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← ABILENE PALM HOUSE INC

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Filed by ABILENE PALM HOUSE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$143,745
Total expenses
$152,786
Contributions and grants received
$121,727
Grants paid
$53,932
Program service revenue
$21,726
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
$292
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
not reported
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$139,612
Total liabilities, end of year
$415
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$139,197
Program service expenses (Part III)
$95,876

Program services were 62.8% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

Primary exempt purpose

OUR MISSION IS TO OFFER THE PEOPLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND BEYOND THE PRACTICAL AND SPIRITUAL TOOLS NECESSARY TO HAVE A FULFILLING LIFE AND CULTIVATE A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. THROUGH MENTORING PROGRAMS, OUTREACH, SERVICE, AND CONSISTENT INTERACTION, WE HOPE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE INTO THEIR DESTINIES AND PROVIDE HOPE AND IDENTITY WHERE IT HAS BEEN LOST. WE BELIEVE IN THE CONTEXT OF "HOME, AND AIM TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND LOVING ENVIRONMENT TO WHICH PEOPLE ALWAYS FEEL WELCOME TO COME. WE ARE ALSO EQUALLY AS MOTIVATED TO GO OUTSIDE THE FOUR WALLS OF THE PALM HOUSE AND INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITY OF ABILENE.

  • WE PROVIDE MENTORING, OUTREACH SERVICES, AND INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND BEYOND THROUGH VARIOUS OUTREACH MINISTRIES, COMMUNICATION GROUPS, MEALS, BIBLE STUDY AND BENEVOLENCE. ON AVERAGE, 40 CHILDREN FROM AGES 4 TO 17 ATTEND A WEEKLY CHILDREN'S PROGRAM AND MINISTRY. APPROXIMATELY 35 COLLEGE AGE VOLUNTEERS MENTOR THE KIDS WEEKLY. IN ADDITION TO THIS, WE HOST A MONTHLY TIME OF FELLOWSHIP WITH LOCAL COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH AN AVERAGE OF 15 ATTENDING ON A MONTHLY BASIS. 10-20 WOMEN ATTEND OUR WEEKLY COMMUNICATION GROUP, EITHER VIA ZOOM OR IN-PERSON, WHICH HELPS THEM TO IDENTIFY TRAUMA AND HOW TO OVERCOME IT. THEY ARE ALSO OFFEREDEDUCATION AND TOOLS REGARDING SELF-CARE, COMMUNICATION AND HEALTHY INTERACTION WITH OTHERS. OUR RANSOMED PROGRAM REACHES OUT TO MEN AND WOMEN IN THE SEX INDUSTRY, SPECIFICALLY EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS IN A LOCAL CLUB, 4-8 TEAM MEMBERS MEET WEEKLY TO VISIT THE PEOPLE WORKING IN THE CLUB. APPROXIMATELY 30 VOLUNTEER HOURS A MONTH ARE EXPENDED IN THIS OUTREACH. THERE ARE BAKED GOODS PROVIDED BY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO APPROXIMATELY 30 EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES WEEKLY, AS WELL AS HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR EMPLOYEES SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR. WE ARE THERE TO CONSISTENTLY SHOW LOVE AND VALUE FOR EVERY MAN AND WOMAN WE MEET. OUR GOAL IS ALSO TO BE THERE WHEN THEY EXPRESS THE DESIRE TO LEAVE THE CLUB LIFE, TO BE ABLE TO HELP CONNECT THEM WITH OTHER JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSIST IN THEIR TRANSITION FROM THEIR FORMER LIFESTYLE.WE ARE AVIALABLE TO MEET WITH THEM OUTSIDE OF THE CLUB AT THEIR REQUEST FOR FURTHER RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND ENCOURAGEMENT.

    Expenses $95,876

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Marla Polk

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2

  • Susan Pittman

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2

  • Valerie McCarley

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessica Pietsek

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Trula Walker

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    4

  • Patty Wenetschlaeger

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathy Walker

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2

  • Adriel Klett

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jayma Savage

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    4

  • Kathy Giebler

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202620489349201612

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