Nonprofit · EIN 36-2345199
GREATER EUROPE MISSION
Tax-exempt · WHEATON, IL 60187
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $29,435,355 | $28,777,271 | $658,084 | $20,829,364 | $2,893,565 | $17,935,799 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $28,125,164 | $28,511,321 | -$386,157 | $19,475,042 | $2,842,739 | $16,632,303 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $29,849,012 | $28,424,750 | $1,424,262 | $17,720,570 | $1,189,883 | $16,530,687 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $28,703,571
- Program service revenue
- $89,665
- Investment income
- $506,947
- Royalties
- $102,565
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $29,381
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $166
- Other revenue
- $135,172
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $5,506,518
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $657,347
- Other salaries and wages
- $14,318,440
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $17,378,928
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $684,969
- Occupancy
- $106,736
- Travel
- $2,440,239
- Depreciation
- $28,155
- Program services (functional)
- $24,038,203
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,227,447
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,511,621
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $19,475,042
- Total assets, end of year
- $20,829,364
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,893,565
- Net assets, end of year
- $17,935,799
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,721
- Publicly traded securities
- $13,565,030
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,131,268
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $9,804,531
- Gross receipts
- $30,895,907
- Employees
- 282
- Volunteers
- 496
- Year formed
- 1949
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN BURNS | PRESIDENT & CEO, INTL Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $184,325 | $89,888 |
| THAD K MCAULEY | COO, INTL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,535 | $104,631 |
| CHRISTOPHER TWEEDY | CFO, US & INTL Officer | 36 | $126,576 | $76,681 |
| KEVIN BROWN | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, US Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,747 | $86,334 |
| EVAN MCRAE | MISSIONARY (UK) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,428 | $36,769 |
| SARAH ROBINS | PRESIDENT, US Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $84,486 | $82,439 |
| JASON HOLM | MISSIONARY (GERMANY) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,904 | $38,353 |
| PATRICK PRESTON | MISSIONARY (GREECE) (PART YEAR) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,171 | $26,857 |
| KATHY SHARP | BOARD MEMBER - CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL HEFTON | VICE CHAIR (PART YEAR)/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY FIRNSTAHL | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY FUDGE | BOARD MEMBER - VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| COREY GRINDAL | BOARD MEMBER-FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG LADD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC WAKELING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREA GANAHL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEITH FREY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RONALD ORSINI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Burns | President Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $185,443 | $96,005 |
| Thad K McAuley | COO Key employee | 40 | $95,797 | $99,589 |
| Christopher Tweedy | CFO Officer | 36 | $124,302 | $70,465 |
| Kevin Brown | GEM US Executive Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,429 | $85,842 |
| Douglas Mitts | Missionary (US) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,963 | $58,998 |
| Ryan Ashley | Missionary (Ireland) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,281 | $50,517 |
| Gregory Nichols | Missionary (Czech Republic) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,371 | $52,130 |
| Jason Holm | Missionary (Germany) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,982 | $35,456 |
| Johnathan Gilberts | Vice President, International Officer | 40 | $71,490 | $62,564 |
| Carl Hefton | Board Member - Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Emily Firnstahl | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathy Sharp | Board Member - Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrea Ganahl | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Corey Grindal | Board Member - Finance Committee Chair Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Duane Martin | Board Member (part year) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Wakeling | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Greg Ladd | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeremy Fudge | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thad K McAuley | COO Key employee | 40 | $151,874 | $101,040 |
| Jonathan Burns | President Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $170,201 | $71,517 |
| Kevin Brown | U.S. Executive Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,321 | $100,101 |
| Christopher Tweedy | CFO Officer | 36 | $117,563 | $53,874 |
| Gregory Nichols | Missionary (Czech Republic) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,709 | $50,200 |
| Dwight Poggemiller | Missionary (Romania) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,253 | $31,573 |
| Nathaniel Bishop | Missionary (UK) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,593 | $10,812 |
| Johnathan Gilberts | Vice President, International Officer | 40 | $70,036 | $60,502 |
| Maurice Yowell | Missionary (Germany) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,699 | $12,801 |
| Carl Hefton | Board Member - Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Duane Martin | Board Member - Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Emily Firnstahl | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrea Ganahl | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Corey Grindal | Board Member - Finance Committee Chair Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Wakeling | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Greg Ladd | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeremy Fudge | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathy Sharp | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 209 E LIBERTY DR, WHEATON, IL 60187-5472
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SARAH ROBINS, 209 E LIBERTY DRIVE, WHEATON, IL 601875472
- Signed the 990
- SCOTT LANDON, CFO
- Phone
- (800) 436-4488
- Website
- WWW.GEMISSION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CRI CAPIN CROUSE ADVISORS LLC
Mission
THE MISSION OF GREATER EUROPE MISSION (GEM) IS TO REACH EUROPE BY MULTIPLYING DISCIPLES AND GROWING CHRIST'S CHURCH IN ORDER TO SEE GOD EXPAND HIS KINGDOM THROUGH ALL PEOPLES OF EUROPE TO THE WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- GEM EXISTS TO RELATIONALLY CONNECT AND REACH THE UNBELIEVING AND UNCOMMITTED ACROSS EUROPE, GROW AND DEEPEN THEM IN THEIR FAITH THROUGH INTENTIONAL DISCIPLESHIP AND TO EMPOWER AND SEND THEM OUT TO IMPACT THEIR WORLD FOR JESUS CHRIST. AREAS THAT GEM FOCUSES ON TO DO THIS ARE CHURCH PLANTING, DISCIPLESHIP MULTIPLICATION, BIBLICAL EDUCATION, REFUGEE MINISTRIES, JUSTICE MINISTRIES, AND PROFESSIONAL MINISTRIES. GEM SEEKS TO MINISTER TO OTHERS OUT OF THEIR OWN TRANSFORMATION, SEEING THE LOST SAVED, AND DISCIPLES MULTIPLIED WITH A HUMBLE HEART WHILE HONORING GOD'S RESOURCES.Expenses $24,038,203 · grants $5,506,518 · revenue $89,665
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Not required (church). Churches are not required to file. 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
- 36-2345199
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Church
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1952
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Not required (church)
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X20Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $20,829,364
- Income (IRS master file)
- $30,895,907
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $29,435,355 | $28,777,271 | $20,829,364 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $28,125,164 | $28,511,321 | $19,475,042 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $29,849,012 | $28,424,750 | $17,720,570 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $26,305,521 | $25,239,438 | $16,565,205 | 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 36-2345199).
Questions about GREATER EUROPE MISSION
- What is the EIN of GREATER EUROPE MISSION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GREATER EUROPE MISSION is 36-2345199.
- Is GREATER EUROPE MISSION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1952.
- Are donations to GREATER EUROPE MISSION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GREATER EUROPE MISSION file?
- Form Not required (church). Churches are not required to file.
- When is the next return of GREATER EUROPE MISSION 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 GREATER EUROPE MISSION 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 GREATER EUROPE MISSION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SARAH ROBINS.
- Who are the officers and directors of GREATER EUROPE MISSION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $184,325 (JONATHAN BURNS, PRESIDENT & CEO, INTL).
- How much revenue does GREATER EUROPE MISSION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $29,435,355, expenses of $28,777,271 and total assets of $20,829,364 at year end.
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