Awakening To God Ministries is located in Westlake, OH. The organization was established in 2015. According to its NTEE Classification (X20) the organization is classified as: Christianity, under the broad grouping of Religion-Related and related organizations. As of 11/2021, Awakening To God Ministries employed 2 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Awakening To God Ministries is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 11/2021, Awakening To God Ministries generated $224.7k in total revenue. The organization has seen a slow decline revenue. Over the past 6 years, revenues have fallen by an average of (2.1%) each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $280.8k during the year ending 11/2021. As we would expect to see with falling revenues, expenses have declined by (0.9%) per year over the past 6 years. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Form
990
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing
TAX YEAR
2021
Describe the Organization's Mission:
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TO PROVIDE LOVE, COMFORT AND HOPE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING IN THE U.S. AND (CONTINUE SCH O) ALL AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH POVERTY, BEREAVEMENT, DEPRESSION, SUICIDE IN THE FAMILY, ABUSE, MARRIAGE BREAKDOWN, ADDICTION AND THE FEAR OF DEATH. WE DO THIS BY PROVIDING PRACTICAL HELP AND SHARING THE LOVE AND COMFORT GOD HAS GIVEN US IN OUR SUFFERING, AND BY ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
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CONTENT:ATG IS SHARING GERARD AND JEANNIE LONG'S STORY, ADVICE AND OTHER MESSAGES, GUIDANCE & PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING THROUGH BEREAVEMENT, DEPRESSION, SUICIDE IN THE FAMILY, ABUSE, MARRIAGE BREAKDOWN, ADDICTION, THE FEAR OF DEATH AND POVERTY. THIS IS BEING DONE IN VARIOUS FORMATS INCLUDING, VIDEO, TV PROGRAMS, FILM, WEB SITE CONTENT, BOOKS, DEVOTIONALS AND SMALL GROUP GUIDES. FOR THE YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 30, 2021, THE CONTENT USED INCLUDED (CON SCH O):1) GERARD'S NEW BOOK LIVING HOPE AWAKENING, FAITH, PEACE AND PURPOSE IN TOUGH TIMES, BECAME AN AMAZON 'BEST SELLER' IN THREE CATEGORIES AND IS NOW BEING USED TO MENTOR YOUNG ADULTS;2) A WORSHIP SONG PROVIDING COMFORT AND HOPE, THAT WAS VIEWED OVER 500,000 TIMES; 3) TRIUMPH OF MARRIAGE, AN ON-LINE AND FACE TO FACE COURSE, SHARING THE BIBLICAL TRUTHS THAT HELPED TO RESCUE GERARD AND JEANNIE'S MARRIAGE AND HELP IT TO TRIUMPH;4) THE ATG APP-ATG TODAY- WITH A BEAUTIFUL IMAGE FOR EACH OF THE 365 SCRIPTURES FOR EACH DAY OF THE YEAR. ATG TODAY SEEKS TO INSPIRE AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO START EACH DAY WITH 8 MINUTES TO GIVE THANKS TO GOD, MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE, LISTEN FOR GOD'S VOICE AND JOURNAL THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. 5) OVER 900 SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGE AND VIDEOS FOR FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, TWITTER, PINTEREST, AND LINKEDIN.6) MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS.7) SEVERAL SERMONS THAT CAN BE SEEN FROM OUR WEB SITE.8) USE OF THREE BOOKS A) AWAKENING TO GOD, B) THE BREAKTHROUGH, AND C) RUNNING FROM THE HEART (THE FIRST TWO BOOKS WRITTEN BY PRESIDENT, GERARD LONG AND THE LAST BOOK WRITTEN BY SECRETARY, JEANNIE LONG). AND A SMALL GROUP DISCIPLESHIP RESOURCE WITH CHUCK COLSON, RICK WARREN AND GERARD LONG.EXAMPLE OF FEEDBACK ON ATG'S CONTENT:I LISTEN TO THIS SONG (THE NEW ATG WORSHIP SONG) EVERY TIME I AM FEELING DOWN.. LIKE TODAY. THIS HELPS ME EASE MY ANXIETY. ROSE MAE ARTIOLAABOUT GERARD'S BOOK LIVING HOPEHOPE IN THE MIDST OF TURMOIL. AN INCREDIBLY VULNERABLE BOOK ABOUT STRUGGLING WITH GREAT LOSS AND GAINING GREAT HOPE. THE LIFE STORY IS ACHINGLY HARD BUT HOPE COMES THROUGH IT. HOPE STILL ABOUNDS.- TODD BURNS YOU WILL BE PROFOUNDLY MOVED BY THIS AUTHORS JOURNEY. THROUGH THE DEEPEST OF LIFE'S PAIN, HE HELD ONTO HIS FAITH. QUIET YOUR HEART AND TENDERLY HEAR HIS WORDS. YOU WILL BE DEEPLY MOVED AND INSPIRED. HOPE WILL BE FOUND. - NYLADYTHANK YOU FOR SHARING SUCH AN AMAZING TESTIMONY. I COULDN'T STOP MYSELF FROM SAYING THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS. I'M SO GLAD I HEARD THIS TODAY. GOD BLESS YOU SO MUCH. MUCH LOVE. - PRISCILLA ANIL
DISTRIBUTION:THE STORY, GUIDANCE, ADVICE, MESSAGES AND OTHER COMMUNICATION TO HELP PEOPLE, WHO ARE SUFFERING, ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH VARIOUS CHANNELS. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2021, THE DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS INCLUDE:1) TWO MINISTRY PARTNERS IN INDIA THROUGH WHOM WE HAVE REACHED OVER 280,000 MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN. PROVIDING CLEAN WATER, MOSQUITO NETS, MEDICAL AID AND FOOD TO THE POOREST OF THE POOR.2) WORKING WITH A PARTNER, WE LAUNCHED A SMALL ORPHANAGE IN RWANDA IN 2020. INITIALLY, THERE ARE ONLY A HANDFUL OF CHILDREN BUT (CON SCH O) WE HOPE TO GROW THE SIZE AND THE NUMBER OF ORPHANAGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESTRICTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORPHANAGE.3) INTERNET - WE HAVE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 57,000,000 PEOPLE (UP FROM 42,000,000 THE YEAR BEFORE) VIA SOCIAL MEDIA (FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, LINKEDIN, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST), EMAIL (E.G. NEWSLETTER) AND THE WEB SITE WWW.AWAKENINGTOGOD.ORG 4) CONFERENCES, SUCH AS THE CLEVELAND PRAYER BREAKFAST AND THE AKRON PRAYER LUNCH. THIS CHANNEL WAS NOT USED IN 2021 BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC 5) SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS E.G. CHURCHES. THIS CHANNEL WAS NOT USED IN 2021 BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC 6) RADIO7) TV FACEBOOK IS OUR MAIN SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNEL AND WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 670,000 FOLLOWERS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, ATG REACHED OVER 57,000,000 PEOPLE THROUGH OUR CONTENT AND DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. WE PLAN TO GROW THIS NUMBER EACH YEAR TO REACH MILLIONS OF SUFFERING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE LOVE AND COMFORT THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY GERARD AND JEANNIE. STARTING IN INDIA, WE WANT TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL HELP E.G. FOOD, CLEAN WATER, MOSQUITO NETS, MEDICAL AID TO THE POOREST OF THE POOR AROUND THE WORLD.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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Gerard Long Director, President | OfficerTrustee | 50 | $128,500 |
Jeannie Long Director, Secretary | OfficerTrustee | 20 | $18,000 |
Benjamin P Long Treasurer | Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
George Joseph Kohl Jr Director | Trustee | 0.3 | $0 |
Jami C Voge Director | Trustee | 0.3 | $0 |
Nigel Woovin Director | Trustee | 0.3 | $0 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Federated campaigns | $0 |
Membership dues | $0 |
Fundraising events | $0 |
Related organizations | $0 |
Government grants | $33,780 |
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above | $190,373 |
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f | $0 |
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $224,153 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $2,699 |
Investment income | $1,691 |
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Net Rental Income | $0 |
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales | $629 |
Net Income from Fundraising Events | $0 |
Net Income from Gaming Activities | $0 |
Net Income from Sales of Inventory | $0 |
Miscellaneous Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $224,676 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. | $12,379 |
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to Foreign Orgs/Individuals | $3,394 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $134,666 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $6,733 |
Compensation to disqualified persons | $0 |
Other salaries and wages | $0 |
Pension plan accruals and contributions | $0 |
Other employee benefits | $0 |
Payroll taxes | $10,716 |
Fees for services: Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Legal | $145 |
Fees for services: Accounting | $7,120 |
Fees for services: Lobbying | $0 |
Fees for services: Fundraising | $0 |
Fees for services: Investment Management | $317 |
Fees for services: Other | $57,077 |
Advertising and promotion | $16,878 |
Office expenses | $4,558 |
Information technology | $3,032 |
Royalties | $0 |
Occupancy | $16,581 |
Travel | $0 |
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials | $0 |
Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $0 |
Interest | $0 |
Payments to affiliates | $0 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | $1,679 |
Insurance | $993 |
All other expenses | $1,701 |
Total functional expenses | $280,764 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $56,142 |
Savings and temporary cash investments | $150 |
Pledges and grants receivable | $0 |
Accounts receivable, net | $0 |
Loans from Officers, Directors, or Controlling Persons | $5,332 |
Loans from Disqualified Persons | $0 |
Notes and loans receivable | $0 |
Inventories for sale or use | $13,711 |
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $0 |
Net Land, buildings, and equipment | $3,068 |
Investments—publicly traded securities | $0 |
Investments—other securities | $0 |
Investments—program-related | $0 |
Intangible assets | $0 |
Other assets | $128,968 |
Total assets | $207,371 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $4,029 |
Grants payable | $0 |
Deferred revenue | $0 |
Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 |
Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 |
Loans and other payables to any current Officer, Director, or Controlling Person | $0 |
Secured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Unsecured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Other liabilities | $0 |
Total liabilities | $4,029 |
Net assets without donor restrictions | $147,258 |
Net assets with donor restrictions | $56,084 |
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds | $0 |
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund | $0 |
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds | $0 |
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $207,371 |
Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 3 grants that Awakening To God Ministries has recieved totaling $6,005.
Awarding Organization | Amount |
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Burton Us Charitable Trust Los Angeles, CA PURPOSE: TO CONTRIBUTE TO CHARITABLE PURPOSES | $4,000 |
Argonaut Charitable Foundation Los Angeles, CA PURPOSE: QUALIFIED CHARITABLE EXEMPT PURPOSE | $2,000 |
Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT | $5 |
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University Healthcare Physicians Inc Martinsburg, WV | $27,421,318 | $84,817,307 |
Rbc Ministries Grand Rapids, MI | $21,687,815 | $61,139,442 |
Gospel Light Mennonite Church Medical Aid Plan Canton, OH | $23,765,488 | $52,923,721 |
Vision Benefits Of America Inc Suite 400 Carnegie, PA | $64,908,622 | $38,442,292 |
Answers In Genesis Inc Petersburg, KY | $94,175,549 | $47,216,237 |
National Church Residences Foundation Columbus, OH | $124,164,884 | $10,642,562 |
Diakon Child Family & Community Ministries Topton, PA | $23,881,449 | $28,006,448 |
Lutheran Home Westlake, OH | $17,550,739 | $14,990,939 |
Mission Pre-Born Inc Indianapolis, IN | $6,569,199 | $16,394,673 |
Church Of God Home Inc Carlisle, PA | $19,131,303 | $10,297,438 |
Back 2 Back Ministries Inc Mason, OH | $16,341,723 | $15,736,396 |
The Pottstown Cluster Of Religious Communities Pottstown, PA | $2,620,724 | $10,453,372 |