Nonprofit · EIN 58-2001281
THE FATHERS BUSINESS INC
Tax-exempt · BIRMINGHAM, AL 35238
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $255,274 | $264,237 | -$8,963 | $363,827 | $8,995 | $354,832 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $425,536 | $257,604 | $167,932 | $372,520 | $8,726 | $363,794 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $170,553 | $239,288 | -$68,735 | $198,902 | $3,040 | $195,862 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $218,243
- Program service revenue
- $14,506
- Investment income
- $4,952
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $17,573
- Other revenue
- $17,573
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $44,820
- Other salaries and wages
- $54,800
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $163,699
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,734
- Travel
- $381
- Program services (functional)
- $237,656
- Management and general (functional)
- $26,337
- Fundraising (functional)
- $244
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $372,520
- Total assets, end of year
- $363,827
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,995
- Net assets, end of year
- $354,832
- Gross receipts
- $382,325
- Employees
- 3
- Year formed
- 1992
- State of legal domicile
- GA
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA ABERNETHY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD ABERNETHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SYLVIA D GUNTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN D HARD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CARONDELET NOLLNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA ABERNETHY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD ABERNETHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SYLVIA D GUNTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN D HARD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CARONDELET NOLLNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA ABERNETHY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD ABERNETHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SYLVIA D GUNTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN D HARD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CARONDELET NOLLNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 380333, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35238-0333
- In care of
- % SYLVIA GUNTER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SYLVIA D GUNTER, PO BOX 380333, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35238
- Signed the 990
- JOHN D HARD, TREASURER
- Phone
- (205) 420-3811
- Website
- WWW.THEFATHERSBUSINESS.COM
- Return prepared by
- SITTON & HARD LLC
Mission
THE FATHER'S BUSINESS PROMOTES, ENCOURAGES, AND TEACHES PRAYER AND PROVIDES PRAYER LEADERSHIP THROUGH OUR PRAYER TRAINING MATERIALS-YOU ARE BLESSED, PRAYER PORTIONS, PRAYER PORTIONS STUDY GUIDE, DAILY STUDY GUIDE FOR PRAYER PORTIONS, PRAYER ESSENTIALS FOR LIVING IN HIS PRESENCE, VOL. 1 AND VOL. 2, FOR THE FAMILY, PRAYING LIKE JABEZ, WHO I AM IN CHRIST, HE IS THE I AM, REVEALING THE TREASURES, BLESSING YOUR SPIRIT, NUGGETS OF THE TREASURES, DAILY SPIRIT BLESSINGS, AND PSALM 91 PRAYER CARDS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION SPONSORS PRAYER CONFERENCES TITLED RUACH JOURNEY, WHICH ARE THREE DAYS OF FOCUSING ON UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATING YOUR GOD-GIVEN DESIGN. IT IS AN INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE OF TEACHING, PRAYER, AND PERSONAL LISTENING TIME WITH GOD.
Program accomplishments
- HUNDREDS OF PASTORS, CHURCHES, BIBLES STUDIES, CHURCH LEADERS, BIBLE TEACHERS, PRAYER MINISTRIES, COUNSELING MINISTRIES, MISSIONARIES, CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS, AND OTHER CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS ARE USING OUR TRAINING MATERIALS TO TEACH PRAYER AND LEAD THOUSANDS TO PRAY IN 165 COUNTRIES. THE FATHER'S BUSINESS HAS INVOLVED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN PRAYER FOR THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD, INCLUDING THE US. PEOPLE, PASTORS, CHURCH LEADERS, AND INTERCESSORS IN ALL 50 US STATES AND 10 COUNTRIES HAVE RECEIVED PRAYER RESOURCES AND CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THIS YEAR FROM THE FATHER'S BUSINESS. EVERY YEAR WE HAVE CONTACT WITH MORE THAN 100 CHURCHES AND PASTORS, MORE THAN 1,100 CHRISTIAN LEADERS, MORE THAN 140 KNOWN MINISTRIES, AND MORE THAN 20 BOOKSTORES. IN 2025, THE FATHER'S BUSINESS GAVE FREE OF CHARGE INSPIRATIONAL AND CHRISTIAN TRAINING MATERIALS AND RESOURCES VALUED AT MORE THAN 500 TO INMATES. INNER-CITY CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES, SPANISH-SPEAKING PASTORS, AND MISSIONARIES, ADDICTIONS RECOVERY MINISTRIES, AND OTHER FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD ALSO RECEIVED GIFTS OF BOOKS OF MORE THAN 2,000. THE FATHER'S BUSINESS GAVE GIFTS TO MISSIONS TOTALING 40,860. 39,900 PROVIDED TRAINING MATERIALS, EQUIPPING, AND DISCIPLESHIP TO PASTORS IN EASTERN EUROPE. 960 PROVIDED HUMANITARIAN AID AND CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL TRAINING TO UKRAINIAN REFUGEES IN EASTERN EUROPE AND WESTERN UKRAINE. WE ALSO DISTRIBUTED 2,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THOSE DESIRING TO ATTEND CONFERENCES WHO COULD NOT AFFORD IT. SYLVIA AND ELIZABETH WRITE A WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL ON THE INTERNET ENTITLED "SEEK HIM, MEET HIM," TO WHICH MORE THAN 18,900 PEOPLE SUBSCRIBE, AND MANY THOUSANDS OF OTHERS SEE IT EVERY WEEK ON FACEBOOK. WE ALSO RELEASED FREE WEEKLY PODCASTS PROVIDING FAITH-BASED TRAINING TO PEOPLE IN 50 STATES AND 158 COUNTRIES. THE RESPONSES TO THE WEEKLY DEVOTIONALS AND PODCAST ATTEST THAT IT IS VALUED AROUND THE WORLD. AND TO YOU PROCESSING THIS FORM, I BLESS YOU WITH GOD'S WISDOM AND STRENGTH AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER LOVES YOU VERY MUCH. BE BLESSED TO KNOW THAT HE IS ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU, AS YOU POUR OUT YOUR HEART TO HIM.Expenses $237,656 · grants $44,820 · revenue $14,506
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 | 990 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
- 58-2001281
- 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
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Unknown (Z99Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $363,827
- Income (IRS master file)
- $382,325
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $255,274 | $264,237 | $363,827 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $425,536 | $257,604 | $372,520 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $170,553 | $239,288 | $198,902 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $218,088 | $248,987 | $279,999 | 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 58-2001281).
Questions about THE FATHERS BUSINESS INC
- What is the EIN of THE FATHERS BUSINESS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE FATHERS BUSINESS INC is 58-2001281.
- Is THE FATHERS BUSINESS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to THE FATHERS BUSINESS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE FATHERS BUSINESS 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 THE FATHERS BUSINESS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE FATHERS BUSINESS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE FATHERS BUSINESS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SYLVIA D GUNTER.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE FATHERS BUSINESS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does THE FATHERS BUSINESS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $255,274, expenses of $264,237 and total assets of $363,827 at year end.
Other nonprofits in BIRMINGHAM
- ALZHEIMERS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC EIN 63-1068096 · last filed 990 for 2024
- FIRST PRIORITY OF ALABAMA INC EIN 63-1054342 · last filed 990 for 2024
- DESERT ISLAND SUPPLY CO EIN 80-0611256 · last filed 990 for 2024
- ESTELLE ABE & MARJORIE SANDERS FDTN TEST CHAR TR OF WINCHESTER TN EIN 63-6190924 · last filed 990-PF for 2025
- OBLIGATION INC EIN 63-1154740 · last filed 990-PF for 2025
- REGIONS TRADITION FOUNDATION INC EIN 63-1064191 · last filed 990-EZ for 2025
- ALABAMA HISTORICAL RADIO SOCIETY INC EIN 58-1905488 · last filed 990-N for 2024
- DREAM MAKERZ OUTREACH EIN 82-1426504 · last filed 990-EZ for 2025