2024-09-12T16:45:42-04:00 2023-10-31 990 2022-11-01 752620990 CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL MINISTRIES CHRI 9038399300 PO BOX 560 WHITEHOUSE TX 75791 BLAKE SILVERSTEIN PRESIDENT 9038399300 2024-09-12 false 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z BLAKE SILVERSTEIN 740927 false X WWW.BORNTOWIN.NET X 1995 TX TO SHARE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO THE WORLD, TO TEACH & EQUIP THE DISCIPLES OF CHRIST, TO TEACH & TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION, TO BRING THE PEOPLE OF GOD CLOSER TOGETHER USING RADIO, SOCIAL MEDIA, PRINT LITERATURE & OTHER AUDIO & VIDEO MATERIALS. 5 4 5 0 702860 726216 0 1420 8210 -4721 -3818 699559 730608 0 0 270004 299059 0 19263 333044 410555 603048 709614 96511 20994 1087560 1148588 421 295 1087139 1148293 X SEE SCHEDULE O false false 346218 WE SPONSOR A RADIO PROGRAM NAMED "BORN TO WIN": THE FIRST PROGRAM WAS AIRED ON FEBRUARY 4, 1996. WE HAVE HAD STATIONS IN CANADA, AUSTRALIA,IRELAND,AND BERMUDA. OVER TIME,WE EXPANDED THE NUMBER OF STATIONS CARRYING THE PROGRAM DAILY, INSTEAD OF ONLY ONCE A WEEK,CURRENTLY WE ARE BROADCASTING ON APPROXIMATELY 40 RADIO STATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES,ONE IN IRELAND,AND ONE IN COTONOU, BENIN IN AFRICA. WE ALSO ARE BROADCASTING ON THREE 50,000 WATT CLEAR-CHANNEL "SUPER STATIONS" THAT COVER LARGE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF THE U.S. WE NORMALLY MAIL APPROXIMATELY 200 FREE AUDIO CDS OF THE RADIO PROGRAM EACH MONTH AND OVER 2200 PIECES OF RELATED LITERATURE. WITH THE ADVENT OF SOCIAL MEDIA WE ARE GREATLY EXPANDING OUR REACH THRU THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA. 113368 OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, WHICH BEGAN ON JANUARY 20, 2014 WITH OUR FIRST FACEBOOK POST, CONTINUES TO EVOLVE. ON FACEBOOK, OUR AVERAGE WEEKLY REACH WAS 1,046 PEOPLE IN 2023, DOWN FROM 25,551 PEOPLE BETWEEN THE YEARS 2018- 2019. THIS DECREASE IS DUE TO OUR DECISION TO REDUCE SPENDING ON FACEBOOK ADVERTISING AND DECREASE OUR POSTING FREQUENCY. OUR WEBSITE OFFERS ALL OF OUR SERMON MESSAGES, BIBLE STUDIES, YOUTH EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM & FULL- LENGTH BOOKS FOR FREE. WE AVERAGE 2,670 USER VISITS TO OUR WEBSITE PER WEEK. WE POSTED OUR FIRST VIDEO ON YOUTUBE ON AUGUST 8, 2012, AND CURRENTLY HAVE 236 VIDEOS. WE ALSO UPDATE & POST CONTENT ON FACEBOOK, SPOTIFY, & RUMBLE. OUR MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATION (APP),CREATED IN 2019, HAS BEEN DOWNLOADED BY APPROXIMATELY 20,402 DEVICES AND THE APP HAS BEEN OPENED 232,220 TIMES SINCE ITS CREATION. THIS ENCOMPASSES OUR "SOCIAL MEDIA" OUTREACH. WE CONTINUE TO MAKE AVAILABLE OUR FULL YOUTH EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM FREE OF CHARGE ON OUR WEBSITE. 144782 NEWSLETTER AND WRITTEN PUBLICATIONS: THE FIRST NEWSLETTER WAS PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 29, 1995, AND WAS MAILED TO 1209 HOUESHOLDS. THE MAILING LIST HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED OVER THE YEARS, AND WE MAILED APPROXIMATELY 35,000 NEWSLETTERS IN 2023.IN 2019, WE BEGAN PRODUCING A FULL-COLOR NEWSLETTER, ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF OUR PUBLICATIONS. WE PRODUCE AN ADULT BIBLE CORRESPOSONDENCE COURSE AND HAVE A TWELVE-ARTICLE SERIES CALLED BIBLE STUDY SERIES ENTITLED "CHRISTIAN ORIGINS", AS WELL AS 3 FULL-LENGTH BOOKS IN HARDBACK OR SOFTBACK AND 10 CHAP BOOKS OF SHORTER LENGTH. IN 2023, WE ADDED TWO NEW ALBUMS TO OUR PUBLICATIONS. WITH THE CHANGING OF PEOPLE'S HABITS, THE USE OF THE INTERNET HAS HELPED TO REDUCE POSTAL MAILING AND PRINTING COSTS, AS PEOPLE CAN READ, LISTEN, DOWNLOAD AND PRINT DIRECTLY FROM OUR WEBSITE. 25120 WE SPONSORED OUR FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE CALLED, THE "FEAST OF TABERNACLES" IN OCTOBER OF 1996 IN KISSIMMEE, FL WITH APPROXIMATELY 600 IN ATTENDANCE. FROM 1998 TO 2010, WE HELD THE CONFERENCE IN THE DESTIN - FT. WALTON BEACH AREA, EXCEPT IN 2006 & 2009, AVERAGING SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR. IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS, WE MET IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS INCLUDING SEVIERVILLE, TN: HOT SPRINGS, AR: TYLER, TX: AND LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES, KY. 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ON FACEBOOK, OUR AVERAGE WEEKLY REACH WAS 1,046 PEOPLE IN 2023, DOWN FROM 25,551 PEOPLE BETWEEN THE YEARS 2018- 2019. THIS DECREASE IS DUE TO OUR DECISION TO REDUCE SPENDING ON FACEBOOK ADVERTISING AND DECREASE OUR POSTING FREQUENCY. OUR WEBSITE OFFERS ALL OF OUR SERMON MESSAGES, BIBLE STUDIES, YOUTH EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM & FULL- LENGTH BOOKS FOR FREE. WE AVERAGE 2,670 USER VISITS TO OUR WEBSITE PER WEEK. WE POSTED OUR FIRST VIDEO ON YOUTUBE ON AUGUST 8, 2012, AND CURRENTLY HAVE 236 VIDEOS. WE ALSO UPDATE & POST CONTENT ON FACEBOOK, SPOTIFY, & RUMBLE. OUR MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATION (APP),CREATED IN 2019, HAS BEEN DOWNLOADED BY APPROXIMATELY 20,402 DEVICES AND THE APP HAS BEEN OPENED 232,220 TIMES SINCE ITS CREATION. THIS ENCOMPASSES OUR "SOCIAL MEDIA" OUTREACH. WE CONTINUE TO MAKE AVAILABLE OUR FULL YOUTH EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM FREE OF CHARGE ON OUR WEBSITE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C NEWSLETTER AND WRITTEN PUBLICATIONS: THE FIRST NEWSLETTER WAS PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 29, 1995, AND WAS MAILED TO 1209 HOUESHOLDS. THE MAILING LIST HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED OVER THE YEARS, AND WE MAILED APPROXIMATELY 35,000 NEWSLETTERS IN 2023.IN 2019, WE BEGAN PRODUCING A FULL-COLOR NEWSLETTER, ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF OUR PUBLICATIONS. WE PRODUCE AN ADULT BIBLE CORRESPOSONDENCE COURSE AND HAVE A TWELVE-ARTICLE SERIES CALLED BIBLE STUDY SERIES ENTITLED "CHRISTIAN ORIGINS", AS WELL AS 3 FULL-LENGTH BOOKS IN HARDBACK OR SOFTBACK AND 10 CHAP BOOKS OF SHORTER LENGTH. IN 2023, WE ADDED TWO NEW ALBUMS TO OUR PUBLICATIONS. WITH THE CHANGING OF PEOPLE'S HABITS, THE USE OF THE INTERNET HAS HELPED TO REDUCE POSTAL MAILING AND PRINTING COSTS, AS PEOPLE CAN READ, LISTEN, DOWNLOAD AND PRINT DIRECTLY FROM OUR WEBSITE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D WE SPONSORED OUR FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE CALLED, THE "FEAST OF TABERNACLES" IN OCTOBER OF 1996 IN KISSIMMEE, FL WITH APPROXIMATELY 600 IN ATTENDANCE. FROM 1998 TO 2010, WE HELD THE CONFERENCE IN THE DESTIN - FT. WALTON BEACH AREA, EXCEPT IN 2006 & 2009, AVERAGING SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR. IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS, WE MET IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS INCLUDING SEVIERVILLE, TN: HOT SPRINGS, AR: TYLER, TX: AND LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES, KY. IN 2023, WE HELD OUR ANNUAL "FEAST OF TABERNACLES" CONFERENCE IN HOT SPRINGS, AR. WITH APPROXIMATELY 250 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. WE REGULARLY SEND AID TO HELP SPONSOR THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES LOCATIONS IN AFRICA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COMPLETE COPY OF FORM 990 AND RELATED SCHEDULES IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO BEING FILED. EACH MEMBER IS REQUESTED TO REVIEW THE FORM FOR ACCURACY AND MAKE COMMENTS OR ASK QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY ITEM THEY MIGHT HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH TRUSTEE OR PRINCIPAL OFFICER WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON HAS: (A) RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY; (B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY; (C) AGREES TO COMPLY WITH SAID POLICY AND UNDERSTANDS THAT THE CORPORATION IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN IT'S FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION STATUS, IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF IT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMPENSATION COMMITTEE PERFORM A REVIEW, INCLUDING INTERNET SEARCHES, REVIEW OF OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS MANAGMENT POSITIONS OF THE SALARY AND BENEFIT PROGRAMS OF SIMILAR TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. ALL DELIBERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED WITHOUT THE PERSON(S) BEING PRESENT AND ONLY TRUSTEES WHO ARE INDEPENDENT OF SUCH PERSONS ARE INVOLVED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.