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ELAM MINISTRIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
ELAM MINISTRIES INC (EIN 58-2134253)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-10-08
IRS object ID
202032829349300718
Schema version
2019v5.1
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)
Return2020-10-08T13:51:12-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30024ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 TitleUS DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone7706648800PhoneNum
Signature2020-10-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLois S LazenbyPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00295161PTIN
Phone7706146800PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address71.91.141.189IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDavid YeghnazarPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15755 Northpoint ParkwayAddressLine1Txt
CityAlpharettaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,829,573GrossReceiptsAmt
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
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee31TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers60TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$270PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,494CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$8,829,573CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$5,649,873CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$969,557PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,136,091CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,988,011PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$8,511,587CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$660,393PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$317,986CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,102,183TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,997,206TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$708,598TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$285,872TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,393,585NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,711,334NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$7,766,128ExpenseAmt
Grant$5,649,873GrantAmt
DescIn 2019 we were able to continue to grow our efforts to strengthen and expand the church in the Persian region and beyond. By God's grace, we have been able to strengthen existing Persian-speaking churches and plant new churches across the Persian region, as well as advance evangelism through media ministry and widespread distribution of Bible and New Testaments in Persian. We have also trained and discipled thousands of Persian-speaking leaders to serve across the Persian-speaking region and beyond.Countless lives are being impacted by the Gospel, and ministry continues to take place all across the Persian-speaking world every day.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$7,766,128TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonYes (1)GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document17IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee31EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members8GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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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)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd
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)$130,000$0$22,202
William T Dunn
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kathy Giske
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Reza Roshanzamir
Director5.00Yes (X)Yes (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$133,537$0$1,199Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$263,537TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$23,401TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$8,827,079AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$120,594NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,827,079TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,494TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,494ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$2,494ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,000TotalAmt
Program Services$24,000ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,625,873TotalAmt
Program Services$5,625,873ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$286,938TotalAmt
Program Services$273,464ProgramServicesAmt
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Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$1,121,997TotalAmt
Program Services$817,162ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,529ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$239,306FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$17,858TotalAmt
Program Services$4,321ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,310ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,227FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$193,850TotalAmt
Program Services$149,688ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,661ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,501FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$104,980TotalAmt
Program Services$73,486ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,249ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,245FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,391TotalAmt
Management And General$19,391ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,942TotalAmt
Management And General$68,942ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$238,858TotalAmt
Program Services$205,707ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,440ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,711FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,661TotalAmt
Program Services$881ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$780ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,465TotalAmt
Program Services$26,894ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,112ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,459FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,412TotalAmt
Program Services$4,345ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,619ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,448FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$320,847TotalAmt
Program Services$234,599ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,247ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$54,001FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$227,528TotalAmt
Program Services$206,323ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$21,205FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,126TotalAmt
Program Services$19,582ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,519ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,025FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Printing & Publications$62,953$57,586$4,799$568
Postage and Shipping$43,096$35,690$3,200$4,206
Miscellaneous$22,140$515$18,846$2,779
Telephone$20,766$6,012$9,908$4,846

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,906TotalAmt
Management And General$4,906ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,511,587TotalAmt
Program Services$7,766,128ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$311,195ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$434,264FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$227,528TotalAmt
Program Services$206,323ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,205FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,206,034BOYAmt
EOY$1,127,987EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$151,578BOYAmt
EOY$209,355EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$271,776BOYAmt
EOY$135,009EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,500BOYAmt
EOY$50,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,079BOYAmt
EOY$150,169EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$660,609LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$356,243LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$314,052BOYAmt
EOY$304,366EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,164BOYAmt
EOY$20,320EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,102,183BOYAmt
EOY$1,997,206EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,598BOYAmt
EOY$36,872EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$400,000BOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$708,598BOYAmt
EOY$285,872EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$542,474BOYAmt
EOY$330,657EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$851,111BOYAmt
EOY$1,380,677EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,393,585BOYAmt
EOY$1,711,334EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,102,183BOYAmt
EOY$1,997,206EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$317,986ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$237NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$5,557,371CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,454,899CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,354,288CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,327,348CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,827,079CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$34,520,985TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,557,371CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,454,899CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,354,288CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,327,348CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,827,079CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$34,520,985TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,010,174SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$30,510,811PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,277CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$358CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$382CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$168CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,494CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,679TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$34,525,664TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.88370PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.87490PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$163,667DepreciationAmt
Book Value$278,953BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$23,054OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$20,304DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,750BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$194,935OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$172,272DepreciationAmt
Book Value$22,663BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$304,366TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,829,336TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$237NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$237RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,829,573RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,829,573TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,511,587TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,511,587ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,511,587TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium00Grants to recipients located in region$5,335,816
Russia and Neighboring States - Armenia, Azerbijan, Belarus,00Grants to recipients located in region$162,044
East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,00Grants to recipients located in region$13,166
South Asia00Grants to recipients located in region.$48,000
North America00Grants to receipients located in region$66,847
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$5,625,873SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$5,625,873TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (4 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$5,003,873Wire Transfer$8,990Various electronics, equipment
East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,Leadership Training, Church Planting, Bible Distribution$1,166Wire Transfer
Russia and Neighboring States - Armenia, Azerbijan, Belarus,Leadership Training$122,439Wire Transfer
South AsiaLeadership training$48,000

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (4 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Ministry GiftEurope (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgiu6$322,953Wire Transfer
Ministry GiftEast Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,2$12,000Wire Transfer
Ministry GiftNorth America - Canada and Mexico, but not the United States2$66,847Wire Transfer
Ministry GiftRussia and Neighboring States - Armenia, Azerbijan, Belarus,2$39,605Wire 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

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Advancing Native MissionsBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 5303AddressLine1Txt
CityCharlottesvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22905ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN752402759RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$24,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantSupportPurposeOfGrantTxt

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$130,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$1,147DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$21,055NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$152,202TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$50,000BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$50,000TotalBalanceDueAmt

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtType Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtAssistance PurposeAssistancePurposeTxt
Samuel Yeghnazar
Board Member$112,070Missionary 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$9,167Missionary 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
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$120,594NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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 2dThe Organization has not changed either its oversight process or selection process during the tax year.