Reformed Believers Publishing

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
851111667
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Byron Center, MI, USA
Phone
6168781581
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Religious Printing, Publishing
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$170,538
Expenses
$88,282
Assets
$115,357

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOEL LANGERAK SR (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JOEL LANGERAK SR (PRESIDENT)
  • ED OPHOFF III (VICE PRESIDE)
  • LEE WILTJER (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of reformed believers publishing is to promote, defend, and develop the reformed faith as revealed in the word of god, expressed in the three forms of unity, with emphasis on the truths of absolute sovereignty of god in salvation, particular grace, and the unconditional covenant. Specifically, we will publish a monthly magazine, sword and shield, and other reformed material to give theological and antithetical witness to the reformed church world and beyond by broadcasting reformed truth to the people of god wherever they are found and expose and condemn all lies repugnant to this truth.

What it reported doing in 2024

Publishing and distributing a reformed magazine and other reformed material to give a clear witness to the reformed faith to the glory of god.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 71
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 49.6%; rating input score 50
  • Program expense ratio: 95.9%; rating input score 96

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 48.2%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.31; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 22.2% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 26.2% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 49.6% of revenue deployed · 95.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $85K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 50/100.