2026-07-08T10:27:25-05:00 2025-12-31 362886485 DUGAN & LOPATKA CPA'S PC 4320 WINFIELD ROAD SUITE 450 WARRENVILLE IL 605554036 990 2025-01-01 752661374 MINISTRY ESSENTIALS INC MINI 6305805750 PO BOX 4947 WHEATON IL 601894947 DAVID SHEPHERD PRESIDENT 6305805750 2026-07-06 1 RON MARKLUND P01985511 6306654440 2026-07-06 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DAVID SHEPHERD PO BOX 4947 WHEATON IL 601894947 1986684 0 X WWW.MEINTL.ORG X 1996 TX MEI IS A NON-PROFIT MISSION AGENCY THAT ESTABLISHES AND CULTIVATES SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY 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 CHRISTIAN LEADERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. 7 5 26 27 0 0 1830776 1966509 0 0 4937 -103727 0 0 1835713 1862782 116750 162741 0 0 1091538 1201574 0 0 120005 646320 634415 1854608 1998730 -18895 -135948 892211 760525 10692 14954 881519 745571 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 1659920 162741 0 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 2025 TO JOIN THE JOURNEY OF MORE THAN 1,320 GLOBAL WORKERS LIVING IN AT LEAST 86 COUNTRIES WHO SERVE WITH MORE THAN 203 CHURCHES AND AGENCIES. 1659920 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 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 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 26 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 X CEDARSTONE PARTNERS INC 6305805750 209 E LIBERTY DRIVE WHEATON IL 60187 DAVID SHEPHERD GUIDING DIRECTOR (PRESIDENT) 60.00 X X 39889 0 19828 JEANNI SHEPHERD DEVELOPING DIRECTOR 50.00 X 37314 0 0 ANNETTE HASKINS CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN FENZ SECRETARY THRU APRIL 2025 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 ALEX GASON DIRECTOR BEGINNING MAY 2025 2.00 X 0 0 0 ED MURRAY DIRECOTR BEGINNING MAY 2025 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES WARTIAN MANAGING DIRECTOR & BOARD SECRETARY 50.00 X 62073 0 1352 139276 0 21180 0 0 0 0 0 1966509 13226 1966509 7693 7693 12482 123902 -111420 -111420 -111420 1862782 0 0 -103727 X 41741 41741 121000 121000 160456 134783 17650 8023 988988 879027 60512 49449 10811 1527 9258 26 41319 36447 2806 2066 16053 1732 14321 55358 55358 24630 15409 8555 666 6331 3855 2401 75 101122 101122 248532 215105 6565 26862 32306 29184 1559 1563 8777 8777 15603 15603 HOSPITALITY AND BENEVOL 39141 33113 479 5549 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 28347 28272 7 68 BANK CHARGES 24492 4 1441 23047 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 17924 7673 7644 2607 15799 9926 5869 4 1998730 1659920 218805 120005 343440 470580 359138 274459 25000 0 31954 15486 0 0 132679 0 892211 760525 10692 14954 10692 14954 X 338466 338021 543053 407550 881519 745571 892211 760525 -135948 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1525160 1625386 1818310 1830776 1966509 8766141 1525160 1625386 1818310 1830776 1966509 8766141 131865 8634276 137 459 2362 4937 7693 15588 8781729 0.98320 0.96850 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 1862782 0 1862782 0 1862782 1998730 0 1998730 0 1998730 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 2022. 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 121000 1 11 0 0 1 11 121000 0 121000 EUROPE SUPPORT OF EMPLOYEE 121000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: ALL GRANTS, OTHER THAN THOSE GIVEN REGULARLY BY DAVOR KUKEC TO UDRUGA NEOS, ARE APPROVED BY JAMES WARTIAN OR DAVE SHEPHERD. PART I, LINE 3: ACCRUAL BASIS 1 DISCIPLE MAKERS NETWORK 4393 BORON DRIVE LATONIA KY 41015 452733655 501(C)(3) 41741 0 TO SUPPORT PROGRAM MINISTRY 1 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS GRANT FUNDS THROUGH REQUIRED REPORTING AND VERIFICATION TO ENSURE THEY ARE USED FOR THEIR INTENDED CHARITABLE PURPOSE. GRANTEES ARE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE PERIODIC REPORTS DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE WITH GRANT TERMS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DAVID SHEPHERD, GUIDING DIRECTOR (PRESIDENT), AND JEANNI SHEPHERD, DEVELOPING 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 FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND OTHERS. QUESTIONS ARE POSED AND ANSWERED, AND FINAL APPROVAL IS 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 24E LICENSE FEES AND REGISTRATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,609. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,273. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,882. PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS AND INTENSIVES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,054. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,054. MISCELLANEOUS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 263. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,596. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,863. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.