Nonprofit · EIN 01-0797083
DESIRING GOD MINISTRIES
Tax-exempt · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55413
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $10,489,019 | $10,410,470 | $78,549 | $8,434,381 | $1,274,804 | $7,159,577 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $10,100,583 | $10,577,178 | -$476,595 | $7,476,383 | $597,502 | $6,878,881 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,160,049
- Program service revenue
- $25,947
- Investment income
- $241,471
- Royalties
- $34,940
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $57,552
- Other revenue
- $61,552
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $46,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $713,391
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,528,308
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,933,727
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $12,781
- Accounting fees
- $168,800
- Occupancy
- $211,514
- Travel
- $212,883
- Depreciation
- $406,600
- Program services (functional)
- $8,502,514
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,576,051
- Fundraising (functional)
- $331,905
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,476,383
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,434,381
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,274,804
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,159,577
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $117,718
- Publicly traded securities
- $6,243,558
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,159,577
- Gross receipts
- $11,814,358
- Employees
- 33
- Volunteers
- 4
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- MN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH OSBORN | ENGINEER DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 45 | $237,657 | $52,048 |
| MATTHEW TAYLOR | CREATIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 45 | $229,441 | $51,489 |
| JOHN KNIGHT | DONOR OFFICER Key employee | 45 | $196,141 | $65,751 |
| SAM MACRANE | DONOR OFFICER Key employee | 45 | $199,097 | $57,058 |
| SCOTT ANDERSON | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $200,122 | $53,529 |
| MARSHALL SEGAL | PRESIDENT, CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $202,059 | $50,198 |
| JON BLOOM | TEACHER, DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 45 | $185,070 | $62,744 |
| TONY REINKE | SENIOR TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 45 | $189,299 | $53,147 |
| DAVID MATHIS | SENIOR TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 45 | $189,386 | $49,981 |
| JARED BANZ | SPREADING DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 45 | $185,484 | $49,060 |
| JOHN RYAN DEMBECK | COO, CFO Officer | 45 | $128,754 | $43,855 |
| JOHN PIPER | SENIOR TEACHER, DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 45 | $108,145 | $13,326 |
| SAM CRABTREE | DIRECTOR THRU 12/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL RASPLICKA | DIRECTOR, CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM WARREN | DIRECTOR,TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDRE YEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT ANDERSON | PAST PRESIDENT, CEO (THRU 4/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $250,755 | $53,728 |
| JOSH ETTER | PAST COO Key employee | 45 | $223,800 | $46,516 |
| MATTHEW TAYLOR | CREATIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 45 | $217,519 | $49,307 |
| JOSEPH OSBORN | SOFTWARE ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 45 | $206,049 | $45,550 |
| JOHN KNIGHT | DONOR OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 45 | $187,691 | $62,783 |
| SAM MACRANE | DONOR OFFICER Key employee | 45 | $188,816 | $54,667 |
| JON BLOOM | TEACHER, DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 45 | $178,569 | $59,456 |
| TONY REINKE | SENIOR TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 45 | $179,827 | $46,717 |
| PETER HEDSTROM | DONOR OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 45 | $169,319 | $49,568 |
| MARSHALL SEGAL | PRESIDENT, CEO (PROMOTED 4/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $144,068 | $42,019 |
| JOHN PIPER | SENIOR TEACHER, DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 45 | $87,595 | $5,373 |
| SAM CRABTREE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL RASPLICKA | DIRECTOR, CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM WARREN | DIRECTOR, FORMER CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRE YEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2112 BROADWAY ST NE STE 150, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55413-3035
- In care of
- % JON BLOOM
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARSHALL SEGAL, 2112 BROADWAY ST NE 150, MPLS, MN 55402
- Signed the 990
- MARSHALL SEGAL, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (612) 435-2401
- Website
- WWW.DESIRINGGOD.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SDK CPA
Mission
AS A CHRISTIAN HEDONISM PUBLISHING PLATFORM, PERSUADED BY THE INDISPENSABLE BIBLICAL REALITY THAT GOD IS MOST GLORIFIED IN US WHEN WE ARE MOST SATISFIED IN HIM, WE EXIST - TO MOVE PEOPLE TO LIVE FOR THE GLORY OF GOD, - BY HELPING THEM BE SATISFIED IN GOD ABOVE ALL ELSE, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR SUFFERING, - BY COMMUNICATING THE TRUTH, AND BEAUTY, AND WORTH OF ALL GOD IS FOR US IN CHRIST, - GROUNDED IN, GOVERNED BY, AND SATURATED WITH THE INFALLIBLE CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES.
Program accomplishments
- SPREADING: DESIRING GOD (DG) DISTRIBUTES OUR TEACHING RESOURCES THROUGH EVENTS, PARTNERSHIPS AND DIGITAL PROMOTION.Expenses $2,824,986 · grants $46,000 · revenue $25,947
- TEACHING: DESIRING GOD CREATES NEW TEACHING RESOURCES SUCH AS ARTICLES, BOOKS, PODCASTS AND VIDEOS.Expenses $1,880,560
- PRODUCT: DESIRING GOD MAINTAINS AN INDEPENDENT WEB PLATFORM WHERE ALL OF OUR TEACHING RESOURCES ARE HOSTED.Expenses $2,142,720
- MINISTRY PARTNERS:DG MINISTERS TO OUR DONOR PARTNERS THROUGH 1:1 PRAYER, TEACHING RESOURCES, VIDEO PRODUCTION, AND EVENTS.Expenses $1,654,248
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 01-0797083
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,434,381
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,814,358
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $10,489,019 | $10,410,470 | $8,434,381 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $10,100,583 | $10,577,178 | $7,476,383 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $9,590,464 | $10,757,798 | $7,995,306 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 01-0797083).
Questions about DESIRING GOD MINISTRIES
- What is the EIN of DESIRING GOD MINISTRIES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DESIRING GOD MINISTRIES is 01-0797083.
- Is DESIRING GOD MINISTRIES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to DESIRING GOD MINISTRIES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DESIRING GOD MINISTRIES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of DESIRING GOD MINISTRIES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DESIRING GOD MINISTRIES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DESIRING GOD MINISTRIES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MARSHALL SEGAL.
- Who are the officers and directors of DESIRING GOD MINISTRIES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $237,657 (JOSEPH OSBORN, ENGINEER DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does DESIRING GOD MINISTRIES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,489,019, expenses of $10,410,470 and total assets of $8,434,381 at year end.
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