Nonprofit · EIN 52-1320592
WORD AMONG US INC
Tax-exempt · FREDERICK, MD 21704
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $15,285,637 | $14,883,491 | $402,146 | $23,607,774 | $8,893,008 | $14,714,766 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $15,665,894 | $16,268,270 | -$602,376 | $20,529,287 | $8,194,015 | $12,335,272 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $14,948,981
- Investment income
- $336,656
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,264,100
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $568,977
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,232,134
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,903,729
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $44,275
- Accounting fees
- $9,017
- Occupancy
- $191,830
- Travel
- $7,633
- Depreciation
- $198,580
- Program services (functional)
- $14,387,441
- Management and general (functional)
- $496,050
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $20,529,287
- Total assets, end of year
- $23,607,774
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,893,008
- Net assets, end of year
- $14,714,766
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,235,722
- Publicly traded securities
- $14,415,959
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $14,714,766
- Gross receipts
- $15,285,637
- Employees
- 58
- State of legal domicile
- MD
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFREY SMITH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 38 | $385,345 | $0 | $53,104 |
| JOSEPH M DIFATO | VP OPERATION Key employee | 40 | $243,929 | $0 | $25,964 |
| SUSAN HEUVER | VP MISSION & Trustee or director | 38 | $228,172 | $0 | $26,723 |
| LEO ZANCHETTIN | EDITORIAL DI Highest-paid employee | 39 | $190,307 | $600 | $47,087 |
| NANCY CLEMENS | PRODUCTION M Key employee | 40 | $211,868 | $0 | $17,076 |
| JOHN ROEDER | GENERAL MANA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,723 | $0 | $45,749 |
| MICHAEL DIFATO | CHIEF MARKET Key employee | 40 | $167,560 | $0 | $33,933 |
| KEVIN PAGE | IT MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,091 | $0 | $39,633 |
| JAMIE SMITH | CFO Officer | 40 | $183,632 | $0 | $12,055 |
| JAMES MANNARINO | ASSISTANT PU Highest-paid employee | 0 | $0 | $165,309 | $18,564 |
| JOHN J DIFATO | CIO Highest-paid employee | 25 | $121,299 | $0 | $38,720 |
| JOSEPH C DIFATO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $12,000 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY ERLANDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $12,000 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SHAUGHNESSY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $9,385 | $0 | $0 |
| REINA IRENE MEJIA CHACON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $9,000 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN TIMONEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $9,000 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFREY SMITH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $362,549 | $0 | $46,359 |
| JOSEPH M DIFATO | VP OPERATION Key employee | 40 | $217,234 | $0 | $25,408 |
| SUSAN HEUVER | VP MISSION & Trustee or director | 40 | $211,579 | $0 | $27,161 |
| LEO ZANCHETTIN | EDITORIAL DI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $188,829 | $600 | $36,585 |
| JOHN ROEDER | GENERAL MANA Key employee | 40 | $164,217 | $0 | $35,655 |
| MICHAEL DIFATO | CHIEF MARKET Key employee | 40 | $157,358 | $0 | $37,239 |
| KEVIN PAGE | IT MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,638 | $0 | $38,383 |
| NANCY CLEMENS | PRODUCTION M Key employee | 40 | $167,527 | $0 | $13,570 |
| JAMIE SMITH | CFO Officer | 40 | $158,162 | $0 | $6,301 |
| JOHN J DIFATO | CIO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,849 | $0 | $31,895 |
| ELIZABETH MCNAMARA | PUBLISHER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,745 | $0 | $16,659 |
| JAMES MANNARINO | ASSISTANT PU Highest-paid employee | – | $0 | $153,807 | $0 |
| GREGORY ERLANDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $12,750 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH C DIFATO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $12,070 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FITZSIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $9,000 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN TIMONEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $9,000 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SHAUGHNESSY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $164 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7115 GUILFORD DR STE 100, FREDERICK, MD 21704-5234
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JEFFREY SMITH
- Signed the 990
- JAMIE SMITH, CFO
- Phone
- (800) 775-9673
- Website
- WAU.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MICHAEL J STEWART PC
Mission
THE WORD AMONG US HELPS OVER 2 MILLION DIGITALLY AND OVER 700,000 READERS IN PRINT TO BE CHANGED THROUGH A LIFE-CHANGING ENCOUNTER WITH JESUS CHRIST IN DAILY PRAYER AND SCRIPTURE.
Program accomplishments
- THE WORD AMONG US(TWAU) PUBLISHES MAGAZINES, BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, AND DIGITAL RESOURCES THAT HELP CATHOLICS IN EVERY STAGE OF DISCIPLESHIP. THE ENGLISH "THE WORD AMONG US- AND SPANISH "LAPALABRA ENTRE NOSOTROS" MAGAZINES TOUCH THE LIVES OF OVER 600,000 CATHOLICS IN NORTH AMERICA EVERY MONTH. PASTORS IN MORE THAN 5,000 PARISHES OFFER "THE WORD AMONG US" TO THEIR PARISHIONERS AS A WAY TO GROW AS MATURE DISCIPLES OF JESUS. TWAU PRESS OFFERS BOOKS, PAMPHLETS THAT HELP CATHOLICS WHO MAY ATTEND MASS INCONSISTENTLY IN LIVING WITH THE LORD AND BEGIN TO GROW IN CATHOLIC DISCIPLESHIP. IN 2024 TWAU HELPED 223,000 CATHOLIC IN THE PEWS AND GROUPS GROW IN THEIR FAITH. OVER 2 MILLION PEOPLE USE OUR DIGITAL AND OTHER NON-PRINT RESOURCES FOUND AT WAU.ORG OR IN OUR DIGITAL MAGAZINE EDITION(IOS, ANDROID, KINDLE) IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.Expenses $14,387,441 · revenue $15,285,637
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-1320592
- 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
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $23,607,774
- Income (IRS master file)
- $15,285,637
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $15,285,637 | $14,883,491 | $23,607,774 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $15,665,894 | $16,268,270 | $20,529,287 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $15,562,529 | $16,055,720 | $19,102,609 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 52-1320592).
Questions about WORD AMONG US INC
- What is the EIN of WORD AMONG US INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WORD AMONG US INC is 52-1320592.
- Is WORD AMONG US INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
- Are donations to WORD AMONG US INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WORD AMONG US INC 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 WORD AMONG US INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WORD AMONG US INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of WORD AMONG US INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JEFFREY SMITH.
- Who are the officers and directors of WORD AMONG US INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 15 received compensation from the organization, the highest $385,345 (JEFFREY SMITH, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does WORD AMONG US INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $15,285,637, expenses of $14,883,491 and total assets of $23,607,774 at year end.
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