THE NATIONAL FATHERING MINISTRY INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $109K · expenses $114K · assets $17K

EIN
41-1737601
Address
4900 HIGHWAY 169 N STE 225, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55428-4051
Website
WWW.DADSFIRST.ORG
NTEE code
X20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 1994 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2015 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2015 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

THE NATIONAL FATHERING MINISTRY SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN AND EQUIP FATHERS IN THEIR ROLE AS THE SERVANT LEADER OF THEIR FAMILY. THE AGENCY PURPOSES TO PROVIDE FATHERS TOOLS AND SKILLS THAT PRODUCE SPIRITUALLY HEALTHY FAMILIES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Charles Aycock DIRECTOR2015-2024 $42,433$296,240 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 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
Peter Christianson DIRECTOR2015-2024 0 $0 reported 1
John Delong DIRECTOR2015-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Rick Brendsel VICE CHAIRMAN2015-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Dave Johnson SEC/TREASURER2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Mike Johnson CHAIRMAN2015-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Doug Cozad (former) DIRECTOR2015-2020 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $42K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES AYCOCK DIRECTOR40 $42,433-$0 $42,4331
PETER CHRISTIANSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
JOHN DELONG DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
RICK BRENDSEL VICE CHAIRMAN0 $0-$0 $01
DAVE JOHNSON SEC/TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MIKE JOHNSON CHAIRMAN0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $32K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES AYCOCK DIRECTOR40 $32,087-$0 $32,0871
PETER CHRISTIANSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
JOHN DELONG DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
RICK BRENDSEL VICE CHAIRMAN0 $0-$0 $01
DAVE JOHNSON SEC/TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MIKE JOHNSON CHAIRMAN0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $19K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES AYCOCK DIRECTOR40 $18,561-$0 $18,5611
PETER CHRISTIANSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
JOHN DELONG DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
RICK BRENDSEL VICE CHAIRMAN0 $0-$0 $01
DAVE JOHNSON SEC/TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MIKE JOHNSON CHAIRMAN0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $30K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES AYCOCK DIRECTOR40 $29,668-$0 $29,6681
PETER CHRISTIANSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
RICK BRENDSEL DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
DAVE JOHNSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MIKE JOHNSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $28K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES AYCOCK DIRECTOR40 $28,137-$0 $28,1371
DOUG COZAD DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
PETER CHRISTIANSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
RICK BRENDSEL DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
JOHN DELONG DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MIKE JOHNSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $28K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES AYCOCK DIRECTOR40 $27,700-$0 $27,7001
DOUG COZAD DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
PETER CHRISTIANSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
RICK BRENDSEL DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
JOHN DELONG DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MIKE JOHNSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $20K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES AYCOCK DIRECTOR40 $20,132-$0 $20,1321
DOUG COZAD DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
PETER CHRISTIANSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
RICK BRENDSEL DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
JOHN DELONG DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MIKE JOHNSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $27K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES AYCOCK DIRECTOR40 $26,715-$0 $26,7151
DOUG COZAD DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
PETER CHRISTIANSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
RICK BRENDSEL DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
JOHN DELONG DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MIKE JOHNSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $28K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES AYCOCK DIRECTOR40 $28,079-$0 $28,0791
DOUG COZAD DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
PETER CHRISTIANSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
RICK BRENDSEL DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
JOHN DELONG DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MIKE JOHNSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $43K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES AYCOCK DIRECTOR40 $42,728-$0 $42,7281
DOUG COZAD DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
PETER CHRISTIANSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
RICK BRENDSEL DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
JOHN DELONG DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MIKE JOHNSON DIRECTOR0 $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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$109,208$113,983 $17,345-$27,266 $109,208- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$96,227$101,456 $12,351-$22,491 $96,227- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$109,919$95,970 $16,311-$17,262 $109,919- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$99,586$95,076 $0-$31,211 $72,079- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$76,593$85,816 $6,780-$35,721 $75,916- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,829$91,836 $1,640-$26,498 $81,829- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$91,714$87,398 $8,813-$16,491 $91,714- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$107,190$105,498 $3,353-$20,807 $107,190- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$90,933$93,679 $252-$22,499 $90,933- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$105,164$107,209 $31,516-$233 $105,164- ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $208,991 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
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2012-2015, 2020-2024 9$86,200 2024$18,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2025 7$72,291 2025$12,764
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2013-2015 3$32,000 2015$12,000
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MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2019, 2024 2$12,600 2024$7,500
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2014 1$5,900 2014$5,900
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TIME MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL INCFLX20 $105,915$82,540 SENIOR PASTOR$0 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x
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MINISTRY OF THE THIRD CROSS INCTXX20 $115,127$103,239 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x
FAITHWORKS MINISTRIES INCWIX20 $109,639$106,734 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x
FREELAND MINISTRIES INCTXX20 $113,610$96,169 President$22,000 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x
CROSSROADS FOR HER MINISTRY INCGAX20 $104,207$117,917 President$0 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x
MINISTRY OF FIRE FOR JESUS CHRIST INTERNATIONALFLX20 $108,097$88,554 Pastor$0 Same NTEE code X20, 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
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$824,4554 22011–2016 FREELAND MINISTRIES INC; CHRISTIAN FORMATION AND DIRECTION MINISTRIES
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION funds this one DAF sponsor$778,68864 182012–2024 BEREA SCHOOL OF MINISTTRY INC; THIS DAY MINISTRIES; WILLIAM DEAGLE MINISTRIES INC; PRAY ALWAYS MINISTRY and 14 more
PRICE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$717,90010 12011–2022 THISTLEBEND MINISTRIES
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$313,74522 122016–2024 ABIDING SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES INCORPORATED; AWAKENING TO GOD MINISTRIES; LIVING WORD MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL; HIS APPOINTED TIME MINISTRIES INC and 8 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF TAMPA BAY INC DAF sponsor$167,6523 12020–2022 THIS DAY MINISTRIES
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one DAF sponsor$160,85015 72019–2024 CHRISTIAN FORMATION AND DIRECTION MINISTRIES; DAVE DESELM MINISTRIES INC; LIMITLESS MINISTRIES INC; PRAY ALWAYS MINISTRY and 3 more
SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$110,84911 12010–2025 KINGMAN AREA MINISTRIES INC
FORGOOD INC funds this one DAF sponsor$77,6827 42014–2023 CENTER FOR TRANSFORMATION &TRAINING; CHRIST CONNECTION; THE PORCH MINISTRIES INC; MESSAGES OF HOPE INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES INC
FESTUS & HELEN STACY FOUNDATION II Private foundation$75,0001 12020–2020 BETHANY INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES
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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 · $113,983 spent · pay $51,973 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $56,928 49.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $51,973 45.6%
Fees to independent contractors $5,082 4.5%
Total$113,983100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $101,456 spent · pay $41,276 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $58,987 58.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $41,276 40.7%
Fees to independent contractors $1,193 1.2%
Total$101,456100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $95,970 spent · pay $27,316 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $64,004 66.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $27,316 28.5%
Fees to independent contractors $4,650 4.8%
Total$95,970100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $95,076 spent · pay $37,475 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $57,001 60.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $37,475 39.4%
Fees to independent contractors $600 0.6%
Total$95,076100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $85,816 spent · pay $35,502 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $46,664 54.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $35,502 41.4%
Fees to independent contractors $3,650 4.3%
Total$85,816100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $91,836 spent · pay $35,291 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $56,145 61.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $35,291 38.4%
Fees to independent contractors $400 0.4%
Total$91,836100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $87,398 spent · pay $26,251 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $59,497 68.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $26,251 30.0%
Fees to independent contractors $1,650 1.9%
Total$87,398100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $105,498 spent · pay $31,729 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $73,119 69.3%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $31,729 30.1%
Fees to independent contractors $650 0.6%
Total$105,498100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $93,679 spent · pay $35,824 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $55,676 59.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $35,824 38.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,029 2.2%
Fees to independent contractors $150 0.2%
Total$93,679100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $107,209 spent · pay $49,538 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $54,120 50.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $49,538 46.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,651 2.5%
Fees to independent contractors $900 0.8%
Total$107,209100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2021$0$01
2020$0$01
Largest awards · 0 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated

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