Miracle Lake INC

Tax-deductible

Etowah, TN501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 58-1475991Revenue $1.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmiraclelake.orgPo Box 327, 37331-0327 · Etowah, TNTax-exempt since Aug 1982Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The development and operation of a residential Christian training center catering to men with detrimental, life controlling backgrounds, such as Alcoholism, drug addition, criminal behavior, and etc.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$51K 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $63K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$51K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 98% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $70K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$169
0.02% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$859K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$788K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$540K
FY2021$657K
FY2022$890K
FY2023$817K
FY2024$807K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$859K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$581K
FY2021$570K
FY2022$788K
FY2023$777K
FY2024$822K
FY2025$859K
Net assets
$788K
FY2025▲ +37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$346K
FY2021$440K
FY2022$540K
FY2023$544K
FY2024$576K
FY2025$788K

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 Aug 1982.

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% · $841K Management & general 2% · $18K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $51K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$38,912Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$12,300Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Second Vice
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bryon Goodman’s $39K as Executive Di is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health 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

NameFY2025FY2021FY2020
Bryon Goodman$38,912$35,108—
Jack Bryan$12,300$31,484$31,384

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

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  • 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 a Christian residential center for men overcoming addiction and criminal behavior.

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1 program · $841K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The lives of those who come to the center having changed lives and for some the restoration of families, some have found a purpose to live above the lifestyle they were once in bondage to.

$841Kprogram 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 3 funders$70K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$636K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$421K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$859K
Ln 25
Programscol B$841K
Managementcol C$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$788K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$485K
Total assetsLn 16$789K
LiabilitiesLn 26$169
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$636K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$421K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$755
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$485K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$485K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$291K
Total assetsLn 16$789K
LiabilitiesLn 26$169
Net assetsLn 32$788K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
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$265K$485K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$309K$291K
Total assetsLn 16$580K$789K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$169
Net assetsLn 32$576K$788K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$342K$342K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$28K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$642$290$352
Advertising and promotionLn 12$500$500
Office expensesLn 13$17K$2K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$179K$179K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$67K$67K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$192K$192K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$859K$841K$18K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$859K$204K$788K 990 PDF
FY2024 $807K$822K−$16K$576K 990 PDF
FY2023 $817K$777K$40K$544K 990 PDF
FY2022 $890K$788K$101K$540K 990 PDF
FY2021 $657K$570K$87K$440K 990 PDF
FY2020 $540K$581K−$41K$346K 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 $1,063,112 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $478,070$636,018
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $324,875$420,665
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,667$6,429
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $806,612$1,063,112
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $390,497$370,194
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $431,746$488,482
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $822,243$858,676
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,631$204,436
Part VI · Governance 16 of 15 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $1,063,112 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$636,018
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$636,018
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $420,665$420,665
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,674$5,674
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $755$755
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $427,094$1,063,112
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $858,676 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $342,106$342,106
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,088$28,088
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,056$2,056
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $290 · Management $352$642
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $500$500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,251 · Management $15,189$17,440
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,558$10,558
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $178,584$178,584
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,163$17,163
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $67,154$67,154
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $191,530$191,530
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,855$2,855
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $841,079 · Management $17,597 · Fundraising $0$858,676
Part X · Balance sheet $788,580 assets, 10 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $9,933; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $264,756$485,360
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,200$2,007
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $308,788$291,280
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $580,217$788,580
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,101$169
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,101$169
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $441,044$645,479
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $135,072$142,932
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $576,116$788,411
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $580,217$788,580
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $788,411 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,063,112
XI-2 Total expenses$858,676
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$204,436
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$576,116
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$7,859
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$788,411

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

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