Reasons to Believe
Donations deductibleReasons to Believe's network
11 people3 organisationsi11 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). 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
11 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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nina Dunton Wells Chair (also filed as Nina Wells) | Board Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Arlen Nordhagen | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Christopher D Niles | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Fazale Rana PHD (also filed as Fazale Rana) | President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Francisco Delgado | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| James Willard | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| John Van Leeuwen | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kathleen Ross | Board Secretary and Co-Fou | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kerri Madison Wolcott (also filed as Kerri Wolcott) | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Michael Phillips | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| TIM Williams | Board Vice Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| David Rogstad PHD | Treasurer (Part-Year) | since 2022 |
| Fazale Rana PHD | VP of Research & Apologetics | since 2019 |
| Hugh Ross PHD | Founder and Senior Scholar | since 2023 |
| Ken Hultgren | Chief Development Officer | since 2023 |
| Ken Samples | Research Scholar | 2023 |
| Mark Perez | COO/Treasurer (Part-Year) | since 2022 |
| Phil Chien | Chief Programs Officer | since 2023 |
| Steve Scheele | COO/Executive Director (Part-Year) | since 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazale Rana PhD | President | 40 | $165k | $5k | |
| Hugh Ross PhD | Founder and Senior Scholar | 40 | $160k | $4k | |
| Mark Perez | Chief Operating Officer | 40 | $134k | ||
| Phil Chien | Business Intelligence Analyst | 40 | $114k | $4k | |
| Ken Hultgren | Chief Development Officer | 40 | $104k | $5k | |
| Kathleen Ross | Board Secretary and Co-Fou | 40 | $60k | $2k | |
| Nina Dunton Wells | Board Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| John van Leeuwen | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kerri Madison Wolcott | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tim Williams | Board Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Christopher D Niles | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Francisco Delgado | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Willard | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Arlen Nordhagen | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Phillips | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
21 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263002416). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Mark Clark | Board Member |
| John van Leeuwen | Board Member |
| Mark Perez | Chief Operating Officer |
| Francisco Delgado | Board Member |
| Tim Williams | Chairperson |
| Kerri Madison Wolcott | Board Member |
| Shawna Frey | Human Resources Director |
| Hugh Ross | Founder/Sr. Research Scholar |
| Steve Anonsen | Board Member |
| Arlen Nordhagen | Board Member |
| Craig Kletzien | Sr. Admin. Director/Custodian of Financial Records |
| Christopher Niles | Board Member |
| Kathleen Ross | Co-Founder/Development Officer |
| Tim Williams | Vice Chair |
| Craig Kletzien | |
| Michael Phillips | Board Member |
| James Willard | Board Member |
| Phil Chien | Business Intelligence Analyst |
| Elissa Fernandez | Sr. Advancement Director |
| Ken Hultgren | Chief Development Director |
| Fazale Rana | President |
About
- Legal name
- Reasons to Believe
- EIN
- 330168048
- Address
- 818 S Oak Park Rd, Covina, CA, 91724-3761
- State
- California
- Mission
- To explore and communicate the reasonable and scientifically sound basis on which the historic christian faith stands. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- X20Z Religion-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Religion-Related
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1986
- Principal officer
- Fazale Rana PhD (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1992
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsJohn Van Leeuwen
≥7years on the filingsKathleen Ross
≥6years on the filingsChristopher D Niles
≥6years on the filingsKerri Madison Wolcott
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $8m
- Total liabilities
- $387k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $7.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $5.7m
- Program service revenue
- $129k
- Employees
- 57
- Volunteers
- 596
State registration
2 entitiesiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Reasons to Believe likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 19 April 2022
- Registered agent
- Paracorp Incorporated (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.
Reasons To Believe likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Status
- Not stated
- Formed
- Not stated
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.