CHRIS-TEX INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
CHRIS-TEX INC (EIN 59-3525513)
Tax period
2012-06-01 to 2013-05-31
Filed
2014-01-21
IRS object ID
201440219349300824
Schema version
2012v2.1
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)
Timestamp2014-01-21T15:22:19-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-05-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN571157523EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HABIF AROGETI & WYNNE LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1FIVE CONCOURSE PARKWAY SUITE 1000AddressLine1
CityATLANTACity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30328ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN593525513EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHRIS-TEX INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlCHRINameControl
Phone8504788496Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1BOX 833AddressLine1
CityLILLIANCity
StateALState
ZIP Code36549ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameGARY EASTName
TitleCFOTitle
Phone8504788496Phone
Date Signed2014-01-21DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJANA M BLEDSOE CPAName
PTINP00118021PTIN
Phone4048929651Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonGARY EASTNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1250 BRENT LANEAddressLine1
CityPENSACOLACity
StateFLState
ZIP Code32503ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts487878275GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web SiteN/AWebSite
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Year Formation1998YearFormation
State Legal DomicileALStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTO FUNCTION AS THE INVESTMENT AND ENDOWMENT MANAGER FOR PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body3NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members3NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees0TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers0TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI1267651TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year0ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
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Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
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Total Revenue Prior Year18313219TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year53949833TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
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Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year0SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year0SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year0TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year1173958OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year3046542OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year1173958TotalExpensesPriorYear
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Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year17139261RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY50903291RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY611061568TotalAssetsBOY
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Total Liabilities BOY0TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
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Mission DescriptionTHE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF CHRIS-TEX, INC. IS TO FUNCTION AS THE INVESTMENT AND ENDOWMENT MANAGER FOR PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION.MissionDescription
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Significant Change0SignificantChange
DescriptionCHRIS-TEX, INC. FUNCTIONS AS THE INVESTMENT AND ENDOWMENT MANAGER FOR PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC., A RELATED SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION.Description
Described In501 C31DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required1ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities0PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds0DonorAdvisedFunds
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments0TermOrPermanentEndowments
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Gaming0Gaming
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidation
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Related Entity1RelatedEntity
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions0NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members3NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members3NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship1FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties0DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs0ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholders
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Minutes Of Committees1MinutesOfCommittees
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Regular Monitoring Enforcement1RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy1WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy1DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GARY EASTBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number8504787496TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line1250 BRENT LANEAddressLine1
CityPENSACOLACity
StateFLState
ZIP Code32503ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (3 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
TROY SHOEMAKER
PRESIDENT1.00XX01450910
DENISE SHOEMAKER
SECRETARY1.00XX0759870
JOEL MULLENIX
BOARD MEMBER1.00X01087350
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Formers Listed0FormersListed
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Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K0NumberOfContractorsGT100K
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Total Contributions10500000TotalContributions

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Total Revenue Column19779485TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$19,779,485ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

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Securities456331139Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

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Securities433928442Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

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Total Revenue Column22402697TotalRevenueColumn
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DescriptionGAIN FROM INVESTMENT IN EDUCATIONDescription
Business Code900099BusinessCode
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue1267651TotalOtherRevenue

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Exclusion$19,779,485ExclusionAmount

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

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Total186385Total
Management And General186385ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Total31824Total
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Interest Interest

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Total10221Total
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Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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BOY22264BOY
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

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Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Reconcilation Prior Adjustment-26263170ReconcilationPriorAdjustment
Reconcilation Other Changes0ReconcilationOtherChanges
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Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement ConsolidatedXFinancialStatementConsolidated
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Contrib By Controlling Individual0ContribByControllingIndividual
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Contrib By35 Controlled Entity0ContribBy35ControlledEntity

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Name Name

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Business Name Line1PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN590940532EIN
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Total Number Of Supported Orgs1TotalNumberOfSupportedOrgs
Sum Of Amounts0SumOfAmounts
General ExplanationSCHEDULE A, PART IV, SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: THE 2011 FORM 990 WAS FILED FOR A SHORT YEAR. THE CORPORATION PREVIOUSLY FILED A FORM 1128 APPLICATION TO ADOPT, CHANGE, OR RETAIN A TAX YEAR WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE IN ORDER TO CHANGE ITS YEAR END FROM OCTOBER 30 TO MAY 31.GeneralExplanation

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings0TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValueMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
EDUCATION VENTURES, INC.-107132656C
CORPORATE BONDS361607220F
GOVERNMENT BONDS369197899F
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Other Assets OtherAssets

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Total Book Value Other Assets40000000TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2TROY AND DENISE SHOEMAKER ARE MARRIED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 AND RELATED FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE GIVEN TO AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY NOT AWARDING CONTRACTS TO RELATED PARTIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART XII, 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (4 entries)

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YOUTH OUTREACH MINISTRY INC
PO BOX 18500PENSACOLAFL32523593615642TO PROVIDE GENERAL EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS TRAINING TO STUDENTSFL501(C)(3)LINE 11A, IN/A0
A BEKA ACADEMY INC
PO BOX 18000PENSACOLAFL32523593458436TO PROVIDE QUALITY CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES ACROSS THE U.S.FL501(C)(3)LINE 11B, IIN/A0
A BEKA FOUNDATION INC
PO BOX 17100PENSACOLAFL32522592889323TO PROMOTE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIESFL501(C)(3)LINE 11B, IIN/A0
PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE INC
PO BOX 18000PENSACOLAFL32523590940532TO PROMOTE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND RELATED ACTIVITIESFL501(C)(3)LINE 2N/A0
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Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
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Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization0DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees0SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable

Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization

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Business Name Line1PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGEBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeCTransactionType
Amount Involved10500000AmountInvolved
Method Of Amt DeterminationACTUAL COSTMethodOfAmtDetermination

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