Liabilities / Assets
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Shepherding the Nations
990EZ • Fiscal year 2013 • EIN 26-1718994
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
40th percentile
Higher net margin than 40% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
76th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 9.9% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
44th percentile
Faster asset growth than 44% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
27th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$37,438
Down $266 (-0.7%) from 2012
Net Assets
Down$37,438
Down $266 (-0.7%) from 2012
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2012
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$60,470
Down $10,278 (-15%) from 2012
Expenses
Down$60,736
Down $9,896 (-14%) from 2012
Net Income
Down-$266
Down $382 (-329%) from 2012
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2013 to Dec 31, 2013
- Signed
- Jul 31, 2014
- Return Version
- 2013v3.0
- Gross Receipts
- $60,470
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Shepherding the nations mission is to glorify god by training and resourcing indigenous pastors to plant healthy churches in unreached areas.
Shepherding the Nations is a mission organization that has been formed for religious purposes to train and support indigenous pastors and church planters in poor and unreached parts of the world. Shepherding the Nations has advanced these purposes by developing a network of local pastors from these areas to train and equip them to multiply healthy churches that know Jesus Christ and make Him known; and by carrying on other activities in furtherance of these purposes as allowed by the law. Shepherding the Nations shall not engage in any activity or exercise any powers that are not in furtherance of its charitable or educational purpose.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Forty-six indigenous pastors and two indigenous medical doctors received nominal monthly support. To qualify pastors must attend bi-annual training conferences. These pastors are from the poorest rural areas of India and Nepal. | $0 | $27,720 |
| Apprx 100 pastors attend 5 day conference in spring and fall. Training in northern and southern India included spiritual training for men from the poorest rural areas of India and Nepal. Expenses include venue transportation food lodging books curriculum. | $0 | $26,293 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryder Kumar | International Director | PT | $5,985 | - | $5,985 |
| Paul Brown | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Ralph Evans | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Duane Ulrich | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Randy Leinen | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Tammy Werth | Advisory Board | - | $0 | - | - |
| Diane Brown | Advisory Board | - | $0 | - | - |
| Susan Leinen | Advisory Board | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- EIN
- 26-1718994
- Phone
- 8187761500
Signing Officer
- Name
- Wayne Borkin
- Title
- Advisory Board Member
- Phone
- 8187761500
- Signed
- 2014-07-31
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Description;Amount^India Conference and trainer travel expense;25133|Indigenous pastor support;27720|Books and curriculum;1160|Fund raising expenses;54|International office expenses;684^Total;54751^”
Form 990-EZ, Part V, Line 42C
“The organization did not maintain an office outside of the United States.”
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | Shepherding the Nations is a mission organization that has been formed for religious purposes to train and support indigenous pastors and church planters in poor and unreached parts of the world. Shepherding the Nations has advanced these purposes by developing a network of local pastors from these areas to train and equip them to multiply healthy churches that know Jesus Christ and make Him known; and by carrying on other activities in furtherance of these purposes as allowed by the law. Shepherding the Nations shall not engage in any activity or exercise any powers that are not in furtherance of its charitable or educational purpose. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Description;Amount^India Conference and trainer travel expense;25133|Indigenous pastor support;27720|Books and curriculum;1160|Fund raising expenses;54|International office expenses;684^Total;54751^ |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | The organization did not maintain an office outside of the United States. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Form 990-EZ, Part V, Line 42c |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z |
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| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonTitleTxt | 0 | Advisory Board Member |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PhoneNum | 0 | 8187761500 |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt | 0 | 2014-07-31 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessName/BusinessNameLine1 | 0 | SHEPHERDING THE NATIONS |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessNameControlTxt | 0 | SHEP |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/EIN | 0 | 261718994 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/PhoneNum | 0 | 8187761500 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/AddressLine1 | 0 | 18644 Sherman Way |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/City | 0 | Reseda |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/State | 0 | CA |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/ZIPCode | 0 | 91335 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2014-08-14T17:32:28-07:00 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2013-01-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2013-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2013 |
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Filings
Displayed year
2013 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $37,438
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $37,438
- Revenue
- $60,470
- Expenses
- $60,736
- Net income
- -$266