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MERCY AND TRUTH CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023

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Organization
MERCY AND TRUTH CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC (EIN 82-2585429)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-04-29
IRS object ID
202421289349200547
Schema version
2023v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-04-29T15:23:25-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN822585429EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MERCY AND TRUTH CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMERCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3364696976PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 107AddressLine1Txt
CityElkinCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28621ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRebekah SimpsonPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone3364696976PhoneNum
Signature2024-04-29SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstRebekahPersonFirstNm
Person LastSimpsonPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB1LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL2AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$194,391GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$194,391ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$0ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$194,391TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$0GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$121,897FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$31,697OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$136PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$43,313OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$197,043TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$2,652ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$71,213NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$68,743OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$137,304NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,213BOYAmt
EOY$68,560EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$68,744EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,213BOYAmt
EOY$137,304EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,213BOYAmt
EOY$137,304EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeMercy and Truth Christian Ministries, Inc.'s mission is to help less fortunate families, children, and seniors; provide an afterschool program for children; and conduct ongoing community benefit and benevolence activities.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Christmas Project. We delivered an uncooked meal (whole chicken, box macaroni and cheese, canned potatoes, canned green beans, canned beans, and box brownie mix, etc.), toys and Bibles to 300 families living in Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin and Alexander County. We also personally called and performed a phone interview with each of these families to inquire as to their physical and spiritual needs and offered mentorship where needed$0$19,561
Community Outreach. We helped meet food and medical supply needs for less-fortunate individuals.$0$550
Kid of the Month Program. We partner with Elkin City Schools for this program and provide 5 students (K-12) who show excellent character traits with a certificate, t-shirt, card, and Chic-fil-A gift card each month.$0$1,627
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$21,738TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Jeremy Simpson
President5$0$0$0
Rebekah Simpson
Executive Director35$18,204$0$0
Marty Roberts
Vice President5$0$0$0
Tim Parks
Board Member2$0$0$0
Robert Price
Board Member2$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRebekah SimpsonPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 107AddressLine1Txt
CityElkinCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28621ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3364668817PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$48,031CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$30,990CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$46,137CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$49,441CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$194,391CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$368,990TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$48,031CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$30,990CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$46,137CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$49,441CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$194,391CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$368,990TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$59,685SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$309,305PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$368,990TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$0GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.83825PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Assistance to those in need 13,537. Christmas project 19134. Community outreach 550. Kid of the Month program 1627. Ministry supplies 8315. Bank fees 443. Dues 150.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20We purchased a building and have started renovations.

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