Nonprofit · EIN 84-1341326
CHAMPION MINISTRIES INC
Tax-exempt · CASTLE ROCK, CO 80104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $5,149,765 | $4,727,367 | $422,398 | $928,421 | $133,887 | $794,534 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,122,454 | $4,133,788 | -$11,334 | $489,753 | $117,617 | $372,136 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,158,835 | $4,803,661 | -$644,826 | $537,603 | $154,133 | $383,470 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,149,742
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $23
- Tax-exempt bond proceeds
- $23
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $473,798
- Other salaries and wages
- $599,651
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,451,097
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $16,970
- Travel
- $76,754
- Program services (functional)
- $3,677,655
- Management and general (functional)
- $767,783
- Fundraising (functional)
- $281,929
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $489,753
- Total assets, end of year
- $928,421
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $133,887
- Net assets, end of year
- $794,534
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $794,534
- Gross receipts
- $5,149,765
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 686
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- CO
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAN DUNN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $111,198 | $66,000 |
| BILL ALLISON | CHIEF INTEGRATION OFFICER | 40 | $68,136 | $59,864 |
| GILDA BASAVE | CHIEF CONECTIONS OFFICER | 40 | $96,600 | $0 |
| MITCHELL CAPPS | CHIEF INTERRUPTIONS OFFICER | 40 | $72,000 | $0 |
| COREY BELL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENT GRAVLEE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL HINEMAN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA KITSMILLER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM KOOS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF NYDEGGER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD SCHIMMELPFENNIG | vice chairman Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN SHEPLER | Secretary Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN STUBBS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES TAYLOR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY WALTON | Chairman Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAN DUNN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $99,109 | $59,506 |
| COREY BELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENT GRAVLEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL HINEMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA KITSMILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM KOOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF NYDEGGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD SCHIMMELPFENNIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN SHEPLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN STUBBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY WALTON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAN DUNN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $78,554 | $57,300 |
| JOHN HARDIMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENT GRAVLEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD SCHIMMELPFENNIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARMON DOTSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN SHEPLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GABRIELLE BOSCHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COREY BELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM KOOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL HINEMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY WALTON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 923 S PERRY ST, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80104-0000
- In care of
- % SEAN DUNN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SEAN DUNN, 923 S PERRY ST, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80104
- Signed the 990
- SEAN DUNN, President
- Phone
- (303) 660-3582
- Website
- GROUNDWIRE.NET
- Return prepared by
- BOURQUE & MCLUCAS CPAS INC
Mission
CHRISTIAN OUTREACH MINISTRY TO MARGINALIZED AND AT-RISK YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO LEAD EVERY YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT INTO A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS BY LEVERAGING CURRENT MEDIA CHANNELS TO CONNECT WITH THEM WHEREVER THEY ARE. THIS IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED PRIMARILY THROUGH A SERIES OF AGE-RELEVANT CHRIST-CENTERED SPOTS FINDING ITS AUDIENCE ON DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS (INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, SNAPCHAT, ETC...) . CURIOUS VIEWERS AND OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO GO ON-LINE TO CHAT FURTHER WITH A SPECIALLY TRAINED SPIRITUAL COACH. STARTED IN 2003, GROUNDWIRE LEVERAGES MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY TO CONNECT WITH YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR ENTERTAINMENT. ALTHOUGH TRADITIONAL MEDIA (TV, RADIO, OUTDOOR) WAS THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF DELIVERY EARLIER, GROUNDWIRE EMBRACED DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA DELIVERY IN 2017 AS IT ALLOWS FOR MORE PREDICTABLE AND EFFICIENT OUTREACH AND RESPONSE. THE CONTENT GETS THEIR ATTENTION AND GETS THEM TO THE WEBSITE WHERE COACHES AWAIT TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION. AN EXTENSIVE RESPONSE TEAM OF OVER 686 SPECIALLY TRAINED SPIRITUAL COACHES SPENT 100,257 HOURS IN 2025 ANSWERING ALL INQUIRIES. IN ADDITION TO THEIR CURRENT MEDIA DRIVING PEOPLE TO WWW.GROUNDWIRE.NET, DURING 2015 THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED THE "JESUS CARES" CAMPAIGN, A MEDIA OUTREACH TARGETING MILLENIALS WITH THE MESSAGE WHEN LIFE HURTS, JESUS CARES.Expenses $3,677,655
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
- 84-1341326
- 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
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O55)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $928,421
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,149,765
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $5,149,765 | $4,727,367 | $928,421 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,122,454 | $4,133,788 | $489,753 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,158,835 | $4,803,661 | $537,603 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,690,891 | $4,218,592 | $145,310 | 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 84-1341326).
Questions about CHAMPION MINISTRIES INC
- What is the EIN of CHAMPION MINISTRIES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHAMPION MINISTRIES INC is 84-1341326.
- Is CHAMPION MINISTRIES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to CHAMPION MINISTRIES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHAMPION MINISTRIES 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 CHAMPION MINISTRIES 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 CHAMPION MINISTRIES 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 CHAMPION MINISTRIES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SEAN DUNN.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHAMPION MINISTRIES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $111,198 (SEAN DUNN, President).
- How much revenue does CHAMPION MINISTRIES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,149,765, expenses of $4,727,367 and total assets of $928,421 at year end.
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