2025-06-18T15:18:36-05:00 2024-12-31 900525804 SAVILLE CPAS AND ADVISORS LLC 700 NORTH PEARL STREET SUITE 1900 DALLAS TX 75201 990 2024-01-01 900662615 ABIDING FATHERS ABID 2145337899 2001 W PLANO PARKWAY HUB 1911 PLANO TX 75075 CHARLES MARTIN SPANGLER JR TREASURER 2145337899 2025-06-16 1 0 JOSEPH HILDEBRAND CPA P01447301 2149229727 2025-06-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CHARLES MARTIN SPANGLER 2001 W PLANO PARKWAY HUB 1911 PLANO TX 75075 240727 0 X WWW.ABIDINGFATHERS.ORG X 2011 TX ENCOURAGING, EQUIPPING AND ENGAGING MEN IN DEVELOPING THEIR GOD-ORDAINED LEADERSHIP ROLE AS FATHERS IN ORDER TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. 11 10 4 72 0 0 442429 217099 61030 22045 0 0 2221 1583 505680 240727 0 0 0 0 207614 158870 0 0 22933 435544 266577 643158 425447 -137478 -184720 256236 66394 8616 3494 247620 62900 X ENCOURAGING, EQUIPPING AND ENGAGING MEN IN DEVELOPING THEIR GOD-ORDAINED LEADERSHIP ROLE AS FATHERS IN ORDER TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. 0 0 170585 231273 FATHERING 101, INCLUDING FATHERS FORUMS: ABIDING FATHERS' RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE BOOKSFROM FAITH TO FAITH AND HERRAMIENTAS DE PAPA (THE DAD'S TOOLBOX), INTRODUCE MEN TO THEBIBLE'S PERSPECTIVE OF FATHERHOOD, AND PROVIDE TOOLS, RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND LOTS OFENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT TO ENCOURAGE, EQUIP, AND ENGAGE MEN TO BE THE DAD GODCREATED THEM TO BE. ABIDING FATHERS ALSO PURSUES DISCIPLESHIP RELATIONSHIPS IN THE NORTHTEXAS HOMELESS COMMUNITY, MEN OF NEHEMIAH, LOCAL PRISONS, AND MORE. IN ADDITION,MATURE FATHERS PARTICIPATE IN FACILITATOR TRAINING TO BECOME CERTIFIED SMALL-GROUP FACILITATORSTHAT WILL DISCIPLE OTHER MEN WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS AND/OR COMMUNITIES. OVER 100 MENFROM THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY WERE DISCIPLED THROUGH THE ABIDING FATHERS' CURRICULUM ATUNION GOSPEL MISSION. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE SEVERAL PRISON UNITS THAT ARE IN SOME WAYPARTICIPATING IN EQUIPPING INCARCERATED FATHERS.FATHERS FORUMS ARE TYPICALLY BREAKFAST OR LUNCH MEETINGS IN INTIMATE SETTINGS FOR 10 TO 30MEN ACROSS THE DFW METROPLEX TO GATHER, HEAR A TESTIMONY OR TEACHING BY A FATHER RELATINGTO FAMILY AND FATHERHOOD, AND PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO THE MESSAGE. CURRENTLY,THERE IS ONE FATHERS FORUM MEETING IN THE DFW AREA. MESSAGES FROM THIS FATHERS FORUM ATNORTHWEST BIBLE CHURCH ARE RECORDED AND POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND DIERENT SOCIAL MEDIAPLATFORMS FOR ONLINE ACCESS BY MANY OTHER FATHERS.4 MEN IN HONDURAS TOOK PART IN A TEST GROUP FOR THE NEW FACILITATOR TRAINING PROGRAM (FTP)FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER. THIS MODEL EMPHASIZES QUALITY OVER QUANTITYAIMING TODEVELOP A FEW DEDICATED FACILITATORS CAPABLE OF LEADING IMPACTFUL DISCIPLESHIP GROUPS. THEMEN HAD A DISCIPLESHIP EXPERIENCE AS THEY MET TOGETHER OVER THE 3 MONTHS, SERVING AS AMODEL FOR LEADING THEIR OWN DISCIPLESHIP GROUPS. THIS KEY COMPONENT WAS MISSING FROMPREVIOUS LARGE GROUP WEEKEND TRAINING & AS A RESULT, THOSE FACILITATORS DIDN'T BEAR FRUIT BYFACILITATING DISCIPLESHIP GROUPS. THIS TEST GROUP PROVED IT WAS POSSIBLE TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPSAND PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP THAT ENSURES ONGOING SUPPORT WITHOUT HAVING TO TRAVEL TO ANOTHERCOUNTRY OR AREA. THE MODEL LEVERAGES ONLINE TRAINING, REDUCING COSTS AND EXTENDING THEPROGRAM'S REACH WITHOUT TRAVEL, SAVING FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND TIME. IT PREPARES THE WAY FOROUR NEW DISCIPLESHIP GROUP PROGRAM (DGP) LAUNCHING IN 2025 THAT IS EASILY IMPLEMENTED BYCERTIFIED FACILITATORS AND DESIGNED TO TRANSFORM THE COMMON MAN INTO A BIBLICAL FATHER ANDLEADER OF HIS FAMILY, WHO IS MEANINGFULLY CONNECTED AND INVOLVED WITH HIS WIFE & CHILDREN. 168806 9454 INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY- PADRE DE CORAZN (PDC), THE HISPANIC MINISTRY OF ABIDING FATHERS: PADRE DE CORAZN CUBA. DESPITE MANY ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DIFFICULTIES AND THE INSTABILITY OF THE COUNTRY DUE TO POWER OUTAGES, LACK OF WATER, AND POOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN THE MINISTRY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE CUBAN PEOPLE. PASTOR RAUL GONZALEZ, PDC CUBA NATIONAL DIRECTOR, IS WORKING WITH THREE COORDINATORS (EAST, CENTRAL AND WEST) TO RESPOND TO THE OVERWHELMING REQUESTS FOR WORKSHOPS AND MATERIALS. THEY ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO PROVIDE HERRAMIENTAS DE PAPA (DAD'S TOOLS) WORKSHOPS, TRAIN FACILITATORS, AND COLLABORATE WITH DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS AND THE MAIN PRISON MINISTRY IN THE COUNTRY.PDC CUBA TRAINED OVER 1800 MEN, INCLUDING INMATES IN THE PRISON SYSTEM. IN GUANTANAMO MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON, 17 INMATES WERE SERVED, WITH 4 MORE REQUESTS FOR PARTICIPATION. THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT TRANSFORMATION AMONG LIFE-SENTENCE INMATES, MANY SENTENCED FOR SEVERE CRIMES, AS THEY EXPLORE BIBLICAL FATHERHOOD AND RECONCILIATION. OFFICERS AND RE-EDUCATORS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED AND SOME REQUESTED BIBLES.IN MANZANILLO, GRANMA PRISON SYSTEM, 28 INMATES ATTENDED WORKSHOPS, WITH TEACHINGS NOW BEING SHARED BY INMATES ACROSS DIFFERENT PRISON UNITS. A NON-CHRISTIAN PRISON PSYCHOLOGIST PRAISED THE RELEVANCE OF THE DAD'S TOOLS WORKSHOPS AND THEIR POSITIVE IMPACT ON INMATES' LIVES.IN HIV/AIDS PRISONS (HOLGUN AND SANTIAGO DE CUBA), ANTICIPATION GROWS FOR UPCOMING WORKSHOPS, HIGHLIGHTING THE EAGERNESS OF INMATES TO MEND RELATIONSHIPS AND FOSTER NEW BEGINNINGS. 29192 INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY- PADRE DE CORAZN (PDC), THE HISPANIC MINISTRY OF ABIDING FATHERS: PADRE DE CORAZN ECUADOR. IN ECUADOR, THE DEMAND FOR WORKSHOPS CONTINUES. PASTOR BONILLA AND PASTOR CASTRO'S SCHEDULE IS FULL 6-7 DAYS A WEEK, WITH UP TO 3 WORKSHOPS ON SOME DAYS, IN THE GUAYAQUIL AREA ALONE. ECUADOR'S OUTREACH IMPACTED OVER 4,400 MEN, INCLUDING PROGRAMS TRAINING MEN TO BE CHRIST-CENTERED DADS AT 7 PRIVATE SCHOOLS.PADRE DE CORAZN ECUADOR LAUNCHED ITS FIRST 2024 CONFERENCE FOR 720 FIFTH-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL, FOCUSING ON "HOW THE ABSENCE OF A FATHER IMPACTS THE FAMILY AND SOCIETY." STUDENTS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN DISCUSSIONS AND EXPRESSED ENTHUSIASM FOR CONTINUING WORKSHOPS IN DECEMBER 2024, REQUESTING THEIR PROFESSOR TO ARRANGE ADDITIONAL SESSIONS WITH PADRE DE CORAZN. 368583 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 1 6 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X CHARLES MARTIN SPANGLER JR 2145337899 2001 W PLANO PARKWAY HUB 1911 PLANO TX 75075 RAFAEL GUTIERREZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 30.00 X X 109152 0 0 TOM PRITZKAU CHAIRMAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOSE FIGUEROA VICE CHAIRMAN 0.80 X X 0 0 0 STERLING HILLMAN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM SCHNEFKE SECRETARY 0.50 X 0 0 0 JEFF LIBBY BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 BODIE SPANGLER BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 TED WLAZLOWSKI BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS HARDEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERVIN LEE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MANDY LOWE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NGONI MUKARAKATE BOARD MEMBER 0.25 X 0 0 0 LARRY HUGHES BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 SETH HARE BOARD MEMBER 0.25 X 0 0 0 109152 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 217099 217099 OTHER INCOME 624100 22045 22045 22045 FATHERING 101 SALES 454390 1583 1583 1583 240727 22045 0 1583 158870 158870 1250 937 313 5325 3993 799 533 PERSONNEL RELATED COSTS 112217 73159 23435 15623 INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY 83142 83142 PROFESSIONAL FEES 47090 35317 7064 4709 OTHER EXPENSES 17553 13165 2633 1755 425447 368583 33931 22933 256236 66394 256236 66394 8616 3494 8616 3494 X 94775 62900 152845 0 247620 62900 256236 66394 -184720 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X 196243 194360 624161 442429 217099 1674292 196243 194360 624161 442429 217099 1674292 2500 2200 69774 67250 6667 148391 0 2500 2200 69774 67250 6667 148391 1525901 196243 194360 624161 442429 217099 1674292 0.91140 0.90920 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 3 PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDING FOOD TO NUMEROUS FAMILIES IN THE REGION, WORKSHOPS, TRAINING FACILITATORS, PRINTING MANY HERRAMIENTAS DE PAP BOOKS, AND COLLABORATING WITH DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS AND THE MAIN PRISON MINISTRY IN THE REGION. PARTNERED WITH NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS TO LEAD A TWO-DAY CONFERENCE WITH AN ATTENDANCE FROM MANY CHURCHES, MEN, AND MINISTRIES WHO ARE NOW WORKING TO EXPAND THIS MINISTRY IN THE REGION. 16801 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 3 PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDING NUMEROUS WORKSHOPS FOR MULTIPLE CONGREGATIONS, PASTORS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS, PARTICIPATING IN PRISON MINISTRY, AND SPEAKING TO STUDENTS' FATHERS OF LOCAL SCHOOLS. 38049 0 6 0 0 0 6 54850 0 54850 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY ABIDING FATHERS' CPA FIRM. THE RETURN IS THEN SENT TO EACH CURRENT BOARD MEMBER FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 ABIDING FATHERS PROVIDES INFORMATION UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ABIDING FATHERS PROVIDES INFORMATION UPON REQUEST.