Nonprofit · EIN 23-6269518
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CHURCH HISTORY
Tax-exempt · SIGNAL MTN, TN 37377
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $580,455 | $193,630 | $386,825 | $1,144,606 | $0 | $1,144,606 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $230,503 | $238,029 | -$7,526 | $1,153,534 | $2,100 | $1,151,434 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $274,036 | $221,014 | $53,022 | $1,095,976 | $2,334 | $1,093,642 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $500
- Program service revenue
- $159,574
- Investment income
- $363,644
- Royalties
- $56,019
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $352,435
- Other revenue
- $56,737
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $12,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $35,833
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $35,833
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,375
- Travel
- $2,165
- Program services (functional)
- $181,549
- Management and general (functional)
- $12,081
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,153,534
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,144,606
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,144,606
- Publicly traded securities
- $759,348
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,144,606
- Gross receipts
- $987,395
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 13
- Year formed
- 1916
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALEB MAKELL THRU 5312025 | EXECUTIVE SE Officer | 10 | $25,000 |
| BRYAN BADEMAN THRU 4302025 | FINANCE SECR Officer | 4 | $10,833 |
| DAVID FINK | EXECUTIVE SE Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JONATHAN YEAGER | FINANCE SECR Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ESTHER CHUNG-KIM | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TIM LARSEN | PRESIDENT EL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RANDALL STEPHENS | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRETT WHALEN | MANAGING EDI Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BIANCA LOPEZ | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| UTA BALBIER | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LLOYD BARBA | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEAH PAYNE | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AARON GRIFFITH | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID KOMLINE | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON GARCIA | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH JEMISON | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE CREAMER | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DYRON DAUGHRITY | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALEB MAKELL | EXECUTIVE SE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $25,000 |
| BRYAN BADEMAN | FINANCE SECR Officer | 4 | $9,167 |
| RANDALL STEPHENS | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BIANCA LOPEZ | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| UTA BALBIER | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LLOYD BARBA | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEAH PAYNE | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AARON GRIFFITH | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID KOMLINE | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON GARCIA | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH JEMISON | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE CREAMER | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DYRON DAUGHRITY | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ESTHER CHUNG-KIM | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN EBEL | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM LARSEN | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALEB MASKELL | EXECUTIVE SE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $25,000 |
| BRYAN BADEMAN | FINANCE SECR Officer | 4 | $10,833 |
| ANTHEA BUTLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JON EBEL | PRESIDENT-EL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL RAMIREZ | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KATE CARTE | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH CREAMER | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER GABER | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH JAMISON | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BIANCA LOPEZ | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDALL STEPHENS | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA STERK | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 540 BRANTLEY LN, SIGNAL MTN, TN 37377-2373
- In care of
- % JONATHAN YEAGER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JONATHAN YEAGER, 540 BRANTLEY LANE, SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN 37377
- Signed the 990
- JONATHAN YEAGER, FINANCE SECRETARY
- Phone
- (432) 355-6166
- Website
- WWW.CHURCHHISTORY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BOYUM & BARENSCHEER PLLP
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS THE SCHOLARLY STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDING CULTURES IN ALL PERIODS, LOCATIONS, AND CONTEXTS.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2025, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CHURCH HISTORY HELD ITS ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO, IL.Expenses $49,282 · revenue $49,217
- ASCH PUBLISHES A QUARTERLY JOURNAL, "CHURCH HISTORY," BOTH IN PRINT AND ELECTRONIC FORMATS FOR ITS MEMBERS AND READERSHIP WORLDWIDE.Expenses $54,855 · revenue $27,500
- ASCH IS A MEMBERSHIP-BASED ACADEMIC SOCIETY OFFERING SUBSTANTIAL BENEFITS FOR ITS MEMBERS, INCLUDING A NUMBER OF PRESTIGIOUS ANNUAL PRIZES, AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE, AND A CURATED WEBSITEExpenses $77,412 · grants $12,000 · revenue $82,857
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
- 23-6269518
- 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
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A82Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,144,606
- Income (IRS master file)
- $987,395
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $580,455 | $193,630 | $1,144,606 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $230,503 | $238,029 | $1,153,534 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $274,036 | $221,014 | $1,095,976 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $267,296 | $230,889 | $967,728 | 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 23-6269518).
Questions about AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CHURCH HISTORY
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CHURCH HISTORY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CHURCH HISTORY is 23-6269518.
- Is AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CHURCH HISTORY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
- Are donations to AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CHURCH HISTORY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CHURCH HISTORY 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 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CHURCH HISTORY 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 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CHURCH HISTORY 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 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CHURCH HISTORY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JONATHAN YEAGER.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CHURCH HISTORY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $25,000 (CALEB MAKELL THRU 5312025, EXECUTIVE SE).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CHURCH HISTORY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $580,455, expenses of $193,630 and total assets of $1,144,606 at year end.
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