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Christian Writers & Artists Ministries

EIN 26-1361564 • 501(c)3 • Capistrano Beach, CA

Profile

Spread the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

PO Box 7022Capistrano Beach, CA 92624

www.godreports.com

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

48th percentile

0.8%

Higher net margin than 48% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

92nd percentile

$40,370

Higher top officer pay than 92% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 69.8% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

80th percentile

28%

Faster asset growth than 80% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

63rd percentile

8.5%

Faster revenue growth than 63% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Up

$4,066

Up $883 (+28%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$4,066

Up $883 (+28%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin48th percentile

Revenue

Up

$57,842

Up $4,535 (+8.5%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$57,358

Up $2,747 (+5.0%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$484

Up $1,788 (+137%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth80th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2021: $14,222Liabilities 2021: $5,850Net Assets 2021: $8,3722021Assets 2022: $5,092Net Assets 2022: $5,0922022Assets 2023: $3,183Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $3,1832023Assets 2024: $4,066Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $4,0662024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$4,066
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$4,066
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth63rd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2021: $67,407Expenses 2021: $62,147Net Income 2021: $5,2602021Revenue 2022: $57,104Expenses 2022: $60,214Net Income 2022: -$3,1102022Revenue 2023: $53,307Expenses 2023: $54,611Net Income 2023: -$1,3042023Revenue 2024: $57,842Expenses 2024: $57,358Net Income 2024: $4842024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$57,842
Expenses$57,358
Net Income$484
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$4,066
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$4,066
Revenue
$57,842
Expenses
$57,358
Net income
$484
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.07$0.00$4.07$57.8$57.4$0.48
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.18$0.00$3.18$53.3$54.6$1.30
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.09$5.09$57.1$60.2$3.11
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$14.2$5.85$8.37$67.4$62.1$5.26
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 7, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$57,842
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Spread the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Posted 1393 testimonies all linked to a page that presents the gospel. Released collection of best stories from God Reports "When Kingdom Light Shines"$0$0
Added podcasts from new and former interviews with inspiring people$0$0
Posted stories about an Assyrian evangelist a high school student leading 895 to Christ at his school continued Bible translation project with Tai Leng updated website$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay92nd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Mark EllisPresidentFT$3,000$37,370$40,370
Sally EllisSecretary-$0--
Lisa HartmanTreasurer-$0--
John DunckelDirector-$0--
Mike ConstantzDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Christian Writers & Artists Ministries
EIN
26-1361564
In Care Of
% Mark Ellis
Address
PO Box 7022, Capistrano Beach, CA 92624

Signing Officer

Name
Mark Ellis
Title
president
Signed
2025-05-07
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| bank and service charges, $827| advertising, $3312| insurance liability directors & officers, $1381| supplies, $198| travel and meetings, $630| accounting fees, $167|”

Part I, line 20

“| Explanation:, Amount:| prior year adjustments, $399|”

Part II, line 26

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Other assets, $0, $0|”

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