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ENCOURAGEMENT INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $114K · expenses $79K · assets $95K

EIN
38-3378747
Address
PO BOX 70972, ROCHESTER HLS, MI 48307-0018
Website
https://www.encouragementinc.org
NTEE code
X99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1998
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Mission

Support Educational Seminary

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Paul E Wilson PRESIDENT2024-2025 12 $0 reported 1
Ryan Vieth TREASURER2024-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Brian Wood SECRETARY2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Tom Gitter DIRECTOR2024-2025 2 $0 reported 1
James Olah DIRECTOR2024-2025 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL E WILSON PRESIDENT12 $0-$0 $01
RYAN VIETH TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
BRIAN WOOD SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
TOM GITTER DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JAMES OLAH DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL E WILSON PRESIDENT15 $0-$0 $01
RYAN VIETH TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
BRIAN WOOD SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
TOM GITTER DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JAMES OLAH DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01

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 Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$113,940$79,490 $94,972$94,972 $113,940$0 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$86,504$49,419 $60,522$58,522 $86,504$0 ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $254,850 in all, tax years 2014 to 2024. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
TYNDALE HOUSE MINISTRIES Public charity Exact 2020-2024 5$129,050 2024$30,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023-2024 5$65,300 2024$12,000
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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2014-2017, 2021, 2023 6$48,500 2023$10,000
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MACLELLAN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ENCOURAGEMENT INC” 2018 1$11,000 2018$11,000
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GEISSE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ENCOURAGEMENT INC” 2023 1$1,000 2023$1,000
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2025 · Form 990EZ · $79,490 spent · pay $0 · grants $74,770 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $74,770 94.1%
Printing, publications, postage $4,720 5.9%
Total$79,490100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $49,419 spent · pay $0 · grants $49,058 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $49,058 99.3%
Printing, publications, postage $361 0.7%
Total$49,419100%

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