2021-05-14T14:59:05-05:00 2020-12-31 364771963 SOZO CONSULTING 378 FLYNN AVENUE MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043 990 2020-01-01 463621998 GATHER MINISTRIES INC GATH 6509490804 795 FOLSOM STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107 JUSTIN CAMP CO-PRES/TREAS/DIR 6507393939 2021-05-03 JUSTIN CAMP XXX-XX-XXXX JOSHUA M CANTWELL P01498460 6509067272 2021-05-14 X 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z JUSTIN CAMP 795 FOLSOM STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107 939773 false X WWW.GATHERMINISTRIES.COM X 2013 CA THE MISSION AND PURPOSE OF GATHER MINSITRIES, INC. IS TO PROVIDE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND DISCIPLESHIP TO MEN AND WOMEN BY PRODUCING AND MARKETING CHRISTIAN LITERATURE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. 6 4 2 6 0 483333 521503 1402 34563 416868 0 517896 939773 0 0 357508 380343 0 19478 167396 209910 524904 590253 -7008 349520 289397 688598 13105 62786 276292 625812 THE MISSION AND PURPOSE OF GATHER MINSITRIES, INC. IS TO PROVIDE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND DISCIPLESHIP TO MEN AND WOMEN BY PRODUCING AND MARKETING CHRISTIAN LITERATURE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. false false 515319 1402 THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING, AND THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER FAITH- BASED ORGANIZATIONS, JENNIFER AND JUSTIN ACHIEVED NEARLY 4,000,000 SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE LOOP AND WIRE DEVOTIONAL CONTENT BY DECEMBER 31, 2020. LISTENERS TO RUSH (JUSTIN'S AND JENNIFER'S PODCAST) HAVE DOWNLOADED OVER 1,200,000 EPISODES. JUSTIN AND JENNIFER ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW SMS PRODUCT/SERVICE FOR GATHER MINISTRIES CALLED FLAG MESSAGES AND A NEW INTERVIEW SITE CALLED RAPT INTERVIEWS. LASTLY, JUSTIN LAUNCHED HIS NEW BOOK ODYSSEY, A FOLLOW-UP TO HIS PRIOR BOOK, INVENTION (DAVID C COOK, PUBLISHER). HE ALSO WROTE THE THIRD BOOK IN THE SERIES, RESCUE. 515319 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 10 0 2 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 6 4 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true false true false true false false CA X KRISTIN WARD 6507393939 795 FOLSOM STREET 1ST FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107 JENNIFER CAMP CO-PRES/SEC/ 45.00 X X 179038 0 0 JUSTIN CAMP CO-PRES/TREA 45.00 X X 179038 0 0 CJ FITZGERALD DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 HEATHER FITZGERALD DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 HEATHER PIETSCH DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 ROBERT PIETSCH DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 358076 2 false true false 521503 119464 521503 BOOK SALES 1402 1402 1402 416868 416868 939773 418270 X 358076 304364 35808 17904 22267 18927 2227 1113 4050 4050 63673 63075 598 2245 2245 778 778 210 178 21 11 MARKETING 123308 121317 1991 MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT 3761 3197 376 188 BANK & OTHER SERVICE CHRG 3595 3595 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 3264 3017 247 5026 3483 1528 15 590253 515319 55456 19478 124872 69135 5517 6538 159008 612925 289397 688598 13105 21186 41600 13105 62786 X 276292 625812 276292 625812 289397 688598 X 349520 X false false false X 674044 450361 566277 483333 521503 2695518 674044 450361 566277 483333 521503 2695518 1855116 840402 4106 12971 2815 34561 54453 2749971 23994 0.30560 0.25480 X GATHER IS A YOUNG, DEVELOPING ORGANIZATION. AS A RESULT, THE SCOPE OF OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH HAS BEEN LIMITED. THAT SAID, GATHER IS ORGANIZED TO OPERATE AND ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT. WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED A CONTINUOUS PROGRAM TO SOLICIT FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 270K SUBSCRIBERS TO OUR TWICE-A-WEEK EMAIL DEVOTIONS; 92K FOLLOWERS ON FACEBOOK; 100K FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM; A PODCAST THAT'S HAD MORE THAT 1.2M EPISODES DOWNLOADED, AND MORE THAN 4.9M SUBSCRIPTIONS TO OUR YOUVERSION BIBLE APP BIBLE PLANS. WE ARE ALSO WORKING CONTINUALLY TO GROW OUR SUBSCRIBERS, FOLLOWERS, AND PODCAST LISTENERS-AND WILL CONTINUE TO ASK THEM FOR SUPPORT BOTH ON AN ON-GOING BASIS AND IN A ONCE-A-YEAR, YEAR-END DONATION CAMPAIGN. MORE THAN 7,712 DONORS HAVE SUPPORTED GATHER SINCE ITS INCEPTION. AND THE PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT, AT ABOVE 30%, IS APPROACHING THE 33% PER DEFINITION OF A SECTION 170 (B)(1)(A) ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE THE 10% REQUIREMENT AS A PART OF THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST. THIS INCLUDES A MORE THAN 4% INCREASE COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. AN AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT CONSIDERING THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC IMPACT COVID-19 HAD IN 2020. GATHER HAS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MADE OF THREE WOMEN AND THREE MEN, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO REPRESENT OF BROAD VIEWS OF OUR TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC BOTH NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY--AND NOT THE PERSONAL OR PRIVATE INTERESTS OF ANY LIMITED NUMBER OF DONORS. EACH OF THE DIRECTORS, BY THEIR EXPERIENCES, POSITIONS, AND CIRCUMSTANCES, REPRESENT THE TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC FOR GATHER'S MATERIALS AND MESSAGES: WOMEN & MEN; 25 TO 55; BUSY/PROFESSIONAL/TECH- SAVVY; URBAN/SUBURBAN (SF BAY AREA; NY METRO; LA/SAN DIEGO; CHICAGO METRO; TEXAS METRO AREAS; PHILADELPHIA/DC/VA; BOSTON METRO, SEATTLE/PORTLAND, DENVER, PHOENIX, ATLANTA . . . CANADA, UK/IRELAND, S. AFRICA, AUSTRALIA/NZ); HAVE CHECKED MANY OF LIFE'S BOXES (COLLEGE, MARRIED, CAREER, HOUSE, CHILDREN, NEIGHBORHOOD), BUT ARE RESTLESS FOR MORE. PART II, LINE 17A GATHER IS A YOUNG, DEVELOPING ORGANIZATION. AS A RESULT, THE SCOPE OF OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH HAS BEEN LIMITED. THAT SAID, GATHER IS ORGANIZED TO OPERATE AND ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT. WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED A CONTINUOUS PROGRAM TO SOLICIT FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 270K SUBSCRIBERS TO OUR TWICE-A-WEEK EMAIL DEVOTIONS; 92K FOLLOWERS ON FACEBOOK; 100K FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM; A PODCAST THAT'S HAD MORE THAT 1.2M EPISODES DOWNLOADED, AND MORE THAN 4.9M SUBSCRIPTIONS TO OUR YOUVERSION BIBLE APP BIBLE PLANS. WE ARE ALSO WORKING CONTINUALLY TO GROW OUR SUBSCRIBERS, FOLLOWERS, AND PODCAST LISTENERS-AND WILL CONTINUE TO ASK THEM FOR SUPPORT BOTH ON AN ON-GOING BASIS AND IN A ONCE-A-YEAR, YEAR-END DONATION CAMPAIGN. MORE THAN 7,712 DONORS HAVE SUPPORTED GATHER SINCE ITS INCEPTION. AND THE PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT, AT ABOVE 30%, IS APPROACHING THE 33% PER DEFINITION OF A SECTION 170 (B)(1)(A) ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE THE 10% REQUIREMENT AS A PART OF THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST. THIS INCLUDES A MORE THAN 4% INCREASE COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. AN AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT CONSIDERING THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC IMPACT COVID-19 HAD IN 2020. GATHER HAS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MADE OF THREE WOMEN AND THREE MEN, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO REPRESENT OF BROAD VIEWS OF OUR TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC BOTH NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY--AND NOT THE PERSONAL OR PRIVATE INTERESTS OF ANY LIMITED NUMBER OF DONORS. EACH OF THE DIRECTORS, BY THEIR EXPERIENCES, POSITIONS, AND CIRCUMSTANCES, REPRESENT THE TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC FOR GATHER'S MATERIALS AND MESSAGES: WOMEN & MEN; 25 TO 55; BUSY/PROFESSIONAL/TECH- SAVVY; URBAN/SUBURBAN (SF BAY AREA; NY METRO; LA/SAN DIEGO; CHICAGO METRO; TEXAS METRO AREAS; PHILADELPHIA/DC/VA; BOSTON METRO, SEATTLE/PORTLAND, DENVER, PHOENIX, ATLANTA . . . CANADA, UK/IRELAND, S. AFRICA, AUSTRALIA/NZ); HAVE CHECKED MANY OF LIFE'S BOXES (COLLEGE, MARRIED, CAREER, HOUSE, CHILDREN, NEIGHBORHOOD), BUT ARE RESTLESS FOR MORE. PART II, LINE 17B GATHER, AS AN ORGANIZATION, IS IN ITS EARLY YEARS OF EXISTENCE. AS A RESULT, THE SCOPE OF OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH HAS BEEN LIMITED. THAT SAID, GATHER IS ORGANIZED TO OPERATE AND ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT. WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED A CONTINUOUS PROGRAM TO SOLICIT FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 237K SUBSCRIBERS TO OUR TWICE-A-WEEK EMAIL DEVOTIONS; 85K FOLLOWERS ON FACEBOOK; 96K FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM; A PODCAST THAT'S HAD MORE THAT 932K EPISODES DOWNLOADED, AND MORE THAN 3.6M SUBSCRIPTIONS TO OUR YOUVERSION BIBLE APP BIBLE PLANS. WE ARE ALSO WORKING CONTINUALLY TO GROW OUR SUBSCRIBERS, FOLLOWERS, AND PODCAST LISTENERS-AND WILL CONTINUE TO ASK THEM FOR SUPPORT BOTH ON AN ON-GOING BASIS AND IN A ONCE-A-YEAR, YEAR-END DONATION CAMPAIGN. MORE THAN 6,635 DONORS HAVE SUPPORTED GATHER SINCE ITS INCEPTION. AND THE PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT, AT ABOVE 25%, IS APPROACHING THE 33% PER DEFINITION OF A SECTION 170 (B)(1)(A) ORGANIZATION AND WAY ABOVE THE 10% REQUIREMENT AS A PART OF THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST. GATHER HAS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MADE OF THREE WOMEN AND THREE MEN, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO REPRESENT OF BROAD VIEWS OF OUR TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC BOTH NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY--AND NOT THE PERSONAL OR PRIVATE INTERESTS OF ANY LIMITED NUMBER OF DONORS. EACH OF THE DIRECTORS, BY THEIR EXPERIENCES, POSITIONS, AND CIRCUMSTANCES, REPRESENT THE TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC FOR GATHER'S MATERIALS AND MESSAGES: WOMEN & MEN; 25 TO 55; BUSY/PROFESSIONAL/TECH-SAVVY; URBAN/SUBURBAN (SF BAY AREA; NY METRO; LA/SAN DIEGO; CHICAGO METRO; TEXAS METRO AREAS; PHILADELPHIA/DC/VA; BOSTON METRO, SEATTLE/PORTLAND, DENVER, PHOENIX, ATLANTA . . . CANADA, UK/IRELAND, S. AFRICA, AUSTRALIA/NZ); HAVE CHECKED MANY OF LIFE'S BOXES (COLLEGE, MARRIED, CAREER, HOUSE, CHILDREN, NEIGHBORHOOD), BUT ARE RESTLESS FOR MORE. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED PPP LOAN 41600 41600 X X X false false false false false false false false false JENNIFER CAMP CO-PRES/SEC/DIR 179038 179038 JUSTIN CAMP CO-PRES/TREAS/DIR 179038 179038 X 1 119464 FAIR MARKET VALUE false false false SCHEDULE M, PAGE 2, PART II THE NON CASH CONTRIBUTION WAS MADE DURING AUGUST 2020 AND COMPRISED OF FIDELITY BLUE CHIP GROWTH. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 FOUR OF THE SIX BOARD MEMBERS ARE ARE VOLUNTEERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 JUSTIN CAMP JENNIFER CAMP CO-EXEC DIRE CO-EXEC DIRE SPOUSE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE TAX RETURN IS PREPARED BY A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT AND IS FORWARDED TO THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S FOR REVIEW. ONCE IT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT WILL OBTAIN THE REQUIRED SIGNATURES AND ELECTRONICALLY FILE. THE TAX RETURN IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A SALARY IS DETERMINED BY TAKING A BENCHMARK OF SALARIES OF PEOPLE IN SIMILAR POSITIONS/EXPERIENCE IN THE BAY AREA SUCH AS DIRECTORS OF OTHER FAITH BASED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER MINISTRIES. THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS PREPARE A BUDGET THAT INCLUDES SALARIES AND THIS IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, THE 990 IS AVAILBLE ON THE INTERNET THROUGH THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PAYROLL SERVICE 0 598 0 SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER 13,075 0 0 AUDIO PRODUCER 3,230 0 0 ART DIRECTOR 28,531 0 0 EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 15,829 0 0 COPYWRITER 2,410 0 0 TOTAL 63,075 598 0 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BEGINNING BALANCE ADJUSTMENT 0