LEADING EDGE INTERNATIONAL LTD

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $733K · expenses $705K · assets $293K

EIN
23-7376155
Address
PO BOX 27, STRASBURG, OH 44680-0027
Website
www.leadedge.org
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 1974 (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

We increase the capacity of local Christian leaders to rebuild faith communities founded on relationships of love and trust. We look for servant leaders who competently serve the spiritually seeking the emotionally exhausted or physically hurting in the nations of Eurasia Eastern Europe and beyond. Our motto is from Isaiah 61: Oaks from ashes; Communities from ruins. Our strategy summed up is: Bring Christ to your neighbor up close in person over time.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people 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
Neil Lessman Director Board member2020-2025 $26,953$108,361 1
Cathie Robinson (former) non voting Board member2020-2022 $0$1,400 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Ralph Gatti Board member2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Brian Kessler Board member2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Ralph Schie ex-officio board member2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Pavel Bugin Board Member2025 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $27K · 0 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Neil Lessman Director Board member15 $26,953$0$0 $26,9531
Ralph Gatti Board member5 $0$0$0 $01
Brian Kessler Board member5 $0$0$0 $01
Ralph Schie ex-officio board member5 $0$0$0 $01
Pavel Bugin Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $33K · 0 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Neil Lessman Director Board member15 $33,140$0$0 $33,1401
Ralph Gatti Board member5 $0$0$0 $01
Brian Kessler Board member5 $0$0$0 $01
Ralph Schie ex-officio board member5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $23K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Neil Lessman Director Board member15 $22,774$0$0 $22,7741
Ralph Gatti Board member5 $0$0$0 $01
Brian Kessler Board member5 $0$0$0 $01
Ralph Schie ex-officio board member5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $5K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Neil Lessman Director20 $4,948$0$0 $4,9481
ralph gatti Board member3 $0$0$0 $01
Brian Kessler Board of Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Ralph Schie non voting Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Cathie Robinson non voting Board member10 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $15K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Neil Lessman Director30 $13,693$0$0 $13,6931
Cathie Robinson non voting Board member5 $0$700$700 $1,4001
Ralph Gatti Board Member officio25 $0$0$0 $01
Brian Kessler Board of Director officio2 $0$0$0 $01
Ralph Schie non voting Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $7K · 0 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Neil Lessman Director30 $6,853$0$0 $6,8531
Ralph Gatti Board Member officio5 $0$0$0 $01
Brian Kessler Board of Director officio5 $0$0$0 $01
Ralph Schie non voting Board5 $0$0$0 $01
Cathie Robinson non voting Board member5 $0$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 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$733,465$705,133 $292,604$251,933 $727,454$4,800 $26,95307
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$643,346$557,479 $267,302$223,601 $643,346$0 $33,14007
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$492,698$483,683 $166,128$123,835 $492,698$0 $23,51600
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$842,815$768,165 $199,500$114,820 $842,815$0 $16,34605
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$556,821$541,795 $123,073$40,170 $556,821$0 $13,69305
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$441,220$427,755 $66,574$24,796 $441,220$0 $6,85304

Funders of this organization

9 grantors reported grants to this organization, $712,508 in all, tax years 2012 to 2025. 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
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2016, 2021-2024 5$325,000 2024$70,000
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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2012-2018, 2020, 2022-2024 11$218,052 2024$24,500
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2024 4$83,850 2024$24,600
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022, 2024 3$38,000 2024$23,000
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TYNDALE HOUSE MINISTRIES Public charity Exact 2021, 2024 2$18,000 2024$10,000
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HINKSON INC Public charity Exact 2016-2017 2$11,076 2017$5,235
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COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$10,000 2019$10,000
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THE NEW HORIZONS FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$7,500 2022$7,500
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INTERNATIONAL IMPACT MINISTRIES INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LEADING EDGE INTERNATIONAL LTD” 2025 1$1,030 2025$1,030
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Similar organizations

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
CUTTING EDGE INTERNATIONAL INCFLX21 $1,104,978$1,269,204 PRESIDENT$173,311 Similar name, revenue within 2x
OPERATIONAL INTERNATIONAL LTDNYE99 $1,437,724$1,446,024 DIRECTOR$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
FORWARD EDGE INTERNATIONALWAQ30 $3,358,300$3,773,601 CEO$88,130 Similar name, revenue within 5x
ISSA INTERNATIONAL LTDGAZ99 $173,297$173,157 executive director$6,000 Similar name, revenue within 5x
LEAP INTERNATIONAL INCKYB03 $158,822$162,015 Executive Dir.$53,520 Similar name, revenue within 5x
CO-LEAD INTERNATIONALCONot reported $260,000$197,254 OFFICER$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x
INTERNATIONAL LEARNING SYSTEMS LTDMIB99 $130,868$133,239 Technical Director$26,093 Similar name, revenue within 10x
SAGE-ING INTERNATIONALCAF80 $144,837$125,547 CO-CHAIR$0 Similar name, revenue within 10x
INTERNATIONAL READINGINNot reported $19,719$28,743 EXECUTIVE DI$6,003 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
READING OWLS INTERNATIONALMAB90 $25,275$12,931 CHAIRPERSON$10,000 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
NRECA INTERNATIONAL LTDVANot reported $18,733,174$19,213,067 PRESIDENT, CEO$3,576,472 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
LEAD-UP INTERNATIONALMDP99 $47,925$20,516 President$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
HOPE EDGE INTERNATIONAL INCNJE70 $4,895$4,895 DITRECTOR$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
LEADSTRONG INTERNATIONALSCB90 $22,300$16,050 Executive Director$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
OSCRE International LtdFLNot reported $0$0 CEO$0 Similar name
STAR INTERNATIONAL LTDKSA05 $0$0 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$0 Similar name

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 16 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$842,80613 22012–2024 FORWARD EDGE INTERNATIONAL; ISSA INTERNATIONAL LTD
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$613,57816 32016–2024 FORWARD EDGE INTERNATIONAL; OPERATIONAL INTERNATIONAL LTD; READING OWLS INTERNATIONAL
THE LUZERNE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$580,0005 12013–2017 FORWARD EDGE INTERNATIONAL
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$434,9268 22019–2024 OPERATIONAL INTERNATIONAL LTD; FORWARD EDGE INTERNATIONAL
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$269,5647 12019–2024 OPERATIONAL INTERNATIONAL LTD
DONORS TRUST INC DAF sponsor$170,0003 12022–2024 FORWARD EDGE INTERNATIONAL
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one DAF sponsor$159,25010 32018–2024 FORWARD EDGE INTERNATIONAL; OPERATIONAL INTERNATIONAL LTD; LEAP INTERNATIONAL INC
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$157,5005 22021–2024 FORWARD EDGE INTERNATIONAL; OPERATIONAL INTERNATIONAL LTD
ROSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$85,0002 12020–2021 CO-LEAD INTERNATIONAL
DENVER FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$80,0002 12020–2023 CO-LEAD INTERNATIONAL
GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$75,0002 12022–2023 OPERATIONAL INTERNATIONAL LTD
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION funds this one DAF sponsor$60,9445 12016–2024 FORWARD EDGE INTERNATIONAL
T ROWE PRICE PROGRAM FOR CHARITABLE GIVING INC DAF sponsor$58,0003 12020–2022 ISSA INTERNATIONAL LTD
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$50,0001 12024–2024 FORWARD EDGE INTERNATIONAL
GATES FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$50,0001 12023–2023 CO-LEAD INTERNATIONAL

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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 990 · $705,133 spent · pay $71,253 · grants $617,353 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $617,353$617,353-- 87.6%
Other salaries and wages $44,300$44,300$0$0 6.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $26,953$0$26,953$0 3.8%
Fees: accounting $6,243$0$6,243$0 0.9%
Other (as described)banking expense $5,001$0$5,001$0 0.7%
Other (as described)Communications, website, email, mailing etc $3,294$0$3,294$0 0.5%
Travel $1,989$1,989$0$0 0.3%
Total$705,133100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $557,479 spent · pay $77,384 · grants $458,944 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $458,944$458,944-- 82.3%
Other salaries and wages $39,404$39,404$0$0 7.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $33,140$33,140$33,140$0 5.9%
Information technology $6,200$0$6,200$0 1.1%
Fees: accounting $5,903$0$5,903$0 1.1%
Payroll taxes $4,840$4,840$0$0 0.9%
Fees: legal $4,825$0$4,825$0 0.9%
Other (as described)banking $3,101$0$3,101$0 0.6%
Office expenses $601$0$601$0 0.1%
Travel $420$0$410$0 0.1%
Interest $101$0$101$0 0.0%
Total$557,479100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $483,683 spent · pay $29,792 · grants $444,439 · events $530
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $444,439$444,439-- 91.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $23,516$23,516$0$0 4.9%
Other salaries and wages $4,530$4,530$0$0 0.9%
Fees: other services $3,992$0$3,992$0 0.8%
Advertising and promotion $2,374$0$2,374$0 0.5%
Fees: accounting $2,296$0$2,296$0 0.5%
Other employee benefits $1,746$1,746$0$0 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $530$530$0$0 0.1%
Office expenses $201$0$201$0 0.0%
All other expenses $59$0$59$0 0.0%
Total$483,683100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $768,165 spent · pay $19,333 · grants $734,539 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $734,539$734,539-- 95.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $16,346$0$16,346$0 2.1%
Other (as described)Banking $5,525$0$5,525$0 0.7%
Travel $4,658$4,658$0$0 0.6%
Payroll taxes $2,987$0$2,987$0 0.4%
Fees: accounting $2,688$0$0$0 0.3%
Other (as described)Payroll Service fees $589$0$589$0 0.1%
Office expenses $385$0$385$0 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $247$0$247$0 0.0%
Fees: legal $201$0$201$0 0.0%
Total$768,165100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $541,795 spent · pay $54,554 · grants $469,519 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $469,519$469,519-- 86.7%
Other salaries and wages $31,580$31,580$0$0 5.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $13,693$0$13,693$0 2.5%
Other employee benefits $5,192$5,192$0$0 1.0%
Fees: management $4,587$0$4,587$0 0.8%
Payroll taxes $4,089$4,089$0$0 0.8%
Travel $3,931$3,931$0$0 0.7%
Fees: accounting $2,979$0$2,979$0 0.5%
Other (as described)banking $2,023$1,380$643$0 0.4%
Office expenses $1,565$0$1,565$0 0.3%
Fees: legal $1,389$0$1,389$0 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $824$824$0$0 0.2%
Information technology $424$0$424$0 0.1%
Total$541,795100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $427,755 spent · pay $40,226 · grants $330,478 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $330,478$325,909-- 77.3%
Other salaries and wages $18,945$0$0$0 4.4%
Other (as described)undistributed funding $17,389$0$17,389$0 4.1%
Fees: other services $16,562$0$16,562$0 3.9%
Office expenses $13,906$0$0$0 3.3%
Other employee benefits $9,746$0$0$0 2.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $6,853$0$0$0 1.6%
Payroll taxes $4,682$0$0$0 1.1%
Travel $3,550$0$0$0 0.8%
Fees: management $3,124$0$0$0 0.7%
Fees: accounting $1,512$0$0$0 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $1,008$0$0$0 0.2%
Total$427,755100%

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