Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$279,987

Total expenses

$160,162

Contributions and grants received

$132,142

Grants paid

$2,801

Program service revenue

$6,299

Investment income

$1,321

Other revenue

$140,225

Total assets, end of year

$787,109

Total liabilities, end of year

$171,889

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$615,220

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$137,269

Management and general expenses

$17,351

Fundraising expenses

$5,542

Program service expenses (Part III)

$137,269

Program services were 85.7% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• MANNA FOOD PANTRY: THROUGH OUR FOOD PANTRY, LAST YEAR WE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 104,220 POUNDS OF FOOD TO THOSE WHO LIVE WITHIN THE BURTON I.S.D. GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. WE ALSO RECEIVED NONPERISHABLE DONATIONS FROM 4H, SCOUTS, SCHOOLS, VBS CLASSES AND PARTNER CHURCHES BUT DON'T NECESSARILY WEIGH THOSE DONATIONS AND THESE ADDITIONAL FOODS HELPED PROVIDE VARIETY AND DEPTH TO THIS NECESSARY MINISTRY. THROUGH OUR FOOD PANTRY WE ALSO INTRODUCE CLIENTS TO OTHER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT MAY ENRICH THEIR LIVES: BAGS OF EASY-TO-EAT FOODS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS (65+), OUR TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY, MONTHLY APPOINTMENTS WITH A BENEFITS COUNSELOR THAT CAN HELP WITH AVAILABLE SOCIAL SERVICES, THE TEXAS WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM, AND THE TEXAS RAMP PROJECT.

  Expenses $33,253

• PROGRAMS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AND THE HOMEBOUND: THROUGH OUR SENIOR FELLOWSHIP AND MEAL PROGRAM, LAST YEAR WE DELIVERED 1,900 HOT MEALS AT NO CHARGE TO SENIOR CITIZENS, THE DISABLED AND HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS. AN ADDITIONAL 1,045 SENIOR CITIZENS JOINED US FOR FELLOWSHIP, GAMES AND BINGO IN THE FAMILY LIFE CENTER, WHERE THEY ARE ABLE TO DINE WITH US FOR A NOMINAL FEE. WE ALSO HOLD QUARTERLY PROGRAMS INCLUDING PRESENTATIONS ABOUT HOW TO AVOID SCAMS, LEARNING HOW TO NAVIGATE MEDICARE, AND PREPARING FOR END OF LIFE DECISIONS. CRAFTING ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED PAINTING CLOTH TOTE BAGS, MAKING SUN CATCHERS OR VOTIVE CANDLES, BUILDING A CHARCUTERIE PLATTER OR MAKING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS.

  Expenses $15,034 · Revenue $6,299

• THE CORNER SHOPPE -OUR THRIFT STORE ACCEPTS DONATIONS OF CLOTHING, SHOES, HOME DECOR, FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES. WE CURATE THESE DONATIONS AND SELL THEM AT AFFORDABLE PRICES TO THE COMMUNITY. FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A DISASTER, WE PROVIDE THEM WITH FIVE PIECES OR FURNITURE OR APPLIANCES, BASED ON AVAILABILITY. HOWEVER, NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE SOLD. WE ALSO SHARE THESE DONATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY.TO PEACEMAKERS SEWING GROUP, WE DONATE FABRIC FOR BABY AND COMFORT QUILTS. WE GIVE SUITCASES AND CLOTHING TO BLUEBONNET HAVEN, AND CHILDREN'S HALLOWEEN COSTUMES TO CAMP FOR ALL. AREA ANIMAL RESCUE GROUPS ARE GIVEN STAINED TOWELS AND SHEETS TO BE USED AS BEDDING.STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN SPEECH CLASS AT BLINN COLLEGE ARE PROVIDED JACKETS AS THEY DEVELOP THEIR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS. WE GIVE AWAY COATS DURING THE WINTER, AS WELL AS BUSINESS CLOTHING THAT IS SUITABLE FOR A JOB INTERVIEW OR A FUNERAL.MOTHERS WHO TAKE CLASSES AT THE BRENHAM PREGNANCY CENTER ARE GIVEN "MOMMY BUCKS" THAT CAN BE SPENT AT OUR THRIFT STORE, HELPING THESE YOUNG FAMILIES ACQUIRE MATERNITY WEAR, BABY CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS.THE BURTON I.S.D. NURSE IS PROVIDED WITH WHAT SHE NEEDS TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN'S NEEDS ARE MET: ATHLETIC SHOES, UNDERGARMENTS FOR THE INCONTINENT, AND REPLACEMENT PANTS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. TEACHERS RECEIVE SCHOOL AND ART SUPPLIES FOR THEIR CLASSROOMS.CHILDREN WHO ATTEND OUR BURTON STORYTIME ALSO BENEFIT FROM YOUR DONATIONS. EACH CHILD IS OFFERED THEIR CHOICE OF A BOOK TO TAKE HOME AFTER SHARING BREAKFAST, UPLIFTING STORIES, AND PRAYERS. CRAFT PROJECTS ARE OFFERED BASED ON AVAILABILITY OF DONATIONS.SOME DONATIONS ALSO ARE REGIFTED TO HIGGINS BRANCH IN BRENHAM, THEREBY HELPING OUR NEIGHBORING NONPROFIT FAITH MISSION.

  Expenses $63,785 · Revenue $132,232

• CHILDREN'S MINISTRY LAST YEAR WE DISTRIBUTED 562 BACKPACKS TO CHILDREN WHO WERE IDENTIFIED BY THE BURTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AS BEING FOOD INSECURE. EACH BACKPACK CONTAINED CHILD-FRIENDLY FOODS THAT WERE EASY TO OPEN AND CONSUME, ENSURING THAT CHILDREN COULD ACCESS NUTRITION EVEN WHEN OTHER SUPPORT SYSTEMS HAD FAILED. WE ALSO HOSTED BURTON STORYTIME AT LOCAL BUSINESSES, READING TO PRESCHOOL AGE CHILDREN, GIVING THEM A BOOK TO TAKE HOME, AND SHARING CRAFT ACTIVITIES AND NUTRITIOUS SNACKS.HELPING HANDS OUR ALL-VOLUNTEER CREW HELPS WITH MINOR HOME REPAIRS, AS WELL AS THE INSTALLATION OF ACCESSIBILITY RAMPS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, THE DISABLED, AND LOW INCOME FAMILIES. WE PROVIDE FREE SPACE HEATERS IN THE WINTER AND FREE BOX FANS IN THE SUMMER. WE ALSO CONNECT HOMEOWNERS WITH PARTNER AGENCIES THAT CAN HELP WITH WEATHERIZATION, ADDITIONAL HOME REPAIRS, OR ASSISTANCE WITH UTILITY BILLS, MORTGAGES AND RENT. COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP EVENTS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER TOGETHER, MAKE NEW FRIENDS, AND CHERISH EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS. ANNUAL EVENTS INCLUDE A FREE THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION, AND TOYS FOR TOTS (AT CHRISTMAS-TIME).

  Expenses $25,197 · Grants $2,801

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

2024

Filed

24 October 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

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