: 201830679349300913
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-03-08T13:59:49-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-04-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	363990892	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Capin Crouse LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 Texan Trail STE 125	AddressLine1Txt
City	Grapevine	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	76051	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-05-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	760450571	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Living Proof Ministries	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LIVI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2812573344	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	12131 Malcomson Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Houston	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77070	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Joy Conaway	PersonNm
Person Title	Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2812573344	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-03-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Francis K Brown II	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00465640	PTIN
Phone	8173286510	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	139.146.132.42	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-03-08	IPDt
IP Tm	12:58:38	IPTm
IP Timezone	MS	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	51486FE2F4BF3A6B75BD3325BDC4EA3E15271DED	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	0A0CE2EB61F217D6916DC3E0099348313E322D1E	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Beth Moore	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	12131 Malcomson Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Houston	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77070	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,219,729	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.lproof.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1994	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Disseminate religious teachings through public speaking engagements and various forms of media.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	14	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	14	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$140,349	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$286,870	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,328,424	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,492,956	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$119,533	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$127,100	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$668,507	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$190,420	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,256,813	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,097,346	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$158,645	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$149,767	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,070,454	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,124,659	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$894,275	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,363,276	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,123,374	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,637,702	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$133,439	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$540,356	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$14,864,694	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$14,641,917	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$300	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$14,864,694	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$14,641,617	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	Living Proof Ministries' primary exempt purpose is to disseminate religious teachings through public speaking engagements, seminars, Bible classes and distribution of audio, videotapes, and written material.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,470,096	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,163,376	RevenueAmt
Desc	Living Proof Ministries (LPM)'s primary exempt purpose is to disseminate religious teachings through public speaking engagements, seminars, Bible classes and distribution of audio, video tapes, and written material. LPM sponsored multiple conferences and simulcasts with almost 100,000 attendees during the fiscal year.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$699,888	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$520,000	RevenueAmt
Desc	Living Proof Ministries launched a weekly TV program "Living Proof with Beth Moore" (Jan 2016) with a mission emphasis to reach people beyond LPM's local area, and actually expand the reach world wide, to encourage others to know and grow in Jesus through the teaching and study of His Word.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$149,767	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$149,767	GrantAmt
Desc	The organization made donations to several other tax-exempt organizations that are also committed to Biblical literacy and Biblical good works.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,319,751	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	1	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	14	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Mary Scott	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2812573344	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	12131 Malcomson Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Houston	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77070	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Beth Moore
President	50.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$229,862	$0	$24,335
Roger Bridgwater
Chairman	0.20	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Joy Conaway
Treasurer/Director	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Keith Moore
Vice President	0.20	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Steve Seelig
Director	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Bill Heston
Director	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Amanda Moore Jones
Director	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Greg Webster
Director	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sabrina Moore Ministry
Director/Board Secretary	50.00		Yes (X)	$152,643	$0	$15,009
Melissa Fitzpatrick
Research Asst/Co-Teacher	40.00			$109,592	$0	$19,864	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$492,097	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$59,208	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$286,870	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$286,870	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Honorariums	900099	$581,274	$581,274
Sponsorship Income	900099	$520,000	$520,000
Royalties	900099	$391,682	$391,682

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,492,956	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$127,100	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$127,100	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$55,455	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$55,455	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$257,348	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$66,928	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$190,420	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$190,420	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,097,346	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,683,376	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$127,100	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$149,767	TotalAmt
Program Services	$149,767	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$554,214	TotalAmt
Program Services	$446,167	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$108,047	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$706	TotalAmt
Program Services	$706	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$424,075	TotalAmt
Program Services	$417,495	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,580	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,986	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,948	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,038	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,895	TotalAmt
Program Services	$43,968	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,927	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,783	TotalAmt
Program Services	$52,881	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,902	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,800	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,800	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,166	TotalAmt
Management And General	$24,166	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,030	TotalAmt
Management And General	$20,030	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,984	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,984	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,164	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,164	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$113,250	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,056	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$101,194	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,312	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,053	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,259	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$70,170	TotalAmt
Program Services	$65,784	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,386	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$74,411	TotalAmt
Program Services	$71,974	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,437	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,460	TotalAmt
Program Services	$92,460	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,005	TotalAmt
Program Services	$56,255	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,750	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TV	$699,888	$699,888
Radio broadcasting	$119,224	$119,224
Postage & shipping	$13,537	$12,183	$1,354

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,875	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,942	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,933	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,637,702	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,319,751	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$317,951	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,349,337	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,801,125	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,783,980	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,794,719	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$241,649	BOYAmt
EOY	$150,325	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,116	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,555	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$40,000	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,389,765	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$411,515	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,014,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$978,250	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,183,665	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,588,658	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$235,947	BOYAmt
EOY	$244,285	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,864,694	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,641,917	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$300	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$300	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,864,694	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,641,617	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,864,694	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,641,617	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,864,694	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,641,917	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$540,356	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$317,279	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$185,879	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$159,458	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$254,407	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$140,349	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$286,870	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,026,963	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,230,556	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,039,704	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,365,469	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,178,588	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,750,304	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,564,621	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,416,435	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,199,162	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,619,876	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,318,937	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,037,174	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,591,584	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$13,591,584	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$113,992	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$98,771	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$57,085	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$117,668	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$127,100	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$514,616	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$113,992	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$98,771	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$57,085	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$117,668	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$127,100	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$514,616	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,530,427	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,297,933	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,676,961	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,436,605	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,164,274	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,106,200	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.96350	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.96660	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.03650	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.03340	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Sch. A, Part VI:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The organization is a public charity under section 509(a)(2) and completes Schedule A (Form 990), Part III. The organization has analyzed Schedule A (Form 990), Part II and established that it meets the 33 1/3% public support requirements under sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), thus it qualifies to use the first listed special rule for Schedule B (Form 990) reporting.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$143,608	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$143,608	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,135,305	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$327,928	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$807,377	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$110,852	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$83,587	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$27,265	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$978,250	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,461,523	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$317,279	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$66,928	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$384,207	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,077,316	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$20,030	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$20,030	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,097,346	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,684,600	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$66,928	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$66,928	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,617,672	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$20,030	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$20,030	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,637,702	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:	The financial statement effects of a tax position taken or expected to be taken are recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. Interest and penalties, if any, are included in expenses in the statements of activities. As of April 30, 2017 and 2016, LPM had no uncertain tax positions that qualify for recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. LPM's federal Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Returns (Form 990) for the years ended April 30, 2016, 2015 and 2014 are subject to examination by the IRS, generally for three years after they were filed.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:	Cost of Goods Sold 66,928.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:	Cost of Goods Sold 66,928.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Pray the Word Ministries
720 N Post Oak Ste 205	Houston	TX	77024	760468548	501(c)(3)	$10,000	Prayer discipleship
KSBJ
1722 Treble Dr	Houston	TX	77338	742162248	501(c)(3)	$10,000	Local broadcast media outreach
Preemptive Love
1300 Darbyton Dr	Hewitt	TX	76643	262450109	501(c)(3)	$35,000	Evangelism Outreach
Hines Ugandan Ministries
PO Box 620727	Littleton	CO	80162	841494641	501(c)(3)	$10,000	Caring for the Orphans
America's Family Coaches
160 S 68th Street Ste 1212	Des Moines	IA	50266	421430081	501(c)(3)	$10,000	Marriage Counseling
Redeemed Girl
PO Box 781788	San Antonio	TX	78278	208996555	501(c)(3)	$10,000	Wholeness Discipleship
Allegro OrganizGet a Grip
5535 Memorial Dr Ste F-811	Houston	TX	77007	261197590	501(c)(3)	$10,000	Biblical Teaching

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	7	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Living Proof Ministries maintains records to substantiate the eligibility of grantees for assistance and the selection criteria used to award these grants. Grantees send personalized letters, newsletter and impact reports to confirm that the intended monies are being spent for their intended purpose.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Beth Moore
President	$193,000	$0	$36,480	$0	$382	$0	$13,740	$0	$10,595	$0	$254,197	$0	$0	$0
Sabrina Moore Ministry
Director/Board Secretary	$121,000	$0	$29,431	$0	$2,212	$0	$15,009	$0	$0	$0	$167,652	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 1a	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	President Beth Moore on ocassion traveled by private plane to events as the ministry saw necessary. Lifeway, a partnering nonprofit, paid for 50% of the cost of the private plane, and the remaining 50% was paid by Living Proof Ministries. The cost is non-taxable and approved by the board.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Melissa Fitzpatrick
Family member of Beth Moore, President and Keith Moore, board member	$129,350	Employee compensation	0
Beth Moore
Family member of board members Keith Moore & Amanda Moore Jones	$254,078	Employee compensation	0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2	President Beth Moore has a family relationship with Vice President Keith Moore. Beth and Keith Moore have a family relationship with board members Amanda Moore Jones and Melissa Fitzpatrick.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	The Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm then reviewed in the following order by the accountant, ministry director, and board treasurer. Following their review, a copy is distributed to all members of the board prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	All trustees, officers, agents, and employees of the organization are required to disclose all real or apparent conflicts of interest. Annual disclosure statements are required, but disclosure is appropriate and required whenever conflicts of interest may ocur. Disclosures are noted for the record in the board minutes. Should a conflict of exist, a person with real or apparent conflict of interest may be excused from all or any portion of discussion or deliberations with respect to the subject of the conflict. The Chairman of the Board is responsible for monitoring and enforcing compliance with the policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	An independent firm was engaged to provide an analysis of the President's salary. Their study and recommendation report which includes comparability data is presented to the compensation committee, consisting of independent members of the board. The compensation committee deliberates and notifies the board secretary of their approval or any questions; the approved compensation is ratified in the board minutes. The compensation for other officers of the organization is set by the President. Comparability data is analyzed on a regular basis in determining compensation. The deliberation and decision is documented in the employee's personnel file.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request.
Form 990, Part Xii, Line 2c	The organization has a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant. This process has not changed from the prior year.