Nonprofit · EIN 75-2661374
MINISTRY ESSENTIALS
Tax-exempt · WHEATON, IL 60187
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,862,782 | $1,998,730 | -$135,948 | $760,525 | $14,954 | $745,571 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,835,713 | $1,854,608 | -$18,895 | $892,211 | $10,692 | $881,519 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,820,672 | $1,749,735 | $70,937 | $908,252 | $7,838 | $900,414 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,966,509
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- -$103,727
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$111,420
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $162,741
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $160,456
- Other salaries and wages
- $988,988
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,201,574
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $16,053
- Accounting fees
- $55,358
- Occupancy
- $101,122
- Travel
- $248,532
- Depreciation
- $8,777
- Program services (functional)
- $1,659,920
- Management and general (functional)
- $218,805
- Fundraising (functional)
- $120,005
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $892,211
- Total assets, end of year
- $760,525
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $14,954
- Net assets, end of year
- $745,571
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $338,021
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $407,550
- Gross receipts
- $1,986,684
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 27
- Year formed
- 1996
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES WARTIAN | MANAGING DIRECTOR & BOARD SECRETARY Officer | 50 | $62,073 | $1,352 |
| DAVID SHEPHERD | GUIDING DIRECTOR (PRESIDENT) Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $39,889 | $19,828 |
| JEANNI SHEPHERD | DEVELOPING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $37,314 | $0 |
| ANNETTE HASKINS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN FENZ | SECRETARY THRU APRIL 2025 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM BALAZS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN HASKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX GASON | DIRECTOR BEGINNING MAY 2025 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ED MURRAY | DIRECOTR BEGINNING MAY 2025 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES WARTIAN | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 50 | $80,095 | $1,437 |
| DAVID SHEPHERD | GUIDING DIRECTOR (PRESIDENT) Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $50,676 | $17,607 |
| JEANNI SHEPHERD | DEVELOPING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $37,314 | $0 |
| ANNETTE HASKINS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN FENZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM BALAZS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN HASKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES WARTIAN | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 50 | $58,203 | $1,619 |
| DAVID SHEPHERD | GUIDING DIRECTOR (PRESIDEN Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $29,326 | $14,376 |
| JEANNI SHEPHERD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $42,728 | $0 |
| ANNETTE HASKINS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN FENZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM BALAZS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK FORSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN HASKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 209 E LIBERTY DR, WHEATON, IL 60187-5472
- In care of
- % JEANNI SHEPHERD
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DAVID SHEPHERD, PO BOX 4947, WHEATON, IL 601894947
- Signed the 990
- DAVID SHEPHERD, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (630) 580-5750
- Website
- WWW.MEINTL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DUGAN & LOPATKA CPA'S PC
Mission
WE OFFER PROACTIVE SOUL CARE TO GLOBAL WORKERS, NATIONAL CHRISTIAN LEADERS AND THIRD CULTURE KIDS BY: JOINING THEIR JOURNEY OF FAITH, CHALLENGING THEIR ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT LIFE AND GOD, AND IGNITING A DEEPER HOPE IN HIM.
Program accomplishments
- MEI IS A NON-PROFIT MISSION AGENCY THAT ESTABLISHES AND CULTIVATES SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY AMONG CHRISTIAN LEADERS AND THEIR FAMILIES SERVING INTERNATIONALLY. WITHIN THIS CONTEXT OF COMMUNITY MEI AIMS TO PROVIDE SOUL CARE, SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT, AND DEVELOPMENTAL RESOURCES TO ADDRESS BOTH URGENT AND LONG-TERM NEEDS OF CHRISTIAN LEADERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. MINISTRY ESSENTIALS STAFF WERE ABLE IN 2025 TO JOIN THE JOURNEY OF MORE THAN 1,320 GLOBAL WORKERS LIVING IN AT LEAST 86 COUNTRIES WHO SERVE WITH MORE THAN 203 CHURCHES AND AGENCIES.Expenses $1,659,920 · grants $162,741
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
- 75-2661374
- 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
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $760,525
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,986,684
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,862,782 | $1,998,730 | $760,525 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,835,713 | $1,854,608 | $892,211 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,820,672 | $1,749,735 | $908,252 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,625,845 | $1,609,181 | $835,835 | 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 75-2661374).
Questions about MINISTRY ESSENTIALS
- What is the EIN of MINISTRY ESSENTIALS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MINISTRY ESSENTIALS is 75-2661374.
- Is MINISTRY ESSENTIALS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to MINISTRY ESSENTIALS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MINISTRY ESSENTIALS 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 MINISTRY ESSENTIALS 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 MINISTRY ESSENTIALS 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 MINISTRY ESSENTIALS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DAVID SHEPHERD.
- Who are the officers and directors of MINISTRY ESSENTIALS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $62,073 (JAMES WARTIAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR & BOARD SECRETARY).
- How much revenue does MINISTRY ESSENTIALS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,862,782, expenses of $1,998,730 and total assets of $760,525 at year end.
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