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US nonprofit · EIN 320683266 · Bedford, TXiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 320683266) - 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 2025: 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.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2023.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Advent Lighthouse Ministries

Donations deductible
Revenue
$284k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$290k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$24k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$24k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
2.4y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥1 yr
Mick Dunnewin
Left since last filing
2
33% of the board
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Advent Lighthouse Ministries' network

6 peoplei6 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

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.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
Mick Dunnewin ChairChairman2024
2 yrs
Robert HendricksenDirector2025
1 yr
Shahbaz BakhshniaPresident2021
5 yrs
Saeedeh RafieeCompany secretary2025
1 yr
Shahin BakhshniaAssoc. Speaker2024
2 yrs
Todd EssexDirector2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Shahbaz BakhshniaPresident2024

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom 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
Shahin BakhshniaAssoc. Speaker5$64k
Shahbaz BakhshniaPresident5$20k
Mick DunnewinChairman5$1k
Todd EssexDirector5$0
Robert HendricksenDirector5$0
Saeedeh RafieeSecretary5$0

About

Legal name
Advent Lighthouse Ministries
EIN
320683266
Address
3045 Crystal Springs Apt 1122, Bedford, TX, 76021-3947
State
Texas
Mission
To proclaim the everlasting gospel and the second advent of Christ to the millions of Iranian Persian-speaking people across the Middle East, North America, and Europe. To train and support indigenous Persian-speaking Bible Workers who live and work in select West Asian countries to plant new churches. To empower and encourage the remnant church of God in the joy of leading others to Christ... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
X20 Religion-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Religion-Related
Size band
2 (IRS master file code)
Principal officer
Shahbaz Bakhshnia (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2022
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsShahbaz Bakhshnia
≥2years on the filingsMick Dunnewin
≥2years on the filingsShahin Bakhshnia
≥1years on the filingsRobert Hendricksen

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$24k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$24k
Contributions and grants received
$284k
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$259k$230k$29k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.