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BIG LIFE MINISTRIES INC

AKA BIG LIFE

Naples, FL

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BIG LIFE MINISTRIES INC

Also Known As:
BIG LIFE
Physical Address:
Naples, FL 34108 
EIN:
65-1060939
Web URL:
www.biglifeonline.org
Leadership:
Mr. John Heerema, Chief Executive

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  • This organization is registered with the IRS.
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Fiscal Year Starting: Jan 01, 2010
Fiscal Year Ending: Dec 31, 2010
Revenue
Total Revenue $606,523
Expenses
Total Expenses $737,852

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Basic Organization Information

BIG LIFE MINISTRIES INC

Also Known As:
BIG LIFE
Physical Address:
Naples, FL 34108 
EIN:
65-1060939
Web URL:
www.biglifeonline.org 
NTEE Category:
X Religion, Spiritual Development 
X20 Christian 
None 
Year Founded:
2003 
Ruling Year:
2003 
How This Organization Is Funded:
Christian Business' Donations - $200,000
Individuals - $500,000
Foundations - $60,000

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Mission Statement

Big Life Empowers Believers Worldwide to Reach their Own People for Jesus Christ.

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Impact Statement

By year end 2010:  Over 4000 home churches have been planted, 72,000+ people have come to Christ since 2003. (27,000 in 2010!)

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  • Graphical Analysis: Provides multi-year graphs and an interpretive guide in a format ready to present to your clients.
  • Printable PDF Report: Provides a complete analysis of the organization for your records. The full report tells you what to look for and why it matters.
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Forms 990 Received from the IRS Additional Information IRS Form 990 is an annual document used by approximately one-third of all public charities to report information about their finances and operations to the federal government. GuideStar uses data from Form 990 to populate its database with financial information about nonprofit organizations. Posting Form 990 images on the GuideStar Web site is an ongoing process.

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Formation Documents Additional Information A Letter of Determination is a letter from the IRS to a nonprofit organization stating that the organization has successfully applied for tax-exempt status. In this document the IRS indicates under which section of the Internal Revenue Code an organization is qualified.

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Chief Executive

Mr. John Heerema

Term:

Since June 1999

CEO/Executive Director Statement:

Big Life has been described as the "Book of Acts in Action".  God is revealing Himself in areas of the world very much like what the New Testament Church experienced in the book of Acts.
Areas of the world deemed "Unreachable" by many mission organizations, is where Big Life is seeing it's most explosive growth!
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Program: Church Planter Support

Budget:
$600,000
Category:
Religion
Population Served:
Asian/Pacific Islander
Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General

Program Description:

Big Life supports Indigenous workers who vocationally or bi-vocationally target villages in their home countries to spread the gospel, and plant a Bible believing home church.

Program Long-Term Success:

There are over 400 church planters that receive differing levels of financial support from Big Life.  This has resulted in 4000+ home churches planted, and over 70,000 decisions for Christ in the past 8 years.

Program Short-Term Success:

In 2010, over 1800 home churches were planted, with 27,000 decisions for Christ.

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Program: Pakistan Flood Relief Assistance

Budget:
$25,000
Category:
Human Services
Population Served:
Physically Disabled nec

Program Description:

To aid those affected by the recent floods in Pakistan, by funneling donated funds through our in country contacts that live there already.  This humanitarian effort has reaped great eternal rewards.

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Funding Needs

Big Life supports Indigenous church planters in the countries in which they live and work.  The cost of this support usually ranges between 2-5% of the cost of a Western type missionary operating on foreign soil.  Big Life needs to raise approximately $800K in 2011 and welcomes donations of any size.

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