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← UCHEE PINES INSTITUTE

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by UCHEE PINES INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,941,559
Total expenses
$1,903,657
Contributions and grants received
$351,690
Grants paid
$80,753
Program service revenue
$1,070,578
Investment income
$9
Other revenue
$519,282
Total assets, end of year
$3,976,391
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,407
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,965,984
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,292,227
Management and general expenses
$611,430
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,292,227

Program services were 67.9% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $351,690

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $36,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Lifestyle Center Revenue

    total $968,437 · related or exempt $968,437 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Training Program Revenue

    total $78,150 · related or exempt $78,150 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Seminar & Outreach Fees

    total $17,192 · related or exempt $17,192 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Supporting Industries

    total $6,799 · related or exempt $6,799 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $9 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $9

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,166,865

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $674,204

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $492,661 · related or exempt $492,661 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Guest Housing

    total $11,777 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $11,777

  • 11b · Other revenue: Misc Revenue

    total $14,844 · related or exempt $14,844 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $26,621

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $80,753 · program services $80,753

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $66,806 · management and general $66,806

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $678,730 · program services $575,622 · management and general $103,108

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $131,355 · program services $128,887 · management and general $2,468

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,058 · management and general $8,058

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $91,640 · program services $63,722 · management and general $27,918

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $10,654 · program services $10,654

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $329,638 · program services $125,278 · management and general $204,360

  • 17 · Travel

    total $74,446 · program services $17,421 · management and general $57,025

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $18,301 · program services $1,995 · management and general $16,306

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $144,556 · program services $80,135 · management and general $64,421

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,545 · management and general $7,545

  • 24a · Other expenses: Supplies

    total $254,449 · program services $205,829 · management and general $48,620 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Misc Expense

    total $6,726 · program services $1,931 · management and general $4,795

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $214,320 · end of year $72,561

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $193,766 · end of year $179,855

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $51,293 · end of year $54,749

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $5,683 · end of year $3,533

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $143,734 · end of year $161,866

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

    $6,509,655

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

    $3,005,828

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,321,836 · end of year $3,503,827

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,412 · end of year $6,807

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $4,050 · end of year $3,600

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,552,302 · end of year $3,722,196

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $367,868 · end of year $243,788

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

Uchee Pines is a training center and lifestyle program designed to bring healing through natural means, and to promote preventive, informed lifestyle choices. We offer practical application of these principles, and emphasize the importance of firm faith in the Divine Healer.

  • Lifestyle Center: The Lifestyle Center provides 17-day residential lifestyle sessions that comprise of health education, therapeutic lifestyle interventions (including a healthy diet, non-toxic treatments such as hydrotherapy and mental/spiritual counseling). Our goal is to help individuals take charge of their physical, mental, spiritual and emotional health by walking them through the process of healing and equipping them to continue their lifestyle plan when they go home. In 2025 we were able to serve 214 guests, and provided more than $120,000 in charity work.

    Expenses $781,005 · Grants $80,753 · Revenue $968,437

  • Country Life Store & Restaurant: Offers health foods, materials, and supplies that promote a healthy lifestyle based on Biblical principles. The restaurant provides meals as a demonstration consistent with this objective. Conducted 36 health programs, cooking demonstrations, and additional lectures on a variety of topics, with attendance of around 220. Hundreds of free consultations, both physical and spiritual, were given by doctors and lifestyle counselors.

    Expenses $173,926 · Revenue $1,074,462

  • Medical Missionary Training Programs: A religious work/study program to train individuals how to help others promote a healthy lifestyle, physically, mentally, and spiritually. Participants learn how to train and educate others to promote health, reduce disease, and to live a higher quality lifestyle through biblical lifestyle principles. We had 21 trainees participate in 2025. Training and outreach included 101 health events consisting of health emphasis weekends, cooking schools, and virtual health presentations. Also 120 hours of evangelistic activities and Christian help work was done. Practical work experience also provided in a number of areas, including farm, kitchen/dining room, housekeeping, maintenance, and grounds.

    Expenses $337,296 · Revenue $149,585

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Luis Sousa

    President

    Total calculated
    $21,864
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,864
    Hours/week
    37
  • Kimberly Kodimer

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $14,628
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,628
    Hours/week
    37
  • John Champen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $13,848
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,848
    Hours/week
    37
  • Michael Hollifield

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $12,814
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,814
    Hours/week
    37
  • Valentina Dragomir

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $1,926
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,926
    Hours/week
    0
  • Don Miller

    Director

    Total calculated
    $1,726
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,726
    Hours/week
    0
  • Mark Sandoval

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Calvin Thrash

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Wilbur Atwood

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Narlon Edwards

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Scott Grivas

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Linda Horner-Bentancurt

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • David Miller

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • James Hartley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Shanniel Fisher

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Steve Dickman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

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
20 March 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202640799349301104

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