2023-12-04T15:10:02-07:00 2022-09-30 750699590 Squyres & Co LLP 821 ESE Loop 323 Suite 100 Tyler TX 75701 990 2021-10-01 833264579 MEN OF MELCHIZEDEK INC MENO 8006749693 2050 S CEDAR STREET SUITE 330 IMLAY CITY MI 48444 JOSEPH R MAHER PRESIDENT 8006749693 2023-11-27 1 CHARLES WAYNE BARTON P00187425 9035972021 2023-11-27 1 11 0 AAL2 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JOSEPH R MAHER 2050 S CEDAR STREET SUITE 330 IMLAY CITY MI 48444 577210 0 X WWW.MENOFMELCHIZEDEK.ORG X 2019 IN Men of Melchizedek provides general support for the priesthood of the Holy Roman Catholic Church and of the Eastern Rite Catholic churches over whom the Supreme Pontiff exercises his primacy through the Congregation for the Eastern Churches, and to find solutions to the problems confronting Catholic priests that conform to the authentic teaching of the Holy Catholic Church and of the Holy Father and his predecessors. 5 4 2 0 0 0 372078 576743 0 0 1253 467 373331 577210 88615 133565 0 124924 181318 0 237567 127788 240869 341327 555752 32004 21458 33962 35025 22728 2333 11234 32692 Men of Melchizedek provides general support for the priesthood of the Holy Roman Catholic Church and of the Eastern Rite Catholic churches over whom the Supreme Pontiff exercises his primacy through the Congregation for the Eastern Churches, and to find solutions to the problems confronting Catholic priests that conform to the authentic teaching of the Holy Catholic Church and of the Holy Father and his predecessors. 0 0 205723 133565 0 Men of Melchizedek provides financial assistance to indigent Catholic priests for a variety of needs, including living expenses (e.g. food, lodging, transportation, job-search costs, healthcare, and automobile insurance and repair), expenses associated with Canon law and secular legal proceedings, prison commissary funds, and expenses related to compliance with the terms of probation or parole. 0 0 0 Men of Melchizedek provides nonfinancial assistance to Catholic priests by: a) Providing spiritual and emotional support and practical advice about issues affecting their personal life and priestly ministry; b) Facilitating referrals to third parties who can assist with spiritual, emotional, psychological, canonical, and legal challenges; c) Ministering to incarcerated priests by providing spiritual publications, fraternal support through prison visits, and assisting with re-entry into the community at the end of their sentences; d) Providing job-placement assistance for those priests who can no longer minister publicly; e) Teaching independent living skills to priests responsible for their own financial affairs but did not acquire those skills in their former ministry; and f) Providing any other support services necessary to assist Catholic priests. 0 0 0 205723 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 AL AR CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MI NH NJ NM NV NY OK OR TN VA WI WV X JOSEPH R MAHER 8006749693 2050 S CEDAR STREET SUITE 330 IMLAY CITY MI 48444 JOSEPH R MAHER PRESIDENT 50 0 X X 129150 0 0 DOUG CORDELL TREASURER 1 0 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN KNOBBE PE DIRECTOR 1 0 X 0 0 0 DAVID SHANEYFELT SECRETARY 1 0 X X 0 0 0 PAUL CHADWICK CHAIRMAN 1 0 X X 0 0 0 129150 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 576743 0 576743 0 0 0 0 0 0 CASH BACK REWARDS 900099 467 467 0 0 0 0 0 0 467 577210 467 0 0 X 0 0 133565 133565 0 0 0 0 129150 47786 25830 55534 0 0 0 0 19044 7046 3809 8189 0 0 0 0 21345 7898 4269 9178 11779 4405 2254 5120 0 0 0 0 60373 4650 51723 4000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2102 0 0 2102 6438 0 5723 715 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4292 0 4292 0 167624 333 14562 152729 555752 205723 112462 237567 23744 19299 0 0 0 0 10218 15726 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33962 35025 22905 327 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -177 2006 22728 2333 X 11234 32692 0 0 11234 32692 33962 35025 21458 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 0 0 259011 430285 948821 1638117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 259011 430285 948821 1638117 0 1638117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1720 1720 1639837 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 CASH BACK REWARDS RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 CREDIT CARDS PAYABLE 2006 2006 577210 0 0 0 0 0 577210 0 0 0 577210 555752 0 0 0 0 0 555752 0 0 0 555752 1 LIVING AND LEGAL EXPENSES 31 133565 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 In issuing grants to needy priests, Men of Melchizedek (MOM) requires eligible applicants to complete an application and provide documentation supporting the aid requested. If MOM awards to a priest recurring financial assistance with a fixed sunset date within 12 months of the award, the priest may reapply to renew the financial assistance by submitting a new application with the required supporting documentation. If MOM awards to a priest recurring financial assistance without a fixed sunset date or with a sunset date more than 12 months after the award, the priest must provide to MOM's president on the annual anniversary of the award an updated financial statement and confirm in writing that the circumstances giving rise to the award have not materially changed. The priest will continue to receive the award pending review of the updated financial statement and written confirmation of no material change. MOM can terminate recurring financial assistance at any time for any reason or no reason. Recurring financial assistance automatically terminates if MOM learns or determines: 1. The priest has died; 2. The priest has married, regardless of whether the marriage is licit under the canon law of the Catholic Church because of a dispensation from the celibacy requirement from the Supreme Pontiff; 3. The priest has misdirected financial assistance for goods or services that are contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church; or 4. The priest lied or knowingly omitted information from an application. Schedule I, Part III In issuing grants to needy priests, Men of Melchizedek (MOM) requires eligible applicants to complete an application and provide documentation supporting the aid requested. If MOM awards to a priest recurring financial assistance with a fixed sunset date within 12 months of the award, the priest may reapply to renew the financial assistance by submitting a new application with the required supporting documentation. If MOM awards to a priest recurring financial assistance without a fixed sunset date or with a sunset date more than 12 months after the award, the priest must provide to MOM's president on the annual anniversary of the award an updated financial statement and confirm in writing that the circumstances giving rise to the award have not materially changed. The priest will continue to receive the award pending review of the updated financial statement and written confirmation of no material change. MOM can terminate recurring financial assistance at any time for any reason or no reason. Recurring financial assistance automatically terminates if MOM learns or determines: 1. The priest has died; 2. The priest has married, regardless of whether the marriage is licit under the canon law of the Catholic Church because of a dispensation from the celibacy requirement from the Supreme Pontiff; 3. The priest has misdirected financial assistance for goods or services that are contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church; or 4. The priest lied or knowingly omitted information from an application. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Board will review Form 990 before it is filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The organization holds regular monthly meetings in which all directors have the opportunity to report any new conflicts that arise. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The compensation committee of the Board of Directors evaluates the President's salary annually and takes into consideration the budget of the organization, any outside studies, and job performance. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 NO OTHER DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e POSTAGE AND SHIPPING TAXES AND LICENSES SUBSCRIPTIONS SOFTWARE EXPNESES OTHER THIS TAX RETURN IS THE FIRST FULL YEAR AS A FISCAL YEAR RETURN. THE RETURN WAS PREVIOUSLY A CALENDAR YEAR BUT CHANGED TO A SEPTEMBER YEAR-END EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 30, 2021. BOTH THIS RETURN AND THE SHORT-YEAR RETURN STARTED IN 2021. THE TAX SOFTWARE, LACERTE, WAS UNABLE TO PROCESS TWO RETURNS WITH THE SAME EIN IN THE 2021 SOFTWARE. AND EXTENSION FOR THE RETURN WAS TRANSMITTED TO LACERTE ON FEBRUARY 14, 2022 HOWEVER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND A PAPER EXTENSION WAS MAILED TO THE IRS. FORM 990 WAS TRANSMITTED TO LACERTE ON MAY 11, 2022 AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. LACERTE PERSONNEL ADVISED MAILING A PAPER COPY OF FORM 990 WHICH WAS DONE. FORM 990 WAS RETURNED TO THE TAXPAYER WITH A LETTER DATED OCTOBER 26, 2023 ADVISING THE RETURN SHOULD BE E-FILED. THE TAXPAYER CONTACTED THE CPA WHO PREPARED THE RETURN. THE CPA CONTACTED THE IRS PRACTIONER PRACTICE HOTLINE TO OBTAIN ADVICE FOR RESOLVING THE ISSUE. THE CPA WAS REFERRED TO THE E-FILE HELP DESK. THE E-FILE HELP DESK REFERRED THE CPA TO THE EXEMPT ORGANIZATION DIVISION. THE EXEMPT ORGANIZATION DIVISION DID NOT HAVE A SUGGESTION OTHER THAN USING A DIFFERENT VENDOR FOR THE REJECTED PAPER RETURN. THIS RETURN IS FILED AS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE PAPER RETURN THAT WAS RETURNED TO THE TAXPAYER.