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US nonprofit · EIN 953285575 · Keokuk, IAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 953285575) - 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 time served.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. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Independent Baptist Indian Mission Inc's network

9 peoplei9 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

9 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Becky DefordDirector2018
8 yrs
Becky ShannonDirector2018
8 yrs
Beverly Messick Messick (also filed as Beverly Messick)Director2018
8 yrs
Brian ShannonVP Sec Treas Director2018
8 yrs
Gary MessickDirector2018
8 yrs
Jay ShannonDirector2018
8 yrs
Louann ShannonDirector2018
8 yrs
Sherry DefordDirector2018
8 yrs
Steven R Deford (also filed as Steve Deford)President- Executive Director2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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
Steven R DefordPresident- Executive Director10$0
Sherry DefordDirector1$0
Becky DefordDirector1$0
Gary MessickDirector0$0
Beverly Messick MessickDirector0$0
Jay ShannonDirector0$0
Becky ShannonDirector0$0
Brian ShannonVP Sec Treas Director5$0
Louann ShannonDirector1$0

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

About

Legal name
Independent Baptist Indian Mission Inc
EIN
953285575
Address
2406 Main St, Keokuk, IA, 52632-2738
State
Iowa
Mission
The mission receives contributions on behalf of its approved missionaries and distributes the monies to the respective missionaries for their works. They also provide support services for the missionaries. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
X21Z Religion-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Religion-Related
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1978
IRS ruling date
1 December 1978
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsBecky Deford
≥8years on the filingsBecky Shannon
≥8years on the filingsBeverly Messick Messick
≥8years on the filingsBrian Shannon

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
$119k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$119k
Contributions and grants received
$549k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
13

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$558k$556k$2k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.