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Turning Point for God

Public charity · Grantmaker Lakeside, CA EIN: 33-0095805 Website

To broadcast the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the available means including television, radio, internet, recorded, and written formats.

Turning Point for God at a glance

In short: Turning Point for God gave $958K across 3 grants in 2022 (avg $319K), mostly in California. Source: 2022 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2022)
$958,000
-55.8% vs 2021
Grants made (2022)
3
-40.0% vs 2021
Average grant
$319,333
-26.3% vs 2021
Median grant
$250,000
Total assets
$55,591,424
+44.4% vs 2021
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2022 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2022 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2022; updated September 2026.

Who Turning Point for God funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2022

Christian Unified Schools of San Diego: $675KChristian Unified Schools ofSan Diego$675KShadow Mountain Community Church: $250KShadow Mountain CommunityChurch$250KTurning Point Ministries Foundation: $33KTurning Point MinistriesFoundation$33K

The largest 2022 recipient was Christian Unified Schools of San Diego ($675K). Together the top 3 received $958K.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K7$100–250K2$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 7 grants of 13 (54%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2022 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

El CajonLakesideParkerSan DiegoSanteeWashington

How Turning Point for God gives

  • Giving grew 140% from 2019 to 2022. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M2 grants2019 3 grants2020 5 grants2021 3 grants2022

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $322K (2020) to $2.2M (2021). In 2022 it made 3 grants totaling $958K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Christian Unified Schools of San Diego El Cajon, CAGeneral giving$675,000
Shadow Mountain Community Church El Cajon, CAGeneral giving, upgrades, Women's Ministry$250,000
Turning Point Ministries Foundation Lakeside, CAGeneral giving$33,000
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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
2022$55,591,424$109,738,214$94,216,899$958,0003$22,384
2021$38,488,673$87,114,551$74,400,371$2,167,7165$30,930
2020$27,368,944$69,993,884$64,623,885$322,0003$26,905
2019$24,744,543$64,040,975$63,113,290$400,0002$28,605

About Turning Point for God

Based on IRS filings

Turning Point for God is a public charity focused on religion, based in Lakeside, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2022. As of 2022, the organization holds $55.6M in total assets. In 2022, it awarded 3 grants totaling $958K. Net investment income was $22K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Turning Point for God is led by David M Jeremiah, CEO, Founder, Director, Chairman, President, COO & Director since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 10 of 17 officers listed in 2022 are compensated.

Officers on the 2022 filing

  • David M Jeremiah

    CEO, Founder, Director, Chairman, President, COO & Director

    President, CEO, Director, COO & Director → COO, Director, President, CEO, Director & Chairman, 2020

    COO, Director, President, CEO, Director & Chairman → CEO, Founder, Director, Chairman, President, COO & Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $222K (2019) → $274K (2022)

  • Bill Crawford

    Director & Finance Chair

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna M Jeremiah

    Secretary & Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $72K (2019) → $73K (2022)

  • Eric Seaberg

    Director Programming

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $135K (2019) → $142K (2022)

  • Tom Grothause

    Director Is Business Intelligence

    Director Info Technology → Director Is Business Intelligence, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $148K (2019) → $152K (2022)

  • Bill Geppert

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dale Kelton

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donald McGeorge

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Max Poorman

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick McKinney

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Krause

    Director

    New on the 2022 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Cook

    CFO

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $163K (2019) → $191K (2022)

  • Greg Webster

    Development Representative

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $180K (2019) → $193K (2022)

  • Paul Joiner

    Chief Creative Officer

    Director Creative Svcs → Chief Creative Officer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $238K (2019) → $271K (2022)

  • Roger Locke

    Programmer

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $149K (2019) → $147K (2022)

  • Steve Devlin

    Senior Website Developer

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $125K (2020) → $132K (2022)

  • Lisa Reschetnikow

    General Counsel & Turning Point Ministries Founder

    New on the 2022 filing

    10 hrs/week

    $317K (2022)

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Lisa Reschetnikow Gen Counsel (2021) — President of Tpmf
  • Former: Sealy Yates (2019–2020) — Director & Chairman
  • Former: Brian Bishop (2019) — Director Development

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2022. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2022 IRS filing

Lisa Reschetnikow — General Counsel and Turning Point Ministries Found: $317KLisa ReschetnikowGeneral Counsel and Turning…$317KDavid M Jeremiah — President / COO / Director: $274KDavid M JeremiahPresident / COO / Director$274KPaul Joiner — Chief Creative Officer: $271KPaul JoinerChief Creative Officer$271KGreg Webster — Development Representative: $193KGreg WebsterDevelopment Representative$193KBrian Cook — CFO: $191KBrian CookCFO$191KTom Grothause — Dir. IS Business Intelligence: $152KTom GrothauseDir. IS Business Intelligence$152KRoger Locke — Programmer: $147KRoger LockeProgrammer$147KEric Seaberg — Dir. Programming: $142KEric SeabergDir. Programming$142KSteve Devlin — Senior Website Developer: $132KSteve DevlinSenior Website Developer$132KDavid P Jeremiah — CEO / Founder / Director / Chairman: $112KDavid P JeremiahCEO / Founder / Director /…$112KDonna M Jeremiah — Secretary / Director: $73KDonna M JeremiahSecretary / Director$73K

The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $317K, to Lisa Reschetnikow (General Counsel and Turning Point Ministries Found). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Turning Point for God

How much does Turning Point for God give each year?

Turning Point for God gave $958K across 3 grants in 2022, according to its 2022 IRS Form 990. In 2021 it gave $2.2M across 5 grants.

What is Turning Point for God's typical grant size?

Turning Point for God's median grant in 2022 was $250,000, and its average grant was $319,333, across 3 grants on its 2022 IRS Form 990.

Where does Turning Point for God give grants?

Turning Point for God gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2022 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were El Cajon, CA (2 grants).

Does Turning Point for God give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Turning Point for God's 2022 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2022 IRS Form 990.

How large is Turning Point for God?

Turning Point for God reported $55.6M in total assets on its 2022 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $109.7M.

What is Turning Point for God?

Turning Point for God is a public charity focused on religion, based in Lakeside, CA. It holds $55.6M in total assets as of 2022.

What is Turning Point for God's EIN?

Turning Point for God's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0095805. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2022.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 1, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 29, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 19, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 10, 2023)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2022

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