BLUE HERON MINISTRIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
BLUE HERON MINISTRIES INC (EIN 30-0358905)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-05-24
IRS object ID
202401459349300010
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)
Return2024-05-24T10:23:59-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN852697611PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BENCHMARK CPA GROUP LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1200 HOOSIER DR SUITE DAddressLine1Txt
CityANGOLACityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP46703ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN300358905EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLUE HERON MINISTRIES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBLUEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2603162498PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12955 W ORLAND ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityANGOLACityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP46703ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNATHAN SIMONSPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2603162498PhoneNum
Signature2024-05-22SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstNATHANPersonFirstNm
Person LastSIMONSPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrfalseIRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDWAYNE A BOTTOMS CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01794513PTIN
Phone2606651342PhoneNum
Preparation2024-05-24PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerNATHAN SIMONSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12955 WEST ORLAND ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityANGOLACityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP46703ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$518,254GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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CY Investment Income$7,438CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,092PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Total Revenue$526,988PYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses-$90,949CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Revenue$476,407RevenueAmt
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Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
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Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
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More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBENCHMARK CPA GROUP LLCPersonNm
Phone2606651342PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 540AddressLine1Txt
CityANGOLACityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

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NATHAN SIMONS
EXECUTIVE DI40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$53,542$0$0
ELIZABETH WILLIAMS
ADMIN ASSIST2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$3,054$0$0
THOMAS SMITH
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
FRED WOOLEY
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
MARGARET ZEIS
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$476,407TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$350OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,542TotalAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$279,752TotalAmt
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,769TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$850TotalAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,509TotalAmt
Program Services$18,509ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,660TotalAmt
Program Services$3,660ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$850TotalAmt
Program Services$850ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,762TotalAmt
Program Services$7,762ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,667TotalAmt
Program Services$37,667ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
PROJECT EXPENSES$160,082$160,082
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$7,640$7,640
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$4,770$4,770
DONATIONS$4,136$4,136

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,214TotalAmt
Program Services$7,214ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$609,203TotalAmt
Program Services$609,203ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$219,388BOYAmt
EOY$204,032EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,091BOYAmt
EOY$18,091EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90,363BOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$932,201LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$91,116LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$778,597BOYAmt
EOY$841,085EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,566BOYAmt
EOY$38,420EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,145,005BOYAmt
EOY$1,101,628EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,499BOYAmt
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Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$48,050EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,499BOYAmt
EOY$55,071EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,137,506BOYAmt
EOY$1,046,557EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,137,506BOYAmt
EOY$1,046,557EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,145,005BOYAmt
EOY$1,101,628EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$90,949ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$37,289CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$37,451CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,059CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$108,799TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$37,451CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,059CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$108,799TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$108,799PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$108,799TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$973,732GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1701.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701.00000PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$784,287OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$784,287BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$57,311OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,174DepreciationAmt
Book Value$50,137BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$90,603OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$83,942DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,661BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$841,085TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR HIS APPROVAL. ONCE HE APPROVES THE FORM 990, HE SIGNS THE ELECTRONIC FILING FORM, AND SENDS BACK TO ACCOUNTING FIRM TO BE E-FILED TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY ANNUALLY WITH THE COMPENSATION BEING BASED ON PERFORMANCE STANDARDS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER SIMILAR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS' PAY SCALES AND JOB RESPONSIBILITIES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR REVIEW ONLY UPON REQUEST.

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