WORD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
WORD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP INC (EIN 13-5648615)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-09-16
IRS object ID
202602599349300215
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2026-09-16T15:01:55-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN135648615EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1WORD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlWORDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5184946000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1P O Box 600AddressLine1Txt
CitySchroon LakeCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12870ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonBenjamin J NelsonPersonNm
Person TitleDirector TreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone5184946205PhoneNum
Signature2026-09-16SignatureDt
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Tax2025TaxYr

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

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Business Name Line1Word of Life Fellowship IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 600AddressLine1Txt
CitySchroon LakeCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12870ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$74,326,931GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.wol.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1942FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe purpose of Word of Life Fellowship is evangelization and discipleship through various means consistent with the Holy Scriptures to help build and strengthen the Church of Jesus Christ. Ministries include camps and conferences, partners with churches to cultivate disciple-making youth ministries by providing youth ministry coaches, curriculum, training, resources, ministry programs and youth events.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent20VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee763TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers810TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$41,605,591PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$22,085,510PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$20,681,442CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$662,951PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$597,698CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,289,677PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,165,625CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$65,643,729PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$73,387,298CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$18,796,146PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$18,236,311CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$19,795,586PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$20,650,953CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$327,122PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$445,869CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$2,808,425CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$22,512,122PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$23,931,586CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$61,430,976PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$63,264,719CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$4,212,753PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$10,122,579CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$164,057,727TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$6,178,427TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,214,955TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe purpose of Word of Life Fellowship is evangelization and discipleship through various means consistent with the Holy Scriptures to help build and strengthen the Church of Jesus Christ. Ministries include camps and conferences, youth programs in local churches, Bible Institutes and training centers, evangelistic events, sports evangelism, mission agency, and music and drama teams.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,229,496ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$1,234,365RevenueAmt
DescYouth ministries: Through the Youth ministries Word of Life partners with approximately 500 churches in the United States. The Word of Life Youth ministry program serves local churches to establish foundational truths for godly living in the lives of young people. Age specific programs are offered to preschool through high school. Local church lay people are trained and equipped by Word of Life staff to effectively minister to their youth.Desc

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Expense$19,458,902ExpenseAmt
Grant$3,256,275GrantAmt
Revenue$11,242,083RevenueAmt
DescWord of Life operates an accredited Bible Institute with the main campus in New York and teaching site in Florida. Students study the Word of God under outstanding resident and adjunct professors. Students are instructed using the Holy Bible to learn and apply practical principles in ministering to others and developing a godly lifestyle.Desc

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Expense$10,043,715ExpenseAmt
Grant$545,615GrantAmt
Revenue$8,196,927RevenueAmt
DescCamps and Conferences: Reaching youth and adults through camps and conference ministries is a Word of Life trademark. Annually thousands of youth are ministered to through camps in the United States and thousands of adults are guests at conference centers in New York and Florida.Desc

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Expense$24,057,452ExpenseAmt
Grant$14,434,421GrantAmt
Revenue$8,068RevenueAmt
DescMissions activities: Includes grants to missions activities established in 83 countries. The purpose is the same and the program activities are the same as those carried out in the US. The program activities include camps and conferences, youth programs in churches, Bible institutes and training centers, evangelistic events, sports evangelism and travelling music and drama teams. Also includes short term missions activities for youth and adult work and medical teamsDesc
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$14,434,421TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$8,068TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$57,789,565TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
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Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone5184946000PhoneNum

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CityPottersvilleCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

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Lough Jr Donald H
President/Director402Yes (X)Yes (X)$176,863$0$28,668
Stout Kristopher
Director400Yes (X)$103,449$0$30,731
Nelson B John
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Page John
Director400Yes (X)$61,484$0$17,052
Reimer John
Director400Yes (X)$45,354$0$2,895
Brown Bob G
Director2020.00Yes (X)$25,457$0$275
Moser Philip
Director40Yes (X)$2,200$0$0
Moore Ronald D
Director40Yes (X)$1,000$0$0
Gnanakan Dr Christopher
Director40Yes (X)$1,000$0$0
Bailey Mark
Director40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Barnett John
Director40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Beradelli Mark
Director40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Burdick Roger
Director40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Doll Jr Robert C
Director40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hansen Cory
Director40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Horst Robert
Director40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hoselton Riley
Director40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hunt Joseph
Director40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lanyon Bobby
Director40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lubke Chad J
Director42.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Price Jonathan
Director40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Price Walter Lt Col Retired
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Swanson Dane USN Ret
Director44.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Wyrtzen Ronald
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BBL LLC
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C McKenna Property Management
1009 US-9Schroon LakeNY12870Management and construction services$694,718
CapinCrouse LLP
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt
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Government Grants$1,223,482GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$22,395,047AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$197,075NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$50,942,533TotalContributionsAmt

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Camps and conferences813110$8,196,927$7,950,826$0$246,101
Bible Institudes813310$11,242,083$10,722,602$0$519,481
Youth Ministries813110$1,234,365$1,230,528$0$3,837
Other Ministries813110$8,067$0$0$8,067

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Personal$0PersonalAmt

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Other$0OtherAmt

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
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Exclusion$777,486ExclusionAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$3,801,890TotalAmt
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Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$14,434,421TotalAmt
Program Services$14,434,421ProgramServicesAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Management And General$773,762ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$989,032FundraisingAmt

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Total$336,397TotalAmt
Program Services$336,397ProgramServicesAmt

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Fundraising$66,364FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$107,128ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$260,057ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,202ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,105FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Management And General$1,104,290ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$74,990FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$1,228,581ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$717ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,000FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$4,356,376TotalAmt
Program Services$3,808,940ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$75,494ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$471,942FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$2,377,824ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,512ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$101,620FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Management And General$99,019ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Management And General$116,069ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$1,203,297ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,112ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,601FundraisingAmt

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Other supplies and exp$2,844,561$2,282,146$107,446$454,969

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Management And General$2,666,729ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,808,425FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$5,046,285BOYAmt
EOY$11,407,748EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$6,848,420BOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$14,344,778BOYAmt
EOY$1,952,274EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$627,086BOYAmt
EOY$344,745EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$583,127BOYAmt
EOY$588,016EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$814,664BOYAmt
EOY$1,142,251EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$43,649,261LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$117,918,618BOYAmt
EOY$140,904,628EOYAmt

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BOY$7,612,874BOYAmt
EOY$7,718,065EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$153,795,852BOYAmt
EOY$164,057,727EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$2,875,835BOYAmt
EOY$3,773,328EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,646,931BOYAmt
EOY$1,824,374EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,655,661BOYAmt
EOY$617,253EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,178,427BOYAmt
EOY$6,214,955EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$119,553,680BOYAmt
EOY$142,347,363EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,063,745BOYAmt
EOY$15,495,409EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$147,617,425BOYAmt
EOY$157,842,772EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$153,795,852BOYAmt
EOY$164,057,727EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$10,122,579ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$102,768NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$61,112,886CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$56,136,544CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$45,132,969CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$41,605,591CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$50,942,533CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$254,930,523TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,310,609CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,666,550CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,515,826CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,349,056CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,681,442CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$84,523,483TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$76,423,495CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$71,803,094CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$60,648,795CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$58,954,647CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$71,623,975CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$339,454,006TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$632,339CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$266,164CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$499,487CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$864,617CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$447,899CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,710,506TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$632,339CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$266,164CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$499,487CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$864,617CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$447,899CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,710,506TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$336,743,500PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$94,960CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$379,815CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$723,383CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$706,825CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,090,993CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,995,976TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$94,960CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$379,815CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$723,383CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$706,825CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,090,993CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,995,976TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$506,976CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$667,157CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$563,510CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$713,451CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$672,330CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,123,424TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$77,025,431CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$72,850,066CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61,935,688CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$60,374,923CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$73,387,298CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$345,573,406TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.97445PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.97673PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00867InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00610InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part III, Line 12FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBookstore,investments,annuity changes, discounts and edu ational sharing servicesExplanationTxt

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,659,207BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$131,966ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$0InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$95,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,696,173EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,708,284BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$95ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$38,828InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$88,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,659,207EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,648,237BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$147,547InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$88,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,708,284EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,188,143BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$420ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$449,326InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$91,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,648,237EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,311,003BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$420ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$11,480InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$111,800GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$2,188,143EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$4,144,951InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$4,144,951BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$144,751,691InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$36,446,794DepreciationAmt
Book Value$108,304,897BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$11,565,719InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,391,753DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,173,966BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$24,091,528InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,810,714DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,280,814BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$140,904,628TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAnnuities payableDesc
Amt$617,253Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$617,253TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$69,688,176TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$102,768NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue-$3,801,890OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$3,699,122RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$73,387,298RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$0OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$73,387,298TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$59,462,829TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$0OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$59,462,829ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$3,801,890OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$3,801,890ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$63,264,719TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 - The Word of Life Endowment Fund is focused on securing, from a human perspective, Word of Life's ability to provide scholarship for Bible Institute students and youth campers in the future. The investment income from the invested funds can beused to provide scholarships
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 - Word of Life's current accounting policy is to disclose liabilities for uncertain tax positions when a liability is probable and estimable. Management is not aware of any violation of its tax status as an organization exempt from income taxes , nor is it aware of any exposure to unrelated business income tax.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2dSchedule D, Part XI, Line 2d - Domestic grant scholarships are reflected as income reductions on the audited statements and as income and expenditures on the 990 report.
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4bSchedule D, Part XII, Line 4b - Domestic grant scholarships are reflected as income reductions on the audited statements and as income added to 990.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America and the Caribbean019Grantmaking$3,783,967
East Asia and the Pacific054Grantmaking$2,416,387
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)036Grantmaking$2,957,463
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)015Grantmaking$639,382
South America028Grantmaking$3,536,958
Sub-Saharan Africa06Grantmaking$811,989
Russia and Neighboring States04Grantmaking$288,275
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee162TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent$14,434,421TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
Central America and the CaribbeanMinistry$3,783,967Cash transfer$0Cash
East Asia and the PacificMinistry$2,416,387Cash Transfer$0Cash
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)Ministry$2,957,163Cash transfer$0Cash
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)Ministry$639,382Cash transfer$0Cash
South AmericaMinistry$3,536,958Cash transfer$0Cash
Sub-Saharan AfricaMinistry$811,989Cash transfer$0Cash
Russia and Neighboring StatesMinistry$288,275Cash transfer$0Cash
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org83Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule F, Part I, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSchedule F, Part I, Line 2 - Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 - Word of Life Fellowship, Inc. [WOL (U.S.)] makes grants to Word of Life related entities that conduct foreign mission activities with the same primary purpose and mission as WOL (U.S.). These are legal entities incorporated in the foreign countries in which they operate. WOL (U.S) exercises oversight through an organization structure in which the Foreign Field Director of the foreign entity has a reporting relationship to the WOL (U.S.) International Mission Vice President (IM VP). WOL (U.S)'s International Mission leadership travel frequently to the foreign locations, observing their activities. Major projects undertaken by the foreign entities must be cleared by the IM leadership before funding from WOL (U.S.) is released. WOL (U.S.)'s IM leadership must participate in the commissioning of missionaries by the foreign entities. Grants are made to the foreign entities with theunderstanding that documentation of spending mustbe provided to IM on request.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
Amplifi
600 Ryerson RdLincoln ParkNJ07035Letter writing and consulting0$241,186$267,969-$26,783
Next After
3723 Greenille AveDallasTX76015Events,Letter writing,consulting0$99,224$177,900-$78,676
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$340,410TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$445,869TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$105,459TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
All StatesAll StatesAllStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Type1 See Schedule I, Part IV, Statement 1GrantTypeTxt
Recipient2496RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$3,801,890CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Non Cash AssistanceCamper Scholarships are fee reductions awarded campers attending various camps in both NY and Fl. Scholarships given to Bible Institute students are fee reductions.NonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCamper Scholarships are fee reductions awarded campers attending various camps in both NY and Fl. Scholarships given to Bible Institute students are fee eductionsExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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 (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Lough Jr Donald H
President/Director$176,863$0$0$0$28,668$0$0$0$0$0$205,531$0$0$0
Stout Kristopher
Director$103,449$0$0$0$30,731$0$0$0$0$0$134,180$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1aSchedule J, Part I, Line 1a - Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a - Spouse travel approved as long as travel is ministry related.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 3Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 - Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 - The compensation of Word of Life's top management officials is determined annually from the Christian Leadership Alliance annual salary survey and information gleaned from Form 990's of other religious and Audit Compensation Committee (outside members of the Finance Committee). The Committee uses appropriate comparable data from organizations. B. The compensation of other officers and key employees is determined by the salary delivery system approved by the Audit and Compensation Committee, again using comparable data from various surveys and Form 990's. This process is documented in the minutes of the compensation committee.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$3,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesKBBMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Boats And Planes BoatsAndPlanesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$49,630NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAppraised valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution20ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$131,088NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesNYSEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescMisc equipment salesDesc
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$13,357NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAppraised valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 1Form 990, Part I, Line 1 - Ministries include camps and conferences, youth programs in local churches, Bible Institutes and training centers evangelistic events, sports evangelism, mission agency, and music and drama team.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dForm 990, Part III, Line 4d - Missions activities: Includes grants to missions activities established in 91 countries. The purpose is the same and the program activities are the same as those carried out in the US. The program activities include camps and conferences, youth programs in churches, Bible institutes and training centers, evangelistic events, sports evangelism and travelling music and drama teams. Also includes short term missions activities for youth and adult work and medical teams
Form 990, Part IV, Line 15Form 990, Part IV, Line 15 - The compensation of Word of Life's top management officials is determined annually by the information from the Christian Leadership Alliance annual salary survey and information gleaned from Form 990's of other religious and Audit Compensation Committee (outside members of the Finance Committee). The Committee uses appropriate comparable data from organizations. B. The compensation of other officers and key employees is determined by the salary delivery system approved by the Audit and Compensation Committee, again using comparable data from various surveys and Form 990's. This process is documented in the minutes of the compensation committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bForm 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b - It is the policy of Word of Life Fellowship that the Audit and Compensation Committee (the Committee) of the Board of Directors review and approve the Form 990 before it is filed with the IRS. A draft of the Form 990 (Public Inspection copy) will be to reviewed with the committee by senior management prior to filing. A copy of the final Form 990 (PublicA Inspection copy) will be provided to the full Board of Directors prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cForm 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c - Word of Life has a written conflict of interest policy that requires directors and officers to annually disclose by way of a questionnaire potential conflicts for themselves and their family members. After all questionnaires are completed, they are reviewed for conflicts and any questionnaires that disclose any potential conflicts are disclosed to the board of directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15Part VI, Section B, Line 15 - The compensation of Word of Life's top management officials is determined annually by the information from the Christian Leadership Alliance annual salary survey and information gleaned from Form 990's of other religious and Compensation Committee (outside members of the Finance Committee). The Committee uses appropriate comparable data from organizations. B. The compensation of other officers and key employees is determined by the salary delivery system approved by the Audit and Compensation Committee, again using comparable data from various surveys and Form 990's. This process is documented in the minutes of the compensation committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 - Word of Life makes available our Tax Exemption Determination letter, Form 990, Audited Statements and Articles of Incorporation to the public upon request

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Christian Fellowship Inc
PO Box 600Schroon LakeNY12870237282476Church not activeNY501(c)3Line 1Word of Life Fellowship Inc0
Word of Life Camps Inc
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Word of Life Foundation Inc
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