Only a Servant Ministries INC EIN 74-2867062

Only a Servant Ministries INC

EIN  74-2867062 Religious organization San Antonio, TX Founded 1998
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides aid and support to impoverished communities.
Leadership
Kenneth Kennedy · President
Money in and out
$236K revenue, $239K expenses
Bottom line
68% program efficiency

Provides aid and support to impoverished communities. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $236K in revenue, $239K in expenses, and $177K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$236K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$239K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$177K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$3K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.13
Program efficiency
68%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
8.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +4% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-1%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +84% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$236K
FY2025▲ +5%
Expenses
$239K
FY2025▼ -2%
Total assets
$179K
FY2025▼ -2%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2025▼ -34%
Total revenue
$236K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$239K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$177K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$3K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$179K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $162K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Haiti Ministries

Organize and establishing a health clinic to aid those in need of medical treatment. Feeding program for two Christian schools. Assist in repairing homes.

$122Kprogram expense
02

Mexico Ministries

Provide heaters, food, clothing, toiletries, and other supplies to those in need. Assisted in the construction of new churches and homes. Sewing ministry teaching girls to sew and Bible study.

$36Kprogram expense
03

Other ministries and activites related to ministries

$4Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COnly a Servant Ministries INC
EINHdr · item D74-2867062
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Antonio, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.onlyaservant.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1998
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q300)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1999

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Debora Kennedy’s $69K as Director is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1638 $100K–1M international 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Debora Kennedy$69,300$66,050
Kenneth Kennedy$57,500$52,500

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$231K · 98%
Investment income$4K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$231K
Investment income2%$4K
Other revenue$500
Total revenueLn 12$236K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.13
Program services68%$162K
Management & general19%$46K
Fundraising13%$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$239K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$171K
Total assetsLn 16$179K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$177K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $171K · Operating expenses/yr $239K
8.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $162K · Total expenses $239K
68%
Management & General
Management & general $46K · Total expenses $239K
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $31K · Total expenses $239K
13%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $31K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $228K
$0.14 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $231K · Total revenue $236K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $236K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $236K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $4K · Total revenue $236K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $239K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $236K · Prior year $225K
+5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $281K · FY2025 $236K
-3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $177K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $236K · Expenses $239K
-1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $179K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $177K · Total assets $179K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $179K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kenneth Kennedy · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $239K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $74K · Total expenses $239K
31%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 68%
Overhead ratio 19%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Revenue growth 5%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$236K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$225K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$231K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$225K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$342K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$281K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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