Liabilities / Assets
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EIN 88-2214087 • 501(c)3 • Dubuque, IA
Profile
The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes as specified in section 501(c)3 of the internal revenue code. Advance the christian religion, educate the public to the nature of spiritual firt aid, attract support from the public and to receive contributions and grants, provide charitable donations and engage in any lawful activities for which a nonprofit corporation may be organized under the iowa nonprofit corporation act. The corportation shall not be conducted or operated for profit and no part of the net earnings shall inure to the benefits of any individual or other purposes of the corportation.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
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Liabilities / Revenue
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Net Margin
30th percentile
Higher net margin than 30% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
76th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.
Revenue Growth
15th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 15% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$41
Up $41 from 2024
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
Up$41
Up $41 from 2024
Revenue
Down$5,320
Down $3,803 (-42%) from 2024
Expenses
Down$5,330
Down $3,793 (-42%) from 2024
Net Income
Down-$10
Down $10 from 2024
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes as specified in section 501(c)3 of the internal revenue code. Advance the christian religion, educate the public to the nature of spiritual firt aid, attract support from the public and to receive contributions and grants, provide charitable donations and engage in any lawful activities for which a nonprofit corporation may be organized under the iowa nonprofit corporation act. The corportation shall not be conducted or operated for profit and no part of the net earnings shall inure to the benefits of any individual or other purposes of the corportation.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| CAUGHT UP IN CHRIST MINISTRIES WAS FOUNDED TO HELP PEOPLE SET OR RE-SET THEIR FAITH FIRMLY ON THE FOUNDATION OF JESUS CHRIST. WE FOCUS ON HELPING PEOPLE GET BACK TO THE BASICS OF OUR FAITH. AND OUR CATHOLIC FAITH STARTS WITH THE KERYGMA, OUR BELIEF THAT THE FORGIVENESS OF SIN AND THE BLESSING OF ETERNAL LIFE ARE EXCLUSIVELY TIED TO THE DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST. | - | $5,330 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD V MERFELD | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| REV MICHAEL TARIGOPULA | Vice Preside | - | $0 | - | - |
| DONALD J SCHIFFER | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| MICHAEL JELINSKE | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
“BOOK SALES 400 TOTAL 400”
“Expenses website monthly support 4,800 domain name registration 166 meeting supplies 164 total 5,130”
“The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes as specified in section 501(c)3 of the internal revenue code. Advance the christian religion, educate the public to the nature of spiritual firt aid, attract support from the public and to receive contributions and grants, provide charitable donations and engage in any lawful activities for which a nonprofit corporation may be organized under the iowa nonprofit corporation act. The corportation shall not be conducted or operated for profit and no part of the net earnings shall inure to the benefits of any individual or other purposes of the corportation.”
“Caught up in christ ministries was founded to help people set or re-set their faith firmly on the foundation of jesus christ. We focus on helping people get back to the basics of our faith. And our catholic faith starts with the kerygma, our belief that the forgiveness of sin and the blessing of eternal life are exclusively tied to the death and resurrection of jesus christ.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | BOOK SALES 400 TOTAL 400 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | EXPENSES WEBSITE MONTHLY SUPPORT 4,800 DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION 166 MEETING SUPPLIES 164 TOTAL 5,130 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 501(C)3 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC TO THE NATURE OF SPIRITUAL FIRT AID, ATTRACT SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC AND TO RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS, PROVIDE CHARITABLE DONATIONS AND ENGAGE IN ANY LAWFUL ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION MAY BE ORGANIZED UNDER THE IOWA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT. THE CORPORTATION SHALL NOT BE CONDUCTED OR OPERATED FOR PROFIT AND NO PART OF THE NET EARNINGS SHALL INURE TO THE BENEFITS OF ANY INDIVIDUAL OR OTHER PURPOSES OF THE CORPORTATION. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | CAUGHT UP IN CHRIST MINISTRIES WAS FOUNDED TO HELP PEOPLE SET OR RE-SET THEIR FAITH FIRMLY ON THE FOUNDATION OF JESUS CHRIST. WE FOCUS ON HELPING PEOPLE GET BACK TO THE BASICS OF OUR FAITH. AND OUR CATHOLIC FAITH STARTS WITH THE KERYGMA, OUR BELIEF THAT THE FORGIVENESS OF SIN AND THE BLESSING OF ETERNAL LIFE ARE EXCLUSIVELY TIED TO THE DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST. |
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