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THEY PROVIDE DETAILED REPORTS (USUALLY MONTHLY) DESCRIBING THEIR ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY OUR DIRECTOR. OFTEN, VIRTUAL COMMUNICATIONS ALSO TAKE PLACE THAT ALLOW FOR ACCOUNTABILITY TO OUR ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD IS KEPT AWARE OF THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED ABOVE AND APPROVES THE ONGOING FUNDING. 2023 HAD UNUSUALLY HIGH GIFTS BECAUSE ADDITIONAL FUNDS WERE RAISED AND DONATED TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM THE WAR IN UKRAINE. SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 EUROPE 76,753 0 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE FATHER'S BUSINESS PROMOTES, ENCOURAGES, AND TEACHES PRAYER AND PROVIDES PRAYER LEADERSHIP THROUGH OUR PRAYER TRAINING MATERIALS-YOU ARE BLESSED, PRAYER PORTIONS, PRAYER PORTIONS STUDY GUIDE, DAILY STUDY GUIDE FOR PRAYER PORTIONS, PRAYER ESSENTIALS FOR LIVING IN HIS PRESENCE, VOL. 1 AND VOL. 2, FOR THE FAMILY, PRAYING LIKE JABEZ, WHO I AM IN CHRIST, HE IS THE I AM, REVEALING THE TREASURES, BLESSING YOUR SPIRIT, NUGGETS OF THE TREASURES, DAILY SPIRIT BLESSINGS, AND PSALM 91 PRAYER CARDS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION SPONSORS PRAYER CONFERENCES TITLED RUACH JOURNEY, WHICH ARE THREE DAYS OF FOCUSING ON UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATING YOUR GOD-GIVEN DESIGN. IT IS AN INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE OF TEACHING, PRAYER, AND PERSONAL LISTENING TIME WITH GOD. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A HUNDREDS OF PASTORS, CHURCHES, BIBLES STUDIES, CHURCH LEADERS, BIBLE TEACHERS, PRAYER MINISTRIES, COUNSELING MINISTRIES, MISSIONARIES, CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS, AND OTHER CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS ARE USING OUR TRAINING MATERIALS TO TEACH PRAYER AND LEAD THOUSANDS TO PRAY IN 162 COUNTRIES. THE FATHER'S BUSINESS HAS INVOLVED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN PRAYER FOR THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD, INCLUDING THE US. PEOPLE, PASTORS, CHURCH LEADERS, AND INTERCESSORS IN ALL 50 US STATES AND 10 COUNTRIES HAVE RECEIVED PRAYER RESOURCES AND CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THIS YEAR FROM THE FATHER'S BUSINESS. EVERY YEAR WE HAVE CONTACT WITH MORE THAN 100 CHURCHES AND PASTORS, MORE THAN 1,100 CHRISTIAN LEADERS, MORE THAN 140 KNOWN MINISTRIES, AND MORE THAN 20 BOOKSTORES. IN 2023, THE FATHER'S BUSINESS GAVE FREE OF CHARGE INSPIRATIONAL AND CHRISTIAN TRAINING MATERIALS AND RESOURCES VALUED AT MORE THAN 500 TO INMATES. INNER-CITY CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES, SPANISH-SPEAKING PASTORS, AND MISSIONARIES, ADDICTIONS RECOVERY MINISTRIES, AND OTHER FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD ALSO RECEIVED GIFT OF BOOKS OF MORE THAN 3,000. THE FATHER'S BUSINESS GAVE GIFTS TO MISSIONS TOTALING 76,753. 58,610 PROVIDED TRAINING MATERIALS, EQUIPPING, AND DISCIPLESHIP TO PASTORS IN EASTERN EUROPE. 18,143 PROVIDED HUMANITARIAN AID AND CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL TRAINING TO UKRAINIAN REFUGEES IN EASTERN EUROPE AND WESTERN UKRAINE. SYLVIA AND ELIZABETH WRITE A WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL ON THE INTERNET ENTITLED "SEEK HIM, MEET HIM," TO WHICH MORE THAN 17,000 PEOPLE SUBSCRIBE, AND MANY THOUSANDS OF OTHERS SEE IT EVERY WEEK ON FACEBOOK. WE ALSO RELEASED FREE WEEKLY PODCASTS PROVIDING FAITH BASED TRAINING TO PEOPLE IN 50 STATES AND 79 COUNTRIES. THE RESPONSES TO THE WEEKLY DEVOTIONALS AND PODCAST ATTEST THAT IT IS VALUED AROUND THE WORLD. AND TO YOU PROCESSING THIS FORM, I BLESS YOU WITH GOD'S WISDOM AND STRENGTH AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER LOVES YOU VERY MUCH. BE BLESSED TO KNOW THAT HE IS ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU, AS YOU POUR OUT YOUR HEART TO HIM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 RICHARD ABERNETHY LAURA ABERNETHY DIRECTOR SECRETARY MARRIED FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE CPA IS ALSO A BOARD MEMBER. HIS FIRM CAREFULLY PREPARES AND REVIEWS THE RETURN BEFORE SUBMITTING IT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR APPROVAL OF ELECTRONIC FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C AT EACH BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, AN EXPLANATION OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY IS GIVEN AND ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE ASKED TO SIGN A STATEMENT THAT THEY HAVE ENGAGED IN NO ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B NO OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS ARE COMPENSATED. FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, A REVIEW OF THEIR COMPENSATION IS MADE ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO THEIR PERFORMANCE FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THE NEEDS OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND COMPARISON OF THEIR SALARIES TO OTHER SIMILAR NON-PROFITS. THE BOARD DISCUSSES ALL THE ABOVE, AND RECOMMENDATION IS PROPOSED, DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. ALL OF THE ABOVE IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, AND ARE PUBLISHED ON THE WEB AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.COM.