Nonprofit · EIN 43-1354872
BEREAN LIBERTY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $22,676 | $20,470 | $2,206 | $271,986 | $0 | $271,986 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $20,045 | $17,270 | $2,775 | $269,780 | $0 | $269,780 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $17,615
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $5,061
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Program services (functional)
- $18,016
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,454
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $269,780
- Total assets, end of year
- $271,986
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $271,986
- Gross receipts
- $22,676
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 1984
- State of legal domicile
- MO
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES ENGRAM | VP/TREAS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARY ENGRAM | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAY SCRIBNER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| KAY SCRIBNER | ASST SEC. Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES ENGRAM | VP/TREAS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARY ENGRAM | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAY SCRIBNER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| KAY SCRIBNER | ASST SEC. Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 620 W REPUBLIC RD STE 104, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807-5822
- In care of
- % COLOGNA & CO CPAS PC
- Mailing address (990-N for 2025)
- 620 W REPUBLIC ROAD STE 104, SPRINGFIELD MO 65807
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JAY SCRIBNER, 105 GALEWOOD DRIVE, BRANSON, MO 65616
- Principal officer (990-N for 2025)
- JAY SCRIBNER, 105 GALEWOOD DRIVE, BRANSON MO 65616
- Signed the 990
- JAY SCRIBNER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (417) 886-6590
- Return prepared by
- PINNACLE CONSULTING CPAS LLC
Mission
TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST WORLDWIDE
Program accomplishments
- THE BEREAN LIBERTY FOUNDATION FUNDED VARIOUS MINISTRIES AND OUTCOMES. IT ADVANCED ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE AND STRENGTHENED ITS CAPACITY AS AN ORGANIZATION BY DEVELOPING PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: CHRISTIAN RADIO DRUG AND ALCOHOL REHABILITATION BIBLICAL WORLD VIEW TEACHING AND PREACHING CATALYTIC EVENTS MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKING NON-PROFIT FUND RAISING ASSISTANCE VOLUNTEERISM COUNSELING, ENCOURAGEMENT, ONE-ON-ONE MINISTRY DURING 2024, THE FOUNDATION ENGAGED IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF AND ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSES AND MISSION: GOOD MORNING OZARKS ON KLFC CHRISTIAN RADIO - KLFC IS AN 1800 WATT STATION LOCATED IN BRANSON, MO. GOOD MORNING OZARKS IS A LIVE BROADCAST WHICH AIRS DAILY ON KLFC AND THROUGH THE INTERNET. THE VICE PRESIDENT SERVED AS A CO-HOST FOR THESE BROADCASTS. THE FORMAT OF THIS BROADCAST IS A MIX OF MUSIC AND INTERVIEWS OF LOCAL AS WELL AS NATIONAL INTEREST. THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL IS VERY PREVALENT THROUGH BOTH MUSIC AND TESTIMONIALS. THE OUTREACH OF THIS PROGRAM IS VERY EXTENSIVE WITH SEVERAL THOUSAND AS A WEEKLY AUDIENCE. FURTHER, THE VICE PRESIDENT IS RECOGNIZED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY FOR HIS SERVICE AS A HOST ON GOOD MORNING OZARKS. CHURCH ARMY BRANSON/C.O.R.E. (COMMUNITY OF RECOVERY EXPERIENCE) - THIS IS AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION DESIGNED TO ASSIST MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTS TO BECOME SET FREE FROM THEIR ADDICTIONS AND TO BE REHABILITATED AS A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF SOCIETY. THE PRESIDENT OF THE FOUNDATION SPOKE UPON VARIOUS OCCASIONS IN 2024,AS WELL AS MENTORING AND COUNSELING PERSONNEL RELATED TO CHURCH ARMY. THE PREACHING AND TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS WERE DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE,MOTIVATE, EXPLAIN BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES, OFFER HOPE, AND ENHANCE THEIR PROGRESS TOWARD REHABILITATION. THE PRESIDENT HAS PREACHED AT THEIR WEEKLY SERVICE VARIOUS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH APPROXIMATELY 200 IN ATTENDANCE AT EACH OF THREE SERVICES. HERE'S HOPE AMERICA - THIS INTERNET MINISTRY HAS INCREASED IN OUTREACH IN 2024.A WEEKLY MESSAGE OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND HOPE IS PRESENTED ON THE HERE'S HOPE AMERICA FACEBOOK PAGE. THIS OUTREACH ENABLES THE DIRECTOR TO REACH PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE WITH THE GOSPEL. CONFERENCES, MEETINGS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS - IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FOUNDATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE, THE FOUNDATION PRESIDENT AND WIFE PARTICIPATED IN SPECIAL MEETINGS, REVIVALS, CONFERENCES, TEACHING, AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS. THERE WAS PARTICIPATION IN 25 DIFFERENT EVENTS WITH AN AVERAGE OF 75 IN ATTENDANCE. ROSE HOUSE - THIS IS AN ASSISTED LIVING SENIOR CENTER. THE VICE PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE HOLD SERVICES AT THIS FACILITY EVERY OTHER WEEK. IT IS A MEETING OF WORSHIP AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE RESIDENTS. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 10-12 IN ATTENDANCE EACH WEEK. INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY - THE PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE HAVE CONTINUED TO ENCOURAGE AND MINISTER TO INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE MET THROUGH THE BIBLE STUDIES HELD IN 2018 AND 2019 AT STONECROFT. ONE-ON-ONE MINISTRY HAS BEEN ATTAINED THROUGH HOSTING COUPLES AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE HOME. HOSTING BIBLE STUDIES AND COUNSELING - THE PRESIDENT HOSTS A WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY IN HIS HOME WITH AN AVERAGE OF 8 MEN ATTENDING. THE PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE ALSO HAVE AN ON-GOING MINISTRY OF COUNSELING AND ENCOURAGING COUPLES AND INDIVIDUALS ON AN ON-DEMAND BASIS. VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS AND COUPLES HAVE REACHED OUT FOR THIS MINISTRY OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND COUNSEL. TAKE THE CHALLENGE - THE PRESIDENT HAS ASSISTED THIS INTERNATIONAL DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY THROUGH MENTORING AND COUNSELING THE DIRECTOR AS WELL AS OVERSEEING AND COORDINATING THE ANNUAL FUNDRAISING BANQUET. THIS MINISTRY HAS AN EXTENSIVE DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY IN GHANA, KENYA, NIGER, THE PHILLIPPINES, AND SOUTHEAST ASIA. BRANSON PRAYER MARCH - THIS IS AN ANNUAL EVENT HELD SINCE 2019 TO HELP PROMOTE UNITY IN THE TRI LAKES AREA THROUGH PRAYER FOR THE COMMUNITY, INDIVIDUALS, AND OUR NATION. VARIOUS PASTORS HAVE PARTICIPATED BY LEADING IN PRAYER AT THE STOPS ALONG THE ROUTE OF HIGHWAY 76. THE PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE HELP TO PLAN AND ORGANIZE THIS EVENT. AROUND 200 INDIVIDUALS FROM VARIOUS CHURCHES PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. IN 2024 A "WORSHIP ON THE STREETS" WAS ADDED WITH LOCAL PASTORS SHARING IN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BRINGING THE MESSAGE ON "IF MY PEOPLE." THE EVENT WAS HELD IN THE PARKING LOT OF "BEYOND THE LENS" AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MARCH.Expenses $18,016
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. 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-N 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
- 43-1354872
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-N for 2025 Officer: JAY SCRIBNER | December 31, 2025 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990 | December 2024 | $22,676 | $20,470 | $271,986 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $20,045 | $17,270 | $269,780 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $31,335 | $261,775 | $267,005 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 43-1354872).
Questions about BEREAN LIBERTY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of BEREAN LIBERTY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BEREAN LIBERTY FOUNDATION is 43-1354872.
- Is BEREAN LIBERTY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
- Are donations to BEREAN LIBERTY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BEREAN LIBERTY FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of BEREAN LIBERTY FOUNDATION 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 BEREAN LIBERTY FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-N for 2025 for the year ended December 31, 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BEREAN LIBERTY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JAY SCRIBNER.
- Who are the officers and directors of BEREAN LIBERTY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 4 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BEREAN LIBERTY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $22,676, expenses of $20,470 and total assets of $271,986 at year end.
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