Golden Valley, MN

REAL RESOURCES INC

EIN 41-1772958

Faith & Spiritual Communities Missions & Faith-Based Outreach Children & youth Faith communities

Mission

Real Resources equips churches with Christ-centered experiences, leadership development, and resources that engage young people in community service and spiritual formation.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About REAL RESOURCES INC

Real Resources, a Minnesota-based 501(c)(3) faith-based nonprofit, operates a family of ministries (including YouthWorks, e625 and Border Perspective) that provide mission trips, leadership training, and digital ministry resources for churches and youth groups. The organization focuses on immersive, service-based experiences that pair youth with long-term community partners to address local needs while developing leadership, faith, and cross-cultural understanding. In recent years (fiscal 2023–2024) Real Resources reported annual revenues in the mid-$5 million range and continued to direct the majority of its income to program services, sustaining multi-site mission programs and digital ministry offerings for a broad network of churches and youth participants.

Notable achievements

Decades of sustained ministry

Real Resources traces its tax-exempt operations back to the mid-1990s and, through YouthWorks and related ministries, has provided youth mission and leadership programming for more than 30 years.

Family of ministries

Built and maintains multiple program lines—YouthWorks (short-term mission trips and service learning), e625 (Spanish-language ministry resources), and Border Perspective—serving churches, youth groups, and leaders across the U.S. and internationally.

Program-scale and financial stability

In recent filings the organization reported roughly $5–6 million in annual revenue with roughly two-thirds to three-quarters of revenue coming from program services, reflecting sustained program activity and operational continuity.

At a glance

Total assets: $4.6M
Annual revenue: $5.5M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 41-1772958
Location: Golden Valley, MN
Website: realresources.com
On Mahalo since: September 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Maintains 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status and public Form 990 filings, demonstrating ongoing regulatory compliance and financial transparency.

YouthWorks and related program brands are established and formally registered/recognized in trademark and ministry materials, strengthening organizational identity in youth ministry circles.

Recipient of foundation support and grants in recent years, enabling program continuity and development of service-learning and digital ministry initiatives.

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