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Nonprofit · EIN 44-0610626

FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES

Tax-exempt · KANSAS CITY, MO 64129

Financials

$220.3M$211.6M2022$260M$238.9M2023$262.4M$249.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
August 31, 2025990$262,386,103$249,249,345$13,136,758$174,590,523$9,326,234$165,264,289
August 31, 2024990$260,001,559$238,865,921$21,135,638$161,162,560$7,573,077$153,589,483
August 31, 2023990$220,346,895$211,605,576$8,741,319$137,286,371$8,821,188$128,465,183
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$230,008,802
of which government grants
$103,291
Program service revenue
$24,751,395
Investment income
$7,011,334
Royalties
$163,855
Net rental income
$81,699
Net gain from sales of assets
$601,094
Net income from sales of inventory
$369,018
Other revenue
$614,572

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$4,123,161
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,631,332
Other salaries and wages
$147,389,269
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$170,270,738
Professional fundraising fees
$78,973
Legal fees
$210,903
Accounting fees
$117,665
Occupancy
$1,389,735
Travel
$9,370,184
Depreciation
$1,441,611
Program services (functional)
$205,817,804
Management and general (functional)
$27,444,996
Fundraising (functional)
$15,986,545

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$161,162,560
Total assets, end of year
$174,590,523
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,326,234
Net assets, end of year
$165,264,289
Land, buildings and equipment
$9,868,304
Publicly traded securities
$129,015,502
Net assets without donor restrictions
$164,040,603
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,223,686
Gross receipts
$273,795,200
Employees
3,639
Volunteers
76,890
Year formed
1954
State of legal domicile
OK

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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SHANE WILLIAMSONPRESIDENT/CEO
Officer
40$298,833$96,498
SEAN MCNAMARACHIEF SUPPORT OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$229,867$91,962
ROBERT J WIEDEMANNVICE PRES
Highest-paid employee
40$191,232$106,383
DOUG BARKEMAVICE CHAIR
Officer
40$161,107$110,688
RICHARD ISAIAHVICE PRES
Highest-paid employee
40$229,151$35,890
DEBORAH JOBEVICE PRES
Highest-paid employee
40$199,367$39,564
ANDREW EVANSEXEC VP OF FINANCE
Officer
40$154,474$67,991
KEN WILLIAMSSR EXECUTIVE ADVISOR
Highest-paid employee
40$199,048$11,510
BRANDON HARVATHVICE PRES
Officer
40$163,544$27,888
FRED OLSONASSISTANT SECRETARY
Officer
40$129,863$34,095
RAYMOND TURNERASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer
40$115,839$33,987
TOBY TATENAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TEMPLE ADENAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RICH HONIGTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
TED GREGORYNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
28 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
STEVE SIMMSNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
SAMUEL SONGNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
RIMON MOSESNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
PATRICK ODURONAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
MIKE KRUEGERNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
MARY PERNANAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
GRAHAM DANIELSNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
LEE SCHULLVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JOHN ROISECHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JENSEN KONAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
TREY HILLNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
ARLIN YRASTORZANAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
GARY KLEINSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
CLINT HERRINGNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
BRENT RAGSDALENAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
BRIAN DENNETTNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
BRAD COOPERNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
GARY HEISENAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
BUCK MCCABENAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
CHRIS SELLENAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
DARLENE JOHNSONNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
BEN MILLERNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
BARRY SUTLIVENAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
DIANA MYERSNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
DOUG ROGERSNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
ERIK BAHRNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
BRUCE GRAHAMNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
JEFF FAGENNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 42 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SHANE WILLIAMSONPRESIDENT/CEO
Officer
40$289,747$95,726
SEAN MCNAMARACHIEF SUPPORT OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$188,803$102,932
DEBORAH JOBEVICE PRES
Highest-paid employee
40$223,746$34,565
JOSHUA GILREATHVICE PRES
Highest-paid employee
40$166,099$87,490
KEN WILLIAMSSR EXECUTIVE ADVISOR
Highest-paid employee
40$220,691$10,850
RICHARD ISAIAHVICE PRES
Highest-paid employee
40$195,024$34,482
ANDREW EVANSEXEC VP OF FINANCE
Officer
40$147,167$67,506
FRED OLSONASSISTANT SECRETARY
Officer
40$123,760$33,645
RAYMOND TURNERASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer
40$111,233$33,539
DOUG BARKEMAEVP LEGAL COUNSEL
Officer
40$55,972$25,852
CHRIS SELLENAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BUCK MCCABENAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ERIK BAHRNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BARRY SUTLIVENAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BEN MILLERNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRUCE GRAHAMNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRIAN DENNETTNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN ROISENAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TREY HILLNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ARLIN YRASTORZANAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENSEN KONAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARTY SUTTERNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KIRK ELANDNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CLINT HERRINGNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LEE SCHULLNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRENT RAGSDALENAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GARY HEISENAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARY PERNANAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEVE SIMMSNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JEFF FAGENNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GARY KLEINNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DOUG ROGERSNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DARLENE JOHNSONNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DIANA MYERSNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TED GREGORYNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RICH HONIGNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SAMUEL SONGNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PATRICK ODURONAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MIKE KRUEGERNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID MASCIONAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RIMON MOSESNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRAND HARVATHVICE PRES
Officer
40$0$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 45 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SHANE WILLIAMSONPRESIDENT/CEO
Officer
40$252,966$93,665
SEAN MCNAMARACHIEF SUPPORT OFFICER
Officer
40$155,662$103,092
KEN WILLIAMSSR EXECUTIVE ADVISOR
Highest-paid employee
40$215,710$24,657
DEBORAH JOBEDIV VICE PRES
Highest-paid employee
40$178,777$34,154
RICHARD BLACKAREA DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$167,939$37,220
RICHARD ISAIAHDIV VICE PRES
Highest-paid employee
40$170,525$33,256
TIMOTHY JOHNSONDIV VICE PRES
Highest-paid employee
40$164,874$33,851
ANDREW EVANSEXEC VP OF FINANCE
Officer
40$124,622$65,903
FRED OLSONASSISTANT SECRETARY
Officer
40$112,609$32,813
RAYMOND TURNERASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer
40$100,362$32,061
RON ACOSTANAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RICH HONIGNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SAMUEL SONGNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PATRICK ODURONAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MIKE KRUEGERNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEVE SIMMSNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARY PERNANAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARTY SUTTERNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TREY HILLNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK BUFORDNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LEE SCHULLNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RIMON MOSESNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KIRK ELANDNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN ROISENAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENSEN KONAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ARLIN YRASTORZANAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BARRY SUTLIVENAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRENT RAGSDALENAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRIAN DENNETTNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRUCE GRAHAMNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRUCE WILLIAMSNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRYAN DENCHNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BUCK MCCABENAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VALISHIA CHAPMANNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRIS SELLENAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DARLENE JOHNSONNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID MASCIONAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVIE WAGGETTNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DIANA MYERSNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DOUG ROGERSNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GARY HEISENAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GARY KLEINNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JEFF FAGENNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CLINT HERRINGNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WALLY WADMANNAT'L TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
8701 LEEDS RD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64129-1626
In care of
% FRED OLSON
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SHANE WILLIAMSON, 8701 LEEDS ROAD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64129
Signed the 990
FRED OLSON, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Phone
(816) 921-0909
Return prepared by
KELLER & OWENS LLC

Mission

TO LEAD EVERY COACH AND ATHLETE INTO A GROWING RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST AND HIS CHURCH

990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • TO ADVANCE OUR MISSION (STATEMENT NOTED ABOVE) AND OUR VISION "TO SEE THE WORLD TRANSFORMED BY JESUS CHRIST THROUGH THE INFLUENCE OF COACHES AND ATHLETES", FCA FOCUSES ON CULTIVATING CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES BY ENGAGING, EQUIPPING AND EMPOWERING COACHES AND ATHLETES TO KNOW AND GROW IN CHRIST AND LEAD OTHERS TO DO THE SAME. FCA'S REACH SPANS ACROSS THE PROFESSIONAL, COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR HIGH AND YOUTH LEVELS. FCA DEVELOPS PROGRAMS, EVENTS AND RESOURCES THAT MINISTER "TO AND THROUGH" ALL CONSTITUENTS, BOTH ON AND OFF COMPUS, ACROSS THE GLOBE. FCA HAS GROWN TO A STAFF OF 3,175 EMPLOYEES, WHO IN ADDITION TO THEIR MINISTRY EFFORTS, SOLICIT DONATIONS FOR THE EXPANSION OF THEIR PROGRAM AREAS AS WELL AS RESOURCES. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A SUMMARY OF EACH AREA AS WELL AS KEY MINISTRY ACCOMPLISHMENTS. OUR METHODSFCA SEEKS TO MAKE DISCIPLES THROUGH OUR METHODS OF ENGAGING, EQUIPPING AND EMPOWERING COACHES AND ATHLETES TO KNOW AND GROW IN CHRIST AND LEAD OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.ENGAGE(1 THESSALONIANS 2:8)WE ENGAGE RELATIONALLY BY CONNECTING WITH INDIVIDUALS AND THROUGH EVENTS IN MANY DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS BY BUILDING GENUINE TRUST, SHARING OUR LIVES AND SHARING THE GOSPEL. WE STRIVE TO CONNECT WITH COACHES AND ATHLETES WHERE THEY ARE ON THEIR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY. EQUIP(EPHESIANS 4:12)AFTER CULTIVATING RELATIONSHIPS AND ONCE COACHES AND ATHLETES COME TO FAITH IN CHRIST, WE WANT TO EQUIP THEM WITH CHRIST-CENTERED TRAINING, EVENTS, RESOURCES AND ON-GOING SUPPORT IN WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A FOLLOWER OF CHRIST, GROWING IN GOD'S WORD AND APPLYING IT TO LIFE. EMPOWER(2 TIMOTHY 2:2)ONCE EQUIPPED, WE EMPOWER FAITHFUL LEADERS WHO DESIRE TO USE THEIR TIME, TALENTS AND TREASURES TO HELP OTHER COACHES AND ATHLETES EXPERIENCE THE GOSPEL, GROW IN THEIR FAITH AND SHARE HIM WITH OTHERS. WE DESIRE TO DEVELOP DISCIPLES WHO MAKE DISCIPLES, ASSISTING THEM SO THAT THEY CAN IN TURN ENGAGE, EQUIP AND EMPOWER OTHERS TO KNOW AND GROW IN CHRIST AND LEAD OTHERS TO DO THE SAME. HIGHLIGHTSIN 2025, FCA SAW INCREDIBLE IMPACT. HERE ARE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS: - AS FCA MINISTERED TO COACHES AND ATHLETES, WE CELEBRATED 52,473 FAITH DECISIONS! - FCA DISTRIBUTED 244,650 BIBLES WORLDWIDE. - FCA HAD OVER 23,210 TOTAL CERTIFIED HUDDLES. - FIELDS OF FAITH SAW INCREDIBLE IMPACT AT 562 FIELDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD. - FCA PARTNERED WITH 481 INTERNATIONAL LEADERS IN 68 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. - FCA EXPERIENCED AN INCREDIBLE YEAR WITH A TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF 89,302 AT 922 FCA CAMPS AROUND THE WORLD. - AS A FAITH-FUNDED MINISTRY, WE GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD FOR HIS PROVISION. - THE AUTOMATIC MONTHLY PARTNER (AMP) PROGRAM REACHED $82 MILLION IN REVENUE, A 22.4% INCREASE OVER THE PRIOR YEAR AND MADE UP 33.3% OF FCA'S TOTAL DONORS.
    Expenses $205,817,804 · grants $4,123,161 · revenue $25,425,768

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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025August 31, 2026January 15, 2027Not due yet
2024August 31, 2025January 15, 2026990 on file
2023August 31, 2024January 15, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
44-0610626
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Church
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Group exemption
Exempt since
1956
Accounting year ends
August
Files
Not required (church)
Group exemption
9380 (1 member organizations)
Assets (IRS master file)
$174,590,523
Income (IRS master file)
$273,795,200

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990August 2025$262,386,103$249,249,345$174,590,523XML
990-TAugust 2025–––IRS
990August 2024$260,001,559$238,865,921$161,162,560XML
990-TAugust 2024–––IRS
990August 2023$220,346,895$211,605,576$137,286,371XML
990-TAugust 2023–––IRS
990August 2022$199,435,054$184,900,124$125,209,674IRS
990-TAugust 2022–––IRS
990August 2021$170,150,869$147,639,661$113,213,032IRS
990-TAugust 2021–––IRS
990August 2020–––IRS
990August 2019–––IRS
990August 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 44-0610626).

Questions about FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES

What is the EIN of FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES?
The employer identification number (EIN) of FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES is 44-0610626.
Is FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1956.
Are donations to FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Group exemption).
Which annual return does FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES file?
Form Not required (church). Churches are not required to file.
When is the next return of FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
Who is the principal officer of FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names SHANE WILLIAMSON.
Who are the officers and directors of FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 43 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $298,833 (SHANE WILLIAMSON, PRESIDENT/CEO).
How much revenue does FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES have?
On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $262,386,103, expenses of $249,249,345 and total assets of $174,590,523 at year end.

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