Serving the homeless population

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $69K a year · 26% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$617K
70% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 70% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$306K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$255K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$267K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$306K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$117K
FY2021$194K
FY2022$158K
FY2023$205K
FY2024$272K
FY2025$306K
Expenses
$255K
FY2025▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$124K
FY2024$198K
FY2025$255K
Net assets
$267K
FY2025▲ +24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$111K
FY2021$240K
FY2022$289K
FY2023$371K
FY2024$216K
FY2025$267K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2013.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $176K Management & general 31% · $79K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$49,800Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Edward Grimes’s $50K as Executive Di is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 851 $100K–1M housing nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Edward Grimes$49,800$46,800$46,800$46,800$46,800

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides essential services and support to individuals experiencing homelessness.

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1 program · $176K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Serving the Homeless

Expenses to date have been serving the homeless, support for other like-minded organizations, and other services as the organization seeks premanent facility our mission following god's command to love our neighbor as ourselves, murfreesboro rescue mission exists to provide help, hope, and healing to our community's most vulnerable…

$176Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$306K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$177K
Other incomeLn 4–11$129K
Investment incomeLn 3$42
Money outPt IX
$255K
Ln 25
Programscol B$176K
Managementcol C$79K
Owns and owesPt X
$267K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$118K
Total assetsLn 16$884K
LiabilitiesLn 26$617K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$177K
Government grantsLn 1e$132K
Investment incomeLn 3$42
Other incomeLn 4–11$129K
Total revenueLn 12$306K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$118K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$118K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$765K
Total assetsLn 16$884K
LiabilitiesLn 26$617K
Net assetsLn 32$267K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$56K$118K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$790K$765K
Total assetsLn 16$846K$884K
LiabilitiesLn 26$629K$617K
Net assetsLn 32$216K$267K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$52K$52K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$54K$54K$267
Office expensesLn 13$10K$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$263$263
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$75K$35K$40K
All other expensesLn 24e$80$80
Total functional expensesLn 25$255K$176K$79K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $306K$255K$51K$267K 990 PDF
FY2024 $272K$198K$73K$216K 990 PDF
FY2023 $205K$124K$81K$371K 990 PDF
FY2022 $158K$289K 990 PDF
FY2021 $194K$240K 990 PDF
FY2020 $117K$111K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $306,093 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $141,780$177,010
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $230$42
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $129,570$129,041
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $271,580$306,093
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $53,520$56,999
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $144,706$197,913
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $198,226$254,912
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $73,354$51,181
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $306,093 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$132,270
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$44,740
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$177,010
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $42$42
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $129,041$129,041
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $129,083$306,093
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $254,912 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $52,334$52,334
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,665$4,665
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,644$12,644
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $53,945 · Management $267$54,212
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,035 · Management $4,669$9,704
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $263$263
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,727$24,727
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $20,862$20,862
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,046 · Management $40,375$75,421
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $80$80
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $175,832 · Management $79,080 · Fundraising $0$254,912
Part X · Balance sheet $884,335 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,909$118,249
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $789,813$765,086
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $845,722$884,335
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $629,441$616,873
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $629,441$616,873
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $216,281$267,462
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $845,722$884,335
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $267,462 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$306,093
XI-2 Total expenses$254,912
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$51,181
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$216,281
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$267,462

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