Liabilities / Assets
69th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 69% of similar nonprofits.
Restoring the Wells
EIN 47-3659333 • 501(c)3 • Leesburg, VA
Profile
Restoring the wells is a faith based ministry that provides equipping, encouraging and assisting both leadership and the congregation of christian churches both in america and other countries.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.02x
Liabilities / Revenue
70th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 70% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
14th percentile
Higher net margin than 14% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
100th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 100% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 62.1% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
21st percentile
Faster asset growth than 21% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
40th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 40% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$116,833
Down $77,586 (-40%) from 2023
Liabilities
Down$2,088
Down $131 (-5.9%) from 2023
Net Assets
Down$114,745
Down $77,455 (-40%) from 2023
Revenue
Down$159,077
Down $16,906 (-9.6%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$236,532
Up $63,662 (+37%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$77,455
Down $80,568 (-2588%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $116,833
- Liabilities
- $2,088
- Net assets
- $114,745
- Revenue
- $159,077
- Expenses
- $236,532
- Net income
- -$77,455
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Oct 29, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $159,077
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Restoring the wells is a faith based ministry that provides equipping, encouraging and assisting both leadership and the congregation of christian churches both in america and other countries.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| VISITING CHURCHES AND ASSISTING CHURCH LEADERS WITH STRUCTURE AND BIBLICAL FOUNDATION OF THE CHURCH; PREACHING AND MINISTERING. | - | $212,882 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PASTOR KENNETH N GRENFELL | President | FT | $109,941 | $16,398 | $126,339 |
| JOHN F RIPLEY | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| STEPHEN R SUDWORTH | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| JOHN N RIPLEY | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| DAVID SWART | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Restoring the Wells
- EIN
- 47-3659333
- Phone
- 7037275672
- Address
- PO BOX 2426, LEESBURG, VA 20177
Signing Officer
- Name
- Pastor Kenneth N Grenfell
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 7037275672
- Signed
- 2025-10-29
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Updegrove Mcdaniel Mcmullen Chiccehitto
- Address
- 5 LOUDOUN STREET SW SUITE B, LEESBURG, VA 20175
- Preparer
- Mark S Burgess
- Phone
- 7037711818
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses office expenses 133 automobile expenses 3,174 travel: accomodation 9,326 travel:air transportation 21,749 travel:ground transportation 8,103 travel:travel meals 2,235 insurance 5,524 alms 2,745 website fees 82 bank service charges 4 meals & entertainment 2,491 payroll expenses 2,076 other misc service cost 1,075 va 102 payment 200 flowers 363 non-investment depreciation 7,850 total 67,130”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Automobile/machinery/equipment 56,981 56,981 less accumulated depreciation 37,357 45,207 total 19,624 11,774”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Visa card x9108 936 834 payroll liabilities 1,283 1,254”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Restoring the wells is a faith based ministry that provides equipping, encouraging and assisting both leadership and the congregation of christian churches both in america and other countries.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | RESTORING THE WELLS IS A FAITH BASED MINISTRY THAT PROVIDES EQUIPPING, ENCOURAGING AND ASSISTING BOTH LEADERSHIP AND THE CONGREGATION OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES BOTH IN AMERICA AND OTHER COUNTRIES. |
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