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ELAM MINISTRIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
ELAM MINISTRIES INC (EIN 58-2134253)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-08
IRS object ID
201623139349302252
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2016-11-08T14:59:07-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Capin Crouse LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line11255 Lakes Parkway STE 130AddressLine1Txt
CityLawrencevilleCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30043ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN582134253EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Elam MinistriesBusinessNameLine1Txt
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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
Signature2016-11-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDavid C MojaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00747006PTIN
Phone6785185301PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerDavid YeghnazarPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15755 Northpoint Parkway No 217AddressLine1Txt
CityAlpharettaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,621,016GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.elam.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateGALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionStrengthen & expand the Church by training leaders & workers for effective ministry of the Gospel.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee12TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers7TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income-$246PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$476CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,168,183PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,620,215CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$5,975,662PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$4,929,102CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$728,104PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$730,217PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$935,037CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$6,584,771CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$265,800PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$964,556CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$297,043TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,609,494NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionElam's mission is to strengthen and expand the Church by training leaders and workers for effective ministry of the gospel; equipping the Church with resources to minister to people; and to send leaders and workers to strengthen existing churches, (continued on Schedule O) (continued from Part III, line 1) establish new churches and provide relief for the persecuted and the poor.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$6,052,436ExpenseAmt
Grant$4,929,102GrantAmt
Revenue$62,368RevenueAmt
DescElam provided discipleship and Bible training to help Persian-speaking people serve in Christian ministry within the church. In 2015, we had discipleship conferences, advanced Bible courses, distance learning programs, and our three-month leadership course. We also continued to develop our women's ministry to bring healing where there has been abuse, promote a healthy view of women's value, and provide pastoral counseling. We continued to print and distribute Bibles and New Testaments in Persian. Action Bible New Testaments and entire Action Bibles for children were also printed in 2015.We published and printed Christian literature for discipleship, Bible study, evangelism, and discipleship. We also produced TV programs in Persian to advance Bible teaching and discipleship. This includes programming for women, children, Christian worship, and evangelism. These programs were broadcast on satellite TV and over the Internet.Lastly we provided advocacy, financial support and pastoral care for persecuted Persian-speaking Christians and their families. We also have a growing outreach program to Persian-speaking refugees in Europe, primarily through partnering with churches to assist them in outreach and integration of refugees into local communities.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$6,052,436TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonYes (1)GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document19IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee12EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone7706648800PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

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Ann Buwalda
Secretary3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tom Waller
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Ethan Erkel
Director10.00Yes (X)$42,000$0$0
William T Dunn
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kathy Giske
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Reza Roshanzamir
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Andrew Yeghnazar
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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Ritz Carlton Reynolds Plantation
1 Lake Oconee TrailGreensboroGA30642Event$139,705
World Touch Media
3675 Fair Dawn DrColorado SpringsCO80920Bible printing$128,536
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$5,557,371AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$8,915NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,557,371TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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Bible ed resources900099$25,594$25,594
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$62,368TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Exclusion$1,277ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

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Other$801OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$801TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$476ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$7,313TotalAmt
Program Services$7,313ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,921,789TotalAmt
Program Services$4,921,789ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$150,561TotalAmt
Program Services$96,643ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$34,515FundraisingAmt

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Total$478,468TotalAmt
Program Services$299,192ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,371ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$163,905FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$41,187TotalAmt
Program Services$31,536ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,060ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,591FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$35,292ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,520ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,604FundraisingAmt

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Total$1,374TotalAmt
Program Services$485ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$889ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$51,684TotalAmt
Management And General$51,684ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$246,838TotalAmt
Program Services$191,407ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,431ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,000FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$182,557TotalAmt
Program Services$143,308ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,398ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,851FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$7,028TotalAmt
Program Services$15ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,409ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,604FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$34,863TotalAmt
Program Services$15,549ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,445ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,869FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,071TotalAmt
Program Services$103,613ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,789ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,669FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,576TotalAmt
Program Services$31,573ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,288ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,715FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,515TotalAmt
Management And General$3,515ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Events$188,025$169,222$18,803
Automobile$11,407$2,363$7,924$1,120
Misc.$8,099$3,136$127$4,836

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,584,771TotalAmt
Program Services$6,052,436ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$192,158ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$340,177FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$848,292BOYAmt
EOY$367,266EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$1,021,377BOYAmt
EOY$544,641EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$502,057BOYAmt
EOY$435,069EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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BOY$112,500BOYAmt
EOY$100,000EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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BOY$5,000BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,045BOYAmt
EOY$33,297EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$639,244LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$219,181LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$424,142BOYAmt
EOY$420,063EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$6,201EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,945,413BOYAmt
EOY$1,906,537EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,450BOYAmt
EOY$28,043EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$269,000BOYAmt
EOY$269,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$369,450BOYAmt
EOY$297,043EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,084,116BOYAmt
EOY$753,543EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,491,847BOYAmt
EOY$855,951EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,575,963BOYAmt
EOY$1,609,494EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,945,413BOYAmt
EOY$1,906,537EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$964,556ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts-$1,913DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
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$5,320,721CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,550,009CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,494,684CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,150,734CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,548,456CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,064,604TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,550,009CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,494,684CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,150,734CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,548,456CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,064,604TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,754,859SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$23,309,745PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,245CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,846CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,593CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,971CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,277CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,932TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$30,075,536TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$201,472GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.77500PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.69300PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$436,264OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$99,143DepreciationAmt
Book Value$337,121BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,356OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,356DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$44,743OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$35,130DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,613BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$151,881OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$78,552DepreciationAmt
Book Value$73,329BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$420,063TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,620,215TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,620,215RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,620,215TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,586,684TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$1,913DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,913ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,584,771ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,584,771TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland00Grants to recipients located in region$4,620,506
Russia & the Newly Independent States00Grants to recipients located in region$109,205
East Asia00Grants to recipients located in region$24,000
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland00Program services$51,273Travel to region
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$4,804,984SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$4,804,984TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)Leadership Training$4,379,293Wire transfer
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)Leadership Training$17,491Computers, electronics, Bibles and suppliesCost
Russia & the Newly Independent StatesLeadership Training$102,560Wire transfer
North AmericaChurch planting$13,417Wire transfer
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (4 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Ministry supportEurope5$220,234Wire transfer
Ministry supportRussia1$6,645Wire transfer
Ministry supportEast Asia1$24,000Wire transfer
Ministry supportNorth America1$5,752Wire 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 the 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 expeditures and accounts for the activity according to accrual basis of accounting.
Part III, Col (c):Number of recipients represent actual number of grantees.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
Ministry Support1$1,000
Benevolence4$2,000$4,313CostAssistance with bills and gifts of household items and furniture.

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe organization accepts limited appeals from other organizations and individuals that promote the organization's mission. These requests are reviewed and approved by the Board. The requesting organization/individual provides follow-up on compliance of the use of the grant in accordance with the reward.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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
TitleUS DirectorTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$139,778BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$12,928OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$152,706TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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 US Director's compensation is based on the results of a comprehensive compensation study the organization purchased in a prior year to determine reasonableness of compensation. The study was based on similar size and type nonprofits. The compensation was also approved by the independent board of directors. The US Director's base compensation has not changed since 2012. All bonuses and other compensation is approved by the independent board of directors. The approval is documented in the Board minutes.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDavid YeghnazarPersonNm
Relationship With OrgU.S. DirectorRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeMoving assistanceLoanPurposeTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$125,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$100,000BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$100,000TotalBalanceDueAmt

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtType Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtAssistance PurposeAssistancePurposeTxt
Samuel Yeghnazar
Board Member$118,893Missionary supportSupport ministry work consistent with the organization's exempt purpose.
Reza Roshanzamir
Board Member$63,000Missionary supportSupport ministry work consistent with the organization's exempt purpose.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Sam, David, and Andrew Yeghnazar - family relationship.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and is reviewed in detail by the outsourced controller and the organization's top management. The reviewed 990 is then forwarded to the board of directors prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cA conflict of interest questionnaire is sent to each of the board of directors annually. If a board member 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 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 15The US Director's compensation is based on the results of a comprehensive compensation study the organization purchased in a prior year to determine reasonableness of compensation. The study was based on similar size and type nonprofits. The compensation was also approved by the independent board of directors. 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:This process has not changed since the prior year. The organization has a finance committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent auditor.