Artists in Christian Testimony

Brentwood, TN · EIN 95-3660821 · 501(c)(3) · Church
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Artists in Christian Testimony reported $13.4 million in revenue and $12.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $84.58 went to program services, $14.45 to management and general costs and $0.97 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 86.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $120,000 (FOUNDER AND). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 137% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12M

Program services$84.58 $10M
Management & general$14.45 $1.8M
Fundraising$0.97 $121K

For context, the median across 290 covered religion-related charities: $88.39 programs, $9.62 management, $1.99 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$86.15 $12M
Program service revenue$12.21 $1.6M
Investment income$1.64 $221K

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 290 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	84.6%	86.0%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	14.4%	9.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	1.0%	1.9%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.01	$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	86.1%	83.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	0.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	12.2%	2.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$120,000	$276,040
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.97%	1.40%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	1	4
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	5.8	12.7
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	2 of 6	90.9%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$10M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

Artists in Christian Testimony intl. Is an evangelical, interdenominational, christian ministry, in line with the historic christian scriptures and values that mobilizes, sends out, equips, and supports artistic and other innovative ministries, ministers, and missionaries who carry out various works of the new testament church

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
FOUNDER AND Director/trustee, officer, 50.00 hrs/week	$120,000	$0	$0	$120,000

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Artists in Christian Testimony (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$13M	$12M	84.6%	$6.0M	$120,000
2023 ⓘ	$13M	$12M	84.2%	$5.0M	$108,000
2022 ⓘ	$11M	$11M	77.8%	$4.1M	$137,263
2021 ⓘ	$10M	$7.5M	84.6%	$4.4M	$109,100
2020 ⓘ	$7.1M	$6.5M	86.5%	$1.7M	$109,100
2019 ⓘ	$5.7M	$5.1M	69.0%	$1.2M	$141,000

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b6 · 2 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 5185

Private foundation grants it received

9 private foundations reported grants to Artists in Christian Testimony totaling $153K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

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Every number above is copied from Artists in Christian Testimony's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Artists in Christian Testimony, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Artists in Christian Testimony's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Artists in Christian Testimony reported that 84.6% of its $12.4 million in expenses went to program services, 14.4% to management and general and 1.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Artists in Christian Testimony pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Artists in Christian Testimony reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $120,000, for the role of FOUNDER AND (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Artists in Christian Testimony get its money?

Of $13.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 86.1% came from contributions and grants and 12.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Artists in Christian Testimony a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 95-3660821 as a 501(c)(3) organization (church), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503219349303395 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423619349300707 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333199349317728 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202240969349301104 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202120919349301007 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202001789349300115 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 95-3660821: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.