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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by LOOK UP MINISTRIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$312,435
Total expenses
$386,339
Contributions and grants received
$189,242
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$113,715
Investment income
$9,478
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$900,206
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$900,206
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$372,776
Management and general expenses
$4,805
Fundraising expenses
$8,758
Program service expenses (Part III)
$372,776

Program services were 96.5% 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

    $17,976

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $171,266

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OPPORTUNITY STORE

    total $86,346 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TRADES

    total $15,297 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: DENTAL CLINIC

    total $1,953 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue: COMMUNITY SERVICES

    total $1,075 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue: GLORY RISING PRE-SCHOOL

    total $9,044 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $9,478 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

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

    $17,976

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $67,261 · program services $63,261 · management and general $2,000 · fundraising $2,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $88,698 · program services $85,198 · management and general $1,500 · fundraising $2,000

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $13,287 · program services $12,751 · management and general $230 · fundraising $306

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $200 · program services $200 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $3,038 · program services $3,038 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,527 · program services $1,527 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,440 · program services $3,440 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,746 · program services $1,746 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,901 · program services $1,901 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $50,564 · program services $50,564 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,983 · program services $15,983 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $37,466 · program services $37,066 · management and general $0 · fundraising $400

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACT & CLEANING

    total $47,765 · program services $46,265 · management and general $1,000 · fundraising $500

  • 24c · Other expenses: VEHICLE EXPENSES

    total $5,630 · program services $5,555 · management and general $75 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: PATHWAYS

    total $1,635 · program services $1,635 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $46,198 · program services $42,646 · management and general $0 · fundraising $3,552

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $39,245 · end of year $83,506

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $176,328 · end of year $165,942

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

    $1,097,718

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

    $446,960

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $701,322 · end of year $650,758

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $830,452 · end of year $750,122

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $86,443 · end of year $150,084

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

LOOK UP MINISTRIES IS A COMMUNITY CENTER THAT SERVES THROUGH CHRIST CENTERED LOVE, EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT. PROGRAMS ASSIST IN MEETING PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS INCLUDING PROVIDING TEACHING, TRAINING AND SKILLS TO LIVE A CHRIST CONNECTED LIFE.

  • OPPORTUNITY STORE: RECEIVES, COLLECTS, SORTS AND DISPLAYS DONATIONS OF CLOTHING, FURNITURE, APPLIANCES AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS. THE STORE SELLS/GIVES AWAY ITEMS TO MEET NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE STORE IS OPERATED TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY AND GAIN OWNERSHIP OF ITEMS ALLOWING PEOPLE A STEP UP AT LOWER COSTS THAN THRIFT OR FOR PROFIT STORES. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET CLOTHING AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD BASIC NEEDS EACH YEAR. INCOME FROM SALES HELP PROVIDE A PORTION OF THE COST OF OPERATION OF THE STORE.

    Expenses $146,829 · Revenue $86,346

  • TRADES PROGRAM:PROVIDES NCCER TRAINING, TESTING AND INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION FOR BASIC CONSTRUCTION SKILLS FOR JOURNEYMAN TRAINING. DAY-ONE-READY ELECTRICIAN TRAINING IS TRAINING IS ALSO PROVIDED. OSHA 10 SAFETY TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION ARE INCLUDED. FORK TRUCK DRIVING CERTIFICATION IS ALSO INCLUDED. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, STRESS MANAGEMENT, EXERCISE AND DIET. TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP IN VARIOUS LIFE SKILLS IS PROVIDED IN A CHRIST FOCUSED ENVIRONMENT.

    Expenses $52,268 · Revenue $15,297

  • COMMUNITY SERVICE: THIS PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES A NUMBER OF SERVICES TO MEET NEEDS INCLUDING PROVIDING ESSENTIALS. IT GAVE FREE COATS, THANKSGIVING MEALS, CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR KIDS, CRAFT TRAINING, BIBLE STUDIES, MOVIES AND OTHER EVENTS. IN 2023 A NETWORK WAS ESTABLISHED FOR BLIND PROVIDING INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ON HOW TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO OVERCOME SOME OF THE BARRIERS OF THE BLIND. SERVICES INCLUDE VISITS TO LOCAL NURSING AND CARE CENTERS TO SHARE SONGS AND CHRIST.

    Expenses $66,229 · Revenue $1,075

  • THE DENTAL CLINIC: PROVIDES FREE TOOTH EXTRACTIONS AND DENTAL CARE TO INDIVIDUALS MEETING INCOME REQUIREMENTS. MEDICARE/MEDICAID AND MANY MEDICAL INSURANCE PLANS PROVIDE LIMITED OR NO DENTAL TREATMENT. OFTEN ISSUES ARE NOT ADDRESSED UNTIL THEY BECOME MORE SEVERE. LOOK UP HAS A FULLY EQUIPPED DENTAL FACILITY WITH A MANAGER, VOLUNTEER DENTISTS AND HYGENISTS WHO PROVIDE TREATMENT.

    Expenses $39,326 · Revenue $1,953

  • GLORY RISING PRE-SCHOOL IS AN ONSITE PRE-SCHOOL THAT STARTED IN 2022. IT PROVIDES TEACHING. CRAFTS, GAMES AND BIBLE SCHOOL IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN AGES 2-5. SCHOOL IS THREE DAYS A WEEK.

    Expenses $68,124 · Revenue $9,044

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sheila Klescich

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $67,261
    From this org
    $67,261
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ray Brinkley

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    25

  • Wes Raynor

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Drew Fout

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brittany Henry

    BOARD MEMBER-part yr

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tj Harvey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Houser

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shawn Murphy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Monica Stanley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ken Lambright

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kerrie Postle

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Brooklynn Workman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

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
7 May 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202621719349300302

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