LIVING THE ADVENTURE MINISTRIES INC NFP
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $139K · expenses $131K · assets $170K
- EIN
- 02-0809278
- Address
- 203 N 2ND ST, ALBION, IL 62806-1409
- Website
- livingtheadventure.net
- NTEE code
- X200
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2008
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Living the Adventure Ministries actively promotes the Kingdom of God by providing mission opportunities both locally and globally. Our outreach includes preaching engagements at various venues such as churches camps conferences retreats and Christian Ashrams. We establish partnerships with individuals and organizations across North America and around the world to advance our mission.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Henson | Executive Director--Evangelist | 2021-2025 | $101,336 | $463,343 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Medler | President | 2021-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Alisha Black | Vice-Presdent | 2021-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Erica Williams | Secretary | 2023-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Brad Henson | Treasurer | 2021-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kevin Hastings | Director | 2021-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mark Biagi | Director | 2021-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tom Albin | Director | 2021-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Erica Landolt (former) | Secretary | 2021-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $101K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Henson | Executive Director--Evangelist | 50 | $73,130 | - | $28,206 | $101,336 | 1 |
| Nick Medler | President | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alisha Black | Vice-Presdent | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Erica Williams | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brad Henson | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kevin Hastings | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mark Biagi | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tom Albin | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $100K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Henson | Executive Director--Evangelist | 50 | $71,000 | - | $29,104 | $100,104 | 1 |
| Nick Medler | President | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alisha Black | Vice-Presdent | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Erica Williams | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brad Henson | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kevin Hastings | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mark Biagi | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tom Albin | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $90K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Henson | Executive Director--Evangelist | 50 | $70,341 | - | $19,313 | $89,654 | 1 |
| Nick Medler | President | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alisha Black | Vice-Presdent | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Erica Williams | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brad Henson | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kevin Hastings | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mark Biagi | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tom Albin | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $88K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Henson | Executive DirectorLead Evangelist | 50 | $62,927 | - | $25,014 | $87,941 | 1 |
| Nick Medler | President | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alisha Black | Vice-President | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Erica Landolt | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brad Henson | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kevin Hastings | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mark Biagi | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tom Albin | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $84K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Henson | Executive Director/Lead Evangelist | 50 | $64,616 | - | $19,692 | $84,308 | 1 |
| Nick Medler | President | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alisha Black | Vice-President | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Erica Landolt | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brad Henson | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kevin Hastings | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mark Biagi | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tom Albin | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $139,020 | $130,989 | $169,685 | $169,685 | $120,563 | $9,724 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $138,408 | $133,738 | $161,654 | $161,654 | $121,397 | $7,742 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $128,019 | $124,325 | $156,984 | $156,984 | $115,038 | $5,690 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $151,732 | $128,137 | $153,290 | $153,290 | $125,793 | $20,811 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $161,724 | $114,911 | $129,695 | $129,695 | $121,255 | $33,566 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $10,507 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 | $10,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “LIVING THE ADVENTURE MINISTRIES INC NFP” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $507 | 2023 | $114 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $130,989 spent · pay $101,336 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $101,336 | 77.4% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $25,585 | 19.5% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,400 | 1.8% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,668 | 1.3% | |
| Total | $130,989 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $133,738 spent · pay $92,224 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $92,224 | 69.0% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $35,246 | 26.4% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $4,125 | 3.1% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $2,143 | 1.6% | |
| Total | $133,738 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $124,325 spent · pay $97,288 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $97,288 | 78.3% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $22,915 | 18.4% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,300 | 1.8% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,822 | 1.5% | |
| Total | $124,325 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $128,137 spent · pay $87,941 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $87,941 | 68.6% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $35,397 | 27.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,700 | 2.1% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $2,099 | 1.6% | |
| Total | $128,137 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $114,911 spent · pay $83,648 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $83,648 | 72.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $26,795 | 23.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,700 | 2.3% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,768 | 1.5% | |
| Total | $114,911 | 100% |