Nonprofit · EIN 11-3715837
PASTORAL SUPPORT SERVICE
Tax-exempt · LAKELAND, FL 33807
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 (amended) | $367,200 | $280,467 | $86,733 | $156,141 | $0 | $156,141 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $250,278 | $237,431 | $12,847 | $69,408 | $0 | $69,408 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $236,360 | $229,199 | $7,161 | $56,561 | $0 | $56,561 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $367,200
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $141,273
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $16,400
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $136,624
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Program services (functional)
- $277,897
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,570
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $69,408
- Total assets, end of year
- $156,141
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $156,141
- Gross receipts
- $367,200
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 2003
- State of legal domicile
- FL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Buckman | Director Office 1099 Misc Trustee or director, Officer | 65 | $120,224 |
| Fay Buckman | Director 1099 Misc Trustee or director | 1 | $16,400 |
| Don Laing | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nels Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| John Douglass | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nathan Sligh | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jacob Maguire | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Grant Sweeting | Director Officer Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEN BUCKMAN | DIRECTOR, OFFICE, 1099 MISC Trustee or director, Officer | 65 | $132,925 |
| FAY BUCKMAN | DIRECTOR, 1099 MISC Trustee or director | 1 | $10,650 |
| DONALD S LAING | DIRECTOR, OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| NELS JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN DOUGLASS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN SLIGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACOB MAGUIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRANT SWEETING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEN BUCKMAN | DIRECTOR, OFFICE, 1099 MISC Trustee or director, Officer | 65 | $119,930 |
| FAY BUCKMAN | DIRECTOR, 1099 MISC Trustee or director | 0 | $10,900 |
| DONALD S LAING | DIRECTOR, OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| NELS JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LAURA JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOHN DOUGLASS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| NATHAN SLIGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JACOB MAGUIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 7631, LAKELAND, FL 33807-7631
- In care of
- % GRANT SWEETING
- Signed the 990
- GRANT SWEETING, Director
- Phone
- (904) 655-5277
- Return prepared by
- Wells Financial Consulting LLC
Mission
Missions promoting aid to indigenous pastors for theological education, church planting, evangelism, and local ministries. Areas of service are Portuguese and Spanish speaking countires including Brazil, Colombia, Equador, Guinea Bissau. Some areas lack written language.
Program accomplishments
- Support of indigenous pastoral training in Bibical sounseling for oral tribes in the Amazon. Support is surrounding areas, developing Bibical counseling for oral tribes in the Amazon. Support is provided through a 1099 laborer who does not meet the criteria of a key employee and is a director and senior officer. Person is a licensed marriage and family therapist touching the lives of over 3,000 people. He and his family are serving out of Brazil.Expenses $120,224
- Support of indigenous pastoral outreach in northwestern Brazil and surrounding area by supplying school structure materials and student food suppllies, touching the lives of 1,500 people. Support of indigenous pastoral training and congrgants in the area.Expenses $86,688
- Support of Biblical (Theological) training of indigenous pastors in Brazil. Assisting to plant new churches, assisting medical and work teams and assisting indigenous conferences. Total pastors are 30 touching the lives of 5,000 within the villages.Expenses $43,780
- Other program services.Expenses $27,205
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Not required (church). Churches are not required to file. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 11-3715837
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Church
- Exempt since
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Not required (church)
- Group exemption
- 4228: AMERICAN EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $156,141
- Income (IRS master file)
- $367,200
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $367,200 | $280,467 | $156,141 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $250,278 | $237,431 | $69,408 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $236,360 | $229,199 | $56,561 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $222,947 | $225,029 | $49,400 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 11-3715837).
Questions about PASTORAL SUPPORT SERVICE
- What is the EIN of PASTORAL SUPPORT SERVICE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PASTORAL SUPPORT SERVICE is 11-3715837.
- Is PASTORAL SUPPORT SERVICE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Which annual return does PASTORAL SUPPORT SERVICE file?
- Form Not required (church). Churches are not required to file.
- When is the next return of PASTORAL SUPPORT SERVICE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PASTORAL SUPPORT SERVICE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of PASTORAL SUPPORT SERVICE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $120,224 (Ben Buckman, Director Office 1099 Misc).
- How much revenue does PASTORAL SUPPORT SERVICE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $367,200, expenses of $280,467 and total assets of $156,141 at year end.
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