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DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH INC

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2023 · Form 990EZ · revenue $49K · expenses $38K · assets $12K

EIN
54-1908772
Address
PO BOX 1000, BERKELEY SPGS, WV 25411-1000
Website
WWW.THEDEFENDER.ORG
NTEE code
X22
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1999
Cross-check
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Mission

Religious Education

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 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
M Thomas President2015-2023 0 $0 reported 1
B Carr VP2015-2023 0 $0 reported 1
D Byrne Treasurer2021-2023 0 $0 reported 1
C Ambrose Secretary2015-2023 0 $0 reported 1
L Haber (former) TREASURER2015-2016 6 $0 reported 1
J Fritz (former) EXECUTIVE DIR2015-2016 20 $0 reported 1
P Crosby (former) RADIO ENGINEER2015-2016 30 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
M Thomas President0 $0-$0 $01
B Carr VP0 $0-$0 $01
D Byrne Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
C Ambrose Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
M Thomas President0 $0-$0 $01
B Carr VP0 $0-$0 $01
D Byrne Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
C Ambrose Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
M Thomas President0 $0-$0 $01
B Carr VP0 $0-$0 $01
D Byrne Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
C Ambrose Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
M THOMAS PRESIDENT4 $0-- $01
B CARR VICE PRES4 $0-- $01
L HABER TREASURER6 $0-- $01
C AMBROSE SECRETARY4 $0-- $01
J FRITZ EXECUTIVE DIR20 $0-- $01
P CROSBY RADIO ENGINEER30 $0-- $01
2015 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
M THOMAS PRESIDENT4 $0-- $01
B CARR VICE PRES4 $0-- $01
L HABER TREASURER6 $0-- $01
C AMBROSE SECRETARY4 $0-- $01
J FRITZ EXECUTIVE DIR20 $0-- $01
P CROSBY RADIO ENGINEER30 $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
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,258$37,798 $12,383$12,383 $49,258- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$17,663$20,416 $923$923 $17,662- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,251$7,494 $4,632$4,632 $3,249- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,725$12,353 $54,024$54,024 $12,722- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$16,027$11,120 $52,914$52,914 $16,025- ---

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

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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.

2023 · Form 990EZ · $37,798 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,645 89.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,485 6.6%
Printing, publications, postage $1,168 3.1%
Fees to independent contractors $500 1.3%
Total$37,798100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $20,416 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,479 51.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,734 33.0%
Fees to independent contractors $3,100 15.2%
Printing, publications, postage $103 0.5%
Total$20,416100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $7,494 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,960 52.8%
Printing, publications, postage $1,793 23.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,741 23.2%
Total$7,494100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $12,353 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,363 43.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,625 37.4%
Printing, publications, postage $2,365 19.1%
Total$12,353100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $11,120 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,344 48.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,134 37.2%
Printing, publications, postage $1,642 14.8%
Total$11,120100%

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