Meet spiritual, social and material needs within the community to reduce the effects of poverty.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 30 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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $64K a year · 16% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $6K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$448K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$407K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$128K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$448K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$349K
FY2024$436K
FY2025$448K
Expenses
$407K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$277K
FY2024$356K
FY2025$407K
Net assets
$128K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$66K
FY2024$123K
FY2025$128K

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 Jun 2019.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $306K Management & general 25% · $102K Fundraising 0% · $13

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

10 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$48,690Pt VII · Sec A
Program Coordinator
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
Thrift Store Manager
$27,776Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$7,380Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Perry M Cooke’s $49K as Executive Director is at the 50th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Perry M Cooke$48,690$42,230$42,230
Robert L Sarver$36,000$36,000$36,000
Laura Cooke$27,776$26,624$26,624
Glen a Meade$7,380$7,380$7,380

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

Provides food, shelter, and spiritual support to alleviate poverty.

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3 programs · $297K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Operated the Outreach Thrift Store to receive donations and make quality goods available to customers at a significant discoun. Provided assistance for 1107 individuals in the form of &73,990 in material goods donated without cost to those families.

$284Kprogram expense
02

Operated a transitional program for persons released from rehab facilities and/or prison, and for selected homeless persons. Served twenty-eight clients in Pathway Homes and Operation Restore. Graduated four individuals. Facilitated one individuals reunification with and helping another regain custody.

$13Kprogram expense
03

Pursued a land purchase upon which to build and relocate the Outreach Thrift Store, Pathway Home and Operation Restore operations. Sought rezoning approval.

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$448K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$339K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$108K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$407K
Ln 25
Programscol B$306K
Managementcol C$102K
Fundraisingcol D$13
Owns and owesPt X
$128K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$139K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$108K
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$339K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$448K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$53K
SavingsLn 2$55K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$109K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K
Total assetsLn 16$139K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$128K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 530
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$86K$109K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K$30K
Total assetsLn 16$138K$139K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$123K$128K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$26K$26K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$6K$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$152K$67K$86K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$115K$115K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$14K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$7K$7K$15$13
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$442$442
Office expensesLn 13$6K$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$40K$35K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$407K$306K$102K$13

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $448K$407K$41K$128K 990 PDF
FY2024 $436K$356K$80K$123K 990 PDF
FY2023 $349K$277K$72K$66K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $448,420 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $101,197$107,900
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $320,332$338,520
I-10 Investment income$2,000
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,098$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $435,627$448,420
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $466$26,464
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $2,558$6,260
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $270,867$287,860
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,026$86,600
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $355,917$407,184
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $79,710$41,236
Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $448,420 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $428 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$68,191
VIII-1e Government grants$15,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,195
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,195
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$107,900
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $338,092$338,092
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $2,000$2,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $340,520 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$448,420
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $407,184 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $26,464$26,464
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $6,260$6,260
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $66,585 · Management $85,610$152,195
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $115,209$115,209
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,907 · Management $6,549$20,456
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $7,021 · Management $15 · Fundraising $13$7,049
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $17,014$17,014
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $442$442
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,334 · Management $1,725$6,059
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,725 · Management $1,348$3,073
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,099 · Management $4,457$39,556
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,219 · Management $1,384$5,603
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,804$7,804
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $305,641 · Management $101,530 · Fundraising $13$407,184
Part X · Balance sheet $138,976 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $86,156$53,484
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$55,191
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $43,612$30,301
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $137,874$138,976
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,421$11,336
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $892$77
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,313$11,413
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $64,612$106,068
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $57,949$21,495
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $122,561$127,563
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $137,874$138,976
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $127,563 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$448,420
XI-2 Total expenses$407,184
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$41,236
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$122,561
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$127,563

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