PROTECT THE FAITH INC

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Plain text PROTECT THE FAITH INC. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2015–2025. https://furp.org/org/protect-the-faith-inc-463143622. Retrieved 2026-11-09.

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Retrieved 2026-11-09; covers tax years 2015–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990 · revenue $210K · expenses $222K · assets $8K

EIN
46-3143622
Address
7399 N SHADELAND AVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46250-2052
NTEE code
X19 Support N.E.C. (Religion-Related) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2015 (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

PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR CHURCHES, INTERNATIONAL MISSION AGENCIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
David S Ehlers PRESIDENT/CEO2015-2025 $0$62,500 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
Wade Kesterson FINANCE DIRECTOR2022-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Steve Spain SALES DIRECTOR2024-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Jay Curatti (former) VP2021-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Christopher D Pond (former) VP, SECY & TREASURER2015-2020 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID S EHLERS PRESIDENT/CEO40 $0$0$0 $01
WADE KESTERSON FINANCE DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE SPAIN SALES DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID S EHLERS PRESIDENT/CEO40 $0$0$0 $01
WADE KESTERSON FINANCE DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE SPAIN SALES DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID S EHLERS PRESIDENT/CEO40 $0$0$0 $01
JAY CURATTI VP10 $0$0$0 $01
WADE KESTERSON TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID S EHLERS PRESIDENT40 $0-- $01
JAY CURATTI VP10 $0-- $01
WADE KESTERSON TREASURER10 $0-- $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID S EHLERS PRESIDENT40 $0-- $01
JAY CURATTI VP10 $0-- $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID S EHLERS PRESIDENT40 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER D POND VP, SECY & TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $62K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID S EHLERS PRESIDENT40 $62,500-$0 $62,5001
CHRISTOPHER D POND VP, SECY & TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID S EHLERS PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER D POND VICE PRESIDENT, SECY & TREAS10 $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 ↗
$210,490$222,254 $7,973$7,973 $68,324$142,166 $00-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$348,382$343,024 $19,737$19,737 $51,307$297,075 $0020
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$352,064$347,487 $14,379$14,379 $59,200$292,864 $0020
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$113,952$111,261 $9,801$9,801 $42,700$71,252 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$112,406$115,738 $7,110$7,110 $44,143$68,263 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$102,347$109,224 $10,442$10,442 $37,200$65,147 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$122,200$120,020 $17,319$17,319 $0$122,200 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,765$23,168 $2,597$2,597 $25,765- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $6,000 in all, tax years 2023 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $6,0001 $6,0002023 2023 DAF sponsor Exact
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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 · $222,254 spent · pay $84,136 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $96,916$96,916-- 43.6%
Other salaries and wages $84,136$84,136-- 37.9%
Travel $27,217$27,217-- 12.2%
Insurance $6,798$6,798-- 3.1%
Fees: other services $4,335$4,335-- 2.0%
Interest $2,852$2,852-- 1.3%
Total$222,254100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $343,024 spent · pay $214,815 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $214,815$214,815-- 62.6%
All other expenses $105,117$105,117-- 30.6%
Travel $12,078$12,078-- 3.5%
Insurance $6,260$6,260-- 1.8%
Fees: other services $2,899$2,899-- 0.8%
Interest $1,855$1,855-- 0.5%
Total$343,024100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $347,487 spent · pay $229,923 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $229,923$229,923-- 66.2%
All other expenses $84,067$84,067-- 24.2%
Travel $23,821$23,821-- 6.9%
Insurance $5,896$5,896-- 1.7%
Fees: other services $2,340$2,340-- 0.7%
Interest $1,440$1,440-- 0.4%
Total$347,487100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $111,261 spent · pay $59,500 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $59,500 53.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $50,891 45.7%
Fees to independent contractors $870 0.8%
Total$111,261100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $115,738 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $115,510 99.8%
Fees to independent contractors $228 0.2%
Total$115,738100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $109,224 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $92,615 84.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $15,979 14.6%
Fees to independent contractors $630 0.6%
Total$109,224100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $120,020 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $119,280 99.4%
Fees to independent contractors $740 0.6%
Total$120,020100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $23,168 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,256 96.1%
Printing, publications, postage $912 3.9%
Total$23,168100%

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