Transformation Ministries

Tax-deductible

Columbiana, AL501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 80-0478769Revenue $623K in FY2025

On file with the IRStransformationranch.org300 Two Lakes Trl, 35051-4056 · Columbiana, ALTax-exempt since Nov 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To minister to hurting people and help them discover the unresolved issues in their life, and let god resolve them. To provide resources to train and equip men and women to continue their walk with the lord and enable them to reach their destiny in the kingdom of god.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$58K 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $315K a year · 39% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 56% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $28K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$623K
+606% vs prior year
Spent
$471K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$623K
FY2025▲ +606%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$347K
FY2022$380K
FY2023$387K
FY2024−$123K
FY2025$623K
Expenses
$471K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$484K
FY2021$574K
FY2022$517K
FY2023$416K
FY2024$443K
FY2025$471K
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2009.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $451K Management & general 4% · $20K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Senior Pastor/Founder
$57,700Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Warren Hobbs’s $58K as Senior Pastor/Founder is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Warren Hobbs$57,700$53,170$61,250$62,100$69,450$67,100

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps hurting people resolve life issues and trains them to grow in faith and reach their destiny.

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1 program · $451K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Family counseling, drug rehab & recovery training and substance support groups

$451Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$28K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $85K · 2019–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$12,228
Restoring the FoundationsFY2021$8,000
Individual RecipientFY2021$500
Be One MinistriesFY2021$500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$22,535
Restoring the FoundationsFY2020$15,180
Church at BethelFY2020$1,000
Turning Point FoundationFY2020$654
Unitemized GrantFY2019$22,204

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$623K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$617K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$54K
Investment incomeLn 3$268
Money outPt IX
$471K
Ln 25
Programscol B$451K
Managementcol C$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$145K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$617K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$283K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$54K
Investment incomeLn 3$268
Gains on assetsLn 7−$61K
Total revenueLn 12$623K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$119K
SavingsLn 2$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$145K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.4M
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$83K$145K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.3M$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3K$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$80K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$118K$118K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$62K$62K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$80K$80K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$39K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$10K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$780$499$281
Total functional expensesLn 25$471K$451K$20K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $623K$471K$152K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 −$123K$443K−$566K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $387K$416K−$29K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $380K$517K−$137K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $347K$574K−$227K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.2M$484K$2.7M$3.3M 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 $622,551 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $216,134$617,251
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $86,544$53,848
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$432,805−$60,673
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,110$12,125
I-12 Total revenuePrior year −$123,017$622,551
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$3,089
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $231,620$272,646
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $210,894$194,844
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $442,514$470,579
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$565,531$151,972
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $622,551 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $354 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$617,251
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$283,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$617,251
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $53,848$53,848
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $268$268
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$60,941−$60,941
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,771$11,771
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $65,973 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$60,673$622,551
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $470,579 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,089$3,089
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $79,800$79,800
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $117,774$117,774
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $61,860$61,860
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,212$13,212
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,820$2,820
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,997$15,997
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,125$4,125
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,974$7,974
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,117$17,117
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,307$1,307
IX-20 InterestPrograms $79,580$79,580
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $38,768$38,768
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,147$15,147
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,689 · Management $1,540$11,229
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $499 · Management $281$780
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $450,791 · Management $19,788 · Fundraising $0$470,579
Part X · Balance sheet $3,581,334 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $66,831$118,559
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $16,137$26,119
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,346,029$3,435,259
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,740$1,397
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,432,737$3,581,334
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $907$4,784
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,053,805$1,050,430
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,378,932$2,530,904
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,378,932$2,530,904
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,432,737$3,581,334
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,530,904 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$622,551
XI-2 Total expenses$470,579
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$151,972
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,378,932
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,530,904

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

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