Liabilities / Assets
81st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.21x
Liabilities / Revenue
60th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 60% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
40th percentile
Higher net margin than 40% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
97th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 97% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 16.4% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
13th percentile
Faster asset growth than 13% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
36th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 36% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$18,488
Down $9,086 (-33%) from 2019
Net Assets
Down$14,690
Down $417 (-2.8%) from 2019
Liabilities
Down$3,798
Down $8,669 (-70%) from 2019
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$496,493
Down $209,265 (-30%) from 2019
Expenses
Down$496,910
Down $207,559 (-29%) from 2019
Net Income
Down-$417
Down $1,706 (-132%) from 2019
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
- Signed
- Feb 23, 2021
- Return Version
- 2020v4.0
- Gross Receipts
- $496,493
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
To spread the gospel of jesus christ.
Balance Sheet Detail
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $25,574 | $16,163 | ▼ $9,411 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | - | $2,325 | - |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $2,000 | - | - |
| Total Assets | $27,574 | $18,488 | ▼ $9,086 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $12,467 | $3,798 | ▼ $8,669 |
| Total Liabilities | $12,467 | $3,798 | ▼ $8,669 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions | $15,107 | $14,690 | ▼ $417 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $15,107 | $14,690 | ▼ $417 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $27,574 | $18,488 | ▼ $9,086 |
Asset Categories
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | $2,325 | $52,934 | $55,259 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Anderson | Pres./direct | FT | $81,600 | $81,600 |
Board Members and Trustees
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Maria Anderson | Director |
| Richard Feldman | Director |
| Raymond Goodrich | Secretary/tr |
| Terry Chesbrough | Vice Preside |
Revenue and Support
Revenue Composition
- Contributions and Grants
- $496,493
- Program Service Revenue
- $0
- Investment Income
- $0
- Other Revenue
- $0
- All Other Contributions
- $496,493
- Change in Net Assets
- $-417
Expenses and Functional Allocation
Major Expense Lines
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $292,672 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $204,238 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
Functional Expense Allocation
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees for Services Other | $225,217 | $19,425 | - | $244,642 |
| Other Salaries and Wages | $109,829 | $55,080 | - | $164,909 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $21,179 | $10,621 | - | $31,800 |
| Insurance | $13,644 | $6,842 | - | $20,486 |
| Office Expenses | $6,746 | $3,383 | - | $10,129 |
| Payroll Taxes | $5,014 | $2,515 | - | $7,529 |
| Occupancy | - | $6,400 | - | $6,400 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $5,590 | - | $5,590 |
| Travel | $2,268 | $1,138 | - | $3,406 |
| Interest | - | $1,761 | - | $1,761 |
| Depreciation Depletion | $258 | - | - | $258 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $384,155 | $112,755 | $0 | $496,910 |
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
- Fundraising activities
- No
- Gaming activities
- No
- Professional fundraiser used
- No
Fundraising and Gaming Totals
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
Political and Lobbying Activity
- Political campaign activity
- No
- Lobbying activity
- No
- Subject to proxy tax
- No
Governance and Compliance
Governance Checklist
- Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
- No
- Annual disclosure for covered persons
- No
- 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
- No
- Other officer compensation reviewed
- No
- 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, Page 6, Part VI, Line 2
“Neil anderson father maria anderson daughter”
Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B
“The managing director/president and the board members review and approve the 990 tax return completed by our independent cpa.”
Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19
“A request needs to be made to the sowers ministry and sowers will make the requested documents available to the individual.”
Form 990, Part VII
“Salaries paid to key employees - neil anderson and marie anderson”
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- The Sowers Ministry
- EIN
- 94-3149727
- Phone
- 2813543035
- Address
- PO BOX 5148, KINGWOOD, TX 77325
Signing Officer
- Name
- Neil Anderson
- Title
- Pres./director
- Phone
- 8326891907
- Signed
- 2021-02-23
Organization Details
- Principal Officer
- Neil Anderson
- Voting Board Members
- 5
- Independent Board Members
- 5
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 50
Preparer
- Firm
- L G Harrison LLC
- Address
- 1416A STONEHOLLOW DRIVE, KINGWOOD, TX 77339-2492
- Preparer
- Lynda G Harrison CPA
- Phone
- 2815481040
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990, Page 1, Part I, Line 6
“The volunteers are doing training, feeding the poor each week, and sharing the bible and prayer ministry in the areas in which the ministry serves. Many are also involved in aproximately 17 schools with over 6,240 students, building churches and medical clinics and doing disaster relief work.”
Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 4A
“The sowers minstry, inc. Was able to support many full time missionaries and their families on a monthly basis in india, nepal, china, ukraine and the usa. Many crusades and training seminars were conducted to bring people to christ. Several thousand men and women were trained to walk in deeper relationship with christ. Several hundred young people were trained on how to bring the gospel to people in our generation. Thousands of children in asia were provided with food, shelter,clothes and education. The sowers ministry purchased books for the purpose of educating and advancing the preaching of the gospel. Thousands of pieces of literature, bibles and other teaching materials were bought, printed and distributed to the people free of charge. Other teaching materials such as videotapes and teaching books were provided to all of the trainees.”
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11G
“Vehicle expenses 906 454 0 bank / wire charges 2,184 1,095 0 donations 1,471 738 0 dues & subscriptions 2,696 1,352 0 telephone 2,079 1,043 0 business meals 186 93 0 outside services 355 178 0 mission expenses 215,340 14,472 0 total 225,217 19,425 0”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE VOLUNTEERS ARE DOING TRAINING, FEEDING THE POOR EACH WEEK, AND SHARING THE BIBLE AND PRAYER MINISTRY IN THE AREAS IN WHICH THE MINISTRY SERVES. MANY ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN APROXIMATELY 17 SCHOOLS WITH OVER 6,240 STUDENTS, BUILDING CHURCHES AND MEDICAL CLINICS AND DOING DISASTER RELIEF WORK. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | THE SOWERS MINSTRY, INC. WAS ABLE TO SUPPORT MANY FULL TIME MISSIONARIES AND THEIR FAMILIES ON A MONTHLY BASIS IN INDIA, NEPAL, CHINA, UKRAINE AND THE USA. MANY CRUSADES AND TRAINING SEMINARS WERE CONDUCTED TO BRING PEOPLE TO CHRIST. SEVERAL THOUSAND MEN AND WOMEN WERE TRAINED TO WALK IN DEEPER RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST. SEVERAL HUNDRED YOUNG PEOPLE WERE TRAINED ON HOW TO BRING THE GOSPEL TO PEOPLE IN OUR GENERATION. THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN IN ASIA WERE PROVIDED WITH FOOD, SHELTER,CLOTHES AND EDUCATION. THE SOWERS MINISTRY PURCHASED BOOKS FOR THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATING AND ADVANCING THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL. THOUSANDS OF PIECES OF LITERATURE, BIBLES AND OTHER TEACHING MATERIALS WERE BOUGHT, PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE PEOPLE FREE OF CHARGE. OTHER TEACHING MATERIALS SUCH AS VIDEOTAPES AND TEACHING BOOKS WERE PROVIDED TO ALL OF THE TRAINEES. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | NEIL ANDERSON FATHER MARIA ANDERSON DAUGHTER |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | THE MANAGING DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW AND APPROVE THE 990 TAX RETURN COMPLETED BY OUR INDEPENDENT CPA. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | A REQUEST NEEDS TO BE MADE TO THE SOWERS MINISTRY AND SOWERS WILL MAKE THE REQUESTED DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE INDIVIDUAL. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | SALARIES PAID TO KEY EMPLOYEES - NEIL ANDERSON AND MARIE ANDERSON |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | VEHICLE EXPENSES 906 454 0 BANK / WIRE CHARGES 2,184 1,095 0 DONATIONS 1,471 738 0 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 2,696 1,352 0 TELEPHONE 2,079 1,043 0 BUSINESS MEALS 186 93 0 OUTSIDE SERVICES 355 178 0 MISSION EXPENSES 215,340 14,472 0 TOTAL 225,217 19,425 0 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | FORM 990, PART VII |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 6 | FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G |
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Displayed year
2020 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $18,488
- Liabilities
- $3,798
- Net assets
- $14,690
- Revenue
- $496,493
- Expenses
- $496,910
- Net income
- -$417