2021-11-15T12:03:42-07:00 2020-12-31 990 2020-01-01 521320592 WORD AMONG US INC WORD 3018741700 7115 Guilford Drive Suite 100 Frederick MD 217045234 Patrick Sullivan Secretary/Treasurer 3018741700 2021-11-15 1 11 1 AAL2 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z The Word Among Us Jeffrey Smith 7115 Guilford Drive Suite 100 Frederick MD 21704 13728929 0 X wau.org X 1982 MD The Word Among Us helps over 2 million Catholics digitally and over 700,000 readers in print to be changed through a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ in daily prayer and scripture. 9 6 78 0 0 0 470 100399 13628191 13433578 218995 194952 0 0 13847656 13728929 818400 1009705 0 0 5370947 5543411 0 0 0 7553800 7270040 13743147 13823156 104509 -94227 17989257 20248853 7705150 8768644 10284107 11480209 The Word Among Us helps over 2 million Catholics digitally and over 700,000 readers in print to be changed through a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ in daily prayer and scripture. 0 0 13028682 1009705 13533976 The Word Among Us (TWAU) publishes magazines, books, pamphlets, and digital resources that help Catholics in every stage of discipleship. The English "The Word Among Us" and Spanish "La Palabra Entre Nosotros" magazines touch the lives of over 560,000 Catholics in North America every month. Pastors in more than 5,000 parishes offer "The Word Among Us" to their parishioners as a way to grow as mature disciples of Jesus. TWAU Press offers books, pamphlets, and booklets that help Catholics who may attend Mass inconsistently to come to a living relationship with the Lord and begin to grow in Catholic discipleship. In 2019, TWAU Press helped 223,000 Catholics in the pews and groups within parishes grow in their faith. 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These tax positions must meet a "more likely than not" standard that based on their technical merit have more than 50% likelihood of being sustained upon IRS examination. Management estimates that there are no uncertain tax provisions as of December 31, 2020. TWAU is no longer subject to federal and state tax examinations for the years prior to 2016. North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) Building parishes and evangelizing missionaries 10000 Check 0 Sub-Saharan Africa Loan forgiveness 27305 Loan forgiveness 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 The Love of Christ Foundation 7115 Guilford Drive Suite 100 Frederick MD 21704 522003166 500000 Annual funding for foundation's distribution to other charitable organizations. Archdiocese for Military Services USA 1025 Michigan Avenue NE Washington DC 20017 131624090 10000 Evangelism work Archdiocese of Baltimore 320 Cathedral Street Baltimore MD 21201 520591535 30000 General fund Jacksonville Catholic Community Inc 308 Oakhaven Court St Augustine FL 32092 208159227 25500 General fund, not to benefit any individual connected with TWAU Life Perspectives PO Box 600533 San Diego CA 92160 330884706 10000 Matching grant Partners in Evangelism 7115 Guilford Drive Suite 100 Frederick MD 21704 311768378 208000 18000 Cash and estimate reached under audit of Partners In-kind gift for use of office space and administrative services For organization's general and administrative expenses The Sword of the Spirit 4828 S Hagadorn Road PO Box 4978 East Lansing MI 48823 383002347 75000 General fund ($70k), Borivali, India ($2.5k), Aleppo ($2.5k) Triumph of the Cross Community Inc 405 Pearson Blvd Frederick MD 21702 043642949 15000 General fund, not to benefit any individual connected with TWAU ChristLife 600 Cooks Lane Baltimore MD 21229 521972553 7500 For evangelizing parishes Servants of the Word 13770 Island Lake Road Chelsea MI 48118 411408415 5500 10 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Contributions are granted only to those organizations recognized by the IRS under Section 501(c)(3). Proof of such is obtained in advance of any contribution in the form of IRS approved letters and capture of EIN's. Monitoring is via receipt of acknowledgement letters maintained in the general office. The majority of contributions are made through The Love of Christ Foundation, a corporation founded by TWAU, whose purpose is to contribute to other religious and charitable organizations that are also recognized by the IRS under Section 501(c)(3). X X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jeffrey Smith President, CEO, & Director 302382 0 125 0 994 0 17100 0 35550 0 356151 0 0 0 Patrick Sullivan CFO & Secretary/Treasurer 195000 0 125 0 8838 0 12238 0 5776 0 221977 0 0 0 James Mannarino Assistant Publisher-Press 52648 78973 50 75 265 398 3259 4888 7432 11148 63654 95482 0 0 Leo Zanchettin Jr Editorial Director-Magazine 174084 0 125 0 664 0 10829 0 27954 0 213656 0 0 0 Joseph M Difato Director - Operations and Technology 148501 0 10125 0 0 0 9649 0 11593 0 179868 0 0 0 John Roeder GM & Director of Marketing 140618 0 125 0 1327 0 8861 0 27910 0 178841 0 0 0 Elizabeth McNamara Publisher & Editorial Director-Press 153551 0 125 0 0 0 9352 0 15687 0 178715 0 0 0 Susan Heuver Director & Managing Editor 147809 0 7625 0 0 0 9458 0 13297 0 178189 0 0 0 Nancy Clemens Production Mgr 153342 0 125 0 4800 0 9496 0 4626 0 172389 0 0 0 Michael Difato Chief Marketing Officer 118536 0 21717 0 607 0 8715 0 22599 0 172174 0 0 0 John Difato Chief Information Officer 125995 0 125 0 0 0 7904 0 26202 0 160226 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a All full-time employees are allowed up to $500 per year reimbursement for physical fitness related expenses. These reimbursements are made after submission of proper receipts of such incurred expenses and are reimbursed through payroll on a standard gross-up calculation for estimated taxes on such benefits. Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 See Schedule O response to Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15. Joseph C Difato Director Life Insurance X 380100 221055 0 1 1 221055 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Smith, Fitzsimmons, and Heuver have a business relationship as board members of another not-for-profit organization. Joseph C., John and Michael Difato are brothers. Joseph M. Difato is the son of Michael Difato and the nephew of Joseph C. and John Difato. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Upon completion of Form 990 and attending schedules, and prior to filing same with the IRS, the entire package is either mailed or emailed to each board member for review and comment. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c All employees upon being hired sign a confidentiality and conflicts of interest statement and disclose any such conflicts to management. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Each year as part of the organization's budgeting process, the Finance Committee (comprised of the Chair and two additional board members) reviews the salaries of all employees and, for the CEO and CFO, the Board's Executive Compensation Committee (ECC is comprised of all independent members of the board) accesses and/or commissions outside independent compensation surveys and/or consultants. The organization also participates in, and uses for this review, the PRM Consulting Group's compensation survey for non-profit organizations. Then the budget, along with the Finance Committee's and ECC's review and recommendations on same, is submitted to the full Board of Directors for final approval at its annual year-end meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization's governing documents, conflicts of interest policy, and financial statements are not made available to the public unless required by law or for conducting program services. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Difference in the assumed discount rate of 2.94% from 2019 ($14,010) to 2020 ($7,005) on related party loan bearing no interest and calling for five (5) annual payments of $76,020 from 2019 through 2023. The Love of Christ Foundation Inc 7115 Guilford Drive Suite 100 Frederick MD 217045234 522003166 Charitable donations MD 501(c)(3) 509(a)(3), Type I N/A Partners In Evangelism Inc 7115 Guilford Drive Suite 100 Frederick MD 217045234 311768378 Prison, Military, Crisis Pregnancy, Poor Parish, & College Ministries MD 501(c)(3) 509(a)(3), Type II N/A 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 The Love of Christ Foundation Inc b 500000 Cash Partners In Evangelism Inc b 208000 Cash Partners In Evangelism Inc n 18000 Estimated value, deemed reasonable under audit, of in-kind donations for related party. Partners In Evangelism Inc g 1644824 Based on purchase price of magazine subscriptions that Partners provided to its various ministries.