Liabilities / Assets
87th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 87% of similar nonprofits.
Mere Christianity Forum Inc.
990 • Fiscal year 2012 • EIN 20-0198107
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.44x
Liabilities / Revenue
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Net Margin
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Top Officer Pay
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Asset Growth
82nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
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Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$76,784
Up $21,638 (+39%) from 2011
Net Assets
Up$43,132
Up $23,578 (+121%) from 2011
Liabilities
Down$33,652
Down $1,940 (-5.5%) from 2011
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
Up$237,785
Up $10,183 (+4.5%) from 2011
Net Income
-
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Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
- Signed
- Aug 15, 2013
- Return Version
- 2012v2.2
- Gross Receipts
- $273,835
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Mere christianity forum is dedicated to promoting the thoughtful exploration of christian faiththrough conversation and community
Major Activities
- Activity 2
- The forum sponsors a series of lectures and seminars both on campus and at vista housen engaging students in civil discourse as they discuss theology, philosophy and culture. Lecturers have included dr will willimon, dr os guinness, professors from furman university, and dr tony campolo.
- Activity 3
- The servant scholars program is a summer internship experience that integrates service, learning, and living. The program aims to shape the character, faith and vocational discernment of high potential students through an intense experience of servant leadership linked with life in an intentional christian community. Students intern for 35 hours per week for 10 weeks with greenville based social services ministries and attend training courses led by guest faculty from furman university and the greenville sc community. Students gain first hand experience working with persons living in poverty and interact with organizations dedicated to alleviating the suffering of the impoverished.
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- EIN
- 20-0198107
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2012 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.
- Assets
- $76,784
- Liabilities
- $33,652
- Net assets
- $43,132
- Revenue
- -
- Expenses
- $237,785
- Net income
- -