Joy Ministries

Tax-deductible

Columbia, KY501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 47-2791667Revenue $280K in FY2025

On file with the IRSjoy-ministries.orgPo Box 114, 42728-0114 · Columbia, KYTax-exempt since Apr 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To help provide lifes needs to those who are struggling--clothing, temporary lodging, rent, food/groceries, gas/transporation, utilities, school supplies, childrens programming, etc.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$25K 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $137K a year · 49% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$25K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 77% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$280K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$185K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$813K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$280K
FY2025▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$294K
FY2022$252K
FY2023$352K
FY2024$221K
FY2025$280K
Expenses
$185K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$108K
FY2022$133K
FY2023$142K
FY2024$147K
FY2025$185K
Net assets
$813K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$133K
FY2021$317K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$643K
FY2024$717K
FY2025$813K

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 Apr 2016.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $181K Management & general 2% · $4K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $25K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director Crc
$24,720Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Faith Anderson’s $25K as Director Crc is at the 23rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Faith Anderson$24,720$24,000$22,000$8,333—
Billy Payne————$1,854

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 aid like food, shelter, and clothing to struggling individuals and families.

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3 programs · $181K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Crisis resource center- the CRC is staffed and ran by volunteers and funded by local donations from individuals, churches, and businesses in the community. The CRC provides individuals with food, toiletries, and clothing. The CRC also provides gas and hotel vouchers alsong with rent and utility assistance.

$131Kprogram expense
02

Shelters- the organization operates 2 shelters that provide safe and temporary shelter and helps with finding permanent housing and employment.

$27Kprogram expense
03

Missions ministry- the missions ministry consists of camp hope, missions week, and various other missions throughout the year.

$23Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$280K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$279K
Investment incomeLn 3$902
Money outPt IX
$185K
Ln 25
Programscol B$181K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$813K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$371K
Total assetsLn 16$814K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$279K
Government grantsLn 1e$123K
Investment incomeLn 3$902
Total revenueLn 12$280K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$344K
SavingsLn 2$27K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$371K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$443K
Total assetsLn 16$814K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$813K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$261K$371K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$457K$443K
Total assetsLn 16$717K$814K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$1K
Net assetsLn 32$717K$813K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$25K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$60$60
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$407$407
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$24K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$88K$88K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$185K$181K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $280K$185K$95K$813K 990 PDF
FY2024 $221K$147K$74K$717K 990 PDF
FY2023 $352K$142K$210K$643K 990 PDF
FY2022 $252K$133K$118K$384K 990 PDF
FY2021 $294K$108K$186K$317K 990 PDF
FY2020 $161K$133K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $280,048 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $220,252$279,146
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $787$902
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $221,039$280,048
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $25,836$40,560
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $120,810$144,159
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $146,646$184,719
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $74,393$95,329
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $280,048 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$123,146
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$156,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$279,146
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $902$902
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $902$280,048
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $184,719 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,720$24,720
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,958$12,958
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,882$2,882
IX-11a Management feesManagement $3,200$3,200
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $60$60
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $407$407
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,961$2,961
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,120$4,120
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,376$7,376
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $23,602$23,602
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,319$13,319
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $88,089$88,089
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,025$1,025
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $181,052 · Management $3,667 · Fundraising $0$184,719
Part X · Balance sheet $814,112 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $225,445$344,058
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $35,381$26,729
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $456,525$443,325
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $717,351$814,112
X-25 Other liabilities$1,432
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,432
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $717,351$812,680
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $717,351$812,680
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $717,351$814,112
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $812,680 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$280,048
XI-2 Total expenses$184,719
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$95,329
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$717,351
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$812,680

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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