Nonprofit · EIN 90-0662615
ABIDING FATHERS
Tax-exempt · PLANO, TX 75075
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $240,727 | $425,447 | -$184,720 | $66,394 | $3,494 | $62,900 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $505,680 | $643,158 | -$137,478 | $256,236 | $8,616 | $247,620 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $217,099
- Program service revenue
- $22,045
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $1,583
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $158,870
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $158,870
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Program services (functional)
- $368,583
- Management and general (functional)
- $33,931
- Fundraising (functional)
- $22,933
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $256,236
- Total assets, end of year
- $66,394
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,494
- Net assets, end of year
- $62,900
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $62,900
- Gross receipts
- $240,727
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 72
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAFAEL GUTIERREZ | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $109,152 |
| TOM PRITZKAU | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOSE FIGUEROA | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.8 | $0 |
| STERLING HILLMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JIM SCHNEFKE | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEFF LIBBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BODIE SPANGLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| TED WLAZLOWSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CHRIS HARDEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERVIN LEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MANDY LOWE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NGONI MUKARAKATE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| LARRY HUGHES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SETH HARE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAFAEL GUTIERREZ | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 | $23,755 |
| TOM PRITZKAU | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE FIGUEROA | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1.2 | $0 | $0 |
| STERLING HILLMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM SCHNEFKE | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF LIBBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BODIE SPANGLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TED WLAZLOWSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HEINRICH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBYN BUSH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SEBASTIAN SHEETZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2001 W PLANO PKWY STE 1911, PLANO, TX 75075-8787
- In care of
- % BILL DOTSON
- Mailing address (990-N for 2018)
- 5950 BERKSHIRE LN STE 270, DALLAS TX 752255815
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHARLES MARTIN SPANGLER, 2001 W PLANO PARKWAY HUB 1911, PLANO, TX 75075
- Principal officer (990-N for 2018)
- Bill C Dotson, 4673 Livingston Ave, Dallas TX 75209
- Signed the 990
- CHARLES MARTIN SPANGLER JR, TREASURER
- Phone
- (214) 533-7899
- Website
- WWW.ABIDINGFATHERS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SAVILLE CPAS AND ADVISORS LLC
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $170,585 · revenue $231,273
- 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.Expenses $168,806 · revenue $9,454
- 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.Expenses $29,192
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. 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 | Not 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
- 90-0662615
- 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
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $66,394
- Income (IRS master file)
- $240,727
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $240,727 | $425,447 | $66,394 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $505,680 | $643,158 | $256,236 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $686,974 | $454,159 | $385,097 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2018 Officer: Bill C Dotson | December 31, 2018 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-EZ | 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 90-0662615).
Questions about ABIDING FATHERS
- What is the EIN of ABIDING FATHERS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ABIDING FATHERS is 90-0662615.
- Is ABIDING FATHERS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to ABIDING FATHERS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ABIDING FATHERS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ABIDING FATHERS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ABIDING FATHERS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ABIDING FATHERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHARLES MARTIN SPANGLER.
- Who are the officers and directors of ABIDING FATHERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $109,152 (RAFAEL GUTIERREZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ABIDING FATHERS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $240,727, expenses of $425,447 and total assets of $66,394 at year end.
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