2024-10-25T12:55:11+00:00 2023-12-31 363990892 Capin Crouse LLP 2435 Research Parkway Suite 200 Colorado Springs CO 80920 990 2023-01-01 486393123 Vision Charitable Trust VISI 7204682478 9422 Pikes Peak Way Parker CO 80138 Jason Yates Chief Executive Officer 2024-10-25 true Andrea Salamy P00705827 5055022746 2024-10-25 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z My Faith Votes INCRESE Our Time To Build Jason Yates 9422 Pikes Peak Way Parker CO 80138 4650821 false X myfaithvotes.org, visioncharitabletrust.org X 2003 CO Presenting a Biblical ministry of hope, encouragement, strength, and involvement 9 5 16 9880 0 0 6289409 4640184 0 0 0 0 -1993 10637 6287416 4650821 293834 236972 0 0 1065959 1310044 138586 179318 875146 6369234 3042681 7867613 4769015 -1580197 -118194 1672238 1471904 290990 208850 1381248 1263054 X Presenting a Biblical ministry of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, hope, encouragement, and strength to as many people as possible as soon as possible and helping to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of people out of a motivation of God's love. Foster, communicate, and encourage the application of Biblical Christian principles and moral philosophy in all disciplines of life, including, but not limited to, law, medicine, education, government, social and physical sciences, business, economics, the arts, and media. false false 3376498 3243 Vision Charitable Trust, under the d.b.a of My Faith Votes, executed efforts to inform, inspire, and motivate Christians to participate in the electoral process as a means to influence culture. Through a strategy of leveraging the influence of a broad network of Christian leaders to use their voice and their network to mobilize people of faith into action, Vision Charitable Trust was able to make a real and unique difference in a very short period of time during this election period. 153239 148298 Vision Charitable Trust, under the d.b.a of INCRESE, continued its effort of providing funding for the training and mentoring of pastors and church leaders in Central and South America. 79696 79674 Vision Charitable Trust, under the d.b.a of Our Time To Build, continued its effort of providing funding and fiscal management of the construction of community centers that also function as churches in rural third world settings. 9000 9000 Vision Chartable Trust provided financial support for individual ministries in Africa. 9000 9000 3618433 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true false false false false false true false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false true 24 0 true 16 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 5 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false FL HI MD MN MS NH NM NC PA SC TN UT VA WV WI X Michael S Yates 7204682478 9422 Pikes Peak Way Parker CO 80138 Darryl Rosser Vice Chairman 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Jason Yates Chief Executive Officer & President 50.0 X X 200000 0 4895 Michael S Yates CFO & Trustee 35.0 X X 66000 0 0 Sealy M Yates Chairman 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Chris Sadler Trustee 0.1 X 0 0 0 Dale Kelton Trustee 0.5 X 0 0 0 David Huckabee Trustee 0.1 X 0 0 0 Johnnie Moore Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Rev Tony Suarez Trustee 0.1 X 0 0 0 Craig Michaelis Chief Operating Officer 50.0 X 131250 0 8815 Gregory Stielstra Communications Director 40.0 X 116154 0 0 513404 0 13710 3 false true false Action Mailers Inc 90 Commerce Dr Aston PA 190143209 Direct Mail Production 917383 Morgan Meredith and Associates 22780 Indian Creek Dr Dulles VA 20166 Direct Mail Production 409191 KaeL Direct LLC 5619 James Gunnell Lane Alexandria VA 22310 Direct Mail Production 292355 Three Creative Inc 10211 Wincopin Circle Columbia MD 21044 Direct Mail Production 261235 Dunham Company 6111 W Plano Pkwy Plano TX 75093 Messaging and Fundraising Consultation 149568 5 4640184 4640184 0 0 0 0 0 7394 7394 0 0 0 0 3243 3243 3243 0 0 0 0 0 4650821 3243 0 7394 236972 236972 410960 304850 27010 79100 88273 68892 8818 10563 709719 527864 19065 162790 6720 5039 269 1412 94372 70779 3775 19818 34320 34320 10000 10000 179318 179318 150800 11284 125366 14150 7421 5305 1611 505 32282 5042 26627 613 152805 120148 19937 12720 7654 2366 4696 592 77416 55687 2001 19728 7831 6657 391 783 186 186 1036 1036 Campaigns & messaging 2560930 2187548 328 373054 0 0 0 0 4769015 3618433 275436 875146 1671946 1471804 100 100 0 192 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1672238 1471904 174002 198550 0 116988 10300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 290990 208850 X 1381248 1263054 0 1381248 1263054 1672238 1471904 -118194 0 X false true X true false X 2456703 11885229 5435720 6289409 4640184 30707245 2744 8402 6863 7865 3243 29117 0 0 0 2459447 11893631 5442583 6297274 4643427 30736362 4500 52582 49066 49817 62561 218526 0 0 0 0 0 0 4500 52582 49066 49817 62561 218526 30517836 57166 35341 41359 1285 7394 142545 0 57166 35341 41359 1285 7394 142545 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2516613 11928972 5483942 6298559 4650821 30878907 0.9883 0.9853 0 0.0084 X Schedule A, Part III The organization is a public charity under section 509(a)(2) and completes Schedule A (Form 990), Part III. The organization has analyzed Schedule A (Form 990), Part II and established that it meets the 33 1/3% public support requirements under sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), thus it qualifies to use the first listed special rule for Schedule B (Form 990) reporting. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false true false false true 10000 false false false false 10000 false Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LOBBYING ACTIVITY The organization engaged in 21 campaigns to encourage our supporters to personally advocate to their representatives the following issues. The organization's staff developed and prepared electronic communications for each issue and distributed those communications to supporters and contacts of the organization using electronic tools licensed by the organization. 1. Foreign Adversaries Purchasing Land 2. National Railroad Museum Festival of Trees 3. Open Borders 4. Federal Voter education about a variety of issues 5. DHS Grant Program 6. Read the United States Constitution 7. Fiscal Responsibility 8. Supporting Free Speech 9. State voter education about a variety of issues 10. Independence Day - Freedom 11. Support Private Pharmacies 12. Protect Women's Rights in Sports 13. Immigration Reform 14. EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0985 15. Uniform Commercial Code 16. Border Security 17. Born Alive Survivors Act - Thank or Objection 18. Welcome Legislators Fed & State Level 19. Pray for your Governor 20. Welcome State Legislatures to 2023 21. Welcome 118th Congress 4650821 0 0 4650821 0 0 4650821 4769015 0 0 4769015 0 0 4769015 true Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Grantmaking 148298 South Asia 0 0 Grantmaking 79674 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Grantmaking 9000 0 0 0 0 0 0 236972 0 236972 Central America and the Caribbean Ministry support 148298 Wire transfer South Asia Ministry support 79674 Wire transfer 2 0 Ministry support Sub-Saharan Africa 1 9000 Wire transfer false false false false false false Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds Central America: Telephone calls not less than monthly. Accounting of the expenditure of wired funds. Photo copies of major expenditures. Costa Rica steering committee member meetings were held via video call not less than annually. Annual fiscal bookkeeping report from Costa Rica ministry. South Asia: Ministry steering committee meetings were held via video call no less than every two months. Steering committee allocates construction and social services funds based on project priorities established by the ministry steering committee. Construction funds distributed incrementally based on prior construction phase completion. India steering committee meetings were held via video conference to review projects not less than annually. Sub-Saharan Africa: Funding for sub-Saharan Africa goes to the personal support, pandemic relief, and ministry expenses of Rev. Ndiformumbe Johnson Zambou, T-Net International director for Cameroon and trainer for Togo, Benin, Rwanda, DRC, Ivory Coast, and Liberia. His ministry includes church revitalization, church planting, disciplemaking, evangelism, and leadership development. He accounts for this via a facetime meeting bi-monthly. Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN-Accrual; SOUTH ASIA-Accrual; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA-Accrual Schedule F, Part II, Line 1 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN-Accrual; SOUTH ASIA-Accrual Schedule F, Part III Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA -Accrual X X X true Three Creative Inc 10211 WIncopin Circle Suite 100 Columbia MD 21044 Direct Mail Solicitation Packages false 3106662 29750 3076912 Dunham & Company 6111 W Plano Pkwy Suite 2700 Plano TX 75903 Major Donor Development false 318194 149568 168626 3424856 179318 3245538 CA CO CT FL AL HI IL KS KY ME AK MD MA MI MN MS MO NV NH NM NC ND OH OK OR RI SC TN UT VA AR WA WV WI Schedule G, Part I, Line 2b(v) payment of fees or payment of expenses THREE CREATIVE INC.-IN ADDITION TO THE AMOUNTS PAID TO PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISERS FOR SERVICES REPORTED IN PART I, MFV PAID $184,960 TO THREE CREATIVE IN EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS.; X X X false false false false false false false false false Jason Yates Chief Executive Officer & President 200000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4895 0 204895 0 0 0 Megan Yates Family member of Jason Yates 31167 W-2 Compensation false Jason Yates Family member of Michael Yates 200000 W-2 Compensation false Michael Yates Family member of Sealy Yates and Jason Yates 66000 Professional services false The Kairos Company Owned by Trustee Johnnie Moore 50300 Professional services false Schedule L, Part IV Exp. for incl. M. Yates & J. Yates in Sch. L Part IV & Form 990, Part VII Sec. A The instructions to Schedule L (Form 990), Part IV state that compensation reported in Form 990, Part VII, Section A does not have to be reported in Schedule L, Part IV, "...unless the compensation was to a family member of another person reported in Form 990, Part VII, Section A." Form 990, Part VII, Section A requires calendar year reporting of compensation based upon Form W-2, whereas Schedule L, Part IV requires tax year reporting of compensation amounts. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 9,000 including grants of $ 9,000) Vision Chartable Trust provided financial support for individual ministries in Africa. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Family/business relationships amongst interested persons Sealy Yates & Michael Yates - Family relationship, Jason Yates & Michael Yates - Family relationship Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body The Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm. It is reviewed in detail by the CEO and is distributed to board members for review prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy The organization requires all officers and board members to annually review the conflict of interest policy, disclose any potential conflicts of interest, and sign said policy. Independent members of the Board review the signed statements. If a matter related to a potential conflict were to arise at a board meeting, the interested person would recuse himself or herself from the room during such discussion and voting on matters related to the noted conflict. All conflicts of interest are documented in the minutes of the Board of Directors meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official All decisions of compensation to officers are decided by a majority vote of the Board based on recommendations from the compensation committee. Comparability data is used, and the deliberation and approval process is documented in the minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees See narrative for Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request and on Guidestar.