Civic Intelligence

First Word Ministries

EIN 47-0885904 • 501(c)3 • Somerville, AL

Profile

Engage in counseling and personal ministries, social ministries as well as facilitate the spread of the gospel across of the united states through various activities.

345 Shag Bark TrailSomerville, AL 35670

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Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

12th percentile

-69%

Higher net margin than 12% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

87th percentile

$19,357

Higher top officer pay than 87% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 71.5% of source-year revenue.

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

Asset Growth

19th percentile

-54%

Faster asset growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

48th percentile

-3.7%

Faster revenue growth than 48% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$34,713

Down $34,214 (-50%) from 2022

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin12th percentile

Revenue

Up

$28,127

Up $6,433 (+30%) from 2022

Expenses

Down

$62,023

Down $265 (-0.4%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

-$33,896

Up $6,698 (+16%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth19th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2010: $19,854Net Assets 2010: $19,8542010Assets 2011: $29,591Net Assets 2011: $29,5912011Assets 2012: $30,634Net Assets 2012: $30,6342012Assets 2013: $32,254Net Assets 2013: $32,2542013Assets 2014: $29,590Net Assets 2014: $29,5902014Assets 2015: $31,188Net Assets 2015: $31,1882015Assets 2016: $32,035Net Assets 2016: $32,0352016Assets 2017: $29,387Net Assets 2017: $29,3872017Assets 2018: $32,349Net Assets 2018: $32,3492018Assets 2019: $121,037Net Assets 2019: $121,0372019Assets 2020: $109,848Net Assets 2020: $109,8482020Assets 2021: $109,521Net Assets 2021: $109,5212021Assets 2022: $68,927Net Assets 2022: $68,9272022Assets 2023: $34,713Liabilities 2023: $02023

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$34,713
Liabilities$0
Net Assets-
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth48th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2010: $105,784Expenses 2010: $130,986Net Income 2010: -$25,2022010Revenue 2011: $62,929Expenses 2011: $53,192Net Income 2011: $9,7372011Revenue 2012: $68,024Expenses 2012: $66,981Net Income 2012: $1,0432012Revenue 2013: $82,853Expenses 2013: $81,233Net Income 2013: $1,6202013Revenue 2014: $87,084Expenses 2014: $89,748Net Income 2014: -$2,6642014Revenue 2015: $88,372Expenses 2015: $86,774Net Income 2015: $1,5982015Revenue 2016: $76,334Expenses 2016: $75,487Net Income 2016: $8472016Revenue 2017: $50,669Expenses 2017: $53,317Net Income 2017: -$2,6482017Revenue 2018: $50,061Expenses 2018: $47,099Net Income 2018: $2,9622018Revenue 2019: $118,659Expenses 2019: $29,971Net Income 2019: $88,6882019Revenue 2020: $20,800Expenses 2020: $31,816Net Income 2020: -$11,0162020Revenue 2021: $32,594Expenses 2021: $32,921Net Income 2021: -$3272021Revenue 2022: $21,694Expenses 2022: $62,288Net Income 2022: -$40,5942022Revenue 2023: $28,127Expenses 2023: $62,023Net Income 2023: -$33,8962023

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$28,127
Expenses$62,023
Net Income-$33,896
Open 2023 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2023 • Form 990EZSummary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$34,713
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
-
Revenue
$28,127
Expenses
$62,023
Net income
-$33,896
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.35$0.00$0.28$0.62$0.34
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.69$0.69$0.22$0.62$0.41
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.10$1.10$0.33$0.33$0.00
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.10$1.10$0.21$0.32$0.11
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.21$1.21$1.19$0.30$0.89
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.32$0.32$0.50$0.47$0.03
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.29$0.29$0.51$0.53$0.03
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.32$0.32$0.76$0.75$0.01
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.31$0.31$0.88$0.87$0.02
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.30$0.30$0.87$0.90$0.03
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.32$0.32$0.83$0.81$0.02
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.31$0.31$0.68$0.67$0.01
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.30$0.30$0.63$0.53$0.10
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.20$0.20$1.06$1.31$0.25
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2023 filing currently has summary financial data only. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2014 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014
Signed
May 11, 2015
Return Version
2014v5.0
Gross Receipts
$87,084
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Engage in counseling and personal ministries, social ministries as well as facilitate the spread of the gospel across of the united states through various activities.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TEACH BIBLE CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, RETREATS AND CAMPS FOR CHRISTIAN GROUPS AND CHURCHES.-$88,950
TEACH BIBLE CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, RETREATS AND CAMPS FOR CHRISTIAN GROUPS AND CHURCHES.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay87th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
CHARLES OWENSEx. DirectorFT$25,143$7,618$32,761
AARON P ACKERVP-$0--
REV JOHN MEYERPresident-$0--
RUSSELL CHUNNDirector-$0--
PATRICIA OWENSMember-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
First Word Ministries
EIN
47-0885904
Phone
3052942255
Address
345 SHAG BARK TRAIL, SOMERVILLE, AL 35670

Signing Officer

Name
Charles Owens
Title
President
Phone
3052942255
Signed
2015-05-11
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Steve Richardson & Company Pc
Address
PO BOX 2250, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35403-2250
Preparer
Steve Richardson
Phone
2053493580
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses advertising 1,013 office supplies and equip 6,280 office supplies 1,150 travel 10,286 conferences 2,824 hosp & ent 2,723 education 185 fundraising 798 honorariums 778 missions 216 disaster relief 1,227 total 27,480”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“Engage in counseling and personal ministries, social ministries as well as facilitate the spread of the gospel across of the united states through various activities.”

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31

“Teach bible conferences, seminars, retreats and camps for christian groups and churches.”

Raw XML Appendix140 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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