Texas · Nonprofit
XL Ministries Inc
XL Ministries Inc (Texas) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $713,890 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($344,560). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 91% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.1M
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $714k
- Net assets
- $533k
What XL Ministries Inc does
Mission
To provide education and Biblical training to individuals and groups in order to develop Christian pastors, missionaries, youth leaders and other Christian leaders, so they can effectively develop their leadership skills and knowledge to minister Gods Word.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Equipping churches to provide Biblical training for pastors and other leaders in the context of the local church. Several hundred churches were supported through resources, intern training, conferences and interacting with pastors and church boards about training in the context of the church. 9 new churches have been approved to start the internship program. Many other churches used training materials for elders, missionaries and other church leaders.
$246,690 spent33% of program spendingXL provides training resources and instruction for international churches and equips missionaries in the context of the local church through internship programs. During the year, XL: Sponsored a booth at a TMAI conference (an international training organization for pastors). XL also presented its ministry services to the regional directors of this organization and provided each of them several of XLs resources. Completed translations of its resources into two languages during the year. XL is in the process of translating its resources into 6 more languages. Provided hard copies of its English resources at conferences in 10 foreign countries. Provided hard copies of its Spanish resources at conferences in 3 foreign countries. Provided PDF downloads to churches and ministries in multiple countries outside of the US. Worked with churches and organizations in over 20 countries during the year.
$182,125 spent24% of program spendingXL provides resources to and support for interns training in U.S. and international churches. A total of 47 churches have been approved for the internship program. 9 new churches were approved for the internship program during the fiscal year. 36 interns are currently supported by XL staff in 21 churches. 15 new interns started internships during the year from 9 different churches. 4 interns completed the program during the year.
$150,065 spentof which $8,528 as grants20% of program spendingXL creates and provides publications and resources to assist churches and individuals for the development of leadership skills to minister Gods Word. During the year: 1 resource was translated into Spanish. 1,943 printed copies of resources were provided to churches and individuals. Additionally numerous resources were provided to conference attendees during the year. 1,708 PDF copies of resources were requested by churches and individuals.
$101,987 spent14% of program spendingXL provides resources to and support for missionaries and missionary interns training in US and interntional churches. XL presented at or had tables at several missions conferences during the year. XLs conference focused on training missionaries in the context of the local church. XLs international director presented at a missions conference in the Phillipines. Several churches currently have missionary interns. 4 new missionary interns started interships during the year.
$66,857 spent9% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $747,724.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $185k to $526k (+184%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Brian Murphy
CEO
Board chair
Chris Riser
Board Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 5 funders, grant income rose $6k → $192k.
6 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 91% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of XL Ministries Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
XL Ministries Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 48% of grant income and the top three 82%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
91% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund XL Ministries Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 99% · 2023 49% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
91% of XL Ministries Inc's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $65k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Texas, across 1 state.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $649k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like XL Ministries Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
63%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for XL Ministries Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds XL Ministries Inc?
- XL Ministries Inc (Texas) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $713,890 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($344,560). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 91% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does XL Ministries Inc have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $713,890 in grants to XL Ministries Inc, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of XL Ministries Inc?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $344,560 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like XL Ministries Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing