LEGACY SHEPHERDING MINISTRIES INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $100K · expenses $105K · assets $81K

EIN
20-3013306
Address
1730 N KENNICOTT AVE, ARLINGTON HTS, IL 60004-3606
Website
legacyshepherding.org
NTEE code
X21
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2005 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

Religious - Spiritual Development

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Randy Guenther President and Treasurer, Director2021-2025 $101,383$446,028 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
David Cooper Vice President, Director2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Bruce Norquist Secretary, Director2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $101K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Randy Guenther President and Treasurer, Director40 $85,000-$16,383 $101,3831
David Cooper Vice President, Director1 $0-$0 $01
Bruce Norquist Secretary, Director0 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $82K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Randy Guenther President and Treasurer40 $67,000-$14,531 $81,5311
David Cooper Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Bruce Norquist Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $93K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Randy Guenther President and Treasurer40 $80,000-$13,440 $93,4401
David Cooper Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Bruce Norquist Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $87K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Randy Guenther President and Treasurer40 $75,000-$11,928 $86,9281
David Cooper Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Bruce Norquist Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $83K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Randy Guenther President and Treasurer40 $72,000-$10,746 $82,7461
David Cooper Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Bruce Norquist Secretary1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,459$105,248 $81,469$81,469 $98,614$0 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$104,259$90,793 $86,258$86,258 $101,878$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$108,710$103,346 $72,792$72,792 $107,660$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$102,792$97,403 $68,503$67,428 $102,647$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$94,660$92,078 $62,039$62,039 $94,525$0 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $3,767 in all, tax years 2015 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2015, 2017-2018 3$3,400 2018$1,200
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LEGACY SHEPHERDING MINISTRIES INC” 2020-2023 4$367 2023$126
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COURTSIDE MINISTRIESILX21 $88,679$116,087 Director, President$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, same state
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SKYWORD MINISTRIESILX21 $90,601$67,872 Vice President$36,750 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, same state
T C T OF MICHIGAN INCILX21 $111,158$330,112 PRESIDENT/ CEO$238,509 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, same state
BACEILX21 $108,200$113,456 SECRETARY TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, same state
DONNAS HOUSE INC NFPILX21 $94,519$75,538 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, same state
GREATER MT VERNON BAPTISTS CHURCHILX21 $93,004$91,133 Pastor$7,500 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, same state
FREEDOM FOUNDATION INCILX21 $116,693$107,740 Director/President$35,840 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, same state
SONLIFE CLASSIC NFPILX21 $94,279$95,372 Chairman/Secretary$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF YOUNG LIFE DUPAGE COUNTY FOUNDATIONILX21 $92,950$12,137 President/Director$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, same state
GREAT RIVER TEENS ENCOUNTER CHRISTILX21 $114,191$95,423 EXECUTIVE DI$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, same state
BETHEL HOUSE INTERNATIONALILX21 $112,580$112,580 Church Pastor$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, same state
SEEDS OF FIREILX21 $88,281$93,361 President$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, same state
NORTH CENTRAL PRESBYTERY OF THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHILX21 $89,990$85,261 Treasurer, Member of Board of Finance and Trustees$5,500 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, same state
EPISCOPAL PEACE FELLOWSHIPILX21 $90,128$113,840 Executive Director$57,231 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, same state
FREDERICK TAYLOR MEM ORGAN FD R79213006ILX21 $89,342$71,638 TRUSTEE$14,799 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, same state
LION OF LIGHT MINISTRIES INCAZX21 $115,207$114,597 President$43,080 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, similar mission
BRENT SIVNKSTY MINISTRIES INCINX21 $100,948$99,469 President$56,000 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, similar mission
NEXT STEP MINISTRIESORX21 $114,238$110,310 PRESIDENT$54,487 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, similar mission
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DESTINY FAITH MINISTRIESMNX21 $87,251$101,555 PASTOR$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, similar mission
LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL INCGAX21 $85,794$59,000 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x
LIVING SHIELD MINISTRIESCAX21 $101,338$95,077 Chaplain Administrator$37,400 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION funds this one DAF sponsor$528,45360 172012–2024 WHITE HORSE MINISTRIES; WOUNDED HEARTS MINISTRY; COURTSIDE MINISTRIES; WATERS EDGE MINISTRIES INC and 13 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$317,90018 42018–2024 RESPERO MINISTRIES; NEXT STEP MINISTRIES; WHITE HORSE MINISTRIES; SONLIFE CLASSIC NFP
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$235,30011 62014–2024 WATERS EDGE MINISTRIES INC; ROB WHITE MINISTRIES INC; SONLIFE CLASSIC NFP; SCOTT DAVIS MINISTRIES INC and 2 more
DAVID AND KAREN BERE FOUNDATION Private foundation$117,5009 12013–2020 FRIENDS OF YOUNG LIFE DUPAGE COUNTY FOUNDATION
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$95,5005 12020–2024 SKYWORD MINISTRIES
DOMANADA FOUNDATION DONALD E SVEEN ET AL TTEES Private foundation$74,5007 22012–2024 COURTSIDE MINISTRIES; SONLIFE CLASSIC NFP
RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND DAF sponsor$60,2523 32015–2024 BACE; RE-CHRIST MINISTRIES INC; TRANSFORMATION MINISTRIES INC
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$48,3753 32016–2024 HARVEST MINISTRIES OF ORLANDO INC; SONLIFE CLASSIC NFP; NEXT STEP MINISTRIES
MIKE AND LINDA VAN DAELE FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$47,5008 12013–2024 LIVING SHIELD MINISTRIES
THE NEW HORIZONS FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$45,0004 12021–2024 BREAKAWAY MINISTRIES INC
ASIRE FAMILY FOUNDATION DATED DECEMBER 2 2016 Private foundation$35,0006 12020–2025 BRENT SIVNKSTY MINISTRIES INC
CASSELS FOUNDATION Private foundation$30,0001 12012–2012 ROB WHITE MINISTRIES INC
SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$25,1852 12024–2025 DESTINY FAITH MINISTRIES
HARBOURTON FOUNDATION Private foundation$25,0001 12021–2021 RESPERO MINISTRIES
T ROWE PRICE PROGRAM FOR CHARITABLE GIVING INC DAF sponsor$20,0002 12022–2023 RE-CHRIST MINISTRIES INC

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $105,248 spent · pay $101,383 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $101,383 96.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,405 3.2%
Printing, publications, postage $460 0.4%
Total$105,248100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $90,793 spent · pay $86,656 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $86,656 95.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,559 3.9%
Printing, publications, postage $578 0.6%
Total$90,793100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $103,346 spent · pay $99,560 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $99,560 96.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,137 3.0%
Printing, publications, postage $649 0.6%
Total$103,346100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $97,403 spent · pay $92,664 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $92,664 95.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,194 4.3%
Printing, publications, postage $545 0.6%
Total$97,403100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $92,078 spent · pay $88,255 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $88,255 95.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,364 3.7%
Printing, publications, postage $459 0.5%
Total$92,078100%

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