PURE ENCOURAGEMENT INC

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Retrieved 2026-11-10; covers tax years 2022–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990 · revenue $471K · expenses $232K · assets $411K

EIN
88-2518752
Address
3349 FINOLA AVE SE, PALM BAY, FL 32909-1322
Website
PUREENCOURAGEMENT.ORG
NTEE code
X21 Protestant (Religion-Related) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2023 (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, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

WE EXIST TO TRAIN COMPETITORS FOR CHRIST WHO COMPETE WITH EXCELLENCE AND MAKE AN ETERNAL IMPACT. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH SPEAKING LIFE INTO PEOPLE, TEAMS, AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND STRENGTHEN THE HANDS OF CHURCH GLOBALLY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Gary Steffes EXECUTIVE DI2022-2025 $85,395$312,795 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
Chris Heaton REPRESENTATI2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Klage Kaebel REPRESENTATI2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Josh Sherley OFFICER2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Randy Steinert TREASURER2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $85K · 6 employees · 75 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY STEFFES EXECUTIVE DI40 $85,395$0$0 $85,3951
CHRIS HEATON REPRESENTATI1 $0$0$0 $01
KLAGE KAEBEL REPRESENTATI1 $0$0$0 $01
JOSH SHERLEY OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
RANDY STEINERT TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $113K · 3 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY STEFFES EXECUTIVE DI40 $112,900$0$0 $112,9001
CHRIS HEATON REPRESENTATI1 $0$0$0 $01
KLAGE KAEBEL REPRESENTATI1 $0$0$0 $01
JOSH SHERLEY OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
RANDY STEINERT TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $110K · 3 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY STEFFES EXECUTIVE DI50 $109,500$0$0 $109,5001
CHRIS HEATON REPRESENTATI2 $0$0$0 $01
KLAGE KAEBEL REPRESENTATI2 $0$0$0 $01
JOSH SHERLEY OFFICER2 $0$0$0 $01
RANDY STEINERT TREASURER3 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $5K · 1 employee · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY STEFFES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50 $5,000$0$0 $5,0001
JOSH SHERLEY OFFICER2 $0$0$0 $01
RANDY STEINERT TREASURER3 $0$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 ↗
$471,033$231,670 $410,718$405,414 $461,190$4,517 $85,395675
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$255,905$155,644 $168,478$166,051 $249,679$6,142 $112,900325
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$181,771$154,440 $67,914$65,790 $168,027$13,721 $68,800310
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$92,419$53,960 $40,755$38,459 $83,238$9,181 $5,000110

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $12,000 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
GULATI FAMILY FOUNDATION $12,0001 $12,0002023 2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PURE ENCOURAGEMENT 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 990 · $231,670 spent · pay $141,576 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $131,138$65,569$65,569- 56.6%
Fees: management $54,685$54,685-- 23.6%
Office expenses $13,626$12,776$850- 5.9%
Payroll taxes $10,438$5,219$5,219- 4.5%
Fees: other services $8,267$3,439$4,828- 3.6%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $6,487$5,838$649- 2.8%
Advertising and promotion $2,876$2,876-- 1.2%
Travel $2,433-$2,433- 1.1%
Fees: accounting $1,325-$1,325- 0.6%
Fees: legal $395-$395- 0.2%
Total$231,670100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $155,644 spent · pay $132,961 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $125,142$113,879$11,263- 80.4%
Office expenses $8,983$8,983-- 5.8%
Fees: other services $8,785$5,041$3,744- 5.6%
Payroll taxes $7,819$7,115$704- 5.0%
Other (as described)BENEVOLENCE FUND PAYMENTS $2,714$2,714-- 1.7%
Fees: accounting $1,250-$1,250- 0.8%
Travel $714-$714- 0.5%
Fees: legal $96-$96- 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $73$73-- 0.0%
Other (as described)MISC EXPENSE $55$55-- 0.0%
Other (as described)REIMBURSABLE EXPENSE $13$13-- 0.0%
Total$155,644100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $154,440 spent · pay $126,707 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $68,800$68,800-- 44.5%
Other salaries and wages $51,562$46,953$4,609- 33.4%
Fees: other services $14,283$13,211$1,072- 9.2%
Office expenses $7,061$7,061-- 4.6%
Payroll taxes $6,345-$6,345- 4.1%
Fees: accounting $3,500-$3,500- 2.3%
Travel $2,494-$2,494- 1.6%
Fees: legal $395-$395- 0.3%
Total$154,440100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $53,960 spent · pay $45,493 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $39,975$39,975-- 74.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $5,000$5,000-- 9.3%
Office expenses $2,535-$2,535- 4.7%
Travel $2,045$2,045-- 3.8%
Other (as described)REIMBURSEMENTS $1,449$1,449-- 2.7%
Fees: legal $800-$800- 1.5%
Other (as described)LICENSES $698$698-- 1.3%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $635$635-- 1.2%
Payroll taxes $518$518-- 1.0%
Fees: accounting $172-$172- 0.3%
Other (as described)MEALS $133$133-- 0.2%
Total$53,960100%

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