2025-05-02T14:34:43-05:00 2024-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 8215 GREENWAY BOULEVARD SUITE 600 MIDDLETON WI 53562 990 2024-01-01 391656073 WISCONSIN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SYNOD KINGDOM WORKERS INC WISC 4147716848 N19W24075 RIVERWOOD DRIVE 200 WAUKESHA WI 53188 WILLIAM MEIER PRESIDENT 4147716848 2025-05-02 1 0 KIMBERLY ANDERSON P00188889 6086628600 2025-05-02 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KINGDOM WORKERS WILLIAM MEIER N19W24075 RIVERWOOD DRIVE 200 WAUKESHA WI 53188 3995844 0 X WWW.KINGDOMWORKERS.COM X 1989 WI PARTNERING WITH CHRISTIANS TO SHARE JESUS' LOVE WHILE HELPING THEIR NEIGHBORS 13 13 41 3931 0 0 4825488 3851268 24825 49370 51706 95206 0 0 4902019 3995844 15970 24275 0 0 2721042 2940884 191263 127919 956680 1619647 1795924 4547922 4889002 354097 -893158 4196586 3183136 408940 160216 3787646 3022920 X KINGDOM WORKERS SPREADS THE GOSPEL BY MOBILIZING CHRISTIANS TO CREATE LOCALLY SUSTAINABLE MINISTRIES ADDRESSING SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL NEEDS IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. 1 0 863431 24275 MEROS CENTER - WORKED WITH OVER A DOZEN GLOBAL, FAITH-BASED HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, RESEARCHERS, AND LEARNERS PROVIDING SUPPORT TO MEASURE, INNOVATE, AND SHARE INCREASED MEASURABLE IMPACT, WHILE STEWARDING MINIMAL RESOURCES. TRAINED 35 PRACTITIONERS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH MINISTRY AND PRESENTED PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS TO GRADUATES WHO WILL REACH OUT TO COMMUNITIES ABOUT FAITH AND HEALTH. 1370522 49370 OTHER PROGRAMS - SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS, PROGRAMS TEACHING GARDENING, SEWING, AND READING SKILLS IN NEEDY COMMUNITIES. EVALUATION AND RESEARCH OF NEW LOCATIONS AND TRAINING FUTURE PARTNERS. 662453 CONSTRUCTION: 231 VOLUNTEERS SERVED 1,298 PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH OUR CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED MENTORSHIP AND CONSTRUCTION TRAINING TO YOUTH THROUGH OUR BUILD UP PROGRAM. ON AN APACHE RESERVATION IN ARIZONA, WE PROVIDED DO-IT-YOURSELF HOME RENOVATION TRAINING AND SPIRITUAL ENCOURAGEMENT. THROUGH OUR BUILDERS FOR CHRIST PROGRAM, WE HELPED CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, AND CAMPS BUILD OR RENOVATE AT A LOWER COST THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS. 616916 DISABILITY SUPPORT: OUR DISABILITY SUPPORT PROGRAMS PROVIDED CARE TO 8,330 PEOPLE, INCLUDING THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR CAREGIVERS AND/OR FAMILIES. THIS SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED BY 1,746 VOLUNTEERS. THE SUPPORT CAME IN VARIOUS FORMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: HOME-BASED PHYSICAL THERAPY, MODIFIED WORSHIP SERVICES, DISABILITY ASSESSMENTS, HOSPITAL TRANSPORT ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT GROUPS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND MORE. THIS PROGRAM WAS ACTIVE IN THE UNITED STATES, GRENADA, JAPAN, KENYA, MALAWI, AND ZAMBIA. 616916 3513322 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 0 1 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN ND NH NJ NM NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI X X WILLIAM MEIER 4147716848 N19W24075 RIVERWOOD DR STE 200 WAUKESHA WI 53188 MICHAEL FROEHLICH CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSHUA BIRKHOLZ VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK TREDO TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR ABIGAIL POLZIN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR DANIEL BRUSS BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASMINE MILLER BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MINYANGA NKHOMA BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL PAILZOTE BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH SCHROEDER BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK SCHULTZ BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW SAUER BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TODD SIMONSEN BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEGHAN TROCINSKI BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM MEIER PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 108519 0 39395 JASON PALTZER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - MEROS CENTER 40.00 X 103085 0 33396 211604 0 72791 5 0 0 0 BENEFACTORS COUNSEL LLC 450 S FRONT ST COLUMBUS OH 43215 FUNDRAISING CONSULTING 150463 1 3851268 3851268 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 49370 49370 49370 65622 65622 29584 0 29584 29584 29584 3995844 49370 0 95206 24275 24275 284395 131815 127869 24711 2093003 1689962 115362 287679 43079 32884 3808 6387 370343 284846 30376 55121 150064 108496 20559 21009 19677 8958 687 10032 38912 38912 127919 127919 5317 5317 400765 273882 126883 60325 51161 9164 272659 126649 13967 132043 170017 105518 26060 38439 485724 369102 18314 98308 3358 3358 59943 50682 6878 2383 52579 34569 7533 10477 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 197073 197011 62 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 29575 23512 6063 4889002 3513322 419000 956680 576130 209519 362862 76451 511000 319400 9397 4153 55439 74298 531276 320689 162244 210587 2365100 2215872 154414 72856 4196586 3183136 71555 84828 180235 0 157150 75388 408940 160216 X 2545407 1982677 1242239 1040243 3787646 3022920 4196586 3183136 -893158 128432 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3193431 4492186 4267407 5005723 3851268 20810015 3193431 4492186 4267407 5005723 3851268 20810015 5954947 14855068 22466 38544 51500 59680 65620 237810 21047825 125985 0.70580 0.67630 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1106496 10000 108544 47364 1177676 1018669 11000 112091 35263 1106496 769511 406331 -153508 3665 1018669 565484 128571 78092 2636 769511 484125 12100 69259 565484 0.72343 0.24752 0.02905 0 0 486197 320689 165508 45079 45079 210587 CORPORATE BONDS 808353 F EQUITY MUTUAL FUNDS 1407519 F 2215872 LEASE LIABILITY 75388 75388 4121236 128432 2277 130709 3990527 5317 5317 3995844 4885962 2277 2277 4883685 5317 5317 4889002 PART V, LINE 4: THE AMOUNT OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED BY DONORS WILL BE KEPT IN TACT IN PERPETUITY. 1 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 1 2 PROGRAM SERVICES SERVE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND TEACHERS, THROUGH SUPPORT GROUPS, SPIRITUAL ENCOURAGEMENT AND LEARNING, DISABILITY ASSESSMENT TRAINING, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, AND MORE. 70824 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 4 PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDE SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL CARE FOR PEOPLE THROUGH WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE INSTALLATION OF CLEAN WATER SOLUTIONS AND TOILETS, ALONG WITH TRAINING ON HOW TO PROPERLY STORE AND PREPARE WATER FOR USE. TRAIN UP STRONG LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS. 259681 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 2 12 PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDE SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR CAREGIVERS THROUGH HOME-BASED PHYSICAL THERAPY, MODIFIED WORSHIP SERVICES, HOSPITAL TRANSPORT ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND MORE. ALSO PROVIDE WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES ACCORDING TO THEIR NEEDS. 440672 3 18 0 0 3 18 771177 0 771177 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH METHODS AND RESULTS OF INCORPORATING FAITH INTO ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS 7447 WIRE TRANSFER 0 0 1 SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 8 24275 TRANSFER 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: FUNDS REQUESTED ARE BASED ON A DETAILED PROJECT PROPOSAL AND MONITORED BY THE MEROS CENTER RESEARCH TEAM AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR. THE RESEARCH TEAM REGULARLY REVIEWS BUDGET, PERFORMANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPOSAL. SCHEDULE, GRANTS, CHANGE REQUESTS, DATE ANALYSIS/INTEGRITY, PUBLICATION, CLOSURE, REVIEW AND REPORTING ARE MONITORED DURING REGULAR TEAM MEETINGS BETWEEN PROJECT DIRECTOR AND TEAM. X X X X X X 1 GERALD GEIGER 920 N LAKE DR WATERTOWN SD 57201 PERSONAL PHONE CALLS TO DONORS AND POTENTIAL DONORS IN HIS G 0 290272 40800 249472 THE BENEFACTOR GROUP 450 S FRONT ST COLUMBUS OH 43215 CAMPAIGN CONSULTANTS 0 40562 150463 -109901 330834 191263 139571 AL AK AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS NV NH NM NJ NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT WA WV VA WI FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 COMPLETED PILOT PROJECTS IN KENYA, ZAMBIA, UGANDA RELATED TO SERVING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS POWER TO ESTABLISH AND DISSOLVE COMMITTEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD AND MAY EXERCISE POWERS OF THE BOARD EXCEPT FOR ELECTING OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF THE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY, TREASURER, AND PASTORAL ADVISOR. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS THE POWER TO ESTABLISH AND DISSOLVE COMMITTEES. AT LEAST TWO MEMBERS OF EACH COMMITTEE SHALL BE DIRECTORS. COMMITTEES THAT HAVE A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS THAT ARE NOT DIRECTORS SHALL ONLY ACT IN AN ADVISORY ROLE TO THE BOARD. A COMMITTEE MAY HAVE THREE TO NINE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE CHAIR, SERVE ONE YEAR, AND MAY HAVE CONSECUTIVE TERMS. THE CHAIR OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER OF EACH COMMITTEE WITH RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF OTHER MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO VOTE. ALL COMMITTEES SHALL BE SUBJECT AT ALL TIMES TO THE SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED WITH FORM 990 BY EMAIL FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO SIGNATURE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS COMPLETED BY EACH BOARD MEMBER ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 A BI-ANNUAL SALARY REVIEW IS CONDUCTED USING SALARY DATA FROM AN INDUSTRY WIDE NON-PROFIT SALARY SURVEY. THIS REVIEW SETS THE SALARY RANGES FOR ALL POSITIONS INCLUDING CEO. THIS INFORMATION IS USED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD TO ASSESS AND SET THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE BOARD CHAIR AND SPIRITUAL ADVISOR CONSIDER AND DECIDE ON CEO COMPENSATION. A BI-ANNUAL SALARY REVIEW IS CONDUCTED WITH INDUSTRY DATA. THIS REVIEW SETS THE SALARY RANGES FOR ALL POSITION. THESE RANGES ARE USED BY THE CEO AND UPPER MANAGEMENT FOR ALL SALARY DETERMINATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ANNUAL REVIEW AND BUDGETING PROCESS. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON OUR WEBSITE AND AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.