2026-07-30T14:39:28-07:00 2025-09-30 990 2024-10-01 560818833 JAARS INC JAAR 7048486000 P O Box 248 Waxhaw NC 28173 Denise Shockley VP of Finance/CFO 7048436032 2026-07-30 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Steve Russell P O Box 248 Waxhaw NC 28173 10650885 0 X jaars.org X 1963 NC The vision of JAARS is that people's lives and communities are transformed as they experience God's Word in their own language. Our mission is to reduce barriers, ease burdens and deliver God's Word, especially in the most remote and difficult places on earth. 12 12 103 530 0 0 10101743 8598846 1667262 1668027 56926 51873 104750 50571 11930681 10369317 547409 938848 0 0 3475524 4967265 0 0 539876 4516518 5521028 8539451 11427141 3391230 -1057824 17611457 16923865 1366575 1529206 16244882 15394659 We reduce barriers, ease burdens and deliver God's Word. We do that by training, equipping, deploying and sustaining individuals, teams and stations, primarily in the area of transportation using special purpose aircraft, boats and off-road vehicles to aid in the work of proclaiming the gospel to the whole creation. 0 0 3706609 1482818 BASE OPERATIONS--JAARS is heavily engaged in training pilots, mechanics, technicians and support personnel to aid Bible translation, literacy and scripture engagement in remote environments that primarily include jungle rainforests or difficult terrain. We support partners on four continents. The training assists our primary partner, SIL International, and others with transportation solutions where none readily exist with air, land and sea solutions. The approximately 500 personnel at our home base in North Carolina integrate and instruct training on aviation, maritime, land transport, communication, and intercultural relationships. The base also serves as a research & development and engineering station to create future solutions needed in the field. The base serves as the force and logistical provider, program manager, financial and personnel support base with capacity in counseling, healthcare services, housing for trainees, fundraising, and missionary support both domestic and abroad. 3111543 357633 TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS-- We help facilitate our international partners' flight programs by recruiting and training staff, setting standards, acquiring and equipping aircraft, providing technical field support and R&D, and more. Currently, we partner with programs in Brazil, Cameroon, Gabon, Indonesia, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, and Peru. We help our international partners assess their travel challenges and determine the optimal vehicles for their situations and assist with acquiring, upfit and training. 1152407 59242 TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS-- We have designed, developed, and now support FlightSpan, a custom application that helps to ensure efficiency, accountability, and safety before, during, and after conducting flight operations. In addition, technology is provided and supported with our international partners and at the JAARS base in North Carolina headquarters. 1476788 0 0 INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS-- We help our international partners assess needs, develop effective solutions, funding support, and effective implementation and training to help missionaries cross the last mile. In addition, we are exploring high-impact operating "hubs" to help missionaries cross the last mile and reach the unreached. 1476788 0 0 9447347 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 26 0 1 103 1 0 1 PP 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X CFO 7048436032 P O Box 248 Waxhaw NC 28173 Steve Russell President 40 0 X X 122112 0 0 Steve Biggerstaff Vice President of Engagement 40 0 X 121402 0 0 Denise Shockley V P of Finance, CFO 40 0 X 98774 0 0 Andrew Hood Chair 8 0 X 0 0 0 Bonnie Nystrom Vice Chair 3.00 0 X 0 0 0 Lee Bramlett Director 2.0 0 X 0 0 0 Dan Dugger Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Grace Goreth Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Daniel Johnson Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Ryan Kruse Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Nydia Garcia Schmidt Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Eleanor Berry Treasurer 3 0 X 0 0 0 Keith Burkhart Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Mark Snoddy Director 2.0 X 0 0 0 Tim Johnson Director 2.0 0 X 0 0 0 342288 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8598846 12664 8598846 Base Operations 561000 1337972 1337972 0 0 Technology 518210 84324 84324 0 0 Transportation 481000 245731 245731 0 0 0 0 0 0 1668027 46582 46582 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5291 0 0 0 5291 5291 5291 0 0 0 332139 281568 50571 50571 0 0 0 10369317 1770471 0 0 872638 872638 66210 66210 4306199 3071510 841136 393553 317033 219603 62224 35206 344033 261735 81308 990 6498 6498 0 0 100296 9404 90892 0 560147 445238 97288 17621 85873 59662 5908 20303 464968 433847 12376 18745 616743 603412 13216 115 509483 504062 2156 3265 504899 422727 45418 36754 186193 184499 1575 119 7295 7295 1540482 1520945 15662 3875 381796 216966 164830 0 Fuel 49241 48742 0 499 Repairs-Maintenance 423770 414813 3338 5619 Lease-Manuals-Equipment 60565 57353 0 3212 Misc 22779 20188 2591 0 11427141 9447347 1439918 539876 681461 700188 227868 0 1129367 799072 0 0 0 130950 142753 150656 189633 29076652 16277743 12815647 12798909 0 0 986077 529395 1489431 1763915 17611457 16923865 522086 655273 100000 844489 773933 1366575 1529206 X 13433294 13123975 2811588 2270684 16244882 15394659 17611457 16923865 X -1057824 0 0 0 0 207601 X 0 1 X 1 0 X X X 1 Summer Institute of Linguistics Inc (SIL) 751840827 10 1 625315 0 1 625315 0 4996131 4980791 8189288 9471743 8598846 36236799 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4996131 4980791 8189288 9471743 8598846 36236799 36236799 65310 23401 42995 69553 46582 247841 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36484640 0.99321 0.99113 X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Schedule A, Part II, Line 16a JAARS has completed this form to document that more than 1/3 of its support comes from the general public. This satisfies the requirement to select a Special Rule on Schedule B. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 986368 986368 0 13242729 8790284 4452445 0 0 0 0 0 14708660 7487459 7221201 0 138895 0 138895 12798909 Merrill Lynch Brokerage 32058 F Truist Investments 497337 F 529395 Noncurrent Inventories 808933 Beneficial Interest in split-interest agreements 954982 1763915 Other Liabilities 159018 Asset Retirement Obligation 614915 773933 19051482 0 8682165 0 0 8682165 10369317 0 0 0 10369317 20109305 8682164 0 0 0 8682164 11427141 0 0 0 11427141 1 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 1 Grantmaking Transportation Needs 199826 South America 0 1 Grantmaking Transportation Needs 27860 East Asia and the Pacific 0 1 Grantmaking Transportation Needs 59149 0 3 286835 South America Maritime support for the Ticuna Boat Project - purchased boat and motor. 27860 Grant Cost Sub-Saharan Africa Purchase of boat and motor for bible translation project 38350 Grant Cost 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 A memorandum of agreement with the receiving organization includes the receiving organization's agreement to provide quarterly reports of the uses of the funds received. 1 Samaritan's Purse PO Box 3000 Boone NC 28607 581437002 500000 Funds received at JAARS to support Hurricane Helene relief which exceeded the support JAARS provided to the relief efforts. Samaritan's Purse as a relief organization remains active in the area and had financial needs to support the relief efforts. Chazak Rescue 31 Amy Drive Gap PA 17527 852992874 27000 Chazak Rescue partnered with JAARS during the Hurricane Helene relief efforts. JAARS awarded a grant to supplement their continuing relief efforts. Moody Aviation 6719 E Rutter Avenue Spokane WA 99212 362167792 10000 Grant for scholarships 3 2 Schedule I, Part I, Line 1 A memorandum of agreement with the receiving organization is agreed upon. Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 A memorandum of agreement is made with the receiving organization - if this grant is for an ongoing project the memorandum of agreement includes the receiving organization's agreement to provide quarterly reports of the use of the funds received. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 was prepared by staff and reviewed by the organization's top management before being forwarded to the Finance Committee and Board of Directors for their review, all prior to filing the report. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c All Directors must annually sign a conflict of interest statement to ensure compliance with the organization's conflict of interest policy. The Board Secretary reviews the signed conflict of interest statements and ensures this is accomplished annually Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 For the President - prior to the offer in 2022 the board reviewed current non-profit compensation rates when setting the new President's salary. The wage was adjusted by the board in FY25. For other lead positions, the JAARS salary band current rates provide the guidance in setting the rates. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request. The financial statements and Form 990 are available on the organization's website. jaars.org Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 During the fiscal year there was a change in the value of some split-interest agreements in which JAARS has an interest Summer Institute of Linguistics Inc (SIL) 7500 W Camp Wisdom Rd Dallas TX 75236 751840827 Language development TX 501(c)(3) line 10 N/A 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0