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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Phillip A Blair President2017-2024 $88,400$542,059 1
Stoney Ball VicePresident2017-2024 $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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Morris R Hamilton Secretary2017-2024 1 $0 reported 1
John L Tziortzis (former) Director2017-2018 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $88K · 1 employee · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILLIP A BLAIR President40 $88,400$0$0 $88,4001
MORRIS R HAMILTON Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
STONEY BALL VicePresident1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $88K · 1 employee · 90 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILLIP A BLAIR President40 $87,512$0$0 $87,5121
MORRIS R HAMILTON Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
STONEY BALL VicePresident1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $82K · 1 employee · 90 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILLIP A BLAIR President40 $81,900$0$0 $81,9001
MORRIS R HAMILTON Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
STONEY BALL VicePresident1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $79K · 1 employee · 90 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILLIP A BLAIR President40 $78,049$0$0 $78,0491
STONEY BALL VicePresident1 $1,000$0$0 $1,0001
MORRIS R HAMILTON Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $69K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Phillip A Blair Director/President40 $68,651$0$0 $68,6511
Morris R Hamilton Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Stoney Ball Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $73K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Phillip A Blair Director/President40 $72,725$0$0 $72,7251
Morris R Hamilton Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Stoney Ball Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $39K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Phillip A Blair Director/ President40 $38,656-$0 $38,6561
John L Tziortzis Director1 $0-$0 $01
Morris R Hamilton Secretary15 $0-$0 $01
Stoney Ball Vice President15 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $26K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Phillip A Blair Director/ President40 $26,166-$0 $26,1661
John L Tziortzis Director0 $0-$0 $01
Morris R Hamilton Secretary15 $0-$0 $01
Stoney Ball Vice President15 $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 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$194,971$218,036 $229,005$225,520 $185,241$0 $88,4001100
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$194,830$243,308 $251,775$248,585 $189,768$0 $87,511190
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$231,308$267,383 $301,802$297,063 $225,401$0 $81,900190
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$295,133$294,276 $336,100$333,139 $282,775$0 $78,049190
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$522,805$240,410 $334,762$332,282 $522,805$0 $68,65100
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$204,085$182,741 $52,055$49,888 $204,085$0 $72,72500
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$152,207$123,964 $28,543$28,543 $152,207- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$7,500 2019$7,500
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$6,000 2022$6,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “TORCH OF CHRIST MINISTRIES” 2020-2023 4$447 2023$96
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MARK BRIGGS MINISTRIES INCLAX20 $184,955$179,493 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x, same state
GALILEE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH OF DUBBERLY INCLAX20 $192,288$155,790 PRESIDENT$44,000 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x, same state
FREEDOM TRAIN INCLAX20 $204,941$208,581 Chairman$92,486 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x, same state
AMERICAN-UKRAINIAN EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIPLAX20 $199,270$109,160 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x, same state
TURKEY FRY GUYSLAX20 $201,306$200,072 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x, same state
COMO RETREAT INCLAX20 $188,922$141,779 President$0 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x, same state
633 GLOBALLAX20 $198,305$162,585 OFFICER$31,802 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x, same state
GENERATION 2 GENERATIONLAX20 $199,522$204,343 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x, same state
IN CHRIST MINISTRIES INCCOX20 $203,365$152,049 Executive Director$72,872 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x, similar name
CHRISTWAY MINISTRIESMOX20 $186,792$159,442 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x, similar name
DISCIPLING THE NATIONS MINISTRIES INCORPORATEDOKX20 $200,358$371,046 President$0 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x, similar mission
TSM MINISTRIES INCTXX20 $192,394$125,875 President$0 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x
MJV MINISTRIESFLX20 $199,075$174,299 President$0 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x
POUR IT OUT MINISTRIESTXX20 $188,751$252,409 President$9,996 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x
ISTORIA MINISTRIES INCOKX20 $197,575$206,197 PRESIDENT$48,000 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x
OFF THE CHAIN MINISTRIES INCFLX20 $182,727$141,150 Director/President$30,000 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x, similar name
VANDER LEEST MINISTRIESTXX20 $198,995$198,773 DIRECTOR$67,427 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x
TIMSHOL MINISTRIESTXX20 $181,877$225,778 Executive Director$0 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x
MINISTERING GRACE MINISTRIES INCTXX20 $195,000$88,798 President$0 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x, similar mission
PATH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS MINISTRIESTXX20 $207,405$128,607 Executive Dir$0 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x
VISION OF HOPE MINISTRIES INCTNX20 $198,170$251,846 Missionary / Board Member$0 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x
CALVARY CONNECTION MINISTRIES INTERNATIONALWAX20 $191,343$267,424 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x, similar mission
AGAPE INDIANS MINISTRIES INTL INCTXX20 $181,577$106,002 President$10,500 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x, similar mission
HIS CALL MINISTRIESMOX20 $206,658$51,086 Secretary/Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x
TURNING THE HEARTS MINISTRIESWAX20 $191,933$165,757 President$78,560 Same NTEE code X20, revenue within 2x

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
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION funds this one DAF sponsor$1,453,34699 232012–2024 VISION OF HOPE MINISTRIES INC; POWER TO CHANGE INC; STAINED GLASS MINISTRIES INC; TIMSHOL MINISTRIES and 19 more
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$831,14113 52017–2024 BUDDY HICKS MINISTRIES; MPACT MENS MINISTRIES INC; OFF THE CHAIN MINISTRIES INC; STAINED GLASS MINISTRIES INC and 1 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$515,93737 172016–2024 AFAAYO AFRICA MINISTRIES INC; SPARROW MINISTRIES INC; VISION OF HOPE MINISTRIES INC; PLYMOUTH UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST and 13 more
DAVID AND KAREN BERE FOUNDATION Private foundation$489,50017 12011–2025 MIKE KRUGER MINISTRIES INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$389,25021 112014–2024 TURNING THE HEARTS MINISTRIES; GLOBAL MINISTRY RESOURCES; GOSPEL FAMILY MINISTRIES; EMET MINISTRIES INC and 7 more
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$271,00010 32016–2024 END-TIME GLORY MINISTRIES; GOSPEL FAMILY MINISTRIES; INTERNATIONAL BEREAN MINISTRIES INC
GLOBAL IMPACT DAF sponsor$227,2901 12009–2009 BUDDY HICKS MINISTRIES
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$207,5004 12021–2024 INTERNATIONAL BEREAN MINISTRIES INC
GRACE TPTC FOUNDATION Private foundation$200,0002 12023–2024 KINGDOM ENCOUNTER MINISTRIES
THE NEW HORIZONS FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$198,0001 12024–2024 MIKE GUZZARDO MINISTRIES
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$178,20013 32011–2022 VISION OF HOPE MINISTRIES INC; STRATEGIC MINISTRIES INC; EXCHANGED LIFE MINISTRIES INC
TRUMAN HEARTLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$123,0535 12010–2014 INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN MISSIONS MINISTRIES INC
T ROWE PRICE PROGRAM FOR CHARITABLE GIVING INC DAF sponsor$113,2009 32020–2025 BILLY GRAY MINISTRIES INC; SPARROW MINISTRIES INC; FOR HIS GLORY MINISTRIES INC
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor$111,0006 12018–2023 MIKE KRUGER MINISTRIES INC
CHARITY BRIDGE FUND DAF sponsor$102,3934 12014–2017 GROW 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 990 · $218,036 spent · pay $95,162 · grants $40,298 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$218,036100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $243,308 spent · pay $94,208 · grants $54,502 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$243,308100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $267,383 spent · pay $88,168 · grants $78,358 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$267,383100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $294,276 spent · pay $84,019 · grants $79,984 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$294,276100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $240,410 spent · pay $73,903 · grants $53,575 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$240,410100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $182,741 spent · pay $78,286 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$182,741100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $123,964 spent · pay $38,656 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$123,964100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $58,036 spent · pay $26,166 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$58,036100%

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