2025-09-11T07:54:31-05:00 2024-12-31 362886485 DUGAN & LOPATKA CPA'S PC 4320 WINFIELD ROAD SUITE 450 WARRENVILLE IL 605554036 990 2024-01-01 752661374 MINISTRY ESSENTIALS INC MINI 6305805750 PO BOX 4947 WHEATON IL 601894947 DAVID SHEPHERD PRESIDENT 6305805750 2025-09-08 1 0 RON MARKLUND P01985511 6306654440 2025-09-08 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DAVID SHEPHERD PO BOX 4947 WHEATON IL 601894947 1835713 0 X WWW.MEINTL.ORG X 1996 TX MEI IS A NON-PROFIT MISSION AGENCY THAT ESTABLISHES AND CULTIVATES SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY AMONG CHRISTIAN LEADERS AND THEIR FAMILIES SERVING INTERNATIONALLY. WITHIN THIS CONTEXT OF COMMUNITY MEI PROVIDES SOUL CARE, SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT, AND DEVELOPMENTAL RESOURCES TO ADDRESS BOTH URGENT AND LONG-TERM NEEDS OF CHISTIAN LEADERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. 7 5 22 27 0 0 1818310 1830776 0 0 2362 4937 0 0 1820672 1835713 57000 116750 0 0 1021223 1091538 0 0 117438 671512 646320 1749735 1854608 70937 -18895 908252 892211 7838 10692 900414 881519 WE OFFER PROACTIVE SOUL CARE TO GLOBAL WORKERS, NATIONAL CHRISTIAN LEADERS AND THIRD CULTURE KIDS BY: JOINING THEIR JOURNEY OF FAITH, CHALLENGING THEIR ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT LIFE AND GOD, AND IGNITING A DEEPER HOPE IN HIM. 0 0 1491573 116750 MEI IS A NON-PROFIT MISSION AGENCY THAT ESTABLISHES AND CULTIVATES SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY AMONG CHRISTIAN LEADERS AND THEIR FAMILIES SERVING INTERNATIONALLY. WITHIN THIS CONTEXT OF COMMUNITY MEI AIMS TO PROVIDE SOUL CARE, SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT, AND DEVELOPMENTAL RESOURCES TO ADDRESS BOTH URGENT AND LONG-TERM NEEDS OF CHRISTIAN LEADERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. MINISTRY ESSENTIALS STAFF WERE ABLE IN 2024 TO JOIN THE JOURNEY OF MORE THAN 997 GLOBAL WORKERS LIVING IN AT LEAST 98 COUNTRIES WHO SERVE WITH MORE THAN 206 CHURCHES & AGENCIES. 1491573 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 GA HI MI MN MS NH ND SC TN UT VA WV WI X CEDARSTONE PARTNERS INC 6305805750 209 E LIBERTY DRIVE WHEATON IL 60187 DAVID SHEPHERD GUIDING DIRECTOR (PRESIDENT) 60.00 X X 50676 0 17607 JEANNI SHEPHERD DEVELOPING DIRECTOR 50.00 X 37314 0 0 ANNETTE HASKINS CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN FENZ SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM BALAZS TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN HASKINS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TOM BROWN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES WARTIAN MANAGING DIRECTOR 50.00 X 80095 0 1437 168085 0 19044 0 0 0 0 0 1830776 28652 1830776 4937 4937 1835713 0 0 4937 X 5750 5750 111000 111000 187129 101642 76131 9356 865846 795604 27468 42774 4487 1733 2735 19 34076 29036 3353 1687 21314 26 21288 39462 39462 527 204 321 2 17114 11591 4913 610 6034 3156 2228 650 152210 151985 225 179832 146768 3552 29512 32938 26486 6383 69 19634 19634 15873 15873 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 58645 57576 629 440 HOSPITALITY AND BENEVOL 44687 29023 6048 9616 BANK CHARGES 22190 261 992 20937 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 10203 3805 4894 1504 25657 15927 9693 37 1854608 1491573 245597 117438 464485 343440 297961 359138 25000 4056 31954 300002 167323 141750 132679 908252 892211 7838 10692 7838 10692 X 312872 338466 587542 543053 900414 881519 908252 892211 -18895 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1369216 1525160 1625386 1818310 1830776 8168848 1369216 1525160 1625386 1818310 1830776 8168848 248910 7919938 406 137 459 2362 4937 8301 8177149 0.96850 0.96620 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 202707 121123 81584 76213 30573 45640 18408 13232 5176 2674 2395 279 132679 X 1835713 0 1835713 0 1835713 1854608 0 1854608 0 1854608 PART X, LINE 2: MEI FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND IN VARIOUS STATES. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, MEI IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL, OR NON-U.S. INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2021. MEI DOES NOT EXPECT A MATERIAL NET CHANGE IN UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT OR LIABILITES IN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. 0 EUROPE 1 11 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 111000 1 11 0 0 1 11 111000 0 111000 EUROPE SUPPORT OF EMPLOYEE 111000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART 1, LINE 3F ACCRUAL BASIS 0 BENEVOLENCE 1 5750 TOM BROWN TOM BROWN IS A BOARD DIRECTOR 5750 CASH BENEVOLENCE X 4 28652 MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DAVID SHEPHERD, PRESIDENT, AND JEANNI SHEPHERD, DIRECTOR, ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. KEVIN HASKINS, DIRECTOR, AND ANNETTE HASKINS, CHAIR, ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND OTHERS, QUESTIONS ARE POSED AND ANSWERED AND FINAL APPROVAL PROVIDED PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE POLICY AND REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS AS THEY ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 A NUMBER OF MISSION AGENCIES' POLICIES FOR DETERMINING SALARIES ARE RESEARCHED. FINDINGS ARE PRESENTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE TO THE SALARY FORMULA AND VOTED INTO THE RECORD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 A PHYSICAL OR ELECTRONIC COPY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G HIRING FEES : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 204. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 321. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2. TOTAL EXPENSES 527. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS AND INTENSIVES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 9,302. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 9,302. MISCELLANEOUS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,390. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,350. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 37. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,777. LICENSE FEES AND REGISTRATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,235. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,343. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,578. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.