We are having tremendous sucess treating men and women with drug and alcohol adductions. We are using work programs in a concentrated christian envorinment. WE are presently housing 87 men and 22 women in seperate ficilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$278K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $26
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$244K
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$629K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$733K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$425K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$629K
FY2025▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$418K
FY2021$800K
FY2022$792K
FY2023$929K
FY2024$894K
FY2025$629K
Expenses
$733K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$391K
FY2021$604K
FY2022$801K
FY2023$889K
FY2024$867K
FY2025$733K
Net assets
$425K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$274K
FY2021$470K
FY2022$461K
FY2023$501K
FY2024$529K
FY2025$425K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 2014.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $457K Management & general 38% · $276K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $278K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President Organizer
$136,982Pt VII · Sec A
$125,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$7,800Pt VII · Sec A
$7,800Pt VII · Sec A
Treasury Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sec Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Treasure Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael S Scribner’s $137K as President Organizer is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael S Scribner$136,982$136,982$136,982$136,982$97,500$52,000
Michael Shane Scribner$125,000—————
Gary Dawson——$19,775$15,210$15,600—
Byron J Coker$7,800$7,800$7,800$7,800——
Byron Coker$7,800$7,800————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides Christian-based rehabilitation for drug and alcohol addiction.

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2 programs · $457K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

We are having tremendous success treating men and women with drug and alcohol adductions.We are using work programs in a concerated chiristain envoironment. We are presently housing 56 men and 25 women in seperte ficilities.

$457Kprogram expense
02

We are having tremedous success treating men and women with drug and alcohol addictions. We are using work programs in a concerated christain envoirment.We presently housing 52 men and 26 women in seperate ficilities.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$26
Grants paid · 1 grant · $5K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,408

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$629K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$629K
Money outPt IX
$733K
Ln 25
Programscol B$457K
Managementcol C$276K
Owns and owesPt X
$425K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K
Total assetsLn 16$669K
LiabilitiesLn 26$244K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$629K
Total revenueLn 12$629K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$83K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$83K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$581K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$669K
LiabilitiesLn 26$244K
Net assetsLn 32$425K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$268K$83K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$612K$581K
Total assetsLn 16$884K$669K
LiabilitiesLn 26$356K$244K
Net assetsLn 32$529K$425K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$142K$37K$105K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$101K$65K$36K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$15K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$4K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$19K
OccupancyLn 16$207K$180K$27K
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$47K$32K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$78K$58K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$94K$64K$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$733K$457K$276K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $629K$733K−$104K$425K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 23, 2025 $894K$867K$28K$529K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 18, 2024 $929K$889K$40K$501K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $792K$801K−$9K$461K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 5, 2022 $800K$604K$196K$470K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 11, 2021 $418K$391K$27K$274K 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
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Part I · Summary $628,892 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $894,252$628,892
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $894,252$628,892
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,755$1,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $385,798$277,107
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $475,110$454,140
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $866,663$732,747
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $27,589−$103,855
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $628,892 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$564,153
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$64,739
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$628,892
VIII-12 Total revenue$628,892
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $732,747 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,500$1,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,000 · Management $105,000$142,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $65,000 · Management $35,736$100,736
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,000 · Management $9,332$24,332
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,000 · Management $6,039$10,039
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $18,600$18,600
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $180,000 · Management $26,848$206,848
IX-20 InterestManagement $9,556$9,556
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $32,121 · Management $15,000$47,121
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $58,282 · Management $20,000$78,282
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $64,093 · Management $29,640$93,733
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $456,996 · Management $275,751 · Fundraising $0$732,747
Part X · Balance sheet $668,881 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $268,426$83,440
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $612,027$581,441
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,000$4,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $884,453$668,881
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,691$5,174
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $355,820$244,103
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $528,633$424,778
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $528,633$424,778
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $884,453$668,881
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $424,778 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$628,892
XI-2 Total expenses$732,747
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$103,855
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$528,633
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$424,778

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