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← MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,006,078
Total expenses
$6,494,213
Contributions and grants received
$5,053,768
Grants paid
$530,395
Program service revenue
$79,173
Investment income
$52,918
Other revenue
$1,820,219
Total assets, end of year
$11,870,442
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,579,365
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,291,077
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,679,414
Management and general expenses
$560,076
Fundraising expenses
$1,254,723
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,679,414

Program services were 72.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,053,768

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,442,198

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Fees

    total $33,000 · related or exempt $33,000

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Transitional Home Fees

    total $28,647 · related or exempt $28,647

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Counseling Center

    total $17,526 · related or exempt $17,526

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $52,918 · excluded $52,918

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $273,397

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $247,723

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $25,674

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $25,674 · related or exempt $34,395 · unrelated business -$8,721

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $15,876

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $12,081

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $3,795 · excluded $3,795

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,715,266

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,715,266 · related or exempt $1,715,266

  • 11a · Other revenue: Unrealized GainLoss

    total $10,173 · related or exempt $10,173

  • 11b · Other revenue: Insurance Reimbursement

    total $41,760 · related or exempt $41,760

  • 11c · Other revenue: Other Revenue

    total $23,551 · related or exempt $23,551

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $75,484

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $530,395 · program services $530,395

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $105,209 · program services $10,521 · management and general $84,167 · fundraising $10,521

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,884,082 · program services $1,575,781 · management and general $189,353 · fundraising $118,948

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $5,884 · program services $3,576 · management and general $2,308

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $178,130 · program services $145,405 · management and general $32,497 · fundraising $228

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $135,454 · program services $89,033 · management and general $32,463 · fundraising $13,958

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $8,333 · management and general $8,333

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $58,444 · management and general $58,444

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $45,200 · fundraising $45,200

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $118,088 · program services $54,511 · management and general $35,495 · fundraising $28,082

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $381,463 · program services $6,601 · fundraising $374,862

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $203,553 · program services $8,097 · management and general $21,480 · fundraising $173,976

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $656,384 · program services $641,337 · management and general $3,307 · fundraising $11,740

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,651 · program services $2,030 · management and general $3,164 · fundraising $457

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $37,554 · program services $32,028 · management and general $5,526

  • 20 · Interest

    total $148,811 · program services $148,529 · fundraising $282

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $410,453 · program services $324,323 · management and general $27,846 · fundraising $58,284

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,351 · program services $3,859 · management and general $492

  • 24a · Other expenses: In Kind Food

    total $911,803 · program services $911,803

  • 24b · Other expenses: Postage & Printing

    total $363,635 · fundraising $363,635

  • 24c · Other expenses: Supplies

    total $82,486 · program services $81,663 · management and general $495 · fundraising $328

  • 24d · Other expenses: Vehicle Expenses

    total $56,382 · program services $45,683 · management and general $5,177 · fundraising $5,522

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $162,468 · program services $64,239 · management and general $49,529 · fundraising $48,700

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,174,853 · end of year $1,289,193

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,245,757 · end of year $1,693,169

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $252 · end of year $10,647

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $174,321 · end of year $174,321

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $31,396 · end of year $29,796

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

    $15,673,264

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

    $7,183,249

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,820,213 · end of year $8,490,015

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $154,071 · end of year $164,798

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $18,503 · end of year $18,503

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $120,051 · end of year $170,379

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $5,647,213 · end of year $5,399,111

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $9,125 · end of year $9,875

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,817,477 · end of year $6,265,577

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $25,500 · end of year $25,500

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Providing shelter, food, clothing, and long term recovery programs for the homeless of Joliet, IL

  • MorningStar Mission Ministries provides emergency, long term and transitional housing for men, women and children in Joliet, IL. During 2023, they provided 27,760 nights of stay. Additionally, they provided 3,384 case management services, 613 professional counseling sessions, and served 108,856 hot meals to the community. They operate 7 Hope Houses to assist graduates with transitioning to homes of their own.

    Expenses $2,303,482

  • Our Treasure Chest Stores (thrift stores) in Joliet and New Lenox provides opportunties for those in our programs to develop job training skills and provides emergency vouchers for families who cannot afford clothing or furniture.

    Expenses $1,396,255

  • Community Outreach services include a Drop In Center, Holiday meals, Back to School supplies and Christmas gifts. The Drop in Center provides a safe environment for those experiencing homelessness to spend daytime hours in a safe environment, locate resources for assistance with their challenges and speak with case manager. The Drop In Center alse serves as a warming and cooling center during the extreme hot and cold months.630 baskets of food were provided for the Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas holidays. 578 students were provided back to school supplies through our Jump on the Bus outreach and approximately 200 low income families received gifts for Christmas. Food, clothing and household item vouchers were provided to all participants in our programs and others in need.

    Expenses $979,677 · Grants $530,395

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kevin Watson

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $113,936
    From this org
    $99,349
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,587
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sandi Perzee

    Former Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $99,117
    From this org
    $72,320
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,797
    Hours/week
    30

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $72,320
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,797
    Filer's total
    $99,117

  • Gwen Sterk

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cathy Leibrock

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeff Baker

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Posteluk

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bob Wetterman

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Graham Rogers

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matt Nolan

    Treasurer

    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540159349302044

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