2023-09-25T09:43:03-07:00 2022-12-31 990 2022-01-01 135648615 WORD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP INC WORD 5184946000 P O Box 600 Schroon Lake NY 12870 Benjamin J Nelson VP Finances 5184946205 2023-09-25 1 1 11 1 AAL2 X 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Nelson B John PO Box 600 Schroon Lake NY 12870 75083439 0 X www.wol.org X 1942 NY The purpose of Word of Life Fellowship is evangelization and discipleship through various means consistent with the Holy Scriptures to help build and strengthen the Church of Jesus Christ. Ministries include camps and conferences, partners with churches to cultivate disciple-making youth ministries by providing youth ministry coaches, curriculum, training, resources, ministry programs and youth events. 27 18 756 850 0 0 61111056 56136544 15310609 15673048 95292 32456 506976 1925729 77023933 73767777 14538160 16900077 0 0 16451398 17380090 138864 252619 2162957 15836941 20035107 46965363 54567893 30058570 19199884 120358230 137226300 4738923 3858151 115619307 133368149 X The purpose of Word of Life Fellowship is evangelization and discipleship through various means consistent with the Holy Scriptures to help build and strengthen the Church of Jesus Christ. Ministries include camps and conferences, youth programs in local churches, Bible Institutes and training centers, evangelistic events, sports evangelism, mission agency, and music and drama teams. 0 0 3775931 0 960518 Youth ministries: Through the Youth ministries Word of Life partners with approximately 500 churches in the United States. The Word of Life Youth ministry program serves local churches to establish foundational truths for godly living in the lives of young people. Age specific programs are offered to preschool through high school. Local church lay people are trained and equipped by Word of Life staff to effectively minister to their youth. 16100726 1432366 6786277 Word of Life operates an accredited Bible Institute with the main campus in New York and teaching site in Florida. Students study the Word of God under outstanding resident and adjunct professors. Students are instructed using the Holy Bible to learn and apply practical principles in ministering to others and developing a godly lifestyle. 7471799 1482705 4858112 Camps and Conferences: Reaching youth and adults through camps and conference ministries is a Word of Life trademark. Annually thousands of youth are ministered to through camps in the United States and thousands of adults are guests at conference centers in New York and Florida. 22366533 13985006 5973 Missions activities: Includes grants to missions activities established in 81 countries. The purpose is the same and the program activities are the same as those carried out in the US. The program activities include camps and conferences, youth programs in churches, Bible institutes and training centers, evangelistic events, sports evangelism and travelling music and drama teams. Also includes short term missions activities for youth and adult work and medical teams 583721 0 147098 Other ministry activities includes rallies and evangelist outreaches in local area as well as concerts and other ministry related activities 22950254 13985006 153071 50298710 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 463 0 1 756 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 27 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AR AZ CO HI MD MI NH TN WA WI X X Word of Life Fellowship Inc Attn Roger W Sachleben 5184946000 4230 Glendale Rd Pottersville NY 12860 Lough Jr Donald H President/Director 40 2 X X 166259 0 23804 Nelson B John Director/Treasurer 40 2 X X 101862 0 15829 Stout Kristopher Director 40 X 87394 0 21671 Page John Director 40 X 45940 0 5868 Reimer John Director 40 X 45354 0 1447 Konya Alex Director 40 X 30429 0 11944 Brown Bob G Director 20 20 X 23081 0 127 Moser Philip Director 4 X 2400 0 0 Moore Ronald D Director 4 X 1350 0 0 Bailey Mark Director 4 X 0 0 0 Barnett John Director 4 X 0 0 0 Beradelli Mark Director 4 X 0 0 0 Brown Andrew Director 4 X 0 0 0 Burdick Roger Director 4 X 0 0 0 Doll Jr Robert C Director 4 X 0 0 0 Fernandez Paz Andres Director 4 X 0 0 0 Gnanakan Dr Christopher Director 4 X 0 0 0 Hansen Cory Director 4 X 0 0 0 Horst Robert Director 4 X 0 0 0 Hunt Joseph Director 4 X 0 0 0 Lanyon Bobby Director 4 X 0 0 0 Lubke Chad J Director 4 X 0 0 0 Price Jonathan Director 4 X 0 0 0 Price Walter Lt Col Retired Director/Secretary 4 X X 0 0 0 Smoker Brian Director 4 X 0 0 0 Swanson Dane USN Ret Director 4 0 X 0 0 0 Wyrtzen Ronald Director 4 X 0 0 0 504069 0 80690 3 0 1 0 C McKenna Property Management 1009 US-9 Schroon Lake NY 12870 Management and construction services 576793 Treadstone Structure PO Box 8026 Columbus GA 31908 Construction services 163400 BBL LLC 302 Washington Ave Extension Albany NY 12203 Construction services 8071178 Adirondack Mountain Ridge Estates 136 STONE SCHOOLHOUSE RD Lake George NY 12845 Construction services 248630 0 0 0 16915121 0 39221423 215402 56136544 Camps and conferences 813110 6340817 5881028 0 459789 Bible Institute 813110 8218643 8051482 0 167161 Youth Ministries 813110 960517 960517 0 0 Other ministries 813110 153071 153071 0 0 0 0 0 0 15673048 379815 0 0 379815 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36261 0 383620 0 -347359 0 -347359 0 0 -347359 0 1280928 932042 348886 348886 0 0 Other revenues 813110 226197 0 0 226197 Sale of assets 813110 1265070 0 0 1265070 Remote College site 813110 85576 85576 0 0 0 0 0 0 1576843 73767777 15480560 0 2150673 X 2915071 2915071 13985006 13985006 13837982 12456806 677153 704023 274339 274339 2415384 2218638 89288 107458 852385 740123 65054 47208 1524 1524 108741 107361 1330 50 252619 252619 342281 305034 16276 20971 1685157 1117244 477040 90873 890517 886066 0 4451 5004284 4306137 381300 316847 2189767 2034306 71310 84151 89869 83916 282 5671 40886 525 40361 3164991 3041165 123826 1018891 1002168 15915 808 Food supplies and expense 2460543 2432461 8916 19166 Other program expenses 3037656 2392344 136651 508661 0 54567893 50298710 2106226 2162957 5001386 8896181 22926297 1768768 397470 9539504 517857 664675 612366 645157 304722 553693 121944253 29703257 86787716 92240996 3755416 22862326 55000 55000 120358230 137226300 429093 1173967 1510405 1756600 469083 2330342 927584 4738923 3858151 X 86791306 95413432 28828001 37954717 115619307 133368149 120358230 137226300 19199884 -1451042 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 45848593 37324504 43307641 61112886 56136544 243730168 17374203 17932301 11958153 15310609 15666550 78241816 63222796 55256805 55265794 76423495 71803094 321971984 345939 485028 301247 632339 266164 2030717 345939 485028 301247 632339 266164 2030717 319941267 99122 97928 96707 94960 379815 768532 99122 97928 96707 94960 379815 768532 299656 688391 620888 506976 667157 2783068 63621574 56043124 55983389 77025431 72850066 325523584 0.98285 0.98151 0.00236 0.00163 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 - Bookstore, discounts, annuity changes and educational services sharing agreemen RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2188143 420 -449326 91000 0 0 1648237 2311003 420 -11480 111800 0 0 2188143 2166887 420 238196 94500 0 0 2311003 1876404 420 374063 84000 0 0 2166887 2141522 420 -169538 96000 0 0 1876404 0 1 0 0 0 3101214 0 3101214 96371350 0 24420966 71950384 0 0 0 0 10229162 0 5282291 4946871 12242527 0 0 12242527 92240996 0 Annuities 627582 Other payables 300002 927584 X 69401664 -1451042 0 0 -2915071 -4366113 73767777 0 0 0 73767777 51652822 0 0 0 0 0 51652822 0 2915071 2915071 54567893 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 The Word of Life Endowment Fund is focused on securing, from a human perspective, Word of Life's ability to provide scholarship for Bible Institute students and youth campers in the future. The investment income from the invested funds can beused to provide scholarships Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 Word of Life's current accounting policy is to disclose liabilities for uncertain tax positions when a liability is probable and estimable. Management is not aware of any violation of its tax status as an organization exempt from income taxes , nor is it aware of any exposure to unrelated business income tax. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d Domestic grant scholarships are reflected as income reductions on the audited statements and as income and expenditures on the 990 report. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4b Domestic grant scholarships are reflected as income reductions on the audited statements and as income and expenditures on the 990 report. Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4b Domestic grant scholarships are reflected as income reductions on the audited statements and as income and expenditures on the 990 1 Central America and the Caribbean 0 4 Grantmaking 2790506 East Asia and the Pacific 0 25 Grantmaking 1621493 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 0 16 Grantmaking 3905528 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) 0 3 Grantmaking 190015 South America 0 29 Grantmaking 4332173 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 6 Grantmaking 1145291 0 83 13985006 Central America and the Caribbean Ministry 2790506 Cash transfer 0 Cash East Asia and the Pacific Ministry 1621493 Cash Transfer Cash Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) Ministry 3905528 Cash transfer 0 Cash North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) Ministry 190015 Cash transfer 0 Cash South America Ministry 4332173 Cash transfer 0 Cash Sub-Saharan Africa Ministry 1145291 Cash transfer 0 Cash 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Word of Life Fellowship, Inc. [WOL (U.S.)] makes grants to Word of Life related entities that conduct foreign mission activities with the same primary purpose and mission as WOL (U.S.). These are legal entities incorporated in the foreign countries in which they operate. WOL (U.S) exercises oversight through an organization structure in which the Foreign Field Director of the foreign entity has a reporting relationship to the WOL (U.S.) International Mission Vice President (IM VP). WOL (U.S)'s International Mission leadership travel frequently to the foreign locations, observing their activities. Major projects undertaken by the foreign entities must be cleared by the IM leadership before funding from WOL (U.S.) is released. WOL (U.S.)'s IM leadership must participate in the commissioning of missionaries by the foreign entities. Grants are made to the foreign entities with the understanding that documentation of spending mustbe provided to IM on request. X X X 1 Ampliphi 600 Ryerson Rd Lincoln Park NJ 07035 Letter writing and consulting 0 257307 145673 111634 The Focus Group 21 A1A Beach Blvd St Augustine FL 32080 Fund Raising Consultants 0 9331600 106946 9224654 9588907 252619 9336288 All States 1 Camper Scholarships are fee reductions awarded campers attending various camps in both NY and Fl. Scholarships given to Bible Institute students are fee reductions 9883 1432366 0 Cash Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Camper Scholarships are fee reductions awarded campers attending various camps in both NY and Fl. Scholarships given to Bible Institute students are fee X 1 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lough Jr Donald H President/Director 166259 0 0 0 23804 0 0 0 0 0 190063 0 0 0 Nelson B John Director/Treasurer 101862 0 0 0 15829 0 0 0 0 0 117691 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Spouse travel approved as long as travel is ministry related. Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 The compensation of Word of Life's top management officials is determined annually from the Christian Leadership Alliance annual salary survey and information gleaned from Form 990's of other religious and Audit Compensation Committee (outside members of the Finance Committee). The Committee uses appropriate comparable data from organizations. B. The compensation of other officers and key employees is determined by the salary delivery system approved by the Audit and Compensation Committee, again using comparable data from various surveys and Form 990's. This process is documented in the minutes of the compensation committee. X 215402 215402 NYSE 0 0 1 0 Form 990, Part I, Line 1 Ministries include camps and conferences, youth programs in local churches, Bible Institutes and training centers evangelistic events, sports evangelism, mission agency, and music and drama team. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Missions activities: Includes grants to missions activities established in 81 countries. The purpose is the same and the program activities are the same as those carried out in the US. The program activities include camps and conferences, youth programs in churches, Bible institutes and training centers, evangelistic events, sports evangelism and travelling music and drama teams. Also includes short term missions activities for youth and adult work and medical teams. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b It is the policy of Word of Life Fellowship that the Audit and Compensation Committee (the Committee) of the Board of Directors review and approve the Form 990 before it is filed with the IRS. A draft of the Form 990 (Public Inspection copy) will be to reviewed with the committee by senior management prior to filing. A copy of the final Form 990 (PublicA Inspection copy) will be provided to the full Board of Directors prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Word of Life has a written conflict of interest policy that requires directors and officers to annually disclose by way of a questionnaire potential conflicts for themselves and their family members. After all questionnaires are completed, they are reviewed for conflicts and any questionnaires that disclose any potential conflicts are disclosed to the board of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The compensation of Word of Life's top management officials is determined annually by the information from the Christian Leadership Alliance annual salary survey and information gleaned from Form 990's of other religious and Compensation Committee (outside members of the Finance Committee). The Committee uses appropriate comparable data from organizations. B. The compensation of other officers and key employees is determined by the salary delivery system approved by the Audit and Compensation Committee, again using comparable data from various surveys and Form 990's. This process is documented in the minutes of the compensation committee. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Word of Life makes available our Tax Exemption Determination letter, Form 990, Audited Statements and Articles of Incorporation to the public upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 15 The compensation of Word of Life's top management officials is determined annually by the information from the Christian Leadership Alliance annual salary survey and information gleaned from Form 990's of other religious and Audit Compensation Committee (outside members of the Finance Committee). The Committee uses appropriate comparable data from organizations. B. The compensation of other officers and key employees is determined by the salary delivery system approved by the Audit and Compensation Committee, again using comparable data from various surveys and Form 990's. This process is documented in the minutes of the compensation committee. Christian Fellowship Inc PO Box 600 Schroon Lake NY 12870 237282476 Church not active NY 501(c)3 Line 1 Word of Life Fellowship Inc 0 Word of Life Camps Inc PO Box 600 Schroon Lake NY 12870 146013006 Not Active NY 501(c)3 Line 9 Word of Life Fellowship Inc 0 Word of Life Foundation Inc PO Box Schroon Lake NY 12870 452899583 Support mission of Word of Life Fellowship Inc NY 501(c)3 Line 11 Word of Life Fellowship Inc 0 Word of Life Florida Inc 13247 Hudson Ave Hudson FL 34669 593238966 RV Park Model Sales FL Word of Life Fellowship Inc C 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0