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US nonprofit · EIN 800717952 · Lynden, WAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 800717952) - 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.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2012.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Engedi Refuge Ministries Inc's network

8 people1 organisationi8 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (1) 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

8 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 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Aaron NewcombBoard Member and Executive2020
6 yrs
Brett RossonBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Ingemar FranzenBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Jeff DykstraBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Jennifer CustisBoard Secretary2020
6 yrs
Luanne Van WervenBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Malita NewcombBoard Treasurer and Operat2020
6 yrs
Sheldon SmithBoard President2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Aaron NewcombVice Presidentsince 2018
Malita NewcombDirectorsince 2018

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
Aaron NewcombBoard Member and Executive40$75k
Malita NewcombBoard Treasurer and Operat50$75k
Sheldon SmithBoard President2$0
Jennifer CustisBoard Secretary2$0
Ingemar FranzenBoard Member2$0
Brett RossonBoard Member2$0
Luanne van WervenBoard Member2$0
Jeff DykstraBoard Member2$0

About

Legal name
Engedi Refuge Ministries Inc
EIN
800717952
Address
7370 Guide Meridian Rd, Lynden, WA, 98264-9418
State
Washington
Mission
To provide safe housing and a therapeutic program for women who have survived sexual exploitation. This program is focused on providing and promoting physical safety, emotional stability, educational advancement, skills development, family re-integration whenever possible, and spiritual encouragement from a christian perspective. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
I73 Crime and legal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Crime & Legal-Related
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2011
Principal officer
Aaron Newcomb (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 2011
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

≥7years on the filingsSheldon Smith
≥6years on the filingsAaron Newcomb
≥6years on the filingsJennifer Custis
≥6years on the filingsMalita Newcomb

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
$2.2m
Total liabilities
$792k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.4m
Contributions and grants received
$936k
Program service revenue
$8k
Employees
15
Volunteers
18

Filed finances

3 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$939k$917k$22k
2024$937k$917k$19k
2023$825k$786k$39k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.