GUIDESPRING INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $261K · expenses $272K · assets $50K

EIN
46-5680810
Address
539 INDUSTRIAL PARK RD, MILTON, PA 17847-9211
Website
GUIDESPRING.ORG
NTEE code
F60
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2020 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2018 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2018 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

TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO THOSE WHO HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH TRAUMATIC EVENTS IN THEIR LIVES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 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
Jim Lapp BOARD MEMBER2023-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Arlene Martin BOARD MEMBER2019-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Ken Martin CHAIRMAN2019-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Ronald Musselman BOARD MEMBER2019-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Naomi Peachy BOARD MEMBER2023-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Ben Streeter BOARD MEMBER2023-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Ivan Yoder (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Cynthia Beiler (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Esther Lapp (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2022 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · none paid · 6 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JIM LAPP BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
ARLENE MARTIN BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
KEN MARTIN CHAIRMAN- $0$0$0 $01
RONALD MUSSELMAN BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
NAOMI PEACHY BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
BEN STREETER BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 6 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JIM LAPP BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
ARLENE MARTIN BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
KEN MARTIN CHAIRMAN- $0$0$0 $01
RONALD MUSSELMAN BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
NAOMI PEACHY BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
BEN STREETER BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid · 6 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JIM LAPP BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
ARLENE MARTIN BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
KEN MARTIN CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
RONALD MUSSELMAN BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
NAOMI PEACHY BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
BEN STREETER BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 6 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEN MARTIN BOARD CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
RONALD MUSSELMAN BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
IVAN YODER BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
CYNTHIA BEILER BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
ARLENE MARTIN BOARD MEMBER20 $0$0$0 $01
ESTHER LAPP BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEN MARTIN BOARD CHAIRMAN10 $0-- $01
RONALD MUSSELMAN BOARD MEMBER10 $0-- $01
IVAN YODER BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
CYNTHIA BEILER BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
ARLENE MARTIN BOARD MEMBER20 $0-- $01
ESTHER LAPP BOARD MEMBER10 $0-- $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEN MARTIN BOARD CHAIRMAN10 $0-- $01
RONALD MUSSELMAN BOARD MEMBER10 $0-- $01
IVAN YODER BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
CYNTHIA BEILER BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
ARLENE MARTIN BOARD MEMBER20 $0-- $01
ESTHER LAPP BOARD MEMBER10 $0-- $01
2019 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEN MARTIN BOARD CHAIRMAN10 $0-- $01
RONALD MUSSELMAN BOARD MEMBER10 $0-- $01
IVAN YODER BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
CYNTHIA BEILER BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
ARLENE MARTIN BOARD MEMBER20 $0-- $01
ESTHER LAPP BOARD MEMBER10 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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
2020$3,000$02
Largest awards · 1 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2020Small Business AdministrationGrant or other assistanceECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN EMERGENCY ADVANCE 59.072ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT$3,000

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 ↗
$260,603$272,218 $50,159$50,159 $64,682$120,935 -6-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$277,774$243,278 $61,774$61,774 $66,165$115,302 -6-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$258,297$227,651 $24,463$24,463 $18,329$157,640 -6-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$246,453$232,765 $24,038$0 $30,821$121,927 -6-
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$138,806$165,946 $7,929$75 $24,580$89,636 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$132,945$111,179 $27,215$27,215 $24,684$64,177 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$129,414$120,792 $5,449$5,449 $53,213$47,283 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $65,097 in all, tax years 2020 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$50,000 2024$50,000
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FAITHFUL JOURNEY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$15,000 2024$15,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GUIDESPRING INC” 2020-2023 4$97 2023$28
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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 · $272,218 spent · pay $177,707 · grants $0 · events $57,950
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $177,707$168,822$5,331$3,554 65.3%
Fees: other services $33,979$33,979-- 12.5%
Occupancy $27,655$26,272$1,383- 10.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $15,017$15,017-- 5.5%
Office expenses $4,734$4,497$142$95 1.7%
Information technology $4,285$4,285-- 1.6%
Insurance $3,917$3,721$196- 1.4%
Other (as described)GIFTS / DONATIONS $2,013$2,013-- 0.7%
Other (as described)JOURNEY GROUP EXPENSES $1,134$1,134-- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $965-$965- 0.4%
Travel $624$624-- 0.2%
Fees: legal $188-$188- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $117,859$42,933reported apart
Total$272,218100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $243,278 spent · pay $163,984 · grants $0 · events $51,646
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $163,984$155,784$4,920$3,280 67.4%
Fees: other services $25,445$25,445-- 10.5%
Occupancy $21,205$20,144$1,061- 8.7%
Office expenses $10,074$9,794$133$147 4.1%
Information technology $4,939$4,939-- 2.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $4,915$4,915-- 2.0%
Insurance $3,984$3,785$199- 1.6%
Other (as described)REIMBURSEMENT $2,714$2,714-- 1.1%
Fees: accounting $2,400-$2,400- 1.0%
Other (as described)RESTORATIVE JUSTICE EXPEN $1,107$1,107-- 0.5%
Other (as described)GIFTS / DONATIONS $923$923-- 0.4%
All other expenses $517$517-- 0.2%
Other (as described)ADJUSTMENT $435$435-- 0.2%
Fees: legal $411-$411- 0.2%
Travel $225$225-- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $142,976$46,731reported apart
Total$243,278100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $227,651 spent · pay $158,402 · grants $0 · events $89,861
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $158,402$150,482$4,752$3,168 69.6%
Occupancy $20,919$19,873$1,046- 9.2%
Fees: other services $20,000$20,000-- 8.8%
Office expenses $7,867$7,623$97$147 3.5%
Information technology $5,990$5,990-- 2.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $5,761$5,761-- 2.5%
Insurance $4,572$4,343$229- 2.0%
Other (as described)JOURNEY GROUP EXPENSES $1,541$1,541-- 0.7%
Other (as described)GIFTS / DONATIONS $703$703-- 0.3%
Travel $646$646-- 0.3%
Other (as described)RESTORATIVE JUSTICE EXPEN $383$383-- 0.2%
Fees: legal $311-$311- 0.1%
Fees: accounting $300-$300- 0.1%
Other (as described)PURE DESIRE MINISTRY $256$256-- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $166,204$84,100reported apart
Total$227,651100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $232,765 spent · pay $153,821 · grants $0 · events $70,519
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $153,821-$153,821- 66.1%
Occupancy $21,471-$21,471- 9.2%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SERVICES EXPENSES $14,639$14,639-- 6.3%
Other (as described)CLIENT MATERIAL RESOURCES $9,951-$9,951- 4.3%
Travel $7,606-$7,606- 3.3%
Other (as described)CONTRACT SERVICES $7,221-$7,221- 3.1%
Insurance $4,022-$4,022- 1.7%
Office expenses $3,455-$3,455- 1.5%
Information technology $3,401-$3,401- 1.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,777-$2,777- 1.2%
Fees: legal $1,450-$1,450- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $1,218-$1,218- 0.5%
Other (as described)PRINTING POSTAGE $918-$918- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $815-$815- 0.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $130,579$67,742reported apart
Total$232,765100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $165,946 spent · pay $118,500 · grants $0 · events $13,318
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $118,500 71.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $26,053 15.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $18,138 10.9%
Fees to independent contractors $3,255 2.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$13,318reported apart
Total$165,946100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $111,179 spent · pay $73,221 · grants $0 · events $22,952
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $73,221 65.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25,832 23.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,126 10.9%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$22,952reported apart
Total$111,179100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $120,792 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,450 · events $9,596
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $107,446 89.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,896 8.2%
Grants and similar amounts paid $3,450 2.9%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$9,596reported apart
Total$120,792100%

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