RELIEF NETWORK MINISTRIES INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2018

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Organization
RELIEF NETWORK MINISTRIES INC (EIN 76-0678774)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-10-24
IRS object ID
201902979349200800
Schema version
2018v3.0
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-10-24T00:31:23-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN760678774EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1RELIEF NETWORK MINISTRIES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlRELIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2815353553PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 1307AddressLine1Txt
CityLEAGUE CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP775741307ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAmbrose OkoriePersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone8323853229PhoneNum
Signature2019-08-17SignatureDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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I Pv4 Address47.189.195.204IPv4AddressTxt
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Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-03-31 21:24:44ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addresswww.reliefnetworks.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$142,848GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$122,135ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$16,658ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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$4,055FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$1,645SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$2,410SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$141,203TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$8,508GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$37,200SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$1,123FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$4,800OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$968PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$87,825OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$140,424TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$779ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$53,920NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$2,000OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$56,699NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$39,531BOYAmt
EOY$20,584EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$23,375BOYAmt
EOY$25,375EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$5,600BOYAmt
EOY$24,691EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$68,506BOYAmt
EOY$70,650EOYAmt

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BOY$14,586BOYAmt
EOY$13,951EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$53,920BOYAmt
EOY$56,699EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeRNM exists to provide access to safe domestic water, medical relief, and vocational job skills training to the poor and needy in various communities; and in particular, the 3rd World Countries - with current focus on Nigeria and Niger Republic in West Africa, and some poor Widows and Orphanage care through partners in India. Furthermore, RNM is committed to addressing the need to remove conditions that lead to abject poverty, cycles of disease and ill health, especially among children and women thru sustainable development. Working with donor partners and volunteers, RNM focus on alleviating acute shortages of sanitary drinking water which significantly contribute low schooling, poor health & hygiene among the desperately poor. RNM also uses solar power, safe Water Access and Hygiene education as a tool for integral mission, thereby use the opportunity to share the love of Christ through its intentional gospel proclamation activities.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomWe have had a phenomenal year with record successes despite the initial disappointments on two deep well failures due to bad formation and underground water run-offs. In 2018 we did 28 water projects in 2 countries - consisting of 10 Rehabs and 18 new wells. We also surveyed some 22 new sites some of which we have already drilled successfully, and several more remaining to do as funds become available. Overall, we had some 350 professions of faith in Christ as we share the gospel with the living water. 6 of these new wells were done in Niger Republic, and 12 done in Nigeria - as follows: 4 in Abia- Umuahia area, 1 in Anambra, 1 in Benue, and 1 in Abuja, Below we summarize the projects by zones. 3 projects were near Aba in Abia State, and 2 problem deep wells near Ohafia also in Abia State.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$22,100GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Foreign GrantsYes (X)ForeignGrantsInd
Program Service Expenses$53,028ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$53,028TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Dr Ambrose S O Okorie
President / Founder36$19,200$0$18,000
Michael D Smith
Secretary2$0$0$0
Cyril E Okeke
Treasurer / Associate Events Director3$0$0$0
Emile Chuck Toups
Director - Strategy and Planning2$0$0$0
David Durkin
Director V-TEN1$0$0$0
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Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
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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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldTXStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonCyril E OkekePersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 1307AddressLine1Txt
CityLEAGUE CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP775741307ZIPCd
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Phone8326926348PhoneNum
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Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Financial Account CntryNIForeignFinancialAccountCntryCd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Office CountryNIForeignOfficeCountryCd
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

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$110,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$112,755CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$156,788CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$192,769CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$123,623CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$695,935TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year$4,055CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,223TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$780TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year$138,636CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$766,268TotalAmt
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Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

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Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part III, Line 12FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFaithCity Church $2000, FIT Score, LLC $1000, Honda of Clear Lake $300, Unicare Dental $500, Matched gifts or donations for employees of Companies in our area such as Shell Oil Company for the remainder.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10Indian Orphanage Support to the three Orphanages we support via: 1. CH Jayamma $150 per month or $1800 2. John & Mary Babu $130 per month or $1690 3. Pastor P.K. Moses $100 per month or $1200 4. Misc. Assistance to other widows, orphans, and Pastors that help with our community development effort and gospel sharing: $3818
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^Core Program Expense Well Drilling Projects Nigeria;66302|Core Program Expense Well Projects Niger Republic;4984|Field Program Supplies and Office Needs;4516|Other local Office supplies and Insurance;3076|Equipment rental or purchases;1809|Interests Expense and Bank Service Charges;2629|Utilities Phones and Fax Internet Services provider;3837|Facebook Advertising and promotions and Web Hosting;672^Total;87825^
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20Description;Amount^Aba Workshop land improvement fencing plus gate installation N landscaping;2000^Total;2000^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24Description;EOY Amount^Pledges uncollected from donors;5600|Drilling materials and chemicals inventory;2500|Water pumps inventory and parts;2500|2008 Ford F 150 Awaiting Shipment to Nigeria with repairs and updates done;9312|Drilling pump trolley construction;2200|New Driller Generator plus mounting on trolley and fishing magnets;2579^Total;24691^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26Description;EOY Amount^RNM Amegy Bank Credit Card Visa balance;13951^Total;13951^
Schedule B, Part IThese are general support gifts or donations with some of them donors responding to specific appeals for projects in communities they feel a passion for or some connection. Gift from Dr. Adiele Nwankwo funded two projects in original village community in Nkata Alaike Nigeria; Gift from Dr. Simon Itaman helped us drill a deep well project with water storage tank in his original home village community in Edo State Nigeria; Gifts from the Giles Family Foundation through the National Christian Foundation donor advised funding provides RNM with general Operating Support, Capacity Building, Well Drilling Equipment repairs and maintenance and staff support. The others were general funds used where needed most.

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationAn Automatic Extension was sought and approval gotten prior to May 15, 2019 to allow our Bookkeeping Company to complete their work and present reports for board meetings and reviews before using data for the 990 filing.ExplanationTxt

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