Nonprofit · EIN 73-1570162
LETS START TALKING MINISTRY
Tax-exempt · HURST, TX 76054
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $994,918 | $819,615 | $175,303 | $1,859,259 | $396,016 | $1,463,243 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,166,659 | $1,000,020 | $166,639 | $1,512,635 | $229,401 | $1,283,234 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $978,439 | $812,709 | $165,730 | $1,233,832 | $117,237 | $1,116,595 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $471,849
- Program service revenue
- $368,413
- Investment income
- $8,383
- Other revenue
- $146,273
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $457,644
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $503,215
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,500
- Accounting fees
- $10,679
- Occupancy
- $3,876
- Travel
- $1,597
- Depreciation
- $2,815
- Program services (functional)
- $590,244
- Management and general (functional)
- $202,957
- Fundraising (functional)
- $26,414
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,512,635
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,859,259
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $396,016
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,463,243
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,909
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,017,650
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,463,243
- Gross receipts
- $994,918
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 1,497
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIKE BELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN OSBORNE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JAMIE SWEENEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CASEY WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR PHILIP WOODWARD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIKE BELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN OSBORNE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JAMIE SWEENEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CASEY WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR PHILIP WOODWARD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIKE BELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DIANE DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN OSBORNE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JAMIE SWEENEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CASEY WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR PHILIP WOODWARD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 777 CANNON DR UNIT 55398, HURST, TX 76054-6452
- In care of
- % DALE BROOKS
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DR PHILIP WOODWARD
- Signed the 990
- DR PHILIP WOODWARD, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (817) 684-7578
- Website
- WWW.LST.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WATERS VOLLMERING BEAVERS & ADAMS LLP
Mission
LST'S MISSION AND PASSION IS TO PURSUE THE GREAT COMMISSION GIVEN TO CHRISTIANS TO ADVANCE THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY TRAINING CHRISTIANS TO SHARE THEIR FAITH.
Program accomplishments
- LST HAS THREE PROGRAMS: FRIENDSPEAK, LST CONNECT, AND LST PROJECTS (MISSION TRIPS). OVERALL, DURING 2025 LST EQUIPPED 1,497 WORKERS WHO ENGAGED 2,625 INTERNATIONAL READERS FROM 51 COUNTRIES. OF THESE 1,497 WORKERS, 209 PARTICIPATED IN LST CONNECT, 1,124 ENGAGED IN FRIENDSPEAK, AND 164 SERVED WITH LST PROJECTS. LST CONDUCTED 76 TRAINING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND DISTRIBUTED 2,989 WORKBOOKS. LST PROVDED TRAINING, SUPPORT, AND/OR MATERIALS TO PARTICIPANTS IN 39 U.S. STATES AND 51 COUNTRIES.Expenses $590,244
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 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
- 73-1570162
- 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
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Not required (church)
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,859,259
- Income (IRS master file)
- $994,918
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $994,918 | $819,615 | $1,859,259 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,166,659 | $1,000,020 | $1,512,635 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $978,439 | $812,709 | $1,233,832 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $773,330 | $718,266 | $1,175,098 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 73-1570162).
Questions about LETS START TALKING MINISTRY
- What is the EIN of LETS START TALKING MINISTRY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LETS START TALKING MINISTRY is 73-1570162.
- Is LETS START TALKING MINISTRY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to LETS START TALKING MINISTRY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LETS START TALKING MINISTRY file?
- Form Not required (church). Churches are not required to file.
- When is the next return of LETS START TALKING MINISTRY 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 LETS START TALKING MINISTRY 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 LETS START TALKING MINISTRY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DR PHILIP WOODWARD.
- Who are the officers and directors of LETS START TALKING MINISTRY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does LETS START TALKING MINISTRY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $994,918, expenses of $819,615 and total assets of $1,859,259 at year end.
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