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ELAM MINISTRIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
ELAM MINISTRIES INC (EIN 58-2134253)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-07
IRS object ID
202503119349302020
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-11-07T09:44:51-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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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

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Address Line13469-B Lawrenceville-Suwanee RdAddressLine1Txt
CitySuwaneeCityNm
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ZIP30024ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 217AddressLine1Txt
CityAlpharettaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30022ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDavid YeghnazarPersonNm
Person TitlePresident, Elam Ministries, Inc.PersonTitleTxt
Phone7706648800PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonLois S LazenbyPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00295161PTIN
Phone7706146800PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-05PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerDavid YeghnazarPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15755 Northpoint ParkwayAddressLine1Txt
CityAlpharettaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$12,289,673GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
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Total Volunteers100TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$12,621PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$25,882CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$39,134PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$163,011CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$12,067,934PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$12,289,673CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$6,764,453PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$7,214,732CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,450,926PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$568,206CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,573,264PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,447,084CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$11,788,643PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$12,073,666CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$279,291PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$216,007CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,221,828TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,464,356TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$70,020TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$96,541TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,151,808NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,367,815NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$10,968,672ExpenseAmt
Grant$7,214,732GrantAmt
DescIn 2024, God continued to use Elam to strengthen and expand the church in the Iran region. Seventy-four new leaders graduated from our 3-month church-planting course, and over 2,100 believers received evangelism training. Around 800 church planters and Weekly Fellowship leaders nurtured fellowships across the region, supported by 52 weeks of tailored resources. More than 10,000 believers engaged with discipleship through the Safar journey, now available in 10 languages via an app, while the Kalameh app provided over 100,000 people access to digital resources . Scripture distribution remained a key f ocus, with 250,000 New Testaments sent to print and thousands more Gospels shared through trusted networks . Our women's ministry served over 1,000 participants , and 500+ men were equipped through conferences and training. Young people were discipled through sports, Sunday schools, and parent-and-toddler ministries, with over 700 youth taking part in church-led sports programs. In Europe, 2,550 Persian-speaking refugees were reached through evangelism, and 390 were discipled through online courses. Afghan ministry expanded through social media, with Dari content viewed over 1.5 million times, and dozens discipled through online and in-person initiatives. We also provided legal , pastoral, and practical aid to 69 persecuted believers and offered humanitarian relief to 697 families facing severe need .Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$10,968,672TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonYes (1)GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document7IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee33EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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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 Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member5IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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 (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Samuel Yeghnazar
Chairman of the Board5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ann Buwalda
Secretary3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tom Waller
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pete Dunn - Non-voting Member
Emeritus1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kathy Giske
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mohamad Reza Roshanzamir
Director5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew Yeghnazar
Director3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Paris
Treasurer3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Yeghnazar
President, Elam Ministries, Inc.50.00Yes (X)$177,188$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$177,188TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Noncash Contributions$471,992NoncashContributionsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$25,882TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$25,882ExclusionAmt

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DescMiscDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total-$163,011OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$25,882ExclusionAmt

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Total$6,000TotalAmt
Program Services$6,000ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$7,208,732TotalAmt
Program Services$7,208,732ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$177,188TotalAmt
Program Services$160,103ProgramServicesAmt
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Total$1,666,443TotalAmt
Program Services$1,126,373ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$229,340ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$310,730FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$43,383TotalAmt
Program Services$30,272ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$7,693FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$385,155TotalAmt
Program Services$268,759ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$48,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$68,296FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$139,681TotalAmt
Program Services$97,469ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,444ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,768FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$6,082TotalAmt
Management And General$6,082ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$86,535TotalAmt
Management And General$86,535ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$295,700TotalAmt
Program Services$282,180ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,115ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,405FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$614TotalAmt
Program Services$539ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$75FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$205,130TotalAmt
Program Services$168,476ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,292ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,362FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$27,598TotalAmt
Program Services$22,455ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,490ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,653FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$358,461TotalAmt
Program Services$291,907ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,198ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$60,356FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$1,216,645TotalAmt
Program Services$1,187,868ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,310ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,467FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,474TotalAmt
Program Services$37,994ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,130ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,350FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Miscellaneous$105,531$10,160$94,183$1,188
Printing & Publications$55,328$42,548$12,780
Postage and Shipping$25,386$19,434$300$5,652
Telephone$14,600$7,403$948$6,249

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,073,666TotalAmt
Program Services$10,968,672ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$536,788ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$568,206FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,214,290TotalAmt
Program Services$1,187,823ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,467FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,976,966BOYAmt
EOY$2,404,773EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$412,293BOYAmt
EOY$491,515EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$200,000BOYAmt
EOY$150,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$331,548BOYAmt
EOY$134,250EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$752,341LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$468,523LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$301,021BOYAmt
EOY$283,818EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,221,828BOYAmt
EOY$3,464,356EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,180BOYAmt
EOY$96,370EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,840BOYAmt
EOY$171EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,020BOYAmt
EOY$96,541EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,994,779BOYAmt
EOY$1,629,252EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,157,029BOYAmt
EOY$1,738,563EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,151,808BOYAmt
EOY$3,367,815EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,221,828BOYAmt
EOY$3,464,356EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$216,007ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$10,916,799CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,042,513CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,387,128CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,016,179CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,426,802CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$56,789,421TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,042,513CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,387,128CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,016,179CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,426,802CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$56,789,421TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$423,928SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$56,365,493PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$253CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$128CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$823CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,621CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,882CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,707TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$33,551CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$39,134CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$72,685TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$56,901,813TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.99060PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.97820PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$467,188OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$240,728DepreciationAmt
Book Value$226,460BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$212,537OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$175,723DepreciationAmt
Book Value$36,814BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$72,616OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$52,072DepreciationAmt
Book Value$20,544BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$283,818TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,289,673TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$12,289,673RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$12,289,673TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,073,666TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$12,073,666ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$12,073,666TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationElam Ministries Inc. 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 (8 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium00Program ServicesGrants$5,496,815
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium02Program ServicesTraining, conferences, church planting, and advocacy$1,192,553
Middle East and North Africa - Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt,00Program ServicesGrants$856,369
North America - Canada and Mexico, but not the United States00Program ServicesGrants$130,884
Russia and Neighboring States00Program ServicesGrants$46,800
South America - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador,00Program ServicesGrants$58,212
South America - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador,00Software development and technical support$35,576
South America - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador,00Software Development$32,181
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$7,849,390SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$7,849,390TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, BelgiumChurch Planting, Discipleship, Bible Printing and Distribution and Leadership Training$489,855Wire Transfer$0
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, BelgiumChurch Planting, Discipleship, Bible Printing and Distribution and Leadership Training$106,138Wire Transfer$0
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, BelgiumChurch Planting, Discipleship, Bible Printing and Distribution and Leadership Training$84,567Wire Transfer$0
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, BelgiumLeadership Training, Church Planting, Bible Distribution$1,085,366wire Transfer$0
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, BelgiumChurch Planting, Discipleship, Bible Printing and Distribution, Leadership Training$2,000,000Wire Transfer$521,218Books - Bible Stock and Computers
Middle East and North Africa - Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt,Church Planting, Discipleship, Bible Printing and Distribution, Leadership Training$856,369wire Transfer$0
Russia and Neighboring States - Armenia, Azerbijan, Belarus,Leadership Training$46,800Wire Transfer$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (4 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Ministry GiftMiddle East and North Africa2$24,633Wire Transfer
Ministry GiftNorth America - Canada and Mexico, but not the United States2$118,767Wire Transfer
Ministry GiftSouth America - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador,2$58,212ACH Transfer
Ministry GiftEurope - Including Iceland and Greenland119$1,730,890Wire 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 (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:Elam Ministries Inc. 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

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 Line12414 WorldBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 6160AddressLine1Txt
CityCharlottesvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22906ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN541836851RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)3IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$6,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantSupportPurposeOfGrantTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationElam Ministries Inc. 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)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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)
PersonDavid YeghnazarPersonNm
TitlePresident, Elam Ministries, Inc.TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$177,188BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$177,188TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe President's compensation is reviewed annually and compared to compensation data compiled by the ECFA for leaders of non-profits of similar size and similar purpose. Based on this compensation comparison, and performance, the independent members of the Board of Directors approve any adjustments to the President's annual compensation. The approval is documented in Board of Director meeting minutes.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtType Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtAssistance PurposeAssistancePurposeTxt
Samuel Yeghnazar
Board Member$157,510Missionary SupportGifts to support ministry work consistent with the org's exempt purpose
Reza Roshanzamir
Board Member$115,500Missionary SupportGifts to support ministry work consistent with the org's exempt purpose

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Grace Yeghnazar
Family member of Elam US President$25,284Employee0
Theo Yeghnazar
Family member of Elam US President$10,156Employee0
Louise Yeghnazar
Family member of Elam US President$53,861Employee0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$471,992NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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 (6 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. Reza Roshanzamir is a board member and receives gifts for his ministry from 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 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 President's compensation is reviewed annually and compared to compensation data compiled by the ECFA for leaders of non-profits of similar size and similar purpose. Based on this compensation comparison, and performance, the independent members of the Board of Directors approve any adjustments to the President's annual compensation. The approval is documented in Board of Director meeting 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 did not change either its oversight process or selection process during the tax year.