CHURCH OF BIBLE UNDERSTANDING Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CHURCH OF BIBLE UNDERSTANDING

EIN 23-7184229 · Protestant (X21)

What they do

We Are A Christian Church and A Large Part of Our Operation is to Fund Our Missionary Work In The Impoverished Country of Haiti, WI. We Have Been In Haiti Since 1977 and Are Recognized As An NGO By The Haitian Government. for Many Years We Operated An Orphanage There, Taking In Cases of Urgent Need and Providing for Them Into Adulthood. In Recent Years We Have Transitioned From The Orphanage Into Supporting Children and Their Families In Their Own Homes, Supplying Them With Food, Education and Medical Care. In Addition to This, We Have A Feeding Program, Providing Food to Needy Families In The Rural Mountain Regions Above Port-au-Prince, As Well As to Many Smaller Haitian-run Orphanages. We Also Have Two Christian Group Homes for Young Adults, Most of Whom Grew Up In Our Former Orphanage, Where We Are Helping Them to Finish Their Education and Learn Trades In Order to Transition to Adulthood. These Young People Are Also Instrumental In Operating Our Other Works In Haiti, Such As Distri

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Of every $100 spent, about $78.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders10 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

63.42%of revenue went to mission work78.5% of expenses · Program services

$80.83spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

17.41%of revenue went to management and office costs21.5% of expenses

$6.69in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

45.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$3,047,315

Mission workProgram services$1,932,56863.42% of revenue78.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$530,55117.41% of revenue21.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$584,19619.17% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$2,463,11980.83% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 78.5% mission · 21.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.83% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 84.0% mission · 16.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 112.82% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 82.9% mission · 17.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 122.13% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 85.8% mission · 14.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 111.67% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 88.2% mission · 11.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 129.73% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 87.6% mission · 12.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 113.76% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 90.0% mission · 10.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 168.66% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 87.8% mission · 12.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 34.41% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$3,047,315

Expenses$2,463,119

Annual surplus $584,196 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,932,568 · 78.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$530,551 · 21.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$3,047,315

Expenses$2,463,119

Assets$16,475,565

Income$4,322,390

Contributions$1,399,286

Mission work (program services)$1,932,568

Grants given$74,000

Average grant$18,500

Management and general$530,551

Executive compensation (total)$8,988

Stocks and bonds$6,830,585

Accounting fees$13,150

Investing fees$32,394

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

TARAH MCANDREWSSECRETARY · 20 hrs/week $19,589Base $15,000 · Other $4,589

GINA ZILIOLITREASURER · 10 hrs/week $10,000

JAMES DIGIACOMABOARD MEMBER · 5 hrs/week $2,774Base · Other $2,774

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (10)

TARAH MCANDREWSSECRETARY

GINA ZILIOLITREASURER

JAMES DIGIACOMABOARD MEMBER

ANDREW PEREIRAVICE PRESIDENT

BARBARA MACRAEBOARD MEMBER

CHARLES MEANSPRESIDENT

GERALD FAIRBOARD MEMBER

PATRICIA FAIRBOARD MEMBER

SARA WEISSBOARD MEMBER

TIMOTHY MCANDREWSBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1975
Location: PO BOX 20109, SCRANTON, PA 18502-0109
County: Lackawanna
In care of: ANDREW PEREIRA
Primary officer: ANDREW PEREIRA, Vice President

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailcbuhaiti@yahoo.com Phone(800) 223-2360

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: KIRK SUMMA & CO LLP
NTEE classification: Protestant (X21)
IRS tax category: Protestant
Grant-giving organization: Yes