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TORCH OF CHRIST MINISTRIES
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $195K · expenses $218K · assets $229K
- EIN
- 82-1335802
- Address
- PO BOX 4061, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70606-4061
- Website
- WWW.TORCHOFCHRIST.COM
- NTEE code
- X20
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2017
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Torch of Christ Ministries provides evangelism, education, and missional support through the dissemination of information with the primary intent of preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ to all.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip A Blair | President | 2017-2024 | $88,400 | $542,059 | 1 |
| Stoney Ball | VicePresident | 2017-2024 | $0 | $1,000 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
2 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris R Hamilton | Secretary | 2017-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| John L Tziortzis (former) | Director | 2017-2018 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $88K · 1 employee · 100 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILLIP A BLAIR | President | 40 | $88,400 | $0 | $0 | $88,400 | 1 |
| MORRIS R HAMILTON | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STONEY BALL | VicePresident | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $88K · 1 employee · 90 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILLIP A BLAIR | President | 40 | $87,512 | $0 | $0 | $87,512 | 1 |
| MORRIS R HAMILTON | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STONEY BALL | VicePresident | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $82K · 1 employee · 90 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILLIP A BLAIR | President | 40 | $81,900 | $0 | $0 | $81,900 | 1 |
| MORRIS R HAMILTON | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STONEY BALL | VicePresident | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $79K · 1 employee · 90 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILLIP A BLAIR | President | 40 | $78,049 | $0 | $0 | $78,049 | 1 |
| STONEY BALL | VicePresident | 1 | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 | 1 |
| MORRIS R HAMILTON | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $69K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip A Blair | Director/President | 40 | $68,651 | $0 | $0 | $68,651 | 1 |
| Morris R Hamilton | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stoney Ball | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $73K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip A Blair | Director/President | 40 | $72,725 | $0 | $0 | $72,725 | 1 |
| Morris R Hamilton | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stoney Ball | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2018 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $39K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip A Blair | Director/ President | 40 | $38,656 | - | $0 | $38,656 | 1 |
| John L Tziortzis | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Morris R Hamilton | Secretary | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stoney Ball | Vice President | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2017 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $26K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip A Blair | Director/ President | 40 | $26,166 | - | $0 | $26,166 | 1 |
| John L Tziortzis | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Morris R Hamilton | Secretary | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stoney Ball | Vice President | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $194,971 | $218,036 | $229,005 | $225,520 | $185,241 | $0 | $88,400 | 1 | 100 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $194,830 | $243,308 | $251,775 | $248,585 | $189,768 | $0 | $87,511 | 1 | 90 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $231,308 | $267,383 | $301,802 | $297,063 | $225,401 | $0 | $81,900 | 1 | 90 |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $295,133 | $294,276 | $336,100 | $333,139 | $282,775 | $0 | $78,049 | 1 | 90 |
| 2020 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $522,805 | $240,410 | $334,762 | $332,282 | $522,805 | $0 | $68,651 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $204,085 | $182,741 | $52,055 | $49,888 | $204,085 | $0 | $72,725 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $152,207 | $123,964 | $28,543 | $28,543 | $152,207 | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $58,336 | $58,036 | $300 | $300 | $58,336 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $13,947 in all, tax years 2019 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019 | 1 | $7,500 | 2019 | $7,500 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022 | 1 | $6,000 | 2022 | $6,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “TORCH OF CHRIST MINISTRIES” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $447 | 2023 | $96 | show |
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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 990 · $218,036 spent · pay $95,162 · grants $40,298 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $88,400 | $70,720 | $8,840 | $8,840 | 40.5% | |
| Grants outside the US | $40,298 | $40,298 | - | - | 18.5% | |
| Travel | $37,803 | $18,901 | $9,451 | $9,451 | 17.3% | |
| Office expenses | $14,422 | $7,211 | $3,605 | $3,606 | 6.6% | |
| Occupancy | $13,288 | $6,644 | $3,322 | $3,322 | 6.1% | |
| Payroll taxes | $6,762 | $5,410 | $676 | $676 | 3.1% | |
| Other (as described) | Mission Outreach | $4,671 | $4,671 | - | - | 2.1% |
| Fees: accounting | $4,500 | - | $4,500 | - | 2.1% | |
| Other (as described) | Bank & Processing Fees | $4,405 | - | - | $4,405 | 2.0% |
| Advertising and promotion | $2,400 | - | - | $2,400 | 1.1% | |
| Insurance | $587 | - | $587 | - | 0.3% | |
| Fees: management | $500 | $500 | - | - | 0.2% | |
| Total | $218,036 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $243,308 spent · pay $94,208 · grants $54,502 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $87,511 | $70,009 | $8,751 | $8,751 | 36.0% | |
| Travel | $57,445 | $28,723 | $14,361 | $14,361 | 23.6% | |
| Grants outside the US | $54,502 | $54,502 | - | - | 22.4% | |
| Occupancy | $19,941 | $9,971 | $4,985 | $4,985 | 8.2% | |
| Office expenses | $8,667 | $3,353 | $2,657 | $2,657 | 3.6% | |
| Payroll taxes | $6,697 | $5,357 | $670 | $670 | 2.8% | |
| Other (as described) | Bank & Processing Fees | $4,368 | - | - | $4,368 | 1.8% |
| Fees: accounting | $2,980 | - | $2,980 | - | 1.2% | |
| Fees: other services | $885 | - | $885 | - | 0.4% | |
| Insurance | $312 | - | $312 | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $243,308 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $267,383 spent · pay $88,168 · grants $78,358 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $81,900 | $65,520 | $8,190 | $8,190 | 30.6% | |
| Grants outside the US | $78,358 | $78,358 | - | - | 29.3% | |
| Travel | $56,968 | $28,484 | $14,242 | $14,242 | 21.3% | |
| Occupancy | $21,256 | $10,628 | $5,314 | $5,314 | 7.9% | |
| Office expenses | $9,205 | $4,603 | $2,301 | $2,301 | 3.4% | |
| Payroll taxes | $6,268 | $5,014 | $627 | $627 | 2.3% | |
| Other (as described) | Bank & Processing Fees | $5,403 | - | - | $5,403 | 2.0% |
| Other (as described) | Missions | $3,055 | $3,055 | - | - | 1.1% |
| Fees: accounting | $2,640 | - | $2,640 | - | 1.0% | |
| Insurance | $2,112 | - | $2,112 | - | 0.8% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $218 | - | - | $218 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $267,383 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $294,276 spent · pay $84,019 · grants $79,984 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants outside the US | $79,984 | $79,984 | - | - | 27.2% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $78,049 | $62,439 | $7,805 | $7,805 | 26.5% | |
| Travel | $63,848 | $31,924 | $15,962 | $15,962 | 21.7% | |
| Occupancy | $21,679 | $10,839 | $5,420 | $5,420 | 7.4% | |
| Other (as described) | Missions | $11,376 | $11,376 | - | - | 3.9% |
| Office expenses | $10,620 | $5,310 | $2,655 | $2,655 | 3.6% | |
| Other (as described) | Bank & Processing Fees | $9,400 | - | - | $9,400 | 3.2% |
| Fees: accounting | $6,268 | - | $6,268 | - | 2.1% | |
| Payroll taxes | $5,970 | $4,776 | $597 | $597 | 2.0% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $4,400 | - | - | $4,400 | 1.5% | |
| Insurance | $2,682 | - | $2,682 | - | 0.9% | |
| Total | $294,276 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990 · $240,410 spent · pay $73,903 · grants $53,575 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $68,651 | $54,921 | $6,865 | $6,865 | 28.6% | |
| Grants outside the US | $53,575 | $53,575 | - | - | 22.3% | |
| Travel | $29,827 | $14,913 | $7,457 | $7,457 | 12.4% | |
| All other expenses | $14,232 | $5,885 | $6,321 | $2,026 | 5.9% | |
| Other (as described) | Rent & Lease | $14,098 | - | $14,098 | - | 5.9% |
| Depreciation and depletion | $13,728 | - | $13,728 | - | 5.7% | |
| Other (as described) | Mission Budget | $13,666 | $13,666 | - | - | 5.7% |
| Other (as described) | Bank Fees | $12,379 | - | $0 | $12,379 | 5.1% |
| Payroll taxes | $5,252 | $4,202 | $525 | $525 | 2.2% | |
| Other (as described) | Meals | $4,923 | $2,461 | $1,231 | $1,231 | 2.0% |
| Fees: accounting | $4,342 | - | $4,342 | - | 1.8% | |
| Insurance | $2,047 | - | $2,047 | - | 0.9% | |
| Fees: other services | $2,000 | - | $2,000 | - | 0.8% | |
| Office expenses | $1,676 | $838 | $419 | $419 | 0.7% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $14 | - | - | $14 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $240,410 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990 · $182,741 spent · pay $78,286 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $72,725 | $43,139 | $14,793 | $14,793 | 39.8% | |
| Other (as described) | Mission and outreach ex | $50,361 | $50,361 | - | - | 27.6% |
| Travel | $25,055 | $12,527 | $6,264 | $6,264 | 13.7% | |
| Office expenses | $6,540 | $3,270 | $1,635 | $1,635 | 3.6% | |
| Other (as described) | Bank Fees | $6,106 | - | $3,053 | $3,053 | 3.3% |
| Payroll taxes | $5,561 | $3,423 | $1,069 | $1,069 | 3.0% | |
| Other (as described) | Meals | $4,809 | $2,404 | $1,202 | $1,203 | 2.6% |
| Other (as described) | Supplies | $4,395 | $2,888 | $1,099 | $408 | 2.4% |
| Fees: accounting | $3,807 | - | $3,807 | - | 2.1% | |
| All other expenses | $2,794 | $1,397 | $231 | $1,166 | 1.5% | |
| Fees: legal | $350 | - | $350 | - | 0.2% | |
| Occupancy | $185 | - | $185 | - | 0.1% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $53 | - | - | $53 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $182,741 | 100% |
2018 · Form 990EZ · $123,964 spent · pay $38,656 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $81,308 | 65.6% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $38,656 | 31.2% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $4,000 | 3.2% | |
| Total | $123,964 | 100% |
2017 · Form 990EZ · $58,036 spent · pay $26,166 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $31,020 | 53.4% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $26,166 | 45.1% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $850 | 1.5% | |
| Total | $58,036 | 100% |