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Mission Eurasia

Public charity · Grantmaker Franklin, TN EIN: 35-1835273 Website

To train, equip, mobilize christian leadership throughout eurasia to engage in indigenous evangelism, church-planting, holistic ministries, and church growth by developing creative, strategic ministries and by facilitating partnerships between nationals and western christians.

Mission Eurasia at a glance

In short: Mission Eurasia reported $9.2M in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$9,172,714 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-36.1% vs 2024
Total assets
$9,352,868
+0.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$12,546,221
-29.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$277,508
-19.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$12,144,404
-31.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Mission Eurasia funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

JacksonvilleSeattle

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15MTotal only2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 2 grants2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 Total only2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2022) to $14.3M (2024). In 2025 it reported $9.2M in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
A Family for Every Orphan Seattle, WAEvangelism, Discipleship, Church Planting and Humanitarian Aid$16,926
Living Stream Church of Jacksonville Jacksonville, FLEvangelism, Discipleship, Church Planting and Humanitarian Aid$6,300
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$9,352,868$12,546,221$12,144,404$9,172,714Total only$277,508
2024$9,309,886$17,767,575$17,798,653$14,348,907Total only$346,150
2023$8,802,776$16,360,586$16,401,639$13,678,231Total only$160,760
2022$8,870,899$18,046,589$13,316,017$23,2262$11,923
2021$4,079,309$7,777,222$7,382,634$5,770,568Total only$1,253
2020$3,802,340$4,929,726$4,162,005$2,812,421Total only$9,932
2019$2,932,747$4,823,079$4,393,664$3,013,866Total only$22,278

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Mission Eurasia

Based on IRS filings

Mission Eurasia is a public charity focused on religion, based in Franklin, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.4M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $9.2M in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $278K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mission Eurasia is led by Sergey Rakhuba, President on every filing since 2019; 2 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sergey Rakhuba

    President

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $133K (2019) → $179K (2025)

  • Wayne Shepherd

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Knopp

    COO, CFO & Assistant Secretary

    CFO & Assistant Secretary → COO, CFO & Assistant Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $73K (2019) → $126K (2025)

  • Barry Gardner

    Treasurer

    Treasurer & Chairman → Chairman, 2024

    Chairman → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carla Voss Genelly

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Board Member & Treasurer, 2023

    Board Member & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Homer

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom McMurray

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Wiebe

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Johnson

    Secretary

    Board Member → Board Member & Secretary, 2022

    Board Member & Secretary → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Erickson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Mercer

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Genelly

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Jason Dorsey (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Tim Ostrander (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Morton Lloyd (2021) — Vice President of Development
  • Former: Bjorn Wegge (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Ron Harris part year (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Sergey Rakhuba — President: $179KSergey RakhubaPresident$179KDiane Knopp — COO/CFO/Assistant Secretary: $126KDiane KnoppCOO/CFO/Assistant Secretary$126K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $179K, to Sergey Rakhuba (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Mission Eurasia

How much does Mission Eurasia give each year?

Mission Eurasia reported $9.2M in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $14.3M in grants paid.

How large is Mission Eurasia?

Mission Eurasia reported $9.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.5M.

What is Mission Eurasia?

Mission Eurasia is a public charity focused on religion, based in Franklin, TN. It holds $9.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Mission Eurasia operate?

Mission Eurasia has awarded grants in Florida, Washington.

What is Mission Eurasia's EIN?

Mission Eurasia's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1835273. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 7, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 28, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 30, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 9, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 20, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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