Faithful Presence
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
TO OFFER WHOLE-LIFE DISCIPLESHIP FOR THE WHOLE OF LIFE TO THE PEOPLE SEEKING THE FLOURISHING OF OUR NATION.
- Income
- $179,340
- Spending
- $150,549
- Reserves
- -0.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $52,210, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 21 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 525% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 16% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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)
- $93,545 spent. In 2025, Faithful Presence continued its mission of equipping servants and leaders in the public square through whole-life discipleship. Our Washington-based cohorts continued to meet, providing sustained formation for Christians serving in executive agencies, think tanks, NGOs, and policy centers. Our subscription base grew by 50%, reflecting an expanding reach beyond the immediate D.C. cohort community. In November, we hired our first Ministry Resident, who has taken on significant responsibility for communications, content production, and podcast operations. This addition has materially expanded our organizational capacity and freed our President to focus on theological development, donor cultivation, and strategic planning. We completed and published our first long-form, whole-life discipleship resource - a 14-week curriculum on 1 Peter for Christians living as elect exiles in the public square. This represents the first volume in a planned series of whole-life discipleship resources for the public square. The second is already underway. Our President was invited to speak at five churches and two conferences during the year, broadening the ministry's footprint and deepening relationships with local congregations seeking to equip their members for faithful engagement in the public square. In late 2025, we also added four compensated, nationally-recognized Senior Fellows who provide theological accountability and scholarly credibility to our work, and our President was invited to serve on the steering committee of an international initiative on apologetics and discipleship in the public square. Financially, 2025 was a tight year. While the loan from our officer was forgiven and reported as a contribution, we ended the year carrying approximately $10,000 in credit card debt as we prioritized maintaining ministry momentum and staff investment over short-term financial conservatism. The organization is on track to be debt free in mid 2026. We believed - and the early indicators of 2026 have confirmed - that the capacity built in 2025 would unlock fundraising growth in 2026. As of this writing, 2026 fundraising has already surpassed all of 2025. With the family medical crisis that consumed much of 2022 and 2023 and limited our President's fundraising capacity in 2024 now fully resolved, 2025 marked a return to full operational tempo. The combination of restored presidential capacity, the addition of our Ministry Resident, a reorganized Board of Directors and the completion of our first published curriculum positioned the ministry for the significant expansion underway in 2026. In 2026, we anticipate launching our President's first full-length book on whole-life discipleship for the public square; relaunching our website and visual identity to better serve our growing audience; completing our second curriculum volume on the Sermon on the Mount; and expanding our staff capacity through the addition of a Chief of Staff to support organizational operations as the ministry scales. As of this filing, all past credit card debt and loans have been paid. We expect to end 2026 in a very strong financial position.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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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