Nonprofit · EIN 35-1835273
MISSION EURASIA
Also known as DIANE KNOPP
Tax-exempt · GLEN ELLYN, IL 60137
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $12,546,221 | $12,144,404 | $401,817 | $9,352,868 | $293,562 | $9,059,306 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $17,767,575 | $17,798,653 | -$31,078 | $9,309,886 | $669,616 | $8,640,270 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $16,360,586 | $16,401,639 | -$41,053 | $8,802,776 | $148,470 | $8,654,306 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $12,260,773
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $277,508
- Other revenue
- $7,940
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $9,172,714
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $361,294
- Other salaries and wages
- $644,349
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,134,799
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $9,482
- Accounting fees
- $27,186
- Occupancy
- $59,472
- Travel
- $254,164
- Depreciation
- $60,712
- Program services (functional)
- $10,913,565
- Management and general (functional)
- $765,246
- Fundraising (functional)
- $465,593
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,309,886
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,352,868
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $293,562
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,059,306
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,928,970
- Publicly traded securities
- $6,443,170
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,791,360
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $267,946
- Gross receipts
- $13,377,633
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 7,000
- Year formed
- 1991
- State of legal domicile
- IN
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERGEY RAKHUBA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $179,077 | $40,981 |
| DIANE KNOPP | COO/CFO/ASSISTANT SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $125,700 | $3,667 |
| WAYNE SHEPHERD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL JOHNSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY GARDNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLA VOSS GENELLY | TREASURER (PART YEAR) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JON WIEBE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM MCMURRAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GENELLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN HOMER | BOARD MEMBER (PART YEAR) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL MERCER | BOARD MEMBER (PART YEAR) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA ERICKSON | BOARD MEMBER (PART YEAR) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergey Rakhuba | President Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $169,898 | $37,375 |
| Diane Knopp | COO/CFO/Assistant Secretary Officer | 40 | $119,136 | $3,470 |
| Barry Gardner | Chairman (Part Year) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Carla Voss Genelly | Board Member/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Johnson | Board Member / Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Wayne Shepherd | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Erickson | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Wiebe | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lauren Homer | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Mercer | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom McMurray | Board Member (Part Year) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergey Rakhuba | President Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $155,282 | $34,574 |
| Diane Knopp | COO/CFO/Assistant Secretary Officer | 40 | $112,511 | $3,300 |
| Barry Gardner | Treasurer (Part Year)/ Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Carla Voss Genelly | Board Member/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Johnson | Board Member / Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Wayne Shepherd | Chairman (Part Year) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Erickson | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jason Dorsey | Board Member (Part Year) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Wiebe | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lauren Homer | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Mercer | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom McMurray | Board Member (Part Year) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2ND FLOOR SUITE 202, GLEN ELLYN, IL 60137-0000
- In care of
- % BARRY GARDNER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SERGEY RAKHUBA, PO BOX 100, FRANKLIN, TN 37065
- Signed the 990
- BARRY GARDNER, TREASURER
- Phone
- (630) 462-1739
- Website
- WWW.MISSIONEURASIA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CRI CAPIN CROUSE ADVISORS LLC
Mission
TO TRAIN, EQUIP, MOBILIZE CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT EURASIA TO ENGAGE IN INDIGENOUS EVANGELISM, CHURCH-PLANTING, HOLISTIC MINISTRIES, AND CHURCH GROWTH BY DEVELOPING CREATIVE, STRATEGIC MINISTRIES AND BY FACILITATING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN NATIONALS AND WESTERN CHRISTIANS.
Program accomplishments
- CARING HANDS INITIATIVE (FORMERLY "I CARE" REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM)/GIK - MISSION EURASIA DISTRIBUTES HUMANITARIAN AID (GIK) IN UKRAINE AND THROUGHOUT EURASIA TO PROVIDE HOLISTIC CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED. EACH YEAR, OUR SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS (SWW) LEADERS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL CHURCHES AND VOLUNTEERS, REACH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FOR CHRIST BY BRINGING THEM DESPERATELY NEEDED CLOTHING, FOOD, WHEELCHAIRS, MEDICINE, AND OTHER ITEMS. IN 2025, THROUGH CARING HANDS-UKRAINE (FORMERLY ICARE-UKRAINE), WE PROVIDED HUMANITARIAN AID FOR 105,200 DISPLACED AND REFUGEES FROM UKRAINE THROUGH OUR REFUGEE ASSISTANCE CENTERS IN POLAND AND MOLDOVA AND OUR REGIONAL MINISTRY HUBS IN UKRAINE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN 2025, OUR SWW LEADERS AND OTHER MINISTRY VOLUNTEERS DISTRIBUTED 105,690 GIFTS OF HOPE-BRIGHTLY COLORED BOXES FILLED WITH SWEETS, TOYS, SCHOOL AND HYGIENE SUPPLIES, WARM MITTENS OR SOCKS, AND A CHILDREN'S BIBLE OR OTHER CHRISTIAN LITERATURE, TO NEEDY CHILDREN IN EIGHT COUNTRIES OF EURASIA DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.Expenses $7,039,209 · grants $6,413,297
- SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS (SWW)/NEXT GENERATION PROFESSIONAL LEADERS INITIATIVE (NGPLI) MISSION EURASIA USES THESE FLEXIBLE, NON-FORMAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS TO EQUIP NEXT GENERATION CHRISTIAN LEADERS IN EURASIA AND ISRAEL TO TRANSFORM THEIR COMMUNITIES, WORKPLACES, AND NATIONS FOR CHRIST. MORE SPECIFICALLY, SWW AND NGPLI PROVIDE NEXT GENERATION LEADERS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS WITH BIBLICAL WISDOM, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, AND PRACTICAL, HANDS-ON MINISTRY EXPERIENCE. IN 2024-2025, MISSION EURASIA TRAINED 1,286 YOUNG LEADERS FROM 14 COUNTRIES IN EURASIA AND ISRAEL THROUGH SWW. IN ADDITION, SWW TRAINING CENTERS WERE OPENED IN 20 NEW LOCATIONS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN 2024-2025, NGPLI TRAINED 12,990 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND TRAUMA COUNSELORS, TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAUMA HEALING FOR THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE SUFFERING FROM THE WAR IN THEIR HOMELAND.Expenses $1,488,146 · grants $1,326,963
- PUBLISHING - EACH YEAR, MISSION EURASIA PRINTS AND DISTRIBUTES A VARIETY OF SPECIALIZED SCRIPTURE PIECES IN RUSSIAN, UKRAINIAN, AND OTHER NATIONAL LANGUAGES FOR THE PEOPLE OF EURASIA. IN 2024-2025, A TOTAL OF 620,000 COPIES OF SCRIPTURE WERE PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED, WITH 415,000 COPIES PRIMARILY TO THE VICTIMS OF WAR FROM UKRAINE. SCRIPTURE VERSIONS INCLUDED NEW TESTAMENTS, MY FIRST BIBLE, ACTION BIBLE NEW TESTAMENT, JESUS STORYBOOK BIBLE, AND GOSPELS OF JOHN. IN ADDITION, WE PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED 119,000 COPIES OF CHRISTIAN LITERATURE, INCLUDING DEVOTIONALS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS. FINALLY, MISSION EURASIA HELPED TO CULTIVATE A NEXT GENERATION OF CHRISTIAN AUTHORS WITHIN EURASIA THROUGH OUR NATIONAL CHRISTIAN AUTHORS SERIES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WE OVERSAW THE PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF TITLES THAT ENABLE YOUNG LEADERS IN EURASIA TO PRESENT SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES FACING THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH AND SOCIETY AT LARGE IN THEIR HOMELAND. WE ALSO USED THESE TITLES IN OUR SWW PROGRAM, NGPLI CONFERENCES, AND PASTORAL TRAINING SEMINARS. SOME OF THESE TITLES INCLUDED: HOPE FOR YOU, GOD'S STORIES, RENEW, GENEROUS LIFESTYLE, AND MY DESTINY IS WITH YOU.Expenses $1,359,462 · grants $496,930
- GIFT OF HOPE, SUMMER BIBLE CAMPS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CHURCH PLANTING, UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS. IN 2024-2025 A TOTAL OF 105,690 GIFTS OF HOPE - BRIGHTLY COLORED BOXES FILLED WITH SWEETS, TOYS, SCHOOL AND HYGIENE SUPPLIES, WARM MITTENS OR SOCKS, AND A CHILDREN'S BIBLE OR OTHER CHRISTIAN LITERATURE TO NEEDY CHILDREN IN SIX COUNTRIES OF EURASIA DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.Expenses $1,026,748 · grants $935,524
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 35-1835273
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X20Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,352,868
- Income (IRS master file)
- $13,377,633
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $12,546,221 | $12,144,404 | $9,352,868 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $17,767,575 | $17,798,653 | $9,309,886 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $16,360,586 | $16,401,639 | $8,802,776 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $18,046,589 | $13,316,017 | $8,870,899 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 35-1835273).
Questions about MISSION EURASIA
- What is the EIN of MISSION EURASIA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MISSION EURASIA is 35-1835273.
- Is MISSION EURASIA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
- Are donations to MISSION EURASIA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MISSION EURASIA 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 MISSION EURASIA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MISSION EURASIA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MISSION EURASIA?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names SERGEY RAKHUBA.
- Who are the officers and directors of MISSION EURASIA?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $179,077 (SERGEY RAKHUBA, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does MISSION EURASIA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $12,546,221, expenses of $12,144,404 and total assets of $9,352,868 at year end.
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