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Truth78

EIN 47-3782829 · Eagan, MN

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak40 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TRUTH78'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND EQUIP THE CHURCH AND THE HOME FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE DISCIPLESHIP OF THE NEXT GENERATION.

Income
$1.5 million
Spending
$1.4 million
Spent on programs
56%
Reserves
-0.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 64%
Employees
16
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$115,336, director of operations / secretary

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 83% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 30% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    8 of 15

    56% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 15 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    5 of 7 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $789,541 spent. TRUTH78 PUBLISHED 1 NEW AND REVISED 3 ENGLISH CURRICULA FOR A TOTAL OF 70 ENGLISH CURRICULA RESOURCES (30 CURRICULA, 33 STUDENT, AND 7 PARENT) AND 23 SPANISH CURRICULA RESOURCES (13 CURRICULA AND 10 STUDENT). NON-CURRICULUM ENGLISH RESOURCES: TRUTH78 PUBLISHED 2 NEW ENGLISH, 1 NEW SPANISH, AND REVISED 6 ENGLISH RESOURCES FOR A TOTAL OF 116 NON-CURRICULUM ENGLISH RESOURCES AND 5 SPANISH RESOURCES. TRUTH78 TRANSLATED 8 ENGLISH RESOURCES IN 6 LANGUAGES FOR A TOTAL OF 78 TRANSLATED RESOURCES. ALL TRANSLATED RESOURCES OTHER THAN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.TRUTH78.ORG FOR FREE WORLDWIDE DOWNLOAD AND USE. MANY INDIVIDUALS FROM 59 COUNTRIES DOWNLOADED FREE TRANSLATED RESOURCES.BLOGS: TRUTH78 WROTE 44 BLOGS THIS YEAR TO INSPIRE AND EQUIP THE CHURCH FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE DISCIPLESHIP OF THE NEXT GENERATION. THE 44 BLOGS, ALONG WITH THE EXISTING 1204 BLOGS RECEIVED 11,935 PAGE VIEWS. INSPIRATIONAL AND EQUIPPING BLOGS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.TRUTH78.ORG FOR FREE WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION.THIS YEAR, TRUTH78 PUBLISHED 52 DEVOTIONAL, BIBLICAL BLOGS TO ENCOURAGE THE FAITH OF PARENTS, TEACHERS AND CHILDREN. OUR COLLECTION OF 780 DEVOTIONAL BLOGS RECEIVED 517,800 PAGE VIEWS. ALL DEVOTIONAL BLOGS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.FIGHTERVERSES.COM FOR FREE WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTIONTRUTH78 HOSTED 8 FREE WEBINARS THAT INCLUDED 730 LIVE ATTENDEES AND 2,072 VIDEO VIEWS.RESOURCE GRANTS: TRUTH78 PROVIDED RESOURCE GRANTS, EITHER FREE OR HEAVILY DISCOUNTED, OF ENGLISH AND SPANISH RESOURCES SERVING 9,272 CHILDREN IN 19 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 2015.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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