Ransomed Heart Ministries

EIN: 841535770 501(c)(3) Religion

Colorado Springs, CO

Total Revenue
$8,394,842
Total Expenses
$7,386,129
Total Assets
$4,709,873
Net Assets
$4,601,302
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2001
Legal Domicile
CO
Principal Officer
Alex Burton
Phone
7198848111
Tax Period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

Ransomed Heart Ministries, founded in 2001, is a community nonprofit in the Religion sector that reported $8.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Revenue surged 23% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Expenses of $7.4M left a modest 12% surplus.

Mission

This organization exists to restore men and women to live from their heart - as God's intimate allies - by recovering the treasure of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, entrusting that message to the people who have been transformed by it, and to train them to do the same for others.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $5,388,518 Revenue: $706,307

Wild at Heart promotes the message of recovering the treasure of the Gospel, setting men and women free to live from the heart as God's intimate allies which was accomplished in 2025 by having five...

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Wild at Heart promotes the message of recovering the treasure of the Gospel, setting men and women free to live from the heart as God's intimate allies which was accomplished in 2025 by having five events: a Fourth Quarter event in March for 31 men, a Wild at Heart event in April for 438 Men, a new Ladder of Love event in October for 401 women, a new Guide School event in October for 175 men, and an Advent Gathering in December for 55 women. The ministry delivers its message in many formats: through resources (books, study guides, audio, and video downloads) available on the website www.wildatheart.org, answering emails and mail correspondence, providing free daily readings (devotional readings) sent out electronically to 52,991 individuals, free weekly audio and video podcasts available with 22,000,000 all-time impressions, and 30,000 average impressions per episode, monthly newsletters to 25,660 constituents and weekly email updates to 105,242 constituents. Wild at Heart, The Series is a new four-episode video series produced by the ministry and was released on YouTube Wild at Heart in October of 2024. It features a prologue and four videos of men who have undergone transformation through the message of Wild at Heart. Each episode has averaged over 35k views. There have been over 2,000 completed Wild at Heart Local events and Captivating Local events held by Wild at Heart allies since the inception of the program. The ministry has a Facebook group page that has over 1,661,985 engagements another Facebook page for women with 5,738,879 engagements, and a Wild at Heart Instagram feed with 62,500 subscribers. Wild at Heart has a YouTube channel with 52,894 subscribers. The free One Minute Pause app for meditations was new in 2020 after the release of John's book Get Your Life Back and now has more than 956,310 accounts with over 19,415,115 completed pauses over the past 2 years. The Pause app has been updated with special programs which features content and meditation on John Eldredge's recent books Resilient, and Experience Jesus, Really with 35,416 completions of the Resilient program and 32,355 completions of the EJR program in the last 2 years.

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

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Financial Overview (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $7,622,218
Program Service Revenue $720,672
Investment Income $63,025
Other Revenue $-11,073
TOTAL REVENUE $8,394,842

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $352,898
Salaries & Benefits $3,942,474
Fundraising Expenses $634,514
Program Expenses $5,388,518
Other Expenses $3,090,757
TOTAL EXPENSES $7,386,129

Year-over-Year Comparison

2025 2024 Change
Revenue $8,394,842 $6,813,399 +0.2%
Expenses $7,386,129 $7,122,849 +0.0%
Net Income $1,008,713 $-309,450 -4.3%
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Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
8
Independent Members
6
Employees
19
Volunteers
32

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
4
$1,180,581
Total Directors
8
$570,297
Key Employees
1
$277,512
Highest Compensated
5
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Bradley Beck Executive Director 40.00
Officer Director
$247,898 $13,870 $261,768
John Eldredge CEO/President 20.00
Officer Director
$262,112 $46,417 $308,529
Bart Hansen Board Member 30.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Sam Ainslie Board Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Reese Bricken Board Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Chad Turner Board Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Jim Wright Board Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Andrew Walsh Board Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Jonathan Dale Chief Strategy Officer 40.00
Officer
$255,243 $49,871 $305,114
Alex Burton Chief Operating Officer 40.00
Officer
$255,295 $49,875 $305,170
Clayton Arnold Executive Producer of Cont 40.00
Key Emp
$245,089 $32,423 $277,512
Jonathan Jones Creative Director 40.00
Highest
$159,648 $43,057 $202,705
Nicolas Bovee Lead Engineer 40.00
Highest
$146,316 $42,203 $188,519
Stasi Eldredge Co-Founder 15.00
Highest
$141,080 $0 $141,080
David Prensner Director of Events & Production 40.00
Highest
$150,014 $42,519 $192,533
James Morrison Product Manager 40.00
Highest
$153,757 $42,623 $196,380
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
2025 $8,394,842 $7,386,129 $4,709,873 $1,008,713
2024 $6,813,399 $7,122,849 $3,730,078 $-309,450
2023 $6,884,943 $7,191,080 $4,020,395 $-306,137
2022 $5,860,245 $6,191,571 $4,391,625 $-331,326
2021 $5,159,051 $5,362,492 $4,571,819 $-203,441
2020 $4,622,144 $4,410,227 $4,780,944 $211,917
2019 $4,513,152 $4,258,485 $4,893,468 $254,667
2018 $4,534,623 $4,394,348 $4,601,913 $140,275
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