Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 58-1363278 • 501(c)3 • Arlington, TX
Profile
Watchman fellowship is an evangelical christian educational organization providing research, evaluation, and outreach in the field of new religious movements. Watchman teaches courses and classes in bible colleges/seminaries; provides awareness and training in churches through teaching and preaching; conducts annual mission trips internationally and/or locally, maintains a website of free educational resources; publishes book and documentaries on comparative religion and evangelism.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
58th percentile
Higher net margin than 58% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
90th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 90% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 10.7% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
84th percentile
Faster asset growth than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
72nd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 72% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$64,735
Up $18,329 (+39%) from 2023
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2023
Net Assets
Up$64,735
Up $18,329 (+39%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$288,500
Up $48,905 (+20%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$271,437
Down $21,581 (-7.4%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$17,063
Up $70,486 (+132%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.
The latest 2024 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2018 below.
Watchman fellowship is an evangelical christian educational organization providing research, evaluation, and outreach in the field of new religious movements. Watchman teaches courses and classes in bible colleges/seminaries; provides awareness and training in churches through teaching and preaching; conducts annual mission trips internationally and/or locally, maintains a website of free educational resources; publishes book and documentaries on comparative religion and evangelism.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $69,285 | $56,380 | ▼ $12,905 |
| Total Assets | $69,285 | $56,380 | ▼ $12,905 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Total Liabilities | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $69,285 | $56,380 | ▼ $12,905 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $69,285 | $56,380 | ▼ $12,905 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $69,285 | $56,380 | ▼ $12,905 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Land Buildings | - | $90,294 | $90,294 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Walker | President | - | $56,173 | - | $56,173 |
| David Henke | Chairman | FT | $45,700 | $3,868 | $49,568 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Cole Wilkins | Member |
| Daniel Grissom | Member |
| Deborah Dystra | Member |
| Dr Rhyne Putman | Member |
| Dr Robert Stewart | Member |
| Jerry Holbrook | Member |
| Jimmie N Walker | Secretary/tr |
| Jeff Mclean | Vice Preside |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $205,630 |
| Other Expenses | $137,875 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $660 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $105,741 | - | - | $105,741 |
| Other Salaries and Wages | $55,095 | $6,122 | - | $61,217 |
| Occupancy | $41,691 | - | - | $41,691 |
| Other Expenses | $37,993 | - | - | $37,993 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $31,430 | $1,654 | - | $33,084 |
| Office Expenses | $24,254 | $660 | $660 | $25,574 |
| Travel | $15,410 | - | - | $15,410 |
| Interest | $12,000 | - | - | $12,000 |
| Payroll Taxes | $5,309 | $279 | - | $5,588 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | $3,406 | $1,135 | - | $4,541 |
| Conferences and Meetings | $666 | - | - | $666 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $332,995 | $9,850 | $660 | $343,505 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
“Board members are elected annually by nomination and election of current board members.”
“Compensation of officers are approved by the board of directors.”
“The members of the board of directors approve the annual 990 return prior to electronic filing. The 990 return is emailed to the board members for review. The board members submit there approval via email to the president of the organization. The president of the organization submits the approval to the return preparer for electronic filing with the irs.”
“Compensation of all top officers are approved by the board of directors annually.”
“All compensation of key employees is approved by the board of directors annually.”
“Governing documents are made available to the public upon a written request and approval by the board of directors.”
“Watchman fellowship is an evangelical christian educational organization providing research, evaluation, and outreach in the field of new religious movements. Watchman teaches courses and classes in bible colleges/seminaries; provides awareness and training in churches through teaching and preaching; conducts annual mission trips internationally and/or locally, maintains a website of free educational resources; publishes book and documentaries on comparative religion and evangelism.”
“Volunteers provide various administrative support to the organization.”
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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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED ANNUALLY BY NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE ANNUAL 990 RETURN PRIOR TO ELECTRONIC FILING. THE 990 RETURN IS EMAILED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW. THE BOARD MEMBERS SUBMIT THERE APPROVAL VIA EMAIL TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION SUBMITS THE APPROVAL TO THE RETURN PREPARER FOR ELECTRONIC FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | COMPENSATION OF ALL TOP OFFICERS ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | ALL COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON A WRITTEN REQUEST AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
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