Nonprofit · EIN 85-0485820
FOUNDATION FOR REASONABLE CHRISTIANITY
Tax-exempt · COSTA MESA, CA 92626
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $48,347 | $47,754 | $593 | $8,593 | $3,091 | $5,502 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $32,000 | $30,192 | $1,808 | $5,839 | $930 | $4,909 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $48,347
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $27,883
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $34,622
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $1,000
- Printing, publications and postage
- $180
- Other expenses
- $11,952
- Program services (functional)
- $47,761
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,839
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,593
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,091
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,502
- Cash, savings and investments
- $5,806
- Gross receipts
- $48,347
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS J FROST | President | 40 | $27,883 | $4,298 |
| McCarthy Crenshaw Jr | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | – |
| Dr David C Goodspeed | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | – |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 3 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS J FROST | President | 40 | $14,076 | $2,935 |
| McCarthy Crenshaw Jr | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | – |
| Dr David C Goodspeed | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | – |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1700 ADAMS AVE STE 212, COSTA MESA, CA 92626-4865
- Mailing address (990-N for 2010)
- 1700 ADAMS AVE, SUITE 212, COSTA MESA CA 92626
- Principal officer (990-N for 2010)
- THOMAS J FROST, PO BOX 9584, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92658
- Signed the 990-EZ
- THOMAS J FROST, President
- Phone
- (949) 887-8442
- Return prepared by
- GARRETT & JOHNSTON INC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 85-0485820 or by the name FOUNDATION FOR REASONABLE CHRISTIANITY.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
To discover, and help others discover, Christianity's reasonable foundation
Program accomplishments
- Research into metaphysics, epistemology, and foundational doctrines of Christianity, which involves much biblical study, for future conversations, essays, lectures, teaching sessions, and/or debates or dialogues.Expenses $15,921
- Scores of conversations about Christianity's reasonable foundation to people "everywhere".Expenses $15,920
- Cultivating opportunities (marketing myself) on college and university campuses to put on lectures-and-dialogues-with-the-audience on the reasonableness of the foundational claims of Christianity.Expenses $15,920
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. 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-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 85-0485820
- 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
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,593
- Income (IRS master file)
- $48,347
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $48,347 | $47,754 | $8,593 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $32,000 | $30,192 | $5,839 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2010 Officer: THOMAS J FROST | December 31, 2010 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 85-0485820).
Questions about FOUNDATION FOR REASONABLE CHRISTIANITY
- What is the EIN of FOUNDATION FOR REASONABLE CHRISTIANITY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FOUNDATION FOR REASONABLE CHRISTIANITY is 85-0485820.
- Is FOUNDATION FOR REASONABLE CHRISTIANITY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to FOUNDATION FOR REASONABLE CHRISTIANITY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FOUNDATION FOR REASONABLE CHRISTIANITY file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of FOUNDATION FOR REASONABLE CHRISTIANITY 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 FOUNDATION FOR REASONABLE CHRISTIANITY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of FOUNDATION FOR REASONABLE CHRISTIANITY?
- The 990-N for 2010 names THOMAS J FROST.
- Who are the officers and directors of FOUNDATION FOR REASONABLE CHRISTIANITY?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 3 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $27,883 (THOMAS J FROST, President).
- How much revenue does FOUNDATION FOR REASONABLE CHRISTIANITY have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $48,347, expenses of $47,754 and total assets of $8,593 at year end.
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