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Youth for Christ International Ministries

Public charity · Grantmaker Parker, CO EIN: 84-1188718 Website

As part of the body of christ, to see that every young person in every people group in every nation has the opportunity to make an informed decision to be a follower of jesus christ and become a part of the local church.

Youth for Christ International Ministries at a glance

In short: Youth for Christ International Ministries gave $223K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $74K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$223,491
+139.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$74,497
+59.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$64,970
Total assets
$9,590,823
+2.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (68% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Youth for Christ International Ministries funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Heart of Illinois YFC: $151KHeart of Illinois YFC$151KPuerto Rico YFC: $65KPuerto Rico YFC$65KYFC USA: $7KYFC USA$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Heart of Illinois YFC ($151K). Together the top 3 received $223K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 12 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

EnglewoodParkerPeoriaGrand ForksSeattle

How Youth for Christ International Ministries gives

  • Giving grew 369% from 2022 to 2025. 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$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $1.2M (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $223K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Heart of Illinois YFC Peoria, ILYouth Evangelism$151,239
Puerto Rico YFC Youth Evangelism$64,970
YFC USA Parker, COYouth Evangelism$7,282
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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$9,590,823$14,965,834$14,726,694$223,4913$288,477
2024$9,341,003$14,082,216$13,466,765$93,4472$566,947
2023$8,751,577$13,926,456$15,734,484$1,223,3313$278,292
2022$10,308,614$14,390,995$13,352,797$47,6612$91,400
2021$9,356,259$12,871,200$11,062,562$14,0012$15,802
2020$7,359,781$13,249,220$10,535,191$6,0001$49,864

About Youth for Christ International Ministries

Based on IRS filings

Youth for Christ International Ministries is a public charity focused on religion, based in Parker, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $223K. Net investment income was $288K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Youth for Christ International Ministries is led by Dave Brereton, International Director & CEO on every filing since 2020; 3 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dave Brereton

    International Director & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nthenya Macharia

    Chairman & Hr Committee Chair

    Deputy Chair → Chairman, 2024

    Chairman → Chairman & Hr Committee Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nneka Nwobi

    Audit Committee Chair

    Board Member & Audit Committee Chair → Audit Committee Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ruslan Stanga

    Board Member & Governance Committee Chair

    Board Member → Board Member & Governance Committee Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Stewart

    Governance Committee Chair

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Speckhardt

    Missionary - Program Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2020) → $111K (2025)

  • Bryan Blomker

    Development Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $108K (2024) → $113K (2025)

  • John Bastian

    CFO

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $97K (2020) → $137K (2025)

  • Josef Gabor

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anbahan Ariadurai

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jean Baptiste Mugarura

    Field Representative

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maureen Pyrce

    Field Representative & Secretary

    Field Representative → Field Representative & Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Bram Rebergen (2021–2024) — Field Representative
  • Former: Daniel Peal (2021–2024) — Field Representative
  • Former: Howard Stevenson (2020–2023) — Chairman
  • Former: Koekoes van As (2020–2023) — Field Representative & Secretary
  • Former: Abraham Mantey (2020–2022) — Audit Committee Chair
  • Former: Alfons Hildebrandt (2020–2022) — Governance Committee Chair
  • Former: Maxine Wilson (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Tommy Stewart (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Neil O'Boyle (2020–2021) — Field Representative
  • Former: Peter Halder (2020–2021) — Field Representative
  • Former: Fernando Trivino (2020) — Field Representative

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

John Bastian — CFO: $137KJohn BastianCFO$137KBryan Blomker — Development Director: $113KBryan BlomkerDevelopment Director$113KThomas Speckhardt — Missionary - Program Director: $111KThomas SpeckhardtMissionary - Program Director$111K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $137K, to John Bastian (CFO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Youth for Christ International Ministries

How much does Youth for Christ International Ministries give each year?

Youth for Christ International Ministries gave $223K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $93K across 2 grants.

What is Youth for Christ International Ministries's typical grant size?

Youth for Christ International Ministries's median grant in 2025 was $64,970, and its average grant was $74,497, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Youth for Christ International Ministries give grants?

Youth for Christ International Ministries gives mostly in Illinois: 68% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.

Does Youth for Christ International Ministries give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Youth for Christ International Ministries's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Youth Evangelism" (3 grants).

How large is Youth for Christ International Ministries?

Youth for Christ International Ministries reported $9.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $15.0M.

What is Youth for Christ International Ministries?

Youth for Christ International Ministries is a public charity focused on religion, based in Parker, CO. It holds $9.6M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Youth for Christ International Ministries's EIN?

Youth for Christ International Ministries's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1188718. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 28, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 6, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 22, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 31, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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