LAZARUS COMMISSION INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $60K · expenses $72K · assets $25K

EIN
45-4816272
Address
49 LULA CT, SANDPOINT, ID 83864-2326
NTEE code
Q33 International Relief (International, Foreign Affairs and National Security) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2012 (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
JoLynn Pierrot (its 2018 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2018 (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 LAZARUS COMMISSION IS ORGANIZED FOR CHARITABLE, COMPASSIONATE AND CHRISTIAN PURPOSES, MORE SPECIFICALLY TO GO AND MAKE DISCIPLES OF JESUS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 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
Jolynn Bennett Pierot DIRECTOR2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Jody Lenz DIRECTOR2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Erin Vanstone DIRECTOR2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Chris Grant DIRECTOR2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Susan Baker DIRECTOR2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Alina Robinson DIRECTOR2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Chris Ward PRESIDENT2025 0 $0 reported 1
Chris Wood (former) Chair of the Board2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRIS WARD PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
JOLYNN BENNETT PIEROT DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JODY LENZ DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ERIN VANSTONE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
CHRIS GRANT DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
SUSAN BAKER DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ALINA ROBINSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2024 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Wood Chair of the Board1 $0-$0 $01
Jolynn Bennett Pierot Director1 $0-$0 $01
Jody Lenz Director1 $0-$0 $01
Erin VanStone Director1 $0-$0 $01
Chris Grant Director1 $0-$0 $01
Susan Baker Director1 $0-$0 $01
Alina Robinson Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Wood Chair of the Board1 $0-$0 $01
Jolynn Bennett Pierot Director1 $0-$0 $01
Jody Lenz Director1 $0-$0 $01
Erin VanStone Director1 $0-$0 $01
Chris Grant Director1 $0-$0 $01
Susan Baker Director1 $0-$0 $01
Alina Robinson Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Wood Chair of the Board1 $0-$0 $01
Jolynn Bennett Pierot Director1 $0-$0 $01
Jody Lenz Director1 $0-$0 $01
Erin VanStone Director1 $0-$0 $01
Chris Grant Director1 $0-$0 $01
Susan Baker Director1 $0-$0 $01
Alina Robinson Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Wood Chair of the Board1 $0-$0 $01
Jolynn Bennett Pierot Director1 $0-$0 $01
Jody Lenz Director1 $0-$0 $01
Erin VanStone Director1 $0-$0 $01
Chris Grant Director1 $0-$0 $01
Susan Baker Director1 $0-$0 $01
Alina Robinson Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Wood Chair of the Board1 $0-$0 $01
Jolynn Bennett Pierot Director1 $0-$0 $01
Jody Lenz Director1 $0-$0 $01
Erin VanStone Director1 $0-$0 $01
Chris Grant Director1 $0-$0 $01
Susan Baker Director1 $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 ↗
$59,958$71,774 $24,897$24,897 $59,958- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$65,619$74,241 $38,143$38,143 $65,619$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$99,723$85,832 $46,765$46,765 $99,723$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,111$48,853 $32,874$32,874 $64,111$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$65,118$55,579 $17,616$17,616 $65,118$0 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,472$25,935 $8,077$8,077 $30,472$0 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $26,638 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND $19,1282 $7,2202024 2019, 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC $7,4791 $7,4792019 2019 DAF sponsor Exact
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $314 $162023 2020-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LAZARUS COMMISSION INC”
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MISSION LOVE SEEDS INCFLQ33 $49,116$34,936 President$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x
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CHIFUNDO MEDICAL MISSIONS INCNEQ33 $52,966$29,941 Officer$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x
JEWISH CUBA CONNECTION INCCAQ33 $56,404$73,009 President$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x
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EFRUSY FAMILY FOUNDATION $270,0004 1Private foundation2016–2019 ONGOZA FOUNDATION INC
CATHOLIC FOUNDATION FOR THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN NORTHERN CO $262,8004 1DAF sponsor2010–2015 CONGO RELIEF MISSION 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 · $71,774 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $71,774 100.0%
Total$71,774100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $74,241 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $54,839 73.9%
Fees to independent contractors $19,402 26.1%
Total$74,241100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $85,832 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $69,037 80.4%
Fees to independent contractors $16,795 19.6%
Total$85,832100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $48,853 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $39,962 81.8%
Fees to independent contractors $8,891 18.2%
Total$48,853100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $55,579 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $51,471 92.6%
Fees to independent contractors $4,108 7.4%
Total$55,579100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $25,935 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,534 90.7%
Fees to independent contractors $2,401 9.3%
Total$25,935100%

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