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WELLS MINISTRIES INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $227K · expenses $228K · assets $107K

EIN
73-1618367
Address
PO BOX 81, BROKEN ARROW, OK 74013-0081
NTEE code
X21
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2002
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Mission

BIBLE TEACHING AND COMMUNITY SERVICE GUATEMALA

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Gail Wells SECRETARY-TREASURER2016-2024 $23,500$55,452 1
Elton Wells PRESIDENT2016-2024 $18,337$18,789 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
Jeff Wright TRUSTEE2016-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Bill Kirkpatrick TRUSTEE2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Dick Shaw (former) TRUSTEE2016-2023 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $42K · 2 employees · 186 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GAIL WELLS SECRETARY-TREASURER40 $23,500$0$0 $23,5001
ELTON WELLS PRESIDENT40 $18,337$0$0 $18,3371
JEFF WRIGHT TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
BILL KIRKPATRICK TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $16K · 1 employee · 223 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GAIL WELLS SECRETARY-TREASURER40 $16,500$0$0 $16,5001
ELTON WELLS PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01
DICK SHAW TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF WRIGHT TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
BILL KIRKPATRICK TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Elton R Wells President40 $0-$0 $01
Gail Wells Secretary Treasurer40 $0-$0 $01
Dick Shaw Trustee0 $0-$0 $01
Jeff Wright Trustee0 $0-$0 $01
Bill Kirkpatrick Trustee0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Elton R Wells President40 $0-$0 $01
Gail Wells Secretary Treasurer40 $0-$0 $01
Dick Shaw Trustee0 $0-$0 $01
Jeff Wright Trustee0 $0-$0 $01
Bill Kirkpatrick Trustee0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $9K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GAIL WELLS SECRETARY-TREASURER40 $9,000-$0 $9,0001
ELTON WELLS PRESIDENT40 $0-$0 $01
DICK SHAW TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JEFF WRIGHT TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $6K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GAIL WELLS SECRETARY-TREASURER40 $6,000-$0 $6,0001
ELTON WELLS PRESIDENT40 $0-$0 $01
DICK SHAW TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JEFF WRIGHT TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELTON WELLS PRESIDENT40 $0-$0 $01
GAIL WELLS SECRETARY-TREASURER40 $0-$0 $01
DICK SHAW TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JEFF WRIGHT TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELTON WELLS PRESIDENT40 $0-- $01
GAIL WELLS SECRETARY-TREASURER40 $0-- $01
DICK SHAW TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
JEFF WRIGHT TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
2016 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $904
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELTON WELLS PRESIDENT40 $0-$452 $4521
GAIL WELLS SECRETARY-TREASURER40 $0-$452 $4521
DICK SHAW TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
JEFF WRIGHT TRUSTEE0 $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 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$227,173$228,363 $106,967$106,967 $227,173$0 $41,8372186
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$202,047$159,824 $108,157$108,157 $202,047$0 $16,5001223
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$145,371$129,285 $65,934$65,934 $145,371- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$93,750$79,465 $49,848$49,848 $93,750- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$65,372$75,215 $35,563$35,563 $65,372$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$117,940$115,609 $45,406$45,406 $117,940$0 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$143,734$147,869 $43,075$43,075 $143,734$0 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$114,610$107,240 $47,210$47,210 $114,610$0 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$146,322$115,960 $39,840$39,840 $146,322$0 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $7,721 in all, tax years 2012 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2012-2018 7$7,700 2018$650
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WELLS MINISTRIES INC” 2022-2023 2$21 2023$16
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Who funds organizations like this

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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION funds this one DAF sponsor$20,381,099135 312012–2024 DOULOS MINISTRIES INC; JERRY VINES MINISTRIES INC; TOUCH THE WORLD MINISTRIES INC; LIBERATED LIVING MINISTRIES and 27 more
JESUS FUND Private foundation$5,983,0401 12017–2017 DOULOS MINISTRIES INC
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$537,82141 162017–2024 JOYFUL WORD MINISTRIES; AFRICA CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC; HOPE FAMILY MINISTRIES INC; WHETSTONE MINISTRIES and 12 more
RIVENDELL STEWARDS TRUST DTD 022385 Private foundation$275,0004 12014–2018 AFRICA CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC
AMG CHARITABLE GIFT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$250,0001 12014–2014 DAVID CLIFTON MINISTRIES INC
SERVANT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$216,0007 32010–2021 JOHNNY HUNT MINISTRIES INC; DOULOS MINISTRIES INC; INTERNATIONAL PRAYER MINISTRIES INC
HAROLD AND VIRGINIA SIMPSON FOUNDATION Private foundation$155,00010 12016–2025 AFRICA CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC
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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 990 · $228,363 spent · pay $64,304 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)MISSIONS/MINISTRIES $71,410$71,410$0$0 31.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $41,837$37,653$4,184$0 18.3%
Occupancy $26,880$24,192$2,688$0 11.8%
Other (as described)VEHICLE EXPENSES $26,428$23,785$2,643$0 11.6%
All other expenses $22,673$21,578$1,095$0 9.9%
Other salaries and wages $22,399$20,159$2,240$0 9.8%
Other (as described)MEALS $9,386$8,447$939$0 4.1%
Travel $5,776$5,198$578$0 2.5%
Office expenses $755$680$75$0 0.3%
Other (as described)SCHOOL SCHOLORSHIPS $751$676$75$0 0.3%
Payroll taxes $68$61$7$0 0.0%
Total$228,363100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $159,824 spent · pay $38,514 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)MISSIONS/MINISTRIES $42,591$42,591$0$0 26.6%
Occupancy $41,231$37,108$4,123$0 25.8%
Other salaries and wages $22,014$19,813$2,201$0 13.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $16,500$14,850$1,650$0 10.3%
Other (as described)VEHICLE EXPENSES $13,286$11,957$1,329$0 8.3%
Travel $10,184$9,166$1,018$0 6.4%
Office expenses $8,775$7,898$877$0 5.5%
Fees: management $2,453$2,208$245$0 1.5%
Fees: other services $2,100$1,890$210$0 1.3%
Other (as described)SCHOOL SCHOLORSHIPS $690$621$69$0 0.4%
Total$159,824100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $129,285 spent · pay $16,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $78,247 60.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $32,598 25.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $16,000 12.4%
Fees to independent contractors $1,924 1.5%
Printing, publications, postage $516 0.4%
Total$129,285100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $79,465 spent · pay $15,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $30,980 39.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $23,649 29.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $15,000 18.9%
Fees to independent contractors $8,636 10.9%
Printing, publications, postage $1,200 1.5%
Total$79,465100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $75,215 spent · pay $20,644 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $29,172 38.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $22,996 30.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $20,644 27.4%
Fees to independent contractors $1,482 2.0%
Printing, publications, postage $921 1.2%
Total$75,215100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $115,609 spent · pay $23,401 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $61,910 53.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $28,208 24.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $23,401 20.2%
Fees to independent contractors $1,161 1.0%
Printing, publications, postage $929 0.8%
Total$115,609100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $147,869 spent · pay $14,813 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $101,410 68.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $26,227 17.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $14,813 10.0%
Fees to independent contractors $4,839 3.3%
Printing, publications, postage $580 0.4%
Total$147,869100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $107,240 spent · pay $8,350 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $69,974 65.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $24,656 23.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $8,350 7.8%
Fees to independent contractors $3,544 3.3%
Printing, publications, postage $716 0.7%
Total$107,240100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $115,960 spent · pay $6,397 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $82,462 71.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $23,088 19.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $6,397 5.5%
Fees to independent contractors $3,563 3.1%
Printing, publications, postage $450 0.4%
Total$115,960100%

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