ELAM MINISTRIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
ELAM MINISTRIES INC (EIN 58-2134253)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-10-27
IRS object ID
201533009349300883
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-10-27T13:52:38-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN363990892PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Capin Crouse LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11255 Lakes Parkway STE 130AddressLine1Txt
CityLawrencevilleCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30043ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN582134253EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Elam MinistriesBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlELAMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7706648800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15755 Northpoint Parkway No 217AddressLine1Txt
CityAlpharettaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30022ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDavid YeghnazarPersonNm
Person TitleUS DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone7706648800PhoneNum
Signature2015-10-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDavid C MojaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00747006PTIN
Phone6785185301PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDavid YeghnazarPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15755 Northpoint Parkway No 217AddressLine1Txt
CityAlpharettaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,170,400GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.elam.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateGALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionStrengthen & expand the Church by training leaders & workers for effective ministry of the Gospel.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent4VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee15TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers7TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,494,684PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$7,150,734CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$40,810PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$17,695CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,994PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$246CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,537,488PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,168,183CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$4,090,843PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$5,975,662CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$673,447PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$728,104CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$291,168CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$647,043PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$730,217CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,411,333PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,433,983CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$126,155PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$265,800CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,217,116TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,945,413TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$375,353TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$369,450TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,841,763NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,575,963NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionElam's mission is to strengthen and expand the Church by training leaders and workers for effective ministry of the gospel; equipping the Church with resources to minister to people; and to send leaders and workers to strengthen existing churches, (continued on Schedule O) (continued from Part III, line 1) establish new churches and provide relief for the persecuted and the poor.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$6,921,320ExpenseAmt
Grant$5,975,662GrantAmt
Revenue$17,695RevenueAmt
DescElam partners with established overseas organizations that help fulfill the organization's stated purpose. The organization seeks and obtains relevant and required organizational and financial details of all partner organizations, including specific project details and budgets for any designated grants made. The organization also seeks and obtains financial reports and organizational information from partner organizations. Whenever possible, we conduct personal visits to verify progress and completion of projects funded.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$6,921,320TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonYes (1)GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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 Document14IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee15EmployeeCnt
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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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 PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1David YeghnazarBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7706648800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line15755 Northpoint Parkway No 217AddressLine1Txt
CityAlpharettaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30022ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Samuel Yeghnazar
Intl. Director2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ann Buwalda
Secretary3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tom Waller
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ethan Erkel
Director10.00Yes (X)$21,000$0$0
William T Dunn
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kathy Giske
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Reza Roshanzamir
Director5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew Yeghnazar
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Yeghnazar
US Director40.00Yes (X)$140,519$0$11,431
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$7,150,734AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$3,075NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,150,734TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Other program revenue900099$9,285$9,285
Bible ed resources900099$8,410$8,410
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$17,695TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,971TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,971ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$2,217OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$2,217OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$2,217TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$2,217ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$17,695RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$246ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,751TotalAmt
Program Services$16,751ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,958,911TotalAmt
Program Services$5,958,911ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$172,950TotalAmt
Program Services$106,365ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,598ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,987FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$472,834TotalAmt
Program Services$305,248ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,699ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$144,887FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,983TotalAmt
Program Services$26,665ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$6,318FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,337TotalAmt
Program Services$34,547ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,451ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,339FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,374TotalAmt
Management And General$10,374ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,094TotalAmt
Management And General$46,094ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,924TotalAmt
Program Services$79,034ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,890ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$176,974TotalAmt
Program Services$126,877ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,688ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,409FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,034TotalAmt
Program Services$10,439ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,396ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,199FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$140,558TotalAmt
Program Services$80,842ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,069ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,647FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$160,326TotalAmt
Program Services$144,396ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$15,930FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,559TotalAmt
Program Services$26,363ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,084ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,112FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,276TotalAmt
Management And General$3,276ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Miscellaneous$23,736$4,882$12,514$6,340
Relocation expense$10,362$10,362

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,433,983TotalAmt
Program Services$6,921,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$221,495ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$291,168FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$159,302TotalAmt
Program Services$143,372ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,930FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,298,166BOYAmt
EOY$848,292EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,369,419BOYAmt
EOY$1,021,377EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,135BOYAmt
EOY$502,057EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$125,000BOYAmt
EOY$112,500EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,000BOYAmt
EOY$5,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,204BOYAmt
EOY$32,045EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$595,579LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$171,437LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$389,192BOYAmt
EOY$424,142EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,217,116BOYAmt
EOY$2,945,413EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,353BOYAmt
EOY$100,450EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$350,000BOYAmt
EOY$269,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$375,353BOYAmt
EOY$369,450EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$769,233BOYAmt
EOY$1,084,116EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,072,530BOYAmt
EOY$1,491,847EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,841,763BOYAmt
EOY$2,575,963EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,217,116BOYAmt
EOY$2,945,413EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$265,800ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
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$4,179,042CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,320,721CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,550,009CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,494,684CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,150,734CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,695,190TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,179,042CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,320,721CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,550,009CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,494,684CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,150,734CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,695,190TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$8,802,588SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$19,892,602PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,070CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,245CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,846CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,593CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,971CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,725TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$28,706,915TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$154,119GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.69300PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.72290PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$436,264OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$84,602DepreciationAmt
Book Value$351,662BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,356OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,472DepreciationAmt
Book Value$884BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$41,249OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$28,468DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,781BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$111,710OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$52,895DepreciationAmt
Book Value$58,815BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$424,142TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,174,283TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$6,100DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$6,100RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,168,183RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,168,183TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,440,083TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$6,100DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$6,100ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,433,983ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,433,983TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland00Grants to recipients located in region$5,664,496
Russia & the Newly Independent States00Grants to recipients located in region$282,415
East Asia00Grants to recipients located in region$12,000
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland00Program services$57,027Travel to region
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$6,015,938SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$6,015,938TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)Ministry support$3,410,130Wire transfer$252,658Electronics and BiblesCost
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)Ministry support$1,771,302Wire transfer$4,867Computers and suppliesCost
Russia & the Newly Independent StatesMinistry support$275,225Wire transfer$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (3 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
Ministry supportEurope2$225,539Wire transfer$0
Ministry supportRussia1$7,190Wire transfer$0
Ministry supportEast Asia1$12,000Wire transfer$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:Elam reviews written financial reports from partners in relation to programs the organization has granted funds to support. In addition, Elam staff and board members perform site visits frequently to field operations to observe the work and talk to people involved with the projects.
Part I, line 3:The organization obtains support for foreign expeditures and accounts for the activity according to accrual basis of accounting.
Part III, Col (c):Number of recipients represent actual number of grantees.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
Ministry Support1$8,000
Benevolence15$2,000$6,751CostAssistance with bills and gifts of household items and furniture.

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe organization accepts limited appeals from other organizations and individuals that promote the organization's mission. These requests are reviewed and approved by the Board. The requesting organization/individual provides follow-up on compliance of the use of the grant in accordance with the reward.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDavid YeghnazarPersonNm
TitleUS DirectorTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$125,133BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$15,386OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$11,431NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$151,950TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe US Director's compensation is based on the results of a comprehensive compensation study the organization purchased in a prior year to determine reasonableness of compensation. The study was based on similar size and type nonprofits. The compensation was also approved by the independent board of directors. The US Director's base compensation has not changed since 2012. All bonuses and other compensation is approved by the independent board of directors. The approval is documented in the Board minutes.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDavid YeghnazarPersonNm
Relationship With OrgU.S. DirectorRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeMoving assistanceLoanPurposeTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$125,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$112,500BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$112,500TotalBalanceDueAmt

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtType Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtAssistance PurposeAssistancePurposeTxt
Samuel Yeghnazar
Board Member$166,538Missionary supportSupport ministry work consistent with the organization's exempt purpose.
Reza Roshanzamir
Board Member$59,000Missionary supportSupport ministry work consistent with the organization's exempt purpose.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Sam, David, and Andrew Yeghnazar - family relationship.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and is reviewed in detail by the outsourced controller and the organization's top management. The reviewed 990 is then forwarded to the board of directors prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cA conflict of interest questionnaire is sent to each of the board of directors annually. If a board member has a conflict of interest, the completed questionnaire is returned to the outsourced controller for review. If there is a conflict of interest, all independent board members discuss the identified conflict of interest for resolution. If a matter related to a potential conflict were to arise at a board meeting, the interested person would abstain from voting on matters related to the noted conflict.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The US Director's compensation is based on the results of a comprehensive compensation study the organization purchased in a prior year to determine reasonableness of compensation. The study was based on similar size and type nonprofits. The compensation was also approved by the independent board of directors. The approval is documented in the Board minutes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and audited financial statements are available by request.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:This process has not changed since the prior year. The organization has a finance committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent auditor.

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