2024-10-15T02:58:03-04:00 2023-11-30 MARIANNA GERGEL CPA 2632 WILSHIRE BLVD 277 SANTA MONICA CA 90403 990 2022-12-01 472601238 AWAKENING TO GOD MINISTRIES AWAK 8477574979 2803 PEARWOOD CT MATTHEWS NC 281050885 GERARD LONG DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT 8477574979 2024-10-14 true true MARIANNA GERGEL P01305878 3109233925 2024-10-14 X 2022 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X GERARD LONG 2803 PEARWOOD CT MATTHEWS NC 28105 216567 false X HTTP://WWW.AWAKENINGTOGOD.ORG X 2014 CA TO PROVIDE LOVE, COMFORT AND HOPE TO PEOPLE IN THE U.S. AND ALL AROUND THE WORLD WHO ARE SUFFERING THROUGH POVERTY, BEREAVEMENT, DEPRESSION, SUICIDE IN THE FAMILY, ABUSE, MARRIAGE BREAKDOWN, ADDICTION AND THE FEAR OF DEATH. WE DO THIS BY PROVIDING PRAYER, PRACTICAL HELP AND SHARING THE LOVE AND COMFORT GOD HAS GIVEN US IN OUR SUFFERING, AND BY ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO DO THE SAME. 5 3 2 10 0 222918 98748 1769 52 -1033 1089 -357 333 223297 100222 27489 43114 0 65317 37028 0 4103 110859 89404 203665 169546 19632 -69324 224643 155227 1669 1577 222974 153650 X AWAKENING TO GOD MINISTRIES (ATG) PROVIDES LOVE, COMFORT AND HOPE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD BY PROVIDING SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL SOLUTIONS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, ATG PARTNERED WITH PRAYER AT THE HEART (PATH) IN PRAYING FOR A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING, AND IN SHARING GOD'S LOVE WITH THE SUFFERING IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: - A PILOT IN NE OHIO INCLUDING 40 DAYS OF PRAYER, CARE, SHARE FOLLOWED BY A LARGE GATHERING IN CLEVELAND PUBLIC SQUARE. BY THE YEAR END, 37 STATES HAD COORDINATORS IN SEVERAL HUNDRED COUNTIES. PEOPLE EXPRESSED THEIR FULL COMMITMENT TO CHRIST IN A SOLEMN ASSEMBLY; - WE PROVIDED DIRECT COMFORT, ENCOURAGEMENT, ADVICE AND PRAYER TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THROUGH FACE TO FACE, SOCIAL MEDIA, ON-LINE, HARD COPY, EMAIL AND SNAIL MAIL; - WE COMPLETED 20 MORE WELLS TO PROVIDE THE POOREST OF THE POOR IN INDIA WITH CLEAN WATER, MOSQUITO NETS, MEDICAL AID AND FOOD. BY THE YEAR END WE HAD REACHED 91 VILLAGES; - H false false 51863 CONTENT: ATG IS SHARING GERARD AND JEANNIE LONG'S STORY, ADVICE AND OTHER MESSAGES, GUIDANCE & PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING THROUGH BEREAVEMENT, DEPRESSION, SUICIDE IN THE FAMILY, ABUSE, MARRIAGE BREAKDOWN, ADDICTION, THE FEAR OF DEATH AND POVERTY. THIS IS BEING DONE IN VARIOUS FORMATS INCLUDING VIDEO, TV PROGRAMS, FILM, WEB SITE CONTENT, BOOKS, DEVOTIONALS AND SMALL GROUP GUIDES. IN PARTNERING WITH PATH WE ARE ALSO REACHING LOST AND BROKEN PEOPLE THROUGH LOCAL PRAYER AND SPECIALIST MINISTRIES E.G. FOR ADDICTS, MENTALLY ILL ETC. FOR THE YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 30, 2023, THE CONTENT USED INCLUDED: 1) GERARD'S BOOK "LIVING HOPE, AWAKENING, FAITH, PEACE AND PURPOSE IN TOUGH TIMES" (AN AMAZON 'BEST SELLER' IN THREE CATEGORIES); 2) TWO WORSHIP SONGS PROVIDING COMFORT AND HOPE; 3) TRIUMPH OF MARRIAGE, AN ONLINE AND FACE TO FACE COURSE, SHARING THE BIBLICAL TRUTHS THAT HELPED TO RESCUE GERARD AND JEANNIE'S MARRIAGE AND HELP IT TO TRIUMPH; 4) HUNDREDS OF SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGES AND VIDEOS FOR FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, X (FORMERLY TWITTER), PINTEREST, AND LINKEDIN; 5) A NEWSLETTER; 6) SEVERAL SERMONS THAT CAN BE SEEN FROM OUR WEB SITE; 7) USE OF THREE BOOKS A) AWAKENING TO GOD, B) THE BREAKTHROUGH, AND C) RUNNING FROM THE HEART (THE FIRST TWO BOOKS WRITTEN BY PRESIDENT, GERARD LONG, AND THE LAST BOOK WRITTEN BY SECRETARY, JEANNIE LONG), AND A SMALL GROUP DISCIPLESHIP RESOURCE WITH CHUCK COLSON, RICK WARREN AND GERARD LONG; 8) SEVERAL PRAYER GUIDES. EXAMPLES OF FEEDBACK ON ATG'S CONTENT: - LISTENING TO THIS SONG EVERY TIME I AM FEELING DOWN, LIKE TODAY, HELPS ME EASE MY ANXIETY... @ROSEMAEARTIOLA4592 - THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THIS. I FIND MYSELF IN TEARS - THE GOOD ONES THAT COME WHEN YOU FEEL THE LOVE OF CHRIST. @BRO-FREE - SO BEAUTIFUL I WOKE UP THIS MORNING SINGING "WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS- AND CAME ON YOUTUBE TO FIND THE TRACK... I FOUND YOUR VERSION. WHAT A BLESSING. SHARING THIS WITH MY FRIENDS HAS ADDED SUCH JOY TO MY MORNING. THANK YOU @SOPHIYAHFRANCIS 98231 43114 385 DISTRIBUTION: THE STORY, GUIDANCE, ADVICE, MESSAGES AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS TO HELP PEOPLE, WHO ARE SUFFERING, ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH VARIOUS CHANNELS. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2023, THE DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS INCLUDED: 1) TWO MINISTRY PARTNERS IN INDIA THROUGH WHOM WE HAVE REACHED OVER 290,000 MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN PROVIDING CLEAN WATER, MOSQUITO NETS, MEDICAL AID AND FOOD TO THE POOREST OF THE POOR. 2) INTERNET - WE HAVE REACHED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA (FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, LINKEDIN, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST), EMAIL (E.G. NEWSLETTER) AND THE WEBSITE WWW.AWAKENINGTOGOD.ORG. 3) THROUGH ITS PARTNER PATH, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE REACHED THROUGH STATE "SOLEMN ASSEMBLY" PRAYER GATHERING AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS (INCLUDING OVER 100,000 FOLLOWERS ON FACEBOOK). 4) CONFERENCES 5) SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS E.G. IN CHURCHES 6) RADIO 7) TV 8) FACEBOOK IS OUR MAIN SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNEL AND WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 635,000 FOLLOWERS. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, ATG, TOGETHER WITH IT'S PARTNER PATH, REACHED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THROUGH OUR CONTENT AND DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. WE PLAN TO GROW THIS NUMBER EACH YEAR TO REACH MILLIONS OF SUFFERING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE LOVE AND COMFORT THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY GERARD AND JEANNIE AND OTHERS. STARTING IN INDIA, WE WANT TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL HELP E.G. 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THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS INCLUDE CLEAN WATER, MOSQUITO NETS, MEDICAL AID, AND FOOD FOR CERTAIN VILLAGES IN INDIA. SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 SOUTH ASIA - INDIA 44,566 0 SCHEDULE F, PAGE 5, PART V - PROGRAM ACTIVITIES IN INDIA INCLUDE PROVIDING CLEAN WATER, MOSQUITO NETS, MEDICAL AID, AND FOOD TO THE POOREST OF THE POOR IN THE REGION. TOTAL EXPENSES FOR PROGRAMS IN INDIA ARE 44,566 OF WHICH 25,114 ARE GRANTS TO FRIENDS OF INDIAN CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES. true PRAYER AT THE HEART INC 2803 PEARWOOD CT MATTHEWS NC 28105 880646104 501C3 17000 RELIGIOUS PRAYER 1 GERARD LONG DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT SHORT-TERM LOAN X 1146 1146 false false false 1146 SCHEDULE L, PART V AFTER CLOSE OF THE YEAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT SOME PERSONAL EXPENSES WERE PAID FROM ORGANIZATION'S BANK ACCOUNT. RIGHT AFTER THE DISCOVERY, THESE AMOUNTS WERE REIMBURSED FULLY. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AWAKENING TO GOD MINISTRIES (ATG) PROVIDES LOVE, COMFORT AND HOPE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD BY PROVIDING SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL SOLUTIONS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, ATG PARTNERED WITH PRAYER AT THE HEART (PATH) IN PRAYING FOR A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING, AND IN SHARING GOD'S LOVE WITH THE SUFFERING IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: - A PILOT IN NE OHIO INCLUDING 40 DAYS OF PRAYER, CARE, SHARE FOLLOWED BY A LARGE GATHERING IN CLEVELAND PUBLIC SQUARE. BY THE YEAR END, 37 STATES HAD COORDINATORS IN SEVERAL HUNDRED COUNTIES. PEOPLE EXPRESSED THEIR FULL COMMITMENT TO CHRIST IN A SOLEMN ASSEMBLY; - WE PROVIDED DIRECT COMFORT, ENCOURAGEMENT, ADVICE AND PRAYER TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THROUGH FACE TO FACE, SOCIAL MEDIA, ON-LINE, HARD COPY, EMAIL AND SNAIL MAIL; - WE COMPLETED 20 MORE WELLS TO PROVIDE THE POOREST OF THE POOR IN INDIA WITH CLEAN WATER, MOSQUITO NETS, MEDICAL AID AND FOOD. BY THE YEAR END WE HAD REACHED 91 VILLAGES; - HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WATCHED THE FIRST EPISODE OF OUR TRIUMPH OF MARRIAGE COURSE; - THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE JOINED ONE OF OUR PRIVATE COMFORT AND HOPE GROUPS ON FACEBOOK TO HELP THE BROKENHEARTED, THE ADDICTS AND PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH OR MARRIAGE BREAKDOWN; - REACHED OVER 1 MILLION LISTENERS THROUGH ATG'S COMFORT AND HOPE WORSHIP SESSIONS ON YOUTUBE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CONTENT: ATG IS SHARING GERARD AND JEANNIE LONG'S STORY, ADVICE AND OTHER MESSAGES, GUIDANCE & PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING THROUGH BEREAVEMENT, DEPRESSION, SUICIDE IN THE FAMILY, ABUSE, MARRIAGE BREAKDOWN, ADDICTION, THE FEAR OF DEATH AND POVERTY. THIS IS BEING DONE IN VARIOUS FORMATS INCLUDING VIDEO, TV PROGRAMS, FILM, WEB SITE CONTENT, BOOKS, DEVOTIONALS AND SMALL GROUP GUIDES. IN PARTNERING WITH PATH WE ARE ALSO REACHING LOST AND BROKEN PEOPLE THROUGH LOCAL PRAYER AND SPECIALIST MINISTRIES E.G. FOR ADDICTS, MENTALLY ILL ETC. FOR THE YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 30, 2023, THE CONTENT USED INCLUDED: 1) GERARD'S BOOK "LIVING HOPE, AWAKENING, FAITH, PEACE AND PURPOSE IN TOUGH TIMES" (AN AMAZON 'BEST SELLER' IN THREE CATEGORIES); 2) TWO WORSHIP SONGS PROVIDING COMFORT AND HOPE; 3) TRIUMPH OF MARRIAGE, AN ONLINE AND FACE TO FACE COURSE, SHARING THE BIBLICAL TRUTHS THAT HELPED TO RESCUE GERARD AND JEANNIE'S MARRIAGE AND HELP IT TO TRIUMPH; 4) HUNDREDS OF SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGES AND VIDEOS FOR FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, X (FORMERLY TWITTER), PINTEREST, AND LINKEDIN; 5) A NEWSLETTER; 6) SEVERAL SERMONS THAT CAN BE SEEN FROM OUR WEB SITE; 7) USE OF THREE BOOKS A) AWAKENING TO GOD, B) THE BREAKTHROUGH, AND C) RUNNING FROM THE HEART (THE FIRST TWO BOOKS WRITTEN BY PRESIDENT, GERARD LONG, AND THE LAST BOOK WRITTEN BY SECRETARY, JEANNIE LONG), AND A SMALL GROUP DISCIPLESHIP RESOURCE WITH CHUCK COLSON, RICK WARREN AND GERARD LONG; 8) SEVERAL PRAYER GUIDES. EXAMPLES OF FEEDBACK ON ATG'S CONTENT: - LISTENING TO THIS SONG EVERY TIME I AM FEELING DOWN, LIKE TODAY, HELPS ME EASE MY ANXIETY... @ROSEMAEARTIOLA4592 - THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THIS. I FIND MYSELF IN TEARS - THE GOOD ONES THAT COME WHEN YOU FEEL THE LOVE OF CHRIST. @BRO-FREE - SO BEAUTIFUL I WOKE UP THIS MORNING SINGING "WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS- AND CAME ON YOUTUBE TO FIND THE TRACK... I FOUND YOUR VERSION. WHAT A BLESSING. SHARING THIS WITH MY FRIENDS HAS ADDED SUCH JOY TO MY MORNING. THANK YOU @SOPHIYAHFRANCIS FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B DISTRIBUTION: THE STORY, GUIDANCE, ADVICE, MESSAGES AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS TO HELP PEOPLE, WHO ARE SUFFERING, ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH VARIOUS CHANNELS. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2023, THE DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS INCLUDED: 1) TWO MINISTRY PARTNERS IN INDIA THROUGH WHOM WE HAVE REACHED OVER 290,000 MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN PROVIDING CLEAN WATER, MOSQUITO NETS, MEDICAL AID AND FOOD TO THE POOREST OF THE POOR. 2) INTERNET - WE HAVE REACHED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA (FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, LINKEDIN, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST), EMAIL (E.G. NEWSLETTER) AND THE WEBSITE WWW.AWAKENINGTOGOD.ORG. 3) THROUGH ITS PARTNER PATH, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE REACHED THROUGH STATE "SOLEMN ASSEMBLY" PRAYER GATHERING AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS (INCLUDING OVER 100,000 FOLLOWERS ON FACEBOOK). 4) CONFERENCES 5) SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS E.G. IN CHURCHES 6) RADIO 7) TV 8) FACEBOOK IS OUR MAIN SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNEL AND WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 635,000 FOLLOWERS. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, ATG, TOGETHER WITH IT'S PARTNER PATH, REACHED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THROUGH OUR CONTENT AND DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. WE PLAN TO GROW THIS NUMBER EACH YEAR TO REACH MILLIONS OF SUFFERING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE LOVE AND COMFORT THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY GERARD AND JEANNIE AND OTHERS. STARTING IN INDIA, WE WANT TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL HELP E.G. FOOD, CLEAN WATER, MOSQUITO NETS, MEDICAL AID TO THE POOREST OF THE POOR AROUND THE WORLD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 GERARD LONG JEANNIE LONG PRESIDENT SECRETARY HUSBAND AND WIFE BENJAMIN P. LONG GERARD AND JEANNIE LONG TREASURER SON FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B THERE WERE NO COMMITTEES THAT HAD THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF FORM 990 WAS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT. AFTER THE PRESIDENT HAS REVIEWED AND RESOLVED ALL QUESTIONS WITH THE OUTSIDE CPA PREPARER, A PUBLIC DISCLOSURE DRAFT WAS SENT TO THE REST OF THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW AND INPUT. BEFORE THE 990 WAS FILED, THE BOARD RECEIVED A FINAL PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY OF THE 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ALL DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A FORM STATING THEY HAVE REVIEWED THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND HAVE DISCLOSED ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A REGULAR REVIEWS OF CEO/PRESIDENT'S SALARIES HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE PAST TO ENSURE THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY IS AT THE RIGHT LEVEL. HOWEVER, FROM 2022, THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY WAS SIGNIFICANTLY CUT, REFLECTING HIS REDUCED HOURS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, INTERNAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII OFFICER COMPENSATION OF 47,000 WAS REPORTED IN PART VII. IT REPRESENTS W-2 WAGES FOR 2022 CALENDAR YEAR. FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING 11/30/2023 THE WAGES REPORTED IN PART IX LINE 5 ARE 31,250. FOR MOST OF THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 11/30/2023 GERARD AND JEANNIE WERE WORKING PART-TIME FOR THE ORGANIZATION. 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