Warren Throckmorton provides update on Mark Driscoll Ministries with 990 forms

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/warrenthrockmorton/2017/10/20/demise-mars-hill-church-mark-driscoll-millions/

http://wp.production.patheos.com/blogs/warrenthrockmorton/files/2017/10/MDM-2015-front-page-990.png

http://wp.production.patheos.com/blogs/warrenthrockmorton/files/2017/10/MDM-2014-990.pdf

http://wp.production.patheos.com/blogs/warrenthrockmorton/files/2017/10/MDM-2015-990.pdf

https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/472485096/201720119349300927/IRS990

something kinda jumped out ...

Form 990 2015
Mark Driscoll Ministries
revenue less expenses
Gross receipts $540,942
(from page 1)

Part I
total assets ... $202,315 (beginning of current year)
end of year $146,117
total liabilities $4,215
end of year $32,225

net assets or fund balances
beginning of current year $198,100
end of year $113,992
...

revenue less expenses
beginning of current year $198,101
end of year -$84,108

From Part VII
Mark Driscoll, presdient
reportable compensation from the organization
$207,200

from Part IX line 5
compensation of current officers, directors, trustees and key employers
total expenses
$187.250
line 24a housing allowance $104,550
line 24c books, subscriptions, r $47,607
Then for The Trinity Church line 24d, $25,000

For an end of year statement of losing 84k jumps out.  It looked like a few liabilities or operating expenses got added in the 2015 year.  It looks from the 990 that the housing allowance was four times bigger than the money designated to The Trinity Church.  Whatever got covered by "books, subscriptions ... " seems to be almost twice as big as the monies designated to The Trinity Church.


For folks who might want a gander at compensation numbers from the old Mars Hill days ... the recent housing allowance is almost half what it was back around 2011 in the Mars Hill days. 

Sutton Turner memo recommended raise for Driscoll for FY2013 to 650k salary, retain 200k housing allowance for CY2013
http://wenatcheethehatchet.blogspot.com/2014/10/sutton-turner-memo-recommended-raise.html

That post has been, beyond all doubt, the most viewed post in the history of this blog.

So, anyway, some numbers to consider

POSTSCRIPT
10-21-2017
4.51pm

As some have noted, the satirical site The Babylon Bee has made sport of Driscoll claiming he wrote the letter to the Hebrews.  Another piece on the steps for disgraced celebrity pastors has gotten mentioned here and there.  Given how often people skim it could be easy for people to scan a headline and then write something like, "But Driscoll never apologized".  Yes, well ...

http://babylonbee.com/news/7-easy-steps-disgraced-pastors-get-back-spotlight-asap/

1.) Issue a public apology for getting caught. Get your PR people to draft up an apology where you sincerely ask for your people’s forgiveness for being so careless that you got caught. Make sure you don’t actually take any real blame for your actions. Really, it was your church’s fault for putting so much pressure on you, if anything.

The joke is that the preacher doesn't apologize for actually saying or doing anything wrong, just for being caught.  If the tag "Celebs" wasn't another indicator, well, maybe people read too quickly these days.

I've said it here multiple times at the blog but the thing that's worth reiterating is that Mark Driscoll has expressed regret over his "tone" and how sinful he was when he got angry over stuff.  But he's never repudiated the substance of a single thing he's said from his William Wallace II days.  If anything he's just found ways to be more genteel in how he's expressed his thoughts about stuff.