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US nonprofit · EIN 201470772 · Swartz Creek, MIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 201470772) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Strong Christian Cross

Donations deductible
Revenue
$131k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$128k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$9k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$9k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
8.4y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
6
reported in Part VI
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Strong Christian Cross' network

6 people3 organisationsi6 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

6 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Al StraarupBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Christian BlessingPresident2018
8 yrs
Idella KercherBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Paul AndersonBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Scott BottomsBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Tonya BlessingSec./Treas.2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Paul AndersonBoard Member$0
Christian BlessingPresident$0
Tonya BlessingSec./Treas.$0
Scott BottomsBoard Member$0
Idella KercherBoard Member$0
Al StraarupBoard Member$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

Colorado roster

8 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20223032596). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Al StraarupExecutive
Tonya E. Blessing
Scott BottomsExecutive
Chris Douglas BlessingFounder/President
Paul AndersonExecutive
Idella KercherExecutive
Christian D. BlessingPresident
Tonya E. BlessingVice-President

About

Legal name
Strong Christian Cross
EIN
201470772
Address
6191 van Vleet Rd, Swartz Creek, MI, 48473-8598
State
Michigan
Mission
Strong cross ranch provides goods and services to missionaries, pastors or christian organizations that come to stay at the ranch and enjoy a time of rest. We also provide support to missionaries in asia and africa (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
X21 Religion-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Religion-Related
Size band
1 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2004
Principal officer
Christian Blessing (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 2006
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAl Straarup
≥8years on the filingsChristian Blessing
≥8years on the filingsIdella Kercher
≥8years on the filingsPaul Anderson

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$9k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$9k
Contributions and grants received
$131k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$131k$128k$3k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.