LTF MINISTRIES

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $56K · expenses $75K · assets $23K

EIN
26-3482730
Address
13415 W WESTGATE DR STE 103, SURPRISE, AZ 85378-7107
Website
www.litethefire.org
NTEE code
X19
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2010 (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))
Principal officer
DEB CLIFFORD (its 2014 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2014 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

The purpose of LTF Ministries is to create opportunities for individuals, ministries and churches to grow in their relationships with Jesus Christ - initially through extended seasons of worship and prayer, but gradually including opportunities to bring training and equipping through gatherings that are hosted by LTF or in which LTF has been invited to participate. Ultimately, it is the vision of LTF to help mobilize and launch individuals, ministries and churches in the areas of prayer, discipleship, and outreach to make a difference in the communities in which they live.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

3 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
Jack Welch Vice President2015-2024 $6,500$231,416 1
Deborah Welch (former) President2015-2021 $0$73,050 1
Deborah Welch to 61623 (former) President2022-2023 $0$46,840 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 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
Laura Kaino Secretary2015-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Michael Wilson Director2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Randy Harper (former) Director2015-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Terri Harper (former) Director2015-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Stephanie Fullerton (former) DIRECTOR2015-2016 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $6K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jack Welch Vice President25 $6,500-- $6,5001
Laura Kaino Secretary5 $0-- $01
MICHAEL WILSON Director5 $0-- $01
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $42K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jack Welch Vice President25 $42,366-- $42,3661
Deborah Welch to 61623 President20 $0-- $01
Laura Kaino Secretary5 $0-- $01
MICHAEL WILSON Director5 $0-- $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $136K · 2 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jack Welch Vice President25 $88,800$0$0 $88,8001
Deborah Welch to 61623 President20 $46,840$0$0 $46,8401
Laura Kaino Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL WILSON Director5 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $60K · 1 employee · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jack Welch Vice President25 $60,050$0$0 $60,0501
Deborah Welch President15 $0$0$0 $01
Laura Kaino Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL WILSON Director5 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $15K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jack Welch Vice President15 $15,100-- $15,1001
Deborah Welch President25 $0-- $01
Laura Kaino Secretary5 $0-- $01
2019 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $6K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jack Welch Vice President15 $6,500-- $6,5001
Deborah Welch President25 $0-- $01
Laura Kaino Secretary5 $0-- $01
Randy Harper Director1 $0-- $01
Terri Harper Director1 $0-- $01
2018 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $25K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH WELCH PRESIDENT25 $13,275-- $13,2751
JACK WELCH VICE PRESIDE15 $12,100-- $12,1001
LAURA KAINO SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
RANDY HARPER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
TERRI HARPER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2017 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $27K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH WELCH PRESIDENT25 $27,300-- $27,3001
JACK WELCH VICE PRESIDE15 $0-- $01
LAURA KAINO SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
RANDY HARPER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
TERRI HARPER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2016 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $20K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH WELCH PRESIDENT25 $20,475-- $20,4751
JACK WELCH VICE PRESIDE15 $0-- $01
LAURA KAINO SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
RANDY HARPER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
TERRI HARPER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
STEPHANIE FULLERTON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2015 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH WELCH PRESIDENT25 $12,000-- $12,0001
JACK WELCH VICE PRESIDE15 $0-- $01
LAURA KAINO SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
RANDY HARPER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
TERRI HARPER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
STEPHANIE FULLERTON DIRECTOR1 $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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$56,282$75,172 $23,334$23,334 $56,282- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$89,141$134,348 $42,224$42,224 $89,378- ---
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$236,211$242,472 $87,432$87,432 $236,128$100 $135,640215
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$243,939$204,104 $92,915$93,693 $228,054$14,129 $60,050130
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$159,360$128,160 $54,369$53,858 $151,508$8,107 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$93,444$105,631 $32,334$22,656 $84,253$8,398 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$93,444$101,450 $32,335$26,837 $84,253$8,398 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$87,414$61,163 $44,924$34,843 $87,092- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$72,370$74,860 $13,465$8,591 $68,851$2,680 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$63,467$86,968 $11,081$11,081 $50,020$10,493 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$93,110$78,484 $34,582$34,582 $84,349$6,893 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $18,688 in all, tax years 2020 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
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$18,581 2022$18,581
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LTF MINISTRIES” 2020-2023 4$107 2023$9
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MIRROR MINISTRIES INCLAX19 $58,909$56,104 PRESIDENT$19,004 Same NTEE code X19, revenue within 2x, similar name
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GLOBAL ASIAN INDIAN MINISTRIESCAX19 $52,338$54,568 President$0 Same NTEE code X19, revenue within 2x
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OPEN HEAVEN MINISTRIES INCALX19 $100,938$134,934 BOARD CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code X19, revenue within 2x
OPEN DOOR DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRIESOKX19 $97,812$94,578 Director$71,659 Same NTEE code X19, revenue within 2x
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SPIRIT OF GRACE MINISTRIESTXX19 $68,373$93,614 President$35,960 Same NTEE code X19, revenue within 2x
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ANABAPTIST FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$427,0005 22017–2021 GLOBAL IMPACT FOR CHRIST; MARTINDALE MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP CENTER
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$355,2804 22020–2023 KINGDOM MERCY MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL; SENECA GOSPEL MISSION INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$296,65020 112016–2024 R 15 20 MINISTRIES INC; EARTHEN VESSELS MINISTRY INC; DAUGHTERS FOR THE DAUGHTERS OF OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART INC; REPAIR THE BREACH MINISTRIES and 7 more
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$266,08748 152012–2024 APOLOGETICS RESOURCE CENTER INC; RICHMOND CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE INC; SPIRIT OF GRACE MINISTRIES; HAVEN MISSIONARY HOMES and 11 more
ATHENS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$209,3007 12014–2021 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ATHENS FOUNDATION INC
J PAUL GETTY TRUST Private foundation$200,0001 12014–2014 UNITY TEMPLE RESTORATION FOUNDATION
OAK PARK-RIVER FOREST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$176,2655 12015–2023 UNITY TEMPLE RESTORATION FOUNDATION
SERVANT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$150,2996 22018–2023 GO THE DISTANCE MINISTRIES INC; RICHMOND CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE 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.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $75,172 spent · pay $6,500 · grants $6,722 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $45,445 60.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,616 16.8%
Grants and similar amounts paid $6,722 8.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $6,500 8.6%
Fees to independent contractors $3,889 5.2%
Total$75,172100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $134,348 spent · pay $42,547 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $47,028 35.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $42,547 31.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $39,230 29.2%
Fees to independent contractors $5,345 4.0%
Printing, publications, postage $198 0.1%
Total$134,348100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $242,472 spent · pay $139,006 · grants $0 · events $11,123
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $135,640$135,640-- 55.9%
Occupancy $45,352$45,352-- 18.7%
Other (as described)Contributions $29,760$29,760-- 12.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $11,123$11,123-- 4.6%
Payroll taxes $3,366$3,366-- 1.4%
Other (as described)Utilities $3,176$3,176-- 1.3%
All other expenses $3,063$2,369$694- 1.3%
Other (as described)Supplies $2,921$2,921-- 1.2%
Travel $1,715$1,715-- 0.7%
Depreciation and depletion $1,242$1,242-- 0.5%
Office expenses $1,192-$1,192- 0.5%
Other (as described)Internet $1,169-$1,169- 0.5%
Fees: legal $1,125-$1,125- 0.5%
Insurance $940-$940- 0.4%
Fees: other services $688-$688- 0.3%
Total$242,472100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $204,104 spent · pay $62,441 · grants $0 · events $31,059
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $60,050$60,050-- 29.4%
Occupancy $40,555$40,555-- 19.9%
Other (as described)Contributions $31,185$31,185-- 15.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $31,059$31,059-- 15.2%
Travel $16,276$16,276-- 8.0%
Other (as described)Supplies $6,507$6,507-- 3.2%
All other expenses $5,951$2,346$3,605- 2.9%
Other (as described)Utilities $2,664$2,664-- 1.3%
Payroll taxes $2,391$2,391-- 1.2%
Other (as described)Internet $2,106-$2,106- 1.0%
Fees: other services $1,815-$1,815- 0.9%
Depreciation and depletion $1,590$1,590-- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $1,015-$1,015- 0.5%
Insurance $879-$879- 0.4%
Interest $61-$61- 0.0%
Total$204,104100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $128,160 spent · pay $39,055 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $47,208 36.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $39,555 30.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $39,055 30.5%
Fees to independent contractors $2,217 1.7%
Printing, publications, postage $125 0.1%
Total$128,160100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $105,631 spent · pay $23,420 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $44,771 42.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $35,206 33.3%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $23,420 22.2%
Fees to independent contractors $1,955 1.9%
Printing, publications, postage $279 0.3%
Total$105,631100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $61,163 spent · pay $26,031 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,126 54.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $26,031 42.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,245 2.0%
Fees to independent contractors $495 0.8%
Printing, publications, postage $266 0.4%
Total$61,163100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $74,860 spent · pay $27,552 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $46,125 61.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $27,552 36.8%
Fees to independent contractors $510 0.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $424 0.6%
Printing, publications, postage $249 0.3%
Total$74,860100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $86,968 spent · pay $20,664 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $57,124 65.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $20,664 23.8%
Fees to independent contractors $5,750 6.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,150 3.6%
Printing, publications, postage $280 0.3%
Total$86,968100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $78,484 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $52,972 67.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,799 16.3%
Fees to independent contractors $12,320 15.7%
Printing, publications, postage $393 0.5%
Total$78,484100%

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