ENCOURAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024
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- Organization
- ENCOURAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS INC (EIN 75-2402012)
- Tax period
- 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
- Filed
- 2025-08-04
- IRS object ID
- 202512169349201306
- Schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2025-08-04T14:41:08-05:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2024-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 481195228 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | KELLER & OWENS LLC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 10955 LOWELL AVE STE 800 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | OVERLAND PARK | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | KS | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 66210 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2024-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 752402012 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | ENCOURAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS INC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | ENCO | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 2059997322 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 1741 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | ROCKWALL | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | TX | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 75087 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | DON HAWKINS | PersonNm |
| Person Title | PRESIDENT | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 2059709214 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2025-07-28 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (1) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr | 0 | IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | GREGORY D OWENS | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00048643 | PTIN |
| Phone | 9133383500 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2025-07-25 | PreparationDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2024 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Website Address | N/A | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $115,202 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $115,202 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Total Revenue | $115,202 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $320 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $22,140 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $13,100 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $200 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $4,160 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $74,314 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $114,234 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $968 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | -$11,053 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | -$10,085 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $7,392 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $8,398 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $5,255 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $5,217 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $12,647 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $13,615 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $23,700 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $23,700 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | -$11,053 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | -$10,085 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part III | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd |
| Primary Exempt Purpose | THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS INC. IS TO ACCOMPLISH RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | TO ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FAITH-BASED ENCOURAGEMENT AND INFORMATION THROUGH RADIO PROGRAMS AND SEMINARS TO FAMILIES, SENIOR ADULTS, MARRIED COUPLES, AND ALL THOSE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES. | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Grants And Allocations | $320 | GrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
| Program Service Expenses | $101,463 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $101,463 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DON SAPAUGH | ||||
| DIRECTOR | 0.30 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL KLASSEN | ||||
| DIRECTOR | 0.30 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DON HAWKINS | ||||
| PRESIDENT | 30.00 | $0 | $22,140 | $0 |
| JERRY BOSTICK | ||||
| SECRETARY | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY HAWKINS | ||||
| TREASURER | 6.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part V | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVInd |
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | 0 | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | 0 | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | 0 | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | 0 | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend | $0 | DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt |
| Made Loans To From Officers | 0 | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr | $0 | TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt |
| Tax Reimbursed By Organization | $0 | TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | THE ORGANIZATION | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 1741 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | ROCKWALL | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | TX | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 75087 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 2059997322 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | 0 | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | 0 | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | 0 | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | 0 | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | 0 | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | 0 | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | 0 | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (1) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $116,200 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $131,619 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $108,861 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $122,226 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $115,202 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $594,108 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $116,200 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $131,619 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $108,861 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $122,226 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $115,202 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $594,108 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $52,262 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $541,846 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
| Total Support | $594,108 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.91200 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.89640 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION: BROADCASTING EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 64,786. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 3,755. DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 38. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 2,390. DESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 918. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 1,670. DESCRIPTION: CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS AND MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 157. DESCRIPTION: WEBSITE MAINTENANCE. AMOUNT: 600. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 74,314. |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS | DESCRIPTION: DUE FROM MLCTI. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,000. DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 255. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 217. |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES | DESCRIPTION: SBA LOAN. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 23,700. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 23,700. |
Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Declaration | THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT. | DeclarationDesc |