NonprofitsJaars Inc

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Jaars Inc

WAXHAW, NC

Total revenue

$11.9M

Total expenses

$8.5M

Net assets

$16.2M

Grants received

$9.0M

83 grants

EIN

560818833

Tax year

2023

Mission

The vision of JAARS is that people's lives and communities are transformed as they experience God's Word in their own language. Our mission is to reduce barriers, ease burdens and deliver God's Word, especially in the most remote and difficult places on earth.

Programs

3 programs

TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS-- We help facilitate our international partners' flight programs by recruiting and training staff, setting standards, acquiring and equipping aircraft, providing technical field support and R&D, and more. Currently, we partner with programs in Brazil, Cameroon, Gabon, Indonesia, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, and Peru. We help our international partners assess their travel challenges and determine the optimal vehicles for their situations and assist with acquiring, upfit and training.

Expenses: $2.1MGrants: $245K

TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS-- We have designed, developed, and now support FlightSpan, a custom application that helps to ensure efficiency, accountability, and safety before, during, and after conducting flight operations. In addition, technology is provided and supported with our international partners and at the JAARS base in North Carolina headquarters.

Expenses: $1.0MGrants: $150K

INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS-- We help our international partners assess needs, develop effective solutions, funding support, and effective implementation and training to help missionaries cross the last mile. In addition, we are exploring high-impact operating "hubs" to help missionaries cross the last mile and reach the unreached.

Expenses: $210KGrants: $25K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$10.1M
Program service revenue$1.7M
Investment income$57K
Other revenue$105K
Total revenue$11.9M

Expenses

Grants paid$547K
Salaries & benefits$3.5M
Fundraising$435K
Other expenses$4.5M
Total expenses$8.5M
Total assets$17.6M
Net assets$16.2M

People

13 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Steve Russell

President

Board

$140K

40 hrs/wk

Steve Biggerstaff

Vice President of Engagement

Board

$118K

40 hrs/wk

Denise Shockley

V P of Finance, CFO

Board

$103K

40 hrs/wk

Andrew Hood

Chair

Board

5 hrs/wk

Bonnie Nystrom

Vice Chair

Board

1 hrs/wk

Lee Bramlett

Treasurer

Board

0

Dan Dugger

Director

Board

0

Grace Goreth

Director

Board

0

Daniel Johnson

Director

Board

0

Ryan Kruse

Director

Board

0

Nydia Garcia Schmidt

Director

Board

0

Eleanor Berry

Director

Board

0

Keith Burkhart

Director

Board

0

Grants received

Showing 83 of 83

FromAmountPurposeYear
$2.8M
MISSIONARY ASSIST.
2024
$853K
BIBLE TRANSLATION
2024
$510K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$229K
CARRY OUT CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF FDN
2024
$73K
MISSIONARY WORK
2024
$70K
RELIGIOUS MINISTRY
2024
$50K
HURRICANE HELENE DISASTER RELIEF
2024
$30K
HURRICANE HELENE DISASTER RELIEF
2024
$30K
Program Support
2024
$11K
HURRICANE RELIEF
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
SPREADING THE GOSPEL
2024
$500
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2024
$25
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$100K
CARRY OUT CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF FDN
2023
$75K
DISCIPLESHIP
2023
$38K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$30K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2023
$24K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$20K
General program support
2023
$14K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$10K
RELIGIOUS MINISTRY
2023
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$10K
PILOT AND AVIATION MECHANIC TRANING SCHOLARSHIP
2023
$8K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$500
FOR THEIR GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$500
GENERAL USE
2023
$130K
CARRY OUT CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF FDN
2022
$90K
AVIATION TRAINING
2022
$27K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$26K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$10K
RELIGIOUS MINISTRY
2022
$1K
RELIGIOUS
2022
$1K
FOR THEIR GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$143K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$143K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$130K
CARRY OUT CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF FDN
2021
$31K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$10K
AVIATION TRAINING
2021
$500
FOR THEIR GENERAL PURPOSE
2021
$100
GENERAL OPERATING ACTIVITIES
2021
$125K
CARRY OUT CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF FDN
2020
$76K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$53K
DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND INSTALLATION OF AUTOPILOT SYSTEMS
2020
$11K
PILOTS AND AVIATION MECHANICS TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP
2020
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$10K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$6K
General Support
2020
$1K
FOR THEIR GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$51K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$5K
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2019
$23K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$15K
CARRY OUT CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF FDN
2018
$6K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2018
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$1K
FOR THEIR GENERAL PURPOSE
2018
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$19K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$9.0M from 40 funders · 83 grants · 2017–2024

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$2.8M · 1 grant · 2024

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$2.1M · 5 grants · 2019–2022

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$1.4M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Blue Adobe Foundation

$729K · 6 grants · 2018–2024

Tucker Heart Soul Mind And Strength

$530K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$521K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

The Bolick Foundation

$248K · 4 grants · 2021–2024

The Cannon Foundation Inc

$103K · 2 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN560818833
NTEE codeS80
Subsection03
Ruling date2019-08
Formed1963
Employees93
Volunteers520
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