Christians in Commerce International

aka WorkLight | St Louis Park, MN | https://Worklight.org

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EIN: 41-1652035

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as of May 2023

IRS BMF 509(a)(1)
as of May 08, 2023

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Mission

Vision: Being Christ in the workplace Mission: To encourage and equip Christians to be God's presence in the workplace by the power of the Holy Spirit, exercising faith, integrity, and excellence Values Christians in Commerce is an ecumenical organization committed to: - Growing and being transformed in Jesus Christ - Manifesting the gifts of the Holy Spirit - Building strong brotherhood and sisterhood - Serving God and expanding his Kingdom in all aspects of our lives Focus: - Grass roots effort, front line action in real life - Operating in the baptism of the Holy Spirit - Uniting as an ecumenical effort with all believers

Ruling year info

1990

President

Mr. Wesley Farrow

Main address

5775 Wayzata Blvd Suite 700

St Louis Park, MN 55416 USA

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EIN

41-1652035

Subject area info

Community and economic development

Religion

Christianity

Interfaith

Population served info

Protestants

Catholics

Orthodox Christians

Evangelicals

Christian Scientists

NTEE code info

Christian (X20)

Religion Related, Spiritual Development N.E.C. (X99)

Interfaith Issues (X90)

IRS subsection

501(c)(3) Public Charity

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Tax forms

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Communication

Programs and results

Reports and documents

What we aim to solve

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Challenge Weekends

Retreats, seminars, prayer breakfasts, small groups, daily web-based scripture reflections and monthly publications applied to workplace issues

Population(s) Served

Adults

Christians

Where we work

External reviews

Photos

Videos

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of public events held to further mission

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Challenge Weekends

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

We are increasing the number of Challenge Weekends with the goal of at least 15 in 2023.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Reports and documents

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

What is the organization aiming to accomplish?

Our Vision is Christians being Christ in the Workplace

We are going about that by seeking to engage 500 mid-career Christians onto challenge weekends, where Christians are baptized in the Holy Spirit to go out and live that vision.

What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?

What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?

What have they accomplished so far and what's next?

Financials

Christians in Commerce International

Fiscal year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

Financial documents

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

NET GAIN/LOSS: in

Note: When component data are not available, the graph displays the total Revenue and/or Expense values.

Liquidity in 2021

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

4.65

Average of 29.27 over 10 years

Months of cash in 2021

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

8.7

Average of 6.9 over 10 years

Fringe rate in 2021

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

18%

Average of 13% over 10 years

Funding sources

Source: IRS Form 990

Assets & liabilities

Source: IRS Form 990

Financial data

Source: IRS Form 990

Digitizing IRS form 990 data

Christians in Commerce International

Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Fiscal year ending: Download Data

Revenue
Contributions	$186,941
Program Services	$0
Investments	$0
Special Events	$0
Sales	($88)
Other	$144,100
Total Revenue	$330,953

Expenses
Grants	$0
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$132,182
Professional Fees	$5,370
Occupancy	$8,108
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$32,789
Other Expenses	$199,343
Total Expenses	$377,792
Net Gain/Loss	($46,839)

Revenue
Contributions	$322,162
Program Services	$0
Investments	$0
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$127,394
Total Revenue	$449,556

Expenses
Grants	$0
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$175,141
Professional Fees	$2,500
Occupancy	$7,200
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$15,424
Other Expenses	$196,456
Total Expenses	$396,721
Net Gain/Loss	$52,835

Revenue
Contributions	$233,657
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$161,426
Investments	$0
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$395,083

Expenses
Program Services	$305,491
Administration	$97,739
Fundraising	$31,648
Total Expenses	$434,878
Net Gain/Loss	($39,795)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$4,000
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$1,571
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$460,117
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$178,090
Investments	($20)
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$638,187

Expenses
Program Services	$321,111
Administration	$131,190
Fundraising	$39,046
Total Expenses	$491,347
Net Gain/Loss	$146,840

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$0
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$318,357
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$192,235
Investments	($168)
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$510,424

Expenses
Program Services	$486,260
Administration	$44,091
Fundraising	$19,741
Total Expenses	$550,092
Net Gain/Loss	($39,668)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$1,705
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$395,333
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$195,316
Investments	$26
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$1,957
Total Revenue	$592,632

Expenses
Program Services	$500,313
Administration	$44,791
Fundraising	$41,128
Total Expenses	$586,232
Net Gain/Loss	$6,400

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$2,634
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$385,240
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$191,568
Investments	($58)
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$3,487
Total Revenue	$580,237

Expenses
Program Services	$444,294
Administration	$52,849
Fundraising	$44,794
Total Expenses	$541,937
Net Gain/Loss	$38,300

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$2,598
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$428,116
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$205,085
Investments	$116
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$1,000
Total Revenue	$634,317

Expenses
Program Services	$453,316
Administration	$47,536
Fundraising	$43,703
Total Expenses	$544,555
Net Gain/Loss	$89,762

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$2,622
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$3,485
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$370,775
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$198,242
Investments	($309)
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$568,708

Expenses
Program Services	$522,899
Administration	$48,312
Fundraising	$36,856
Total Expenses	$608,067
Net Gain/Loss	($39,359)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$3,700
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$2,615
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$9,134
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$417,758
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$168,241
Investments	($17)
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$1,293
Total Revenue	$587,275

Expenses
Program Services	$488,400
Administration	$57,421
Fundraising	$40,001
Total Expenses	$585,822
Net Gain/Loss	$1,453

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$3,800
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$2,789
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$391,216
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$137,008
Investments	$2,834
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$140
Total Revenue	$531,198

Expenses
Program Services	$481,514
Administration	$69,866
Fundraising	$42,135
Total Expenses	$593,515
Net Gain/Loss	($62,317)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$3,800
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$3,282
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$438,769
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$145,911
Investments	$353
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$585,033

Expenses
Program Services	$403,189
Administration	$59,410
Fundraising	$38,207
Total Expenses	$500,806
Net Gain/Loss	$84,227

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$3,800
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$3,268
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$340,838
Government Grants	$61,076
Program Services	$40,716
Investments	$187
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$442,817

Expenses
Program Services	$408,115
Administration	$61,678
Fundraising	$36,665
Total Expenses	$506,458
Net Gain/Loss	($63,641)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$3,800
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$3,496
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$349,982
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$58,202
Investments	$2,486
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$410,670

Expenses
Program Services	$359,973
Administration	$59,239
Fundraising	$33,796
Total Expenses	$453,008
Net Gain/Loss	($42,338)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$3,800
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$2,770
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Christians in Commerce International

Balance sheet

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

Fiscal year ending: Download Data

Assets	Jan 01, 2008	Dec 31, 2008	Change
Contributions	$186,941
Cash & Equivalents	$122,807	$103,852	($18,955)
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$30,847	$6,696	($24,151)
Total Assets	$153,654	$110,548	($43,106)

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2008	Dec 31, 2008	Change
Total Liabilities	$5,512	$9,245	$3,733

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2008	Dec 31, 2008	Change
Net Assets	$148,142	$101,303	($46,839)

Assets	Jan 01, 2009	Dec 31, 2009	Change
Contributions	$322,162
Cash & Equivalents	$103,852	$156,185	$52,333
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$6,696	$3,869	($2,827)
Total Assets	$110,548	$160,054	$49,506

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2009	Dec 31, 2009	Change
Total Liabilities	$9,245	$7,793	($1,452)

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2009	Dec 31, 2009	Change
Net Assets	$101,303	$152,261	$50,958

Assets	Jan 01, 2010	Dec 31, 2010	Change
Contributions	$233,657
Cash & Equivalents	$181,312	$144,459	($36,853)
Accounts Receivable	$825	$485	($340)
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$2,072	$10,514	$8,442
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$972	$324	($648)
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$185,181	$155,782	($29,399)

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2010	Dec 31, 2010	Change
Accounts Payable	$3,655	$4,497	$842
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$4,138	$5,949	$1,811
Total Liabilities	$7,793	$10,446	$2,653

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2010	Dec 31, 2010	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$5,183	$5,183	$0
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$5,183	$5,183	$0
Unrestricted Net Assets	$172,205	$140,153	($32,052)
Net Assets	$177,388	$145,336	($32,052)

Assets	Jan 01, 2011	Dec 31, 2011	Change
Contributions	$460,117
Cash & Equivalents	$144,459	$292,789	$148,330
Accounts Receivable	$485	$0	($485)
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$10,514	$4,368	($6,146)
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$324	$0	($324)
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$155,782	$297,157	$141,375

Christians in Commerce International

Financial trends analysis Glossary & formula definitions

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

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Business model indicators

Profitability	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation	-$9,476	-$52,988	$86,528	$42,324	-$41,102
As % of expenses	-1.6%	-8.9%	17.3%	8.4%	-9.1%
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation	-$9,966	-$53,478	$86,257	$42,324	-$41,102
As % of expenses	-1.7%	-9.0%	17.2%	8.4%	-9.1%

Revenue composition
Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted)	$587,275	$531,198	$585,033	$442,817	$410,670
Total revenue, % change over prior year	3.3%	-9.5%	10.1%	-24.3%	-7.3%
Program services revenue	28.6%	25.8%	24.9%	9.2%	14.2%
Membership dues	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Investment income	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.6%
Government grants	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	13.8%	0.0%
All other grants and contributions	71.1%	73.6%	75.0%	77.0%	85.2%
Other revenue	0.2%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Expense composition
Total expenses before depreciation	$585,332	$593,025	$500,535	$506,458	$453,008
Total expenses, % change over prior year	-3.7%	1.3%	-15.6%	1.2%	-10.6%
Personnel	55.5%	57.7%	55.8%	66.0%	57.0%
Professional fees	1.1%	1.1%	2.4%	1.9%	1.7%
Occupancy	1.5%	1.5%	1.7%	2.2%	1.8%
Interest	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Pass-through	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
All other expenses	41.8%	39.7%	40.1%	29.9%	39.5%

Full cost components (estimated)	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Total expenses (after depreciation)	$585,822	$593,515	$500,806	$506,458	$453,008
One month of savings	$48,778	$49,419	$41,711	$42,205	$37,751
Debt principal payment	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Fixed asset additions	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total full costs (estimated)	$634,600	$642,934	$542,517	$548,663	$490,759

Capital structure indicators

Liquidity	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Months of cash	6.9	5.6	8.7	7.1	8.7
Months of cash and investments	7.0	5.6	8.7	7.1	8.7
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets	3.8	2.7	5.2	6.2	5.8

Balance sheet composition	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Cash	$336,154	$276,708	$362,814	$299,703	$327,847
Investments	$6,323	$2,179	$615	$86	$1
Receivables	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE)	$10,568	$10,568	$10,568	$10,568	$0
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE)	92.8%	97.4%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Liabilities (as a % of assets)	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	21.5%
Unrestricted net assets	$185,281	$131,803	$218,060	$260,384	$219,282
Temporarily restricted net assets	$157,957	$147,355	N/A	N/A	N/A
Permanently restricted net assets	$0	$0	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total restricted net assets	$157,957	$147,355	$145,369	$39,405	$38,084
Total net assets	$343,238	$279,158	$363,429	$299,789	$257,366

Key data checks

Key data checks	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Material data errors	No	No	No	No	No

Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

Documents

Letter of Determination is not available for this organization

Form 1023/1024 is not available for this organization

President

Mr. Wesley Farrow

LinkedIn profile

Wesley is a Twin Cities transplant from Metro Detroit by way of Los Angeles. Through two decades of seeking to be a servant leader across multiple sectors in the secular world, Wesley has slowly realized that such efforts are a humble seeking to work for his Father through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Number of employees

Source: IRS Form 990

Christians in Commerce International

Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Compensation

Other

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Compensation data

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There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.

Christians in Commerce International

Board of directors
as of 03/30/2023

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Board of directors data

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Board chair

Mr Fletcher Preuss

No Affiliation

Term: 2022 - 2025

David Mazanowski

No Affiliation

Steve Becker

No Affiliation

Ned Sickle

No Affiliation

Fletcher Richard Preuss

No Affiliation

Luke Cahill

No Affiliation

Brian Dahl

No Affiliation

Jules Miller

No Affiliation

Larry Favor

No Affiliation

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 3/29/2023

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Gender identity

Male

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Christians in Commerce International

Mission

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Programs and results

Reports and documents

What we aim to solve

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Our programs

Challenge Weekends

Where we work

Our results

Evaluation documents

Number of public events held to further mission

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Type of Metric

Direction of Success

Context Notes

Goals & Strategy

Reports and documents

Charting impact

What is the organization aiming to accomplish?

What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?

What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?

What have they accomplished so far and what's next?

Financials

Financial documents

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

Liquidity in 2021 info

4.65

Months of cash in 2021 info

8.7

Fringe rate in 2021 info

18%

Funding sources info

Assets & liabilities info

Financial data

Digitizing IRS form 990 data

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Business model indicators

Capital structure indicators

Key data checks

Operations

Documents

President

Mr. Wesley Farrow

Number of employees

Christians in Commerce International

Compensation data

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Board of directors data

Mr Fletcher Preuss

Board leadership practices

Board orientation and education

CEO oversight

Ethics and transparency

Board composition

Board performance

Organizational demographics

Leadership

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

Liquidity in 2021

Months of cash in 2021

Fringe rate in 2021

Funding sources

Assets & liabilities