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Nicaragua Christian Education Foundation
EIN 37-1393158 • 501(c)3 • Highland, IL
Pub. 78 Eligible
Profile
NiCE equips Nicaraguans to reach their country for Christ by supporting & equipping Christian schools & other Christian ministries. Our goal is to foster independence through education & nutrition enabling families to stay in their home country. We do this with shipments of nutritious meals supplies & equipment; a child sponsorship program to help keep Christian schools open; assistance in church construction & repair; leadership of short-term mission teams for hands-on experience and relationship building.
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Liabilities / Revenue
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Net Margin
13th percentile
Higher net margin than 13% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
41st percentile
Faster asset growth than 41% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
37th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 37% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$272,672
Down $27,775 (-9.2%) from 2023
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
Down$272,672
Down $27,775 (-9.2%) from 2023
Revenue
Down$50,423
Down $9,710 (-16%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$78,198
Down $30,442 (-28%) from 2023
Net Income
Up-$27,775
Up $20,732 (+43%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $272,672
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $272,672
- Revenue
- $50,423
- Expenses
- $78,198
- Net income
- -$27,775
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Sep 29, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.1
- Gross Receipts
- $50,423
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
NiCE equips Nicaraguans to reach their country for Christ by supporting & equipping Christian schools & other Christian ministries. Our goal is to foster independence through education & nutrition enabling families to stay in their home country. We do this with shipments of nutritious meals supplies & equipment; a child sponsorship program to help keep Christian schools open; assistance in church construction & repair; leadership of short-term mission teams for hands-on experience and relationship building.
NiCE equips Nicaraguans to reach their country for Christ by supporting and equipping Christian Schools.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| NiCE continued our Christian school sponsorship with partial support of 4 schools This funding helps with teachers pay and utilities. Our schools are located in high poverty areas. We continue to fund a 3-day yearly educational retreat for over 100 teachers from many different schools about 150 students. | $25,585 | $25,585 |
| We helped fund a pastor to manage our schools since we are not able to go to Nicaragua personally any longer due to the governments ever-increasing restrictions on virtually everyone and everything. We also provide small grants to 5 pastors for such emergency needs such as medicine food and burial. | $18,287 | $18,287 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Rensberrry | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Duane Rensberry | Secretary And Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Menno Miller | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Shirley Beltz | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Nicaragua Christian Education Foundation
- EIN
- 37-1393158
- Address
- 1405 WALNUT ST, HIGHLAND, IL 62249-2009
Signing Officer
- Name
- Shirley Beltz
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 6182886078
- Signed
- 2025-09-29
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Part I, line 10
“| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid:, Amount:| NiCE continued our Christian school sponsorship in Nicaragua with partial support of 4 schools. This funding helps with teachers pay supplies and utilities. These schools are located in high poverty areas where some children would not be able to attend school if not for these schools. We continue to fund an annual 3-day teachers educational retreat for over 100 teachers from many different schools., $25585| NiCE funded a pastor to manage our schools since we are no longer able to safely go to Nicaragua personally or take mission teams due to the ever-increasing governmental restrictions especially 0n mission groups. We also provide small grants to other pastors to help with such emergency needs like medicine food and burial., $18287|”
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