RELIEF NETWORK MINISTRIES INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017

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Organization
RELIEF NETWORK MINISTRIES INC (EIN 76-0678774)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-06
IRS object ID
201823109349201312
Schema version
2017v2.0
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)
Return2018-11-06T13:26:51-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN760678774EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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
Signature2018-10-22SignatureDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address73.77.69.251IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

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$196,269GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$192,769ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
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$3,500FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$1,918SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$1,582SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$194,351TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$0GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$41,017SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$1,966FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$11,821OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$720PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$95,152OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$150,676TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$43,675ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$21,858NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$11,613OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$53,920NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,150BOYAmt
EOY$39,531EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$24,605BOYAmt
EOY$23,375EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$8,352BOYAmt
EOY$5,600EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$43,107BOYAmt
EOY$68,506EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$21,249BOYAmt
EOY$14,586EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$21,858BOYAmt
EOY$53,920EOYAmt
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 AccomA. Water Wells - Well drilling, WASH (Water And Sanitation Hygiene), Christian Witness/Church Mobilization: In 2017: 6 new deep wells were drilled in Nigeria and 6 shallow wells in Niger Galmi Region. RNM also assisted and funded 1 deep well in Niger Niamey Region, and sponsored the survey of 12 new well sites. RNM also did 2 Rehabs in Northern Nigeria and 4 additional water well Rehabilitations in the Southern part of Nigeria. C. During the year- we trained some 4200 (an ave. of 350 school kids and their families per month) in Hygiene promotion and education in schools, churches and communities. Further, we shared the good news of Christ at all the well sites dedications and commissioning ceremonies leading to over 750 professions of faith. RNM engages with local Churches to motivate them to be Salt and Light in their communities by tackling their social issues like partnering to provide clean water and hygiene education.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$19,226GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Foreign GrantsYes (X)ForeignGrantsInd
Program Service Expenses$75,089ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$75,089TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Dr Ambrose S O Okorie
President / Founder36$19,450$0$2,400
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-TEN2$0$0$0
Portia Reitzell
Director - Events & Volunteers2$0$0$0
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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 OfficersYes (1)MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Loans To From Officers$3,000LoansToFromOfficersAmt
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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$112,531CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$110,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$112,755CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$156,788CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$192,769CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$684,843TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,750CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,278CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,500CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$32,918TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$780TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$18,500CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,500TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$694,041PublicSupportTotal509Amt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Current Tax Year$196,269CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$741,913TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule A, Part II, Line 12Our key funding in 2017 came from 3 main partners during the year, namely: 1. Living Water International - providing about $50,000 for sponsored 6 new well projects and 2 Rehabs in Nigeria 2. The Lamplighter's Class of the Baptist Church of Marietta / Atlanta, GA providing support for the 1st 6 EROUFA wells in Q1-2017 at $40,407.78 (Jan 14, 2017); and the 2nd Phase for 6 wells in SABOUNGUIDA villages against 2018, but funded (Dec. 15, 2017) for $45,562.11 carried over into 2018 - all for Niger Republic Projects. 3. The 3rd major funding was received from the Giles Family Foundation partnership through the National Christian Foundation - 1st donation by 6/6/2017 of $25,000; and the 2nd funding or grant of $25,000 by end of year 12/22/2017 to help us complete projects, catch-up with equipment repairs and misc. needs / and provided general support for field teams capacity building, program strengthening, and general operations.
Schedule A, Part III, Line 12Support Grants from: a) Project specific / designated grants from - the Lamplighter Class detailed in Part VI Line II, total - $85,969.89 and b) Two General Support Grants - also detailed in Part VI Line II - total $50,000 in 2017

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAmbrose OkoriePersonNm
Relationship With OrgPresident / FounderRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeSustenance, salaries and Operating Funds pending further incomeLoanPurposeTxt
Loan To OrganizationYes (X)LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal$3,500OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$3,000BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written Agreement0WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$3,000TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^RNM Core Program Expenses;55922|Other program related and supplies;21527|Office Supplies and Web Hosting and Software Misc;10855|Program Travel and Flights and Car Rentals;1348|Repairs of drilling equipment and vehicles or truck;5500^Total;95152^
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20Description;Amount^Loan from officer at no interest;-3500|Misc drilling materials stocks purchased for projects;500|Deferred Niger Well Rehabs solar panels and pumps Acct Payable;-8613^Total;-11613^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24Ford F-150 Truck with Ext. Cab and Long Bed - Purchased and updated for the South Team Crew
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26Description;EOY Amount^Credit Cards and unpaid debts owed Amegy Bank TX;14586^Total;14586^

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationDisruptions from Hurricane Harvey in our area, difficulty getting our lives back together and dealing with charity work, fundraising challenges, and getting volunteers and partner donors amidst Harvey to do anything positive. Ministry applied for Extension earlier and received approval for the 6 months automatic extension.ExplanationTxt

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