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← THE COOPERATIVE DOWNTOWN MINISTRIES INCORPORATED

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by THE COOPERATIVE DOWNTOWN MINISTRIES INCORPORATED.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,721,552
Total expenses
$4,008,190
Contributions and grants received
$3,659,009
Grants paid
$1,638,264
Program service revenue
$113,445
Investment income
$31,382
Other revenue
-$82,284
Total assets, end of year
$8,135,363
Total liabilities, end of year
$533,164
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,602,199
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,692,433
Management and general expenses
$203,136
Fundraising expenses
$112,621
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,692,433

Program services were 92.1% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $236,343

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,063,449

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,359,217

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $620,397

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OCCUPANCY FEES

    total $113,445 · related or exempt $113,445

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $31,382 · excluded $31,382

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $3,600

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $236,343

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $88,298

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$84,698 · excluded -$84,698

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $2,414 · related or exempt $2,414

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,414

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,638,264 · program services $1,638,264

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $106,609 · program services $64,807 · management and general $41,802

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,051,835 · program services $935,391 · management and general $27,357 · fundraising $89,087

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $12,201 · program services $10,535 · management and general $728 · fundraising $938

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $121,144 · program services $104,596 · management and general $7,232 · fundraising $9,316

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $84,096 · program services $72,608 · management and general $5,021 · fundraising $6,467

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $52,778 · management and general $52,778

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $183,273 · program services $179,311 · management and general $3,962

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $54,458 · program services $37,569 · management and general $15,837 · fundraising $1,052

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $18,703 · program services $16,148 · management and general $1,117 · fundraising $1,438

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $206,141 · program services $204,382 · management and general $1,759

  • 17 · Travel

    total $32,529 · program services $32,005 · management and general $524

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $245,748 · program services $224,673 · management and general $21,075

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $143,685 · program services $131,363 · management and general $12,322

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $41,541 · program services $40,781 · management and general $760

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $11,570 · management and general $7,247 · fundraising $4,323

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBTS

    total $3,615 · management and general $3,615

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,439,195 · end of year $1,007,186

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $609,907 · end of year $822,140

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $386,432 · end of year $435,171

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $93,031 · end of year $66,944

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $6,972,032

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,168,110

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,933,856 · end of year $5,803,922

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $73,584 · end of year $33,164

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $500,000 · end of year $500,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,750,643 · end of year $7,389,644

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $138,194 · end of year $212,555

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE TO THE HOMELESS, AGES 18 AND OLDER, IN THE BIRMINGHAM AREA A NURTURING AND CARING ENVIRONMENT OFFERING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT BREAK THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE SHELTER, FOOD, CARE, AND COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

  • PERMANENT AND SUPPORTING HOUSING: IN 2024, FIREHOUSE MINISTRIES PROVIDED 248,570 ESSENTIAL SERVICES, INCLUDING HEALTH REFERRALS, CASE MANAGEMENT, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, EXTREME WEATHER SHELTERING, LIFE SKILLS SUPPORT, AND TRANSPORTATION, ENSURING COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS. MOST NOTABLY, FIREHOUSE MINISTRIES SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED 139 INDIVIDUALS INTO STABLE HOUSING, REINFORCING ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE NOT ONLY IMMEDIATE RELIEF BUT LONG-TERM PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE.

    Expenses $2,107,244 · Grants $1,342,454 · Revenue $115,859

  • EMERGENCY SHELTER: IN 2024, FIREHOUSE MINISTRIES SERVED 2,720 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS, OFFERING SHELTER AND VITAL RESOURCES TO THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. TO COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY, FIREHOUSE MINISTRIES SERVED 105,709 MEALS AND DISTRIBUTED 722 FOOD BOXES, WHILE 11,824 HYGIENE ITEMS AND CLOTHING ARTICLES HELPED MEET BASIC NEEDS. WITH AN AVERAGE NIGHTLY CENSUS OF 100 GUESTS, CAPACITY WAS EXPANDED DURING SEVERE WEATHER TO PROTECT INDIVIDUALS AT INCREASED RISK.

    Expenses $1,585,189 · Grants $295,810

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Nicole Boomhover

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $106,609
    From this org
    $106,609
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jonathan Coe

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Bruce Lanier

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • William Marinos

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Verlon Salley

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Nick D'Alessandro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brett Faucett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Ted Greer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sharon Haukohl

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kathryn Howard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Frank Lassiter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Don Lupo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Rick Kilgore

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brian Wahl

    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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
13 August 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202602439349300845

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