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VINE & BRANCHES HOME EDUCATORS: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: VINE & BRANCHES HOME EDUCATORS (EIN 20-1080271)
Tax period: 2023-08-01 to 2024-07-31
Filed: 2025-03-28
IRS object ID: 202540879349300109
Schema version: 2023v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-03-28T08:22:43-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-07-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	832356838	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MIERS ACCOUNTING GROUP CPA L	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3203-P W PALMETTO ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	FLORENCE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29501	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-08-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	201080271	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VINE AND BRANCHES HOMESCHOOL E	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	VINE	BusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4513 HWY 17 BYPASS	AddressLine1Txt
City	MYRTLE BEACH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29577	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JENNIFER WEATHERFORD	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8434952649	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-03-29	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	WENDI MEDLIN-MIERS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01773493	PTIN
Phone	8436652134	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-12-11	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JENNIFER WEATHERFORD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1509 JAMES ISLAND AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORTH MYRTLE BEACH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29582	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$331,182	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Assoc	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Activity Or Mission	TO ASSIST SOUTH CAROLINA HOME SCHOOLING FAMILIES OF HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES IN MAINTAINING LEGAL HOMESCHOOL STATUS & FARTHERING THE MISSION BY SERVING CHRIST.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	0	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$229,385	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$254,803	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$74,768	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$68,208	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,477	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$7,168	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$305,630	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$330,179	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$212	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$175,144	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$210,612	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$120,556	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$102,596	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$295,912	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$313,208	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$9,718	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$16,971	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$57,619	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$74,590	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$57,619	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$74,590	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	MISSION TO ASSIST SC HOMESCHOOLING FAMILIES IN HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES IN MAINTAINING LEGAL HOMESCHOOLING STATUS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$95,257	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PATHWAY PROGRAM	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$134,669	ExpenseAmt
Desc	TRINITY PROGRAM	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$56,970	ExpenseAmt
Desc	V&B PROGRAM	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$286,896	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (true)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (true)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Excs Tax Sect4951 Or4952 Or4953	false	ExcsTaxSect4951Or4952Or4953Ind
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	0	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JENNIFER WEATHERFORD	PersonNm
Phone	8434952649	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1509 JAMES ISLA	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORTH MYRTLE BE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29582	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
J WEATHERFORD
PRESIDENT	1	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
D ALEXANDER
TREASURER	1	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
S COLLINS
SOCIAL DIRECTO	1	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
H EKSTER
ACADEMIC ENRIC	1	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
C BROWN
MEMBER DIRECTO	1	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
C SOBIESZCZYK
VETERAN ADVISO	1	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$254,803	MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions	$254,803	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	V&B PROGRAM	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$68,208	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$68,208	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$68,208	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Fundraising Gross Income	$8,171	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$1,003	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,168	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$330,179	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$68,208	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$210,612	TotalAmt
Program Services	$210,612	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$200	TotalAmt
Management And General	$200	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,381	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,381	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,185	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,185	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,881	TotalAmt
Management And General	$16,881	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,664	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,664	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
PATHWAY PROGRAM SUPPLIES	$26,621	$26,621
TRINTITY PROGRAM SUPPLIES	$6,869	$6,869
VINE & BRANCHES SUPPLIES	$42,795	$42,795

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$313,208	TotalAmt
Program Services	$286,897	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,311	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,619	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,590	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,619	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,590	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,619	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,590	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,619	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,590	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,619	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,590	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$16,971	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd
Support Sum	$0	SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum	$0	OtherSupportSumAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V 1A	1099 FORMS WERE ISSUED TO TEACHERS, SOME BOARD MEMBERS ARE TEACHERS BUT ARE ONLY COMPENSATED FOR TEACHING ACTIVITIES
PART VI 11B	THE BOARD IS GIVEN A COPY OF THE 990 FOR REVIEW.