Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by ELEVATE COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,216,992
- Total expenses
- $2,378,609
- Contributions and grants received
- $511,727
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,690,673
- Investment income
- $1,535
- Other revenue
- $13,057
- Total assets, end of year
- $586,057
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $75,536
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $510,521
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,316,479
- Management and general expenses
- $62,130
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,316,479
Program services were 97.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1d · Related organizations
$224,115
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$287,612
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$86,632
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2a · Program service revenue: THE BRIDGE FOOD CENTER
total $626,412 · related or exempt $626,412
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2b · Program service revenue: HIS HANDS AUTO CARE
total $434,737 · related or exempt $434,737
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2c · Program service revenue: KIDS' CREEK EARLY CARE
total $382,703 · related or exempt $382,703
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2d · Program service revenue: PIVOT POINT APPLIANCE
total $136,181 · related or exempt $136,181
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2e · Program service revenue: JOURNEYS COFFEEHOUSE
total $110,640 · related or exempt $110,640
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3 · Investment income
total $1,535 · excluded $1,535
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $13,057 · related or exempt $13,057
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11e · Other revenue, total
$13,057
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $861,386 · program services $833,759 · management and general $27,627
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $24,964 · program services $18,950 · management and general $6,014
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $66,117 · program services $64,395 · management and general $1,722
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $8,000 · management and general $8,000
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11g · Fees: other
total $24,716 · program services $24,626 · management and general $90
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $6,716 · program services $6,368 · management and general $348
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13 · Office expenses
total $32,144 · program services $30,450 · management and general $1,694
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14 · Information technology
total $20,631 · program services $10,824 · management and general $9,807
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16 · Occupancy
total $112,989 · program services $109,564 · management and general $3,425
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $43,974 · program services $43,974
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23 · Insurance
total $15,788 · program services $14,798 · management and general $990
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24a · Other expenses: FOOD EXPENSE
total $678,857 · program services $678,857
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24b · Other expenses: SERVICE PARTS AND EXPEN
total $349,609 · program services $349,556 · management and general $53
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24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $52,924 · program services $52,563 · management and general $361
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24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
total $35,011 · program services $35,003 · management and general $8
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24e · All other expenses
total $44,783 · program services $42,792 · management and general $1,991
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $39,754 · end of year $12,570
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $199,358 · end of year $61,757
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $128,553 · end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,318 · end of year $6,458
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$561,713
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$56,441
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $447,655 · end of year $505,272
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $29,400 · end of year $27,817
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $115,100 · end of year $47,719
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $543,585 · end of year $510,521
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $128,553 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
WE EXIST TO REMOVE BARRIERS AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT PEOPLE MAY ELEVATE THEIR LIVES WITH THE HELP OF GOD.
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HIS HANDS AUTO CARE - SERVES TWO CUSTOMER BASES. RETAIL CUSTOMERS PAY STANDARD PRICING WHICH THEN AFFORDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE DISCOUNTED LABOR TO QUALIFYING CLIENTS. THROUGH BOTH CAR REPAIR AND THE DEALERSHIP, HIS HANDS IS IN THE BUSINESS OF CHANGING LIVES THROUGH AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS.
Expenses $664,906 · Revenue $434,737
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THE BRIDGE FOOD CENTER - THE BRIDGE FOOD CENTER IS A GROCERY STORE WITH WHOLESALE PRICES, MARKED UP BY 5 PENNIES. THE BRIDGE IS ABLE TO KEEP PRODUCT COSTS LOW BECAUSE ALL LABOR COSTS ARE ELIMINATED AS THE BRIDGE IS RUN BY VOLUNTEER STAFF WHO LOVE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
Expenses $802,376 · Revenue $626,412
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KIDS' CREEK EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION - A GREAT START TO QUALITY RATED PRESCHOOL PROGRAM THAT ACQUAINTS EACH CHILD WITH A WORLD THAT LIES BEYOND HOME, A WORLD THAT WILL PROVIDE NEW MEANINGFUL PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHILDREN THEIR OWN AGE AND ADULTS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING THE CHILD'S EMOTIONAL, ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL SKILLS; ALONG WITH GROWING THE CHILD'S HEART FOR CHRIST. KIDS' CREEK CREATES ACCESSIBLE DAYCARE BY OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE UNDER SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES.
Expenses $448,404 · Revenue $382,703
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JOURNEYS COFFEEHOUSE - PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS A GATHERING PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT CULTIVATES FRIENDSHIP, AUTHENTICITY, CONNECTION AND SAFETY. PIVOT POINT APPLIANCE - ACCEPTS DONATED APPLIANCES THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF THE COMMUNITY. APPLIANCES ARE REBURBISHED AND RESOLD AT REASONABLE RATES, CREATING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING TO OBTAIN OR MAINTAIN GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT WHILE ALLOWING EMPLOYEES TO DEVELOP NECESSARY SKILLS TO ADVANCE IN LIFE TOWARDS FUTURE GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. REFURBISHED APPLIANCES ARE SOLD, MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS FOR LOW COST REPLACEMENT APPLIANCES.
Expenses $400,793 · Revenue $259,878
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Lori SmithLORI SMITH
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Brandon FrostBRANDON FROST
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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John ThaxterJOHN THAXTER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jeff MichalowskiJEFF MICHALOWSKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Karen DupuisKAREN DUPUIS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Isaac BensonISAAC BENSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Eric TroyerERIC TROYER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Nate EickhoffNATE EICKHOFF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Debbie PiotrowskiDEBBIE PIOTROWSKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(3) · RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION · MI
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 13 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202501339349303610
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