Totals
- Total revenue
- $156,132
- Total expenses
- $168,363
- Contributions and grants received
- $119,104
- Grants paid
- $65,423
- Program service revenue
- $36,751
- Membership dues (line 3)
- not reported
- Investment income (line 4)
- $277
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- not reported
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- not reported
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- not reported
- Other revenue (line 8)
- not reported
- Total assets, end of year
- $148,920
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $682
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $148,238
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $93,777
Program services were 55.7% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2023
Primary exempt purpose
OUR MISSION IS TO OFFER THE PEOPLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND BEYOND THE PRACTICAL AND SPIRITUAL TOOLS NECESSARY TO HAVE A FULFILLING LIFE AND CULTIVATE A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. THROUGH MENTORING PROGRAMS, OUTREACH, SERVICE, AND CONSISTENT INTERACTION, WE HOPE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE INTO THEIR DESTINIES AND PROVIDE HOPE AND IDENTITY WHERE IT HAS BEEN LOST. WE BELIEVE IN THE CONTEXT OF "HOME, AND AIM TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND LOVING ENVIRONMENT TO WHICH PEOPLE ALWAYS FEEL WELCOME TO COME. WE ARE ALSO EQUALLY AS MOTIVATED TO GO OUTSIDE THE FOUR WALLS OF THE PALM HOUSE AND INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITY OF ABILENE.
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WE PROVIDE MENTORING, OUTREACH SERVICES, AND INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND BEYOND THROUGH VARIOUS OUTREACH MINISTRIES, COMMUNICATION GROUPS, MEALS, BIBLE STUDY AND BENEVOLENCE. ON AVERAGE, 40 CHILDREN FROM AGES 4 TO 17 ATTEND A WEEKLY CHILDREN'S PROGRAM AND MINISTRY. APPROXIMATELY 35 COLLEGE AGE VOLUNTEERS MENTOR THE KIDS WEEKLY. IN ADDITION TO THIS, WE HOST A MONTHLY TIME OF FELLOWSHIP WITH LOCAL COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH AN AVERAGE OF 15 ATTENDING ON A MONTHLY BASIS. 10-20 WOMEN ATTEND OUR WEEKLY COMMUNICATION GROUP, EITHER VIA ZOOM OR IN-PERSON, WHICH HELPS THEM TO IDENTIFY TRAUMA AND HOW TO OVERCOME IT. THEY ARE ALSO OFFEREDEDUCATION AND TOOLS REGARDING SELF-CARE, COMMUNICATION AND HEALTHY INTERACTION WITH OTHERS. OUR RANSOMED PROGRAM REACHES OUT TO MEN AND WOMEN IN THE SEX INDUSTRY, SPECIFICALLY EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS IN A LOCAL CLUB, 4-8 TEAM MEMBERS MEET WEEKLY TO VISIT THE PEOPLE WORKING IN THE CLUB. APPROXIMATELY 30 VOLUNTEER HOURS A MONTH ARE EXPENDED IN THIS OUTREACH. THERE ARE BAKED GOODS PROVIDED BY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO APPROXIMATELY 30 EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES WEEKLY, AS WELL AS HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR EMPLOYEES SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR. WE ARE THERE TO CONSISTENTLY SHOW LOVE AND VALUE FOR EVERY MAN AND WOMAN WE MEET. OUR GOAL IS ALSO TO BE THERE WHEN THEY EXPRESS THE DESIRE TO LEAVE THE CLUB LIFE, TO BE ABLE TO HELP CONNECT THEM WITH OTHER JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSIST IN THEIR TRANSITION FROM THEIR FORMER LIFESTYLE.WE ARE AVIALABLE TO MEET WITH THEM OUTSIDE OF THE CLUB AT THEIR REQUEST FOR FURTHER RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
Expenses $93,777
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part IV
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Marla PolkMARLA POLK
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 10
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Susan PittmanSUSAN PITTMAN
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 3
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Carrie StiverCARRIE STIVER
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Jessica PietsekJESSICA PIETSEK
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Dixie MorrisDIXIE MORRIS
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
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Patty WenetschlaegerPATTY WENETSCHLAEGER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kathy WalkerKATHY WALKER
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 2
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Adriel KlettADRIEL KLETT
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jayma SavageJAYMA SAVAGE
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kathy GieblerKATHY GIEBLER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 2.25
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Lisa HilliardLISA HILLIARD
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990_ez
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 15 August 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202512279349200236
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