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ELAM MINISTRIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
ELAM MINISTRIES INC (EIN 58-2134253)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-09-03
IRS object ID
202142469349300709
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-09-03T08:32:22-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN582115374PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Mersereau Lazenby & Rockas LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13469 Lawrenceville-Suwanee RdAddressLine1Txt
CitySuwaneeCityNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN582134253EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Elam MinistriesBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlELAMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7706648800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15755 Northpoint Parkway No 217AddressLine1Txt
CityAlpharettaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30022ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDavid YeghnazarPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone7706648800PhoneNum
Signature2021-09-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstDavidPersonFirstNm
Person LastYeghnazarPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLois S LazenbyPreparerPersonNm
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Phone7706146800PhoneNum

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Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
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Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerDavid YeghnazarPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15755 Northpoint ParkwayAddressLine1Txt
CityAlpharettaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,917,052GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.elam.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateGALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionStrengthen and expand the Church by training leaders and workers for effective ministry of the Gospel.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Total Expenses$8,932,018CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$317,986PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,985,034CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$3,750,510TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$285,872TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$56,451TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,711,334NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,694,059NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionElam's mission is to strengthen and expand the Persian-speaking church by training leaders for fruitful,effective ministry; equipping the Persian-speaking church with Bibles and resources for evangelism and discipleship; and sending the Gospel through trained evangelists, church-planters and the media.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,142,390ExpenseAmt
Grant$6,007,943GrantAmt
DescIn 2020, we provided training and discipleship for more than 15,000 people through Bible study webinars, advanced trainings, discipleship intensives, accredited distance learning, specialized training for youth and children ministry, and our 3-month leadership and church planting course. Over 2,000 women attended women's webinars, and 500+ men participated in men's ministry webinars. Another 3,000+ believers engaged in one-to-one discipleship through Safar - which is growing daily.We provided support, mentoring and strategic planning to a total 277 deployed leaders serving on the ground in the Iran region as church planters and evangelists.We distributed Christian Scripture widely and sent 100,000+ Bibles and 300,000+ New Testaments to print. Ten new titles were translated in Persian and printed, and over 100 titles were re-printed for use in discipleship and evangelism.We broadcast weekly Christian programming for women, children, Christian worship and evangelism. Hundreds of video clips and shorts were filmed, along with new episodes of TV programming for children, women, and worship. We also produced weekly multi-media church service with Bible teaching, worship and group discussion, made available on-demand. Online impact continues to increase, with more than 94,000 unique users on our resource website, www.Kalameh.com. Over 30,000 people were served through our COVID-19 food relief efforts.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$8,142,390TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Grant To Related PersonYes (1)GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1David YeghnazarBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7706648800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15755 Northpoint Parkway No 217AddressLine1Txt
CityAlpharettaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30022ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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Samuel Yeghnazar
Chairman of the Board2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ann Buwalda
Secretary3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tom Waller
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ethan Erkel
Director/Technology Direct50.00Yes (X)$132,427$0$24,696
William T Dunn
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kathy Giske
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Reza Roshanzamir
Director5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew Yeghnazar
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Paris
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Yeghnazar
Executive Director50.00$133,203$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$277,111GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$10,639,688AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$124,671NoncashContributionsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$253TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$253ExclusionAmt

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Total$44,755TotalAmt
Program Services$44,755ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,963,188TotalAmt
Program Services$5,963,188ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$290,326TotalAmt
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Fundraising$249,000FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$16,100ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,727ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,459FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$230,140ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,147ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,087FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$90,834ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$32,441FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$2,373TotalAmt
Management And General$2,373ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$83,465TotalAmt
Management And General$83,465ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$161,397TotalAmt
Program Services$124,859ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,827ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,711FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35TotalAmt
Management And General$35ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,299TotalAmt
Program Services$20,555ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$5,091FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,362TotalAmt
Program Services$27,436ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,546ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,380FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$92,484TotalAmt
Program Services$46,376ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,653ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,455FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$199,053TotalAmt
Program Services$180,930ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$18,123FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,769TotalAmt
Program Services$18,700ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,315ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,754FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Printing & Publications$34,846$33,244$1,602
Postage and Shipping$19,175$16,537$2,591$47
Telephone$14,166$3,077$6,986$4,103

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,282TotalAmt
Management And General$12,282ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,932,018TotalAmt
Program Services$8,142,390ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$357,815ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$431,813FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$199,053TotalAmt
Program Services$180,930ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,123FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,127,987BOYAmt
EOY$2,575,700EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$209,355BOYAmt
EOY$594,348EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$135,009BOYAmt
EOY$56,280EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,000BOYAmt
EOY$37,500EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,169BOYAmt
EOY$178,384EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$667,724LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$379,645LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$304,366BOYAmt
EOY$288,079EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,320BOYAmt
EOY$20,219EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,997,206BOYAmt
EOY$3,750,510EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,872BOYAmt
EOY$56,451EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$249,000BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$285,872BOYAmt
EOY$56,451EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$330,657BOYAmt
EOY$2,570,576EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,380,677BOYAmt
EOY$1,123,483EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,711,334BOYAmt
EOY$3,694,059EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,997,206BOYAmt
EOY$3,750,510EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,985,034ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$2,309NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,454,899CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,354,288CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,327,348CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,827,079CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,916,799CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,880,413TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,354,288CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,327,348CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,827,079CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,916,799CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,880,413TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,224,638SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$36,655,775PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$358CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$382CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$168CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,494CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$253CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,655TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$39,884,068TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.91910PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.88370PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$442,620OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$178,209DepreciationAmt
Book Value$264,411BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$23,054OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$22,054DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,000BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$202,050OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$179,382DepreciationAmt
Book Value$22,668BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$288,079TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,919,021TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$2,309NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$4,278DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,969RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,917,052RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,917,052TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,936,296TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$4,278DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$4,278ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,932,018ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,932,018TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationElam has determined that there are no material uncertain tax positions that require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium00Grants to recipients located in region$5,349,621
Russia and Neighboring States - Armenia, Azerbijan, Belarus,00Grants to recipients located in region$92,946
East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,00Grants to recipients located in region$780
Middle East and North Africa00Grants to recipients located in region.$369,204
North America - Canada and Mexico, but not the United States00Grants to recipients located in region$124,887
South Asia00Grants to recipients located in region$25,750
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$5,963,188SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$5,963,188TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, BelgiumLeadership Training, Church Planting, Bible Distribution$4,914,031Wire Transfer$3,445Various electronics, equipment
East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,Leadership Training, Church Planting, Bible Distribution$780Wire Transfer
Russia and Neighboring States - Armenia, Azerbijan, Belarus,Leadership Training$72,000Wire Transfer
Middle East and North AfricaLeadership Training, Church Planting, Bible Distribution$315,385wire Transfer
Middle East and North AfricaLeadership Training, Church Planting, Bible Distribution$30,000wire Transfer
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org4TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (5 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Ministry GiftEurope (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgiu11$432,145Wire Transfer
Ministry GiftNorth America - Canada and Mexico, but not the United States2$124,887Wire Transfer
Ministry GiftRussia and Neighboring States - Armenia, Azerbijan, Belarus,2$20,946Wire Transfer
Ministry GiftMiddle East and North Africa1$23,819Wire Transfer
Ministry GiftSouth Asia1$25,750Wire Transfer
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:Elam obtains and reviews written financial reports from partners in relation to programs the organization has granted funds to support. In addition, Elam staff and board members perform site visits frequently to field operations to observe the work and talk to people involved with projects. Those personal visits allow the organization to verify progress and completion of funded projects.
Part I, line 3:The organization obtains support for foreign expenditures and accounts for the activity according to accrual basis of accounting
Part III Accounting Method:

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Advancing Native Missions
PO Box 5303CharlottesvilleVA22905752402759501(c)(3)$24,755Support
Eternal Life Agape Ministries Inc
PO Box 3011ChatsworthCA91313954223202501(c)(3)$20,000Support
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationElam requires both written and financial reporting on the use of funds, and also when possible, performs informal interviews and onsite visits,ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEthan ErkelPersonNm
TitleDirector/Technology DirectTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$132,427BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$1,300DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$23,396NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$157,123TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDavid YeghnazarPersonNm
Relationship With OrgUS DirectorRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeMoving AssistanceLoanPurposeTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$125,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$37,500BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$37,500TotalBalanceDueAmt

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtType Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtAssistance PurposeAssistancePurposeTxt
Samuel Yeghnazar
Board Member$88,240Missionary SupportGifts to support ministry work consistent with the org's exempt purpose
Reza Roshanzamir
Board Member$100,000Missionary SupportGifts to support ministry work consistent with the org's exempt purpose
Linaria Yeghnazar
Family member of Samuel Yeghnazar, Board member$45,835Missionary SupportGifts to support ministry work consistent with the org's exempt purpose

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$120,230NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescComputersDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$4,441NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Sam Yeghnazar is the father of David Yeghnazar and Andrew Yeghnazar. Sam Yeghnazar and his wife, Linaria Yeghnazar receive gifts for their ministry from Elam US. Louise Yeghnazar is David Yeghnazar's wife and receives support from Elam US. David Yeghnazar has a loan from Elam US. Reza Roshanzamir is a board member and receives gifts for his ministry from Elam US. Ethan Erkel is a board member and also an employee and CIO for Elam US. Ann Buwalda is a board member and provides legal services, especially as it relates to immigration and naturalization, for Elam US.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bThe organization does not have any committees with the authority to act on behalf of the governing body. Therefore the question has been answered "no" in accordance with the instructions.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bForm 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and is reviewed by the organization's top management. The reviewed Form 990 is then provided to the board of directors prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cA conflict of interest questionnaire is sent to each of the board of directors and officers annually. If a board member or officer has a conflict of interest, the completed questionnaire is returned to the outsourced controller for review. If there is a conflict of interest, all independent board members and officers discuss the identified conflict of interest for resolution. If a matter related to a potential conflict were to arise at a board meeting, the interested person would abstain from voting on matters related to the noted conflict.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Question 15a - The Executive Director's compensation is based on the results of a comprehensive compensation study the organization purchased in a previous year to determine reasonableness of compensation. The study was based on similar size and type of nonprofits. The compensation was also approved by the independent board of directors. The approval is documented in the Board minutes. Question 15b - The compensation of other officers was also approved by the independent board of directors based on a compensation study. The approval is documented in the Board minutes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and audited financial statements are available by request.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The Organization has not changed either its oversight process or selection process during the tax year.