International Messengers

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1989

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Mark Bakker

Phone

6413576700

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

International Messengers, founded in 1989, is a community nonprofit in the Religion sector that reported $7.2M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 9% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $6.9M left a modest 4% surplus.

Mission

International Messengers is an evangelical, interdenominational missions organization comprised of international staff. We are committed to making disciples of all nations through partnering with local churches to renew, train and mobilize believers for active involvement in reaching the world for Christ.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $5,389,368

International Messengers normally conducts over 40 evangelistic short-term ministries each year, sends over 300 North Americans on short-term missionary endeavors, supports over 175 full-time...

International Messengers normally conducts over 40 evangelistic short-term ministries each year, sends over 300 North Americans on short-term missionary endeavors, supports over 175 full-time missionaries around the world, and conducts nearly 100 events designed to challenge and disciple the North American church--these include preaching in churches, speaking at camps, conducting retreats, prayer services, marriage enrichment ministries, and various types of missions presentations. The goals of these activities are two-fold: 1) to reach more people with the good news about having a relationship with Jesus Christ, and 2) to encourage and equip people to be a part of sharing that good news with others. Much of the work we do is measured in intangibles rather than in statistical data. The numbers above give some idea of the scope of the work.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $7,130,831

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $60,304

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $7,191,135

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $2,703,638

Fundraising Expenses $342,033

Program Expenses $5,389,368

Other Expenses $4,171,458

TOTAL EXPENSES $6,875,096

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$7,191,135	$6,582,264	+0.1%
Expenses	$6,875,096	$7,314,776	-0.1%
Net Income	$316,039	$-732,512	-1.4%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$93,790

Total Directors

$293,350

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Darwin Anderson	Ex-Officio	40.00	Director	$113,560	$0	$113,560
Brent Howland	Member/CEO	40.00	Officer Director	$81,790	$0	$81,790
Ed Kleiman	Member/Staff	40.00	Director	$62,000	$0	$62,000
Jeff O'Connell	Member/Staff	0.00	Director	$24,000	$0	$24,000
Mark Bakker	Treasurer/Staff	5.00	Officer Director	$12,000	$0	$12,000
Bernie Jacobsen	Member	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Gene Fox	Member	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Doug Gould	Member	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Nancy Holty	Secretary	0.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Greg Nicholas	Vice Chair	0.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Tim Sizer	Chairman	0.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Kim Sizer	Member	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lynn Jacobsen	Member	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Craig Lieberg	Member	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dave Wilke	Member	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Scott Peasley	Member	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Linda Berntson	Member	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Laura Rust	Member	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	$7,191,135	$6,875,096	$5,009,642	$316,039
2023	$6,582,264	$7,314,776	$4,712,403	$-732,512
2022	$7,275,152	$7,665,441	$5,449,280	$-390,289
2021	$6,946,691	$6,255,460	$5,781,763	$691,231
2020	$5,469,144	$4,867,393	$5,076,994	$601,751
2019	$5,359,115	$4,959,734	$4,503,265	$399,381
2018	$4,948,039	$4,808,487	$4,059,325	$139,552