Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2023.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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.
Paul Greene’s $6K as Executive Director is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1684 $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.
See Idle Hands Ministries executive salaries →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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Helps people overcome addiction and mental health struggles through faith-based recovery and community service.
Questions for Idle Hands Ministries
Your first name shows with your question. Idle Hands Ministries answers here, for everyone.
To give support, hope, and healing for those battling addiction and depression in west texas. We accomplish this through our programs which include providing healthy activities, healthy coping skills, multiple education programs for children and adults. Fellowship meals are provided for families who attend evening and weekend programs.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $94K | $208K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $8K | $1.1M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $101K | $1.3M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $101K | $1.3M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $108K | $75K | $27K | $5K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $5K | $3K | $1K | $246 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $8K | $6K | $2K | $412 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $6K | $4K | $2K | $311 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $6K | $4K | $1K | $288 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $3K | $2K | $746 | $149 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $1K | $966 | $345 | $69 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $24K | $17K | $6K | $1K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $1K | $970 | $346 | $69 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $3K | $2K | $873 | $174 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $208K | $153K | $54K | $509 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $374K | $270K | $96K | $9K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 9, 2026 | $1.6M | $374K | $1.2M | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 10, 2025 | $280K | $283K | −$3K | $101K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 30, 2024 | $163K | $59K | $103K | $103K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,610,917 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,610,917 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $374,184 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,339,405 assets, 7 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,339,405 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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