Civic Intelligence

Children of Character Inc

EIN 82-0541197 • 501(c)3 • Oklahoma City, OK

Profile

To reach and mature children in christ so they are empowered to lead others in christ. Called to go to challenging and unreached people, cic supports local volunteer child ministries, ministers gods love to them, matures them in christ, and empowers them to impact others.

6608 N Western Avenue Suite 1053Oklahoma City, OK 73116

www.childrenic.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

22nd percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 22% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

22nd percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 22% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

65th percentile

13%

Higher net margin than 65% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

51st percentile

$60,000

Higher top officer pay than 51% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 6.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

79th percentile

20%

Faster asset growth than 79% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

57th percentile

11%

Faster revenue growth than 57% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets22nd percentile

Assets

Up

$762,295

Up $130,551 (+21%) from 2023

Liabilities

Down

$701

Down $3,049 (-81%) from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$761,594

Up $133,600 (+21%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue22nd percentileNet Margin65th percentile

Revenue

Up

$993,840

Up $151,877 (+18%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$862,553

Down $36,498 (-4.1%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$131,287

Up $188,375 (+330%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth79th percentile

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

$800K$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2011: $165,039Liabilities 2011: $11,095Net Assets 2011: $153,9442011Assets 2012: $233,957Liabilities 2012: $17,746Net Assets 2012: $216,2112012Assets 2013: $387,047Liabilities 2013: $15,573Net Assets 2013: $371,4742013Assets 2014: $93,705Liabilities 2014: $16,302Net Assets 2014: $77,4032014Assets 2015: $394,124Liabilities 2015: $27,858Net Assets 2015: $366,2662015Assets 2016: $77,791Liabilities 2016: $11,264Net Assets 2016: $66,5272016Assets 2017: $85,999Liabilities 2017: $12,733Net Assets 2017: $73,2662017Assets 2018: $639,977Liabilities 2018: $9,242Net Assets 2018: $630,7352018Assets 2019: $463,951Liabilities 2019: $9,402Net Assets 2019: $454,5492019Assets 2020: $557,440Liabilities 2020: $1,687Net Assets 2020: $555,7532020Assets 2021: $644,596Liabilities 2021: $1,676Net Assets 2021: $642,9202021Assets 2022: $685,082Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $685,0822022Assets 2023: $631,744Liabilities 2023: $3,750Net Assets 2023: $627,9942023Assets 2025: $762,295Liabilities 2025: $701Net Assets 2025: $761,5942025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$762,295
Liabilities$701
Net Assets$761,594
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth57th percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2011: $689,128Expenses 2011: $683,625Net Income 2011: $5,5032011Revenue 2012: $724,073Expenses 2012: $661,806Net Income 2012: $62,2672012Revenue 2013: $980,817Expenses 2013: $825,554Net Income 2013: $155,2632013Revenue 2014: $542,250Expenses 2014: $836,321Net Income 2014: -$294,0712014Revenue 2015: $1,133,657Expenses 2015: $869,238Net Income 2015: $264,4192015Revenue 2016: $502,484Expenses 2016: $816,256Net Income 2016: -$313,7722016Revenue 2017: $694,219Expenses 2017: $686,013Net Income 2017: $8,2062017Revenue 2018: $1,309,583Expenses 2018: $757,566Net Income 2018: $552,0172018Revenue 2019: $797,079Expenses 2019: $973,265Net Income 2019: -$176,1862019Revenue 2020: $897,929Expenses 2020: $796,725Net Income 2020: $101,2042020Revenue 2021: $1,050,975Expenses 2021: $960,820Net Income 2021: $90,1552021Revenue 2022: $1,107,671Expenses 2022: $1,040,359Net Income 2022: $67,3122022Revenue 2023: $841,963Expenses 2023: $899,051Net Income 2023: -$57,0882023Revenue 2025: $993,840Expenses 2025: $862,553Net Income 2025: $131,2872025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$993,840
Expenses$862,553
Net Income$131,287
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.

Open filing
Assets
$762,295
Liabilities
$701
Net assets
$761,594
Revenue
$993,840
Expenses
$862,553
Net income
$131,287
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.76$0.00$0.76$0.99$0.86$0.13
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.63$0.00$0.63$0.84$0.90$0.06
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.69$0.00$0.69$1.11$1.04$0.07
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.64$0.00$0.64$1.05$0.96$0.09
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.56$0.00$0.56$0.90$0.80$0.10
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.46$0.01$0.45$0.80$0.97$0.18
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.64$0.01$0.63$1.31$0.76$0.55
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.09$0.01$0.07$0.69$0.69$0.01
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.08$0.01$0.07$0.50$0.82$0.31
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.39$0.03$0.37$1.13$0.87$0.26
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.09$0.02$0.08$0.54$0.84$0.29
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.39$0.02$0.37$0.98$0.83$0.16
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.23$0.02$0.22$0.72$0.66$0.06
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.17$0.01$0.15$0.69$0.68$0.01
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Signed
Feb 10, 2026
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$1,003,135
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Called to go to challenging places and unreached people. Children in Christ inspires, equips and mobilizes a God-grown indigenous ministry from local church to broader communities that values children, ministers Gods love to them, matures them in Christ and empowers them.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$322,044$434,651▲ $112,607
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$313,081$327,095▲ $14,014
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$533$549▲ $16
Total Assets$635,658$762,295▲ $126,637
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$4,650--
Other Liabilities$701$701→ $0
Total Liabilities$5,351$701▼ $4,650
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$630,307$761,594▲ $131,287
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$630,307$761,594▲ $131,287
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$635,658$762,295▲ $126,637
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay51st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
James SaundersTreasurerFT$55,000$5,000$60,000

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Frank WilliamsSecretary and Board Chairman
Jennifer MerrymanPresident and CEO
Scott ZimmermanDirector
Tim AndrewsDirector
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$980,624
Program Service Revenue
$1,615
Investment Income
$11,601
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$980,624
Change in Net Assets
$131,287

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$993,840
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$135,000
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$1,128,840
Total Revenue per Form 990
$993,840
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$725,927
Other Expenses$72,418
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$64,208
Total Fundraising Expense$24,881
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Foreign Grants$725,927--$725,927
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$44,000$5,500$5,500$55,000
Fees for Services Management$19,769$2,000$4,000$25,769
Fees for Services Accounting-$14,561-$14,561
Office Expenses$6,552$2,636$5,157$14,345
Other Expenses$2,887$4,921$3,824$11,632
Fees for Services Other$85-$5,394$5,479
Other Employee Benefits$4,000$500$500$5,000
Payroll Taxes$3,366$421$421$4,208
Travel$427-$85$512
Conferences and Meetings$120--$120
Total Functional Expenses$807,133$30,539$24,881$862,553

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$997,553
Expenses per Audited Statements$862,553
Total Expenses per Form 990$862,553
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$135,000
International Activity

International Summary

Offices
27
Employees
339
Spending
$725,927

International Compliance

Foreign grant records maintained
Yes
Activity in boycott countries
No
Foreign corporation ownership
No
Foreign partnership interest
No
Interest in foreign trust
No
Passive foreign investment company interest
No
Transfers to foreign corporations
No

International Activities

RegionActivityServicesOfficesEmployeesSpending
Sub-Saharan AfricaProgram servicesChildrens Ministry27339$725,927
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Payroll Tax Payable$701
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11

“The CIC board chairman distributes the Form 990 to all board members for review. Board member questions are addressed and any comments on information in the Form 990 are reviewed and, when appropriate, incorporated in the final Form 990.”

Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12C

“The purpose of CICs conflict of interest policy is to protect CICs interests when it is contemplating entering into a transaction that might benefit the private interests of an officer or director of CIC or might result in a possible excess benefit transaction. 1. Duty to disclose 2. Recusal of self 3. Determining whether a conflict of interest exists 4. Procedure for addressing the conflict of interest 5. Violations of the conflicts of interest policy if, after hearing the members response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the board or executive committee determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action.”

CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15A

“Jennifer Merryman: Jennifer, the CEO, volunteers her time to the organization and does not receive payment. During the current year the organization requested that an independent firm provide a fair market estimate regarding the value of her donated services for the purpose of this dislosure. The amount was reasonably determined to be $135,000.”

Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15B

“James Saunders: Officers generally do not receive compensation for services in their capacity as officers. The only officer who received income from CIC is the treasurer. However, the income received is for the accounting services rendered. The board reviews and determines all prospective officer and key employee salary packages. All salary packages are determined to be at or below market value.”

Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18

“After filing the tax return, CIC generally posts the 990 for public inspection on its website. In order to ensure the privacy of its donors, CIC carefully reviews and redacts any private donor information, which takes one or two weeks before the return is posted publicly.”

Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19

“Governing documents are not available on the website. However, they are made available to the public upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Children of Character Inc
EIN
82-0541197
In Care Of
% Jennifer Merryman
Phone
9186079026
Address
6608 N Western Avenue Suite 1053, Oklahoma City, OK 73116
Doing Business As
Children in Christ

Signing Officer

Name
Jennifer Merryman
Title
President
Phone
2154604059
Signed
2026-02-10
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Jennifer Merryman
Formed
2002
Legal Domicile
Ok
Voting Board Members
4
Independent Board Members
4
Employees
1
Volunteers
20,803

Preparer

Firm
Elevate Accounting and Advisory LLC
Address
2737 Beaconfield St NW, Uniontown, OH 44685
Preparer
Brenda Schans CPA
Phone
3302897525
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp/Desc0Children in Christ inspires, equips and trains indigenous African church leaders and lay ministry volunteers in the importance of children and how to minister to them effectively. We train pastors and churches to understand that childen, who are 48% of the poplulation in Africa, are very important to God and shoud be very important to the church as well. Additionally, CIC emphasizes the importance of the local church reaching the unchurched childen and ministering Gods love to them. CIC provides interested pastors and churches with 5 days of childrens ministry vision and ministry trainings so that those churches can establish ministry to unchurched children in their proximate regions through childrens weekly clubs. In FY25, CIC inspired and mobilized indigenous ministry volunteers to minister in these clubs. Total participants trained in FY25 were 6,272 in which 838 pastors were trained and equipped for the ministry. 761 training events were held.
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IRS990ScheduleF/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0The organization used a reasonable method of estimation that includes only the stipend principal recipients of the support funding reported in Form 990, Part IX, Line 3. These individuals are responsible for spending the organizations funding in accordance with our exempt achievements.
IRS990ScheduleF/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1Cash method is used by CIC.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0The CIC board chairman distributes the Form 990 to all board members for review. Board member questions are addressed and any comments on information in the Form 990 are reviewed and, when appropriate, incorporated in the final Form 990.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1The purpose of CICs conflict of interest policy is to protect CICs interests when it is contemplating entering into a transaction that might benefit the private interests of an officer or director of CIC or might result in a possible excess benefit transaction. 1. Duty to disclose 2. Recusal of self 3. Determining whether a conflict of interest exists 4. Procedure for addressing the conflict of interest 5. Violations of the conflicts of interest policy if, after hearing the members response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the board or executive committee determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2Jennifer Merryman: Jennifer, the CEO, volunteers her time to the organization and does not receive payment. During the current year the organization requested that an independent firm provide a fair market estimate regarding the value of her donated services for the purpose of this dislosure. The amount was reasonably determined to be $135,000.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3James Saunders: Officers generally do not receive compensation for services in their capacity as officers. The only officer who received income from CIC is the treasurer. However, the income received is for the accounting services rendered. The board reviews and determines all prospective officer and key employee salary packages. All salary packages are determined to be at or below market value.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4After filing the tax return, CIC generally posts the 990 for public inspection on its website. In order to ensure the privacy of its donors, CIC carefully reviews and redacts any private donor information, which takes one or two weeks before the return is posted publicly.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5Governing documents are not available on the website. However, they are made available to the public upon request.
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