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LIGONIER MINISTRIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
LIGONIER MINISTRIES INC (EIN 25-1298611)
Tax period
2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed
2011-06-21
IRS object ID
201111729349300906
Schema version
2010v3.2
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2011-06-21T17:44:43-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

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Business Name Line1Batts Morrison Wales & Lee PABusinessNameLine1

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Address Line1801 North Orange Avenue Suite 800AddressLine1
CityOrlandoCity
StateFLState
ZIP Code32801ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2010-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

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EIN251298611EIN

Name Name

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Address Line1421 Ligonier CourtAddressLine1
CitySanfordCity
StateFLState
ZIP Code32771ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameG Todd JacksonName
TitleChief Financial OfficerTitle
Phone4073334244Phone
Date Signed2011-05-24DateSigned
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Phone4077706000Phone
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Tax Year2010TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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Address ChangeXAddressChange
Name Of Principal Officer PersonDr Robert C SproulNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

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DescriptionPromotion of Christian theological education and scholarship through establishment and operation of the following activities:Educational broadcasting - the production of theological lectures and broadcasting of the lectures over radio airwaves, digital satellite signals, and Internet streaming. During 2010, the Organization broadcasted through purchased air time from over 200 land radio stations and from one satellite radio network. Educational materials - the development, production and sales of theological materials in print, audio, and video forms.Educational conferences - the provision of live theological instruction at various venues. During 2010, the Organization conducted five conferences where a variety of prominent speakers provided theological lectures. Over 6,900 individuals attended these conferences.Music - the production and sale of music that coheres with and further expresses the theological truths taught.Description

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DescriptionLigonier Academy of Biblical and Theological Studies - a place for learning devoted to serving both laymen and pastors, offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees. The Academy prepares both lay people and pastors for real-world service and ministry by providing educational instruction based on Reformed Christian doctrine.Description
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (14 entries)

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United Healthcare Insurance Company
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Progressive Communications
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RR Donnelley
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Revenue Subtotal16319232RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included-1522898OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt-1522898RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99014796334TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt16164970TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included1522898OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F9901522898ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal14642072ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99014642072TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Description of Intended Use of Endowment Funds:Part V, Line 4:Earnings from the endowment fund are to be used to provide scholarships to needy individuals to attend conferences of the Organization.
Part XI, Line 8 - Other Adjustments:Change in estimated fair value of interest rate swap contracts ($97,918)
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Cost of Goods Sold and Donor Fulfillment ($1,522,898)
Part XIII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Cost of Goods Sold and Donor Fulfillment $1,522,898

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsXMailSolicitations
Agreement Ref Fundraising1AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeActivityActivityFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmount Retained By ContractorAmountRetainedByContractorNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationName Of IndividualNameOfIndividual
Douglas Shaw & Associates Inc
1717 Park Street Suite 300NapervilleIL60563Consulting, comm. & direct mail svcs.037636769052307315
(no name)
869 Gibbs RoadBlairsvilleGA30512Solicitation services01244753121293263Gerald P Pedine
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts500842TotalGrossReceipts
Total Retained By Contractors100264TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization400578TotalNetToOrganization
Licensed StatesALLicensedStates
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStates
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStates
Licensed StatesARLicensedStates
Licensed StatesCALicensedStates
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStates
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStates
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStates
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStates
Licensed StatesGALicensedStates
Licensed StatesHILicensedStates
Licensed StatesILLicensedStates
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStates
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStates
Licensed StatesLALicensedStates
Licensed StatesMELicensedStates
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStates
Licensed StatesMALicensedStates
Licensed StatesMILicensedStates
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStates
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStates
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStates
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStates
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStates
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStates
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStates
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStates
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStates
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStates
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStates
Licensed StatesORLicensedStates
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Licensed StatesRILicensedStates
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Licensed StatesTNLicensedStates
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStates
Licensed StatesVALicensedStates
Licensed StatesWALicensedStates
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStates
Licensed StatesWILicensedStates

Form990 Schedule G Part IV Form990ScheduleGPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return ReferenceSch G, Part I, Line 2b:ReturnReference
ExplanationDouglas Shaw & Associates, Inc. ("DSA") performed direct fundraising appeals and mailings for two months of 2010 before these activities were taken over by the Organization. The gross receipts reflected in column (iv) pertain only to appeals and direct mailings generated directly by DSA. Although DSA continued to provide fundraising consulting services to the Organization, revenues from appeals and direct mailings not generated directly by DSA were not attributed to DSA. The amount reflected in column (v) includes the fees charged by DSA for appeals and direct mailings conducted directly by DSA, as well as fees related to other fundraising and consulting services that DSA provided. The Organization paid DSA $256,480 in 2010 for fundraising expenses. The Organization's agreement with that DSA states DSA bills the Organization monthly for out-of-pocket expenses and postage advances without markup.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelXFirstClassOrCharterTravel
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceXHousingAllowanceOrResidence
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses1WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (5 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Dr Robert C Sproul
184618015000000247900331070257515000
Dr G Todd Jackson
1501010150000004953060430176097000
Christopher Larson
1454860150000004815060430171344000
John Duncan
142467000004503060430153013000
Robert C Sproul Jr
1196300000041840378890161703000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierSupplemental InformationIdentifier
Return ReferencePart IIIReturnReference
ExplanationNontaxable benefits for Dr. Robert C. Sproul and Robert C. Sproul, Jr. include ministerial housing allowances under Section 107 of the IRC. See Schedule O for a detailed description of the process used to set the compensation for Dr. Sproul. The Organization's executive expense reimbursement policy permits two senior members of its executive staff to utilize "first class" seating for air travel when the cost of doing so is economically reasonable in order to accommodate the special physical needs of the individuals and to permit such individuals to productively utilize air travel time to perform work for the Organization's ministry activities. When possible, the Organization utilizes frequent flyer miles/points to obtain an upgrade to first class seating. The Organization would prefer "business class" flight accommodations for such purposes; however, domestic air carriers do not generally offer business class. The Organization's board of directors considers the selective utilization of such accommodations to be good stewardship of the Organization's resources, as loss of productive work time would be costly for the Organization.Explanation

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (7 entries)

Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesRelationshipRelationshipAmount Of TransactionAmountOfTransactionDescription Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransaction
(no name)
0
(no name)
0
(no name)
0
Kelly Cobb
0Family member of Dr. Robert C. Sproul, Off/Dir and Vesta Sproul, Dir32547Employment
John Cobb
0Family member of Dr. Robert C. Sproul, Off/Dir and Vesta Sproul, Dir81271Employment
Sherrie Sproul
0Family member of Dr. Robert C. Sproul, Off/Dir and Vesta Sproul, Dir61125Employment
Joseph Jackson
0Family member of Dr. G. Todd Jackson, Officer13258Employment/Independent contractor

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanationReturn ReferenceReturnReference
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Dr. Robert C. Sproul has a family relationship with Mrs. Vesta Sproul.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The Organization's top management official and top financial official each review the Form 990 prior to its filing with the IRS. A copy of the final Form 990 is also provided to the voting members of the Organization's governing body prior to its filing with the IRS.
The Organization's conflict of interest policy is distributed to each member of the Organization's governing body, its officers, and its key employees on an annual basis. Each such individual provides an annual disclosure statement indicating that they have received, read, understood and agreed to comply with the policy, and certifying that: (1) they have no relationships or interests that present a conflict of interest, (2) they have one or more conflicts of interest that have been fully disclosed as required by the policy and have been properly administered in conformity with the policy, or (3) they have previously undisclosed conflicts of interest and disclosing the details of such conflicts. Any disclosure statements with previously undisclosed conflicts of interest are forwarded to appropriate Organization officials to take appropriate actions as required by the policy.Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c
The Organization's compensation-setting policy requires that an independent committee of the Board of Directors determine the compensation package of all officers and directors of the Organization. In addition, the independent committee of the Board of Directors reviews the salary levels of all employees who are family members of any officer or director, and, in the event that a family member employee is paid more than other individuals with similar positions within the Organization, the independent committee of the Board of Directors determines the compensation of that family member using the same compensation-setting procedures applicable to officers and directors. The independent committee of the Board of Directors considers, in setting such compensation, a compensation study by special legal counsel with expertise in the area of reasonable compensation for nonprofit executives, utilizing data regarding compensation paid to persons serving in similar capacities in comparable organizations as well as national compensation data such as that published by the National Association of Church Business Administrators, the Christian Management Association and Guidestar. These compensation studies are performed approximately every 3-4 years.Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15
The Organization makes its financial statements and its Form 990 available to the public through the Organization's website. Financial statements, Form 990 and governing documents are available by mail upon request.Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19
Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances:Change in estimated fair value of interest rate swap contracts ($97,918) -97,918. Total to Form 990, Part XI, Line 5: -97,918.Form 990, Part XI, line 5: