FIREFALL INTERNATIONAL INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
FIREFALL INTERNATIONAL INC (EIN 71-0742635)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-08-25
IRS object ID
202612379349302151
Schema version
2025v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-08-25T13:47:36-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN710711753PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Mitzie Stevens CPA IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1450 West Grand AveAddressLine1Txt
CityHot Springs NationalCityNm
State AbbreviationARStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP71901ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN710742635EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FIREFALL INTERNATIONAL INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% JIM PENNINGTONInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlFIREBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5016206026PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14012 HIGH MOUNTAIN DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27603ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJIM PENNINGTONPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone5016206026PhoneNum
Signature2026-08-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMITZIE STEVENS CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00398791PTIN
Phone5016237107PhoneNum
Preparation2026-08-25PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJIM PENNINGTONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14012 HIGH MOUNTAIN DRAddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27603ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$288,700GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressFIREFALLINTERNATIONAL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1993FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionINTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC RELIGIOUS MISSIONS AND EVANGELISMSActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$202,276PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$288,398CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$699PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$302CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$202,975PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$288,700CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$111,579PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$165,536CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$53,002PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$60,494CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$43,655PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$23,206CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$208,236PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$249,236CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$5,261PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$39,464CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$16,111TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$55,575TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$16,111NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$55,575NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionINTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC RELIGIOUS MISSIONS AND EVANGELISMSMissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$249,236ExpenseAmt
Revenue$284,682RevenueAmt
DescMENTORING NATIONAL CHURCH LEADERS IN DEVELOPING NATIONS, PROVIDING GUIDANCE, ENCOURAGEMENT AND STRATEGY TO HELP THEM MOVE FROM VISION TO FRUITFULNESS PROVIDING DISASTER RELIEF TO THOSE DEVASTATED BY FLOODS AND FIRES, SUPPLYING WATER, FOOD, CLOTHING AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS HELPING YOUTH THROUGH SPORTS MINISTRY: HUNDREDS OF YOUNG MEN HAVE BEEN IMPACTED THROUGH SOCCER OUTREACH AND TOURNAMENTS. THEY ALSO HEAR INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGES AND CHARACTER GUIDANCE. DEVELOPED CULTURALLY SENSITIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITIES SUCH AS CREATING A LENDING LIBRARY IN MYANMAR AND PROVIDING ENGLISH LESSONS TO NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN IN VIETNAM. MICRO-LOANS TO FAMILIES THAT ALLOW THEM TO START SMALL BUSINESSES AND MOVE FROM PROVERTY TO PRODUCTIVITY.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$249,236TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (true)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntfalseBusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document1IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee2EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (true)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (true)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (true)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJIM PENNINGTONPersonNm
Phone5016206026PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14012 HIGH MOUNTAIN DRAddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27603ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
NANCY PENNINGTON
VICE PRESIDENT40.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)Yes (X)$20,490$0$12,000
JIM PENNINGTON
PRESIDENT40.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)Yes (X)$16,004$0$12,000
CLARICE KING
SECRETARY2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
REX KLING
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK ALLEN
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUCY ALLEN
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON FLACK
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRACE FLACK
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHI DOLSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$36,494TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$24,000TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KfalseTotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
All Other Contributions$288,398AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$288,398TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$302TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$302RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$288,700TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$302RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,550TotalAmt
Program Services$1,550ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$163,986TotalAmt
Program Services$163,986ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,494TotalAmt
Program Services$60,494ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$570TotalAmt
Program Services$570ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,381TotalAmt
Program Services$4,381ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,403TotalAmt
Program Services$10,403ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,816TotalAmt
Program Services$1,816ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
MEDIAEDUCATION$4,800$4,800
DONORRELATIONSBOARD MEETING$1,043$1,043
EQUIPMENT$193$193

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$249,236TotalAmt
Program Services$249,236ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,904BOYAmt
EOY$50,066EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,207BOYAmt
EOY$5,509EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,111BOYAmt
EOY$55,575EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,111BOYAmt
EOY$55,575EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,111BOYAmt
EOY$55,575EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,111BOYAmt
EOY$55,575EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$39,464ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ChurchYes (X)ChurchInd

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 F IRS990ScheduleF

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
SOUTH ASIABUILDING A CHURCH$163,664FAIR MARKET VALUE
SOUTH ASIAFAMILY LIFE CONFERENCE WATER WELLFAIR MARKET VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2JIM AND NANCY PENNINGTON, PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11GOVERNING BODY REVIEWS FORM 990 BEFORE BEING FILED
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR VIEWING

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