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Good News Service

EIN 84-1470544 • 501(c)3 • Middlebury, IN

Profile

The mission of good news service (gns) is to spread the good news in eastern europe through distribution of bibles, children's bibles and new testaments. Secondly, gns assists with humanitarian aid in the form of clothing and shoes.

59530 Cr 33Middlebury, IN 46540

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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

13th percentile

-56%

Higher net margin than 13% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

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

Asset Growth

24th percentile

-38%

Faster asset growth than 24% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

18th percentile

-51%

Faster revenue growth than 18% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$60,388

Down $36,646 (-38%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$60,388

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin13th percentile

Revenue

Down

$62,230

Down $63,505 (-51%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$97,231

Up $42,472 (+78%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$35,001

Down $105,977 (-149%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth24th percentile

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

$100K$50K$0Assets 2011: $29,224Liabilities 2011: $5972011Assets 2012: $36,070Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $34,326Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $30,133Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $26,683Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $39,311Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $29,482Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $52,481Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $42,963Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $31,861Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $22,040Net Assets 2021: $22,0402021Assets 2022: $27,358Net Assets 2022: $27,3582022Assets 2023: $97,034Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $60,388Net Assets 2024: $60,3882024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$60,388
Liabilities-
Net Assets$60,388
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth18th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $39,081Expenses 2011: $7,717Net Income 2011: $31,3642011Revenue 2012: $38,614Expenses 2012: $29,891Net Income 2012: $8,7232012Revenue 2013: $35,860Expenses 2013: $36,324Net Income 2013: -$4642013Revenue 2014: $32,995Expenses 2014: $35,908Net Income 2014: -$2,9132014Revenue 2015: $29,089Expenses 2015: $31,239Net Income 2015: -$2,1502015Revenue 2016: $41,070Expenses 2016: $27,142Net Income 2016: $13,9282016Revenue 2017: $31,260Expenses 2017: $39,789Net Income 2017: -$8,5292017Revenue 2018: $56,039Expenses 2018: $31,740Net Income 2018: $24,2992018Revenue 2019: $45,681Expenses 2019: $53,899Net Income 2019: -$8,2182019Revenue 2020: $35,813Expenses 2020: $45,615Net Income 2020: -$9,8022020Revenue 2021: $23,420Expenses 2021: $31,941Net Income 2021: -$8,5212021Revenue 2022: $49,866Expenses 2022: $43,248Net Income 2022: $6,6182022Revenue 2023: $125,735Expenses 2023: $54,759Net Income 2023: $70,9762023Revenue 2024: $62,230Expenses 2024: $97,231Net Income 2024: -$35,0012024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$62,230
Expenses$97,231
Net Income-$35,001
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$60,388
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$60,388
Revenue
$62,230
Expenses
$97,231
Net income
-$35,001
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.60$0.60$0.62$0.97$0.35
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.97$0.00$1.26$0.55$0.71
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.27$0.27$0.50$0.43$0.07
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.22$0.22$0.23$0.32$0.09
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.32$0.00$0.36$0.46$0.10
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.43$0.00$0.46$0.54$0.08
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.52$0.00$0.56$0.32$0.24
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.29$0.00$0.31$0.40$0.09
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.39$0.00$0.41$0.27$0.14
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.27$0.00$0.29$0.31$0.02
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.30$0.00$0.33$0.36$0.03
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.34$0.00$0.36$0.36$0.00
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.36$0.00$0.39$0.30$0.09
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.29$0.01$0.39$0.08$0.31
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Sep 15, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$62,230
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The mission of good news service (gns) is to spread the good news in eastern europe through distribution of bibles, children's bibles and new testaments. Secondly, gns assists with humanitarian aid in the form of clothing and shoes.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROVIDING BIBLES, NEW TESTAMENTS AND HUMANITARIAN AID TO EASTERN EUROPE. GNS IS NOT PERMITTED BY THE IRS TO INCLUDE 1,645 OF DONATED SERVICE EXPENSE IN 2024.-$96,500
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JAN PETERSEChairman Of-$0--
CURT RIEGSECKERPresident-$0--
JEANNE RIEGSECKERTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Good News Service
EIN
84-1470544
Phone
5743702882
Address
59530 CR 33, MIDDLEBURY, IN 46540

Signing Officer

Name
Curt Riegsecker
Title
President
Phone
5743702882
Signed
2025-09-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Elite Accounting Group LLC
Address
600 S MAIN ST STE 305, ELKHART, IN 46516
Preparer
Tracy Noel
Phone
5742944992
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses postage & supplies 89 bank & wire fees 62 bibles & new testaments 96,500 professional fees 350 reporting fees 32 website expense 198 total 97,231”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20

“Variance is due to donated service of 1,645 for -1,645 year 2024 0”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“The mission of good news service (gns) is to spread the good news in eastern europe through distribution of bibles, children's bibles and new testaments. Secondly, gns assists with humanitarian aid in the form of clothing and shoes.”

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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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