Nonprofit · EIN 91-1550156
CORNERSTONE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL
Tax-exempt · TUSTIN, CA 92781
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,940,856 | $1,839,495 | $101,361 | $1,393,652 | $0 | $1,393,652 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,669,894 | $2,637,372 | $32,522 | $1,292,292 | $0 | $1,292,292 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,905,433
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $35,423
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,047,876
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $513,988
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $552,321
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,500
- Occupancy
- $30,573
- Travel
- $33,218
- Depreciation
- $10,192
- Program services (functional)
- $1,415,918
- Management and general (functional)
- $173,934
- Fundraising (functional)
- $249,643
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,292,292
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,393,652
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,393,652
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,622
- Gross receipts
- $1,940,856
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 140
- Year formed
- 1992
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PETER LEE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 60 | $57,600 |
| ISAAC LEE | PRESIDENT Key employee | 60 | $57,600 |
| Y I SONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SEOUNGHEE KO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| C I KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISAAC LEE | PRESIDENT Officer | 60 | $57,600 |
| PETER LEE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 60 | $57,600 |
| Y I SONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SEOUNGHEE KO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| C I KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 4002, TUSTIN, CA 92781-4002
- In care of
- % CORNERSTONE MINISTRIES INTERNATIO
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Peter Lee, 2660 W Woodland Dr, Suite 105, Anaheim, CA 92801
- Signed the 990
- Peter Lee, Executive Director
- Phone
- (714) 484-0042
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 91-1550156 or by the name CORNERSTONE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL.
- 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 SEEK THE LOST SHEEPS OF GOD AND COMFORT THEM, MAKE THE DISCIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST, AND TO WORK TOGETHER IN HOLY SPIRIT, TO BUILD THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN THE GOSPEL RESTRICTED NATIONS WHERE CHRISTIANS ARE BEING PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF THEIR FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST.
Program accomplishments
- DELIVERING BIBLES AND CHRISTIAN LITERATURES TO PERSECUTED CHURCHES IN THE GOSPEL RESTRICTED NATIONS SUCH AS NORTH KOREA, CHINA, MINOIRITIES IN CHINA, ISLAMIC NATIONS, AND ISRAEL WITH THE COMBINED EFFORT OF OTHER PARTNERING MINISTRIES, MISSION ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL MISSIONARIES. HAVE DISTRIBUTED 139,390 BIBLES INCLUDING 102,052 CHINESE BIBLES,31,675 NORTH KOREAN BIBLES, 5,663 HEBREW AND ARABIC BIBLES. WE HAVE PUBLISHED 1,235 COPIES OF THE 'SOUTH AND NORTH KOREAN PARALLEL BIBLE' SO THAT NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA CAN READ THE NORTH KOREAN BIBLES IN PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH KOREAN BIBLE. WE PRINTED NORTH KOREAN BIBLES INCLUDING THE PARALLEL BIBLES IN PREPARATION FOR THE OPENING OF NORTH KOREA. WE ARE BROADCASTING 90 MINUTES OF CHRISTIAN RADIO PROGRAMS OVER SHORT AND MEDIUM WAVE TO REACH BELIEVERS AND CHRISTIAN LEADERS IN NORTH KOREA AND OVERSEAS. WE READ NORTH KOREAN BIBLES AT DICTATING SPEEED OVER RADIO. WE PRODUCED AND BROADCASTED OVER THE SHORT WAVE 90 MINUTES PER EVERY DAY AND PRODUCED 60 MINUTES WORSHIP SERVICE AND BROADCAST ON SUNDAY AND OTHER BIBLE TEACHING 30 MINUTES ON WEDNESDAY ON AM FREQUENCY.Expenses $256,631 · grants $148,481
- RAISING UP LEADERS IN THE RESTRICTED NATIONS FOR THEM TO MINISTER TO PROPOGATING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST BY HAVING BIBLES SCHOOL, SEMINARIES TEACHING, AND CONFERENCES ALONG WITH THE OTHER MINISTRIES, MISSIONARIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS. EQUIP POTENTIAL LEADERS AMONG KOREAN LIVING IN KOREA AND LIVING AROUND THE WORLD TO ENTER INTO THE RESTRICTED MISSION FIELD. 387 STUDENTS TOOK CLASSES ON-LINE AND OFF-LINE AT 10 TEACHING SITES IN 8 CITIES, 75 STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM 6 TEACHING SITES. WE PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO 15 STUDENTS, ADDITIONALLY SUPPORTED THE INSUFFICIENT FINANCES OF 2 BRANCH TEACHING SITES, AND SUPPORTED LOCAL PASTORS WHO ARE SERVING AS A LOCAL LEADER FOR CHURCH PLANTING AND MISSION. WE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT A THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE IN INDIA, AND PROVIDED LEADER'S TRAINING IN VIETNAM, AND SUPPORTED OTHER MISSION ORGANIZATIONS FOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING IN ISRAEL. WE HAVE SUPPORTED BIBLE SCHOOLS IN THE FAR WESTERN PART OF CHINA TRAINING 12 STUDENTS.Expenses $243,592 · grants $187,895
- FACILITATING AND SUPPORTING MISSIONARIES FOR NETWORKING AND PARTNERING WITH OTHER MINISTRIES AND TRAINING PEOPLE TO BE MISSIONARIES IN KOREA AND IN THE RESTRICTED NATIONS. THE MISSION CONFERNCES WERE HELD IN JANUARY AND JULY WITH 728 PARTICIPANTS. A TOTAL OF 294 PEOPLE WERE TRAINED IN 10-12 WEEKS LONG COURSES TO PREPARE TO GO TO MISSION FIELD. THESE COURSES INCLUDES INNER HEALING, WORSHIP AND PRAISE, BIBLICAL FOUNDATION FOR MISSION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL DIASTER RESPONSE CLASSES. TRAINING TOOK PLACE IN INDO-CHINA NATIONS AND TRAINED 27 MIISIONARIES. IN 2024, 4,095 PEOPLE WERE EVANGELIZEDIN LAOS, CAMBODIA, MYANMAR, AND VIETNAM. AMONG THEM, WORKERS ARE PREPARING BASES FOR MISSIONS TO CHINA AND NORTH KOREA.Expenses $464,376 · grants $328,211
- NETWORKING WITH THE EXISTING LOCAL LEADERS AND PASTORS OF THE PERSECUTED CHURCH IN NORTH KOREA AND CHINA TO ASSIST THEM FURTHERING IN CHURCH PLANTING AND PASTORING CHURCHES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE FACILITATED AND ASSISTED THOSE PASTORS WHO WERE WILLING TO PLANT A CHURCH IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. DURING THE PANDEMIC PERIOD, TRAVEL BETWEEN NORTH KOREA AND CHINA WAS RESTRICTED. YET, WE WERE CONTINUING TO TRAIN NORTH KOREANS WHO ARE STRANDED IN CHINA. WE HAVE TRAINED 60 LEADERS IN CHINA, NORTH KOREA, AND SOUTH KOREA IN 2024. IN 2024, 27 CHURCHES WERE PLANTED IN 15 REGIONS. WE ALSO HAVE STARTED TRAINING LEADERS IN SOUTH KOREA TO MOBILIZE NORTH KOREAN DEFECTORS FOR THE NK MISSION. WE IMPLEMENTED DIGITAL METHODS TO TRAIN NORTH KOREANS IN CHINA. IN 2024, GOD HAS ALLOWED TO SEND 2,564 SD CARDS, 624 USBs CONTAINING BIBLES AND THE TRAINING MATERIALS.Expenses $357,488 · grants $340,269
- PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY PEOPLE IN NORTH KOREA, REFUGEES OF NORTH KOREA IN CHINA ALONG THE BORDER, DEFECTORS OF NORTH KOREA IN SOUTH KOREA, NORTH KOREAN ORPHANS AND NK WIDOWS IN CHINA, AND OTHER NATIONS. THROUGH HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, WE SHARED THE LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO MEET THEIR IMMEDIATE SURVIVAL NEEDS. WE ASSISTED THE NEEDY PEOPLE IN THE GOSPEL RESTRICTED NATIONS WITH FOODS, CLOTHES, MEDICINES, BASIC HUMAN NECESSARY ITEMS. WE ALSO PARTNERSING WITH OTHER MINISTRIES, NGO, MISSIONARIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS. WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE TO OUR CHURCH NETWORK AND HELPERS. RICE FLOURS WEREDELIVERED TO 235 FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORS THROUGH CHURCH NETWORKS. WE HAVE HELPED TO PROVIDE FOODS TO ORPHANS. WE SENT CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO NORTH KOREAN CHILDREN. WE ALSO HAVE PROVIDED HUMAN BASIS NECESSITY ITEMS TO THOSE NORTH KOREANS IN CHINA, RUSSIA, AND MONGOLIA TO SHARE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.Expenses $93,831 · grants $43,020
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 | Not 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
- 91-1550156
- 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
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q330)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,393,652
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,940,856
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,940,856 | $1,839,495 | $1,393,652 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,669,894 | $2,637,372 | $1,292,292 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,067,301 | $1,978,106 | $1,652,340 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 91-1550156).
Questions about CORNERSTONE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL
- What is the EIN of CORNERSTONE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CORNERSTONE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL is 91-1550156.
- Is CORNERSTONE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to CORNERSTONE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CORNERSTONE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL 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 CORNERSTONE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL 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 CORNERSTONE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of CORNERSTONE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Peter Lee.
- Who are the officers and directors of CORNERSTONE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 5 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $57,600 (PETER LEE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CORNERSTONE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,940,856, expenses of $1,839,495 and total assets of $1,393,652 at year end.
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