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TRANSFORMING LIVES MINISTRY

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $61K · expenses $34K · assets $28K

EIN
46-2340134
Address
1908 S EL CAMINO REAL, SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672-3246
Website
WWW.TRANSFORMINGLIVESMINISTRY.COM
NTEE code
X99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
Cross-check
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Mission

TRAIN AND STRENGTHEN CHRISTIAN LEADERS IN MOZAMIBQUE; HELP THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS; WORK WITH NATIONALS IN EVANGELISM AND CHURCH PLANTING. WE DO THIS TO FULFILL THE GREAT COMMISSION (MT 28:18-20) AND OBEY JESUS' COMMAND TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS AS OURSELVES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Brian Wood MISSIONARY2014-2024 $0$98,550 1
Lorena Wood MISSIONARY2014-2024 $0$20,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Jim Davis TREASURER2014-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Steve Wilson SECRETARY2014-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Steve Denicola BOARD MEMBER2014-2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN WOOD MISSIONARY0 $0-- $01
LORENA WOOD MISSIONARY0 $0-- $01
JIM DAVIS TREASURER0 $0-- $01
STEVE WILSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
STEVE DENICOLA BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN WOOD MISSIONARY0 $0-- $01
LORENA WOOD MISSIONARY0 $0-- $01
JIM DAVIS TREASURER0 $0-- $01
STEVE WILSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
STEVE DENICOLA BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN WOOD MISSIONARY0 $0-- $01
LORENA WOOD MISSIONARY0 $0-- $01
JIM DAVIS TREASURER0 $0-- $01
STEVE WILSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
STEVE DENICOLA BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN WOOD MISSIONARY0 $0-- $01
LORENA WOOD MISSIONARY0 $0-- $01
JIM DAVIS TREASURER0 $0-- $01
STEVE WILSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
STEVE DENICOLA BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN WOOD MISSIONARY0 $0-- $01
LORENA WOOD MISSIONARY0 $0-- $01
JIM DAVIS TREASURER0 $0-- $01
STEVE WILSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
STEVE DENICOLA BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN WOOD MISSIONARY0 $0-- $01
LORENA WOOD MISSIONARY0 $0-- $01
JIM DAVIS TREASURER0 $0-- $01
STEVE WILSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
STEVE DENICOLA BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN WOOD MISSIONARY0 $0-- $01
LORENA WOOD MISSIONARY0 $0-- $01
JIM DAVIS TREASURER0 $0-- $01
STEVE WILSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
STEVE DENICOLA BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
2017 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN WOOD MISSIONARY0 $0-- $01
LORENA WOOD MISSIONARY0 $0-- $01
JIM DAVIS TREASURER0 $0-- $01
STEVE WILSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
STEVE DENICOLA BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
2016 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN WOOD MISSIONARY0 $0-- $01
LORENA WOOD MISSIONARY0 $0-- $01
JIM DAVIS TREASURER0 $0-- $01
STEVE WILSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
STEVE DENICOLA BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
2015 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $70K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN WOOD MISSIONARY50 $29,600-$20,000 $49,6001
LORENA WOOD MISSIONARY40 $20,000-- $20,0001
JIM DAVIS TREASURER0 $0-- $01
STEVE WILSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
STEVE DENICOLA BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
2014 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $49K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN WOOD MISSIONARY50 $24,950-$24,000 $48,9501
LORENA WOOD MISSIONARY40 $0-- $01
JIM DAVIS TREASURER2 $0-- $01
STEVE WILSON SECRETARY4 $0-- $01
STEVE DENICOLA BOARD MEMBER4 $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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$60,897$33,888 $28,463$28,463 $60,897- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$22,177$30,467 $1,453$1,453 $22,177- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,263$37,913 $9,743$9,743 $25,263- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,826$54,477 $22,426$22,426 $74,826- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$44,750$65,831 $2,077$2,077 $44,750- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$40,308$47,411 $12,707$12,707 $40,308- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$46,576$48,658 $9,635$9,635 $46,576- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$53,835$54,313 $11,717$11,717 $53,835- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$87,710$86,118 $12,195$12,195 $87,710- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,174$78,674 $10,603$10,603 $67,174- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,365$59,257 $22,108$22,108 $81,365- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$886,7755 22015–2018 CITADEL MINISTRIES INC; COMMUNITIES INC
ARTHUR G JAROS SR AND DAWN L JAROS CHARITABLE TR Private foundation$302,61013 12012–2024 FOUNDATION FOR REASONABLE CHRISTIANITY
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$191,85018 52014–2024 TRADITIONAL FAMILY COALITION; EMPOWER INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES; ECHO OF CHRIST MINISTRIES; HELPING HEAL THE EARTH THROUGH PRAYER and 1 more
ABNER AND ESTHER YODER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$183,5009 12015–2024 BARRY MITCHELL MINISTRIES INC
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$151,09920 82013–2024 RESTORE THE FAMILY MINISTRIES; TORCH SPORTS MINISTRY; HEAVENWORKS; RECLAIMING LIVES MINISTRIES and 4 more
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GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor$120,0004 12019–2024 HELPING HEAL THE EARTH THROUGH PRAYER
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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.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $33,888 spent · pay $21,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $21,000 62.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,688 37.4%
Fees to independent contractors $200 0.6%
Total$33,888100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $30,467 spent · pay $19,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $19,000 62.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,267 37.0%
Fees to independent contractors $200 0.7%
Total$30,467100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $37,913 spent · pay $26,913 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $26,913 71.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,825 28.6%
Fees to independent contractors $175 0.5%
Total$37,913100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $54,477 spent · pay $48,053 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $48,053 88.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,249 11.5%
Fees to independent contractors $175 0.3%
Total$54,477100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $65,831 spent · pay $48,900 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $48,900 74.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,756 25.5%
Fees to independent contractors $175 0.3%
Total$65,831100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $47,411 spent · pay $29,623 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $29,623 62.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,613 37.1%
Fees to independent contractors $175 0.4%
Total$47,411100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $48,658 spent · pay $31,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $31,000 63.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,017 35.0%
Fees to independent contractors $641 1.3%
Total$48,658100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $54,313 spent · pay $48,800 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $48,800 89.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,351 9.9%
Fees to independent contractors $162 0.3%
Total$54,313100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $86,118 spent · pay $69,338 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $69,338 80.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,320 19.0%
Fees to independent contractors $460 0.5%
Total$86,118100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $78,674 spent · pay $69,600 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $69,600 88.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,239 9.2%
Printing, publications, postage $1,835 2.3%
Total$78,674100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $59,257 spent · pay $48,950 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $48,950 82.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,457 16.0%
Fees to independent contractors $850 1.4%
Total$59,257100%

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