2016-07-27T03:18:04-00:00 2015-12-31 KENNETH S GERMANY CPA 5617 REGENCY OAKS DR N MOBILE AL 36609 990 2015-01-01 451485727 RANSOM MINISTRIES INC RANS 2517510044 P O BOX 851854 MOBILE AL 36685 TARA ARMBRUSTER PRESIDENT 2016-07-27 true KENNETH S GERMANY 2516484800 2016-07-27 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z X RANSOM CAFE TARA ARMBRUSTER 7735 DEERFIELD CIR MOBILE AL 36695 375540 false X WWW.RANSOMMINISTRIES.COM X 2011 AL TO COMBAT PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL HUNGER 10 8 5 0 59878 329882 183770 45658 0 0 243648 375540 0 0 98918 112721 0 0 166363 229000 265281 341721 -21633 33819 127458 209880 3924 52527 123534 157353 X TO COMBAT PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL HUNGER true false 119665 17991 The first project of Ransom Minsitries was Ransom Cafe, a donation only lunch restaurant based on Matthew 2028 which states that Jesus did not come to be served, but to serve others and to give His life as a ransom for many. In October of 2010, Ransom Cafe began serving quality meals at one location on weekdays from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Ransom Cafe now has five different locations in Mobile County and one in Baldwin County. If someone cannot pay for lunch, they are also given the opportunity to work in the cafe as payment for lunch if they so choose. While they are encouraged to do so, they are not required to work. The Cafe also provides a Thanksgiving Day meal for free to the community. 1081 100000 9667 Another project of Ransom Minsitries, Inc. is the Clean Machine, a self-contained 22-foot trailer with two bathrooms, three washing machines and three dryers. The idea for the Clean Machine came to Matt Armbruster after he spent three days on the streets as a homeless experiment and realized how much people needed these services. After generous donations from businesses, churches and individuals, the Clean Machine was built and started serving people in June of 2013. The Clean Machine allows homeless people to get their clothes cleaned and provides them a hot shower. The trailer is portable and travels all over Mobile and Baldwin counties. We also added a Food Truck thanks to a grant that travels around providing meals to the homeless community. 17289 18000 Through a partnership with Habitat for Humanity, Ransom Ministries developed its first raised bed community garden in the Hillsdale community off of Cody Road. It started with 10 raised beds and has expanded to 18. In June of 2013 a second raised bed garden was created in the Prichard community. We also bring in mission teams and volunteers to serve in the community. Weekend or week long service camps are available for youth, adults or a combination of ages. These teams can work in the Cafe, with the Clean Machine, in the Community Gardens, or with our other ministry partners. 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The participants complete an 8 week course of training. During 2015, we had 8 graduates that were able to go out and find employment. Form 990, Part III, Line 2 STARTED NEW PROGRAM CALLED REPROGRAM WHERE WE TEACH UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE NEW JOB SKILLS SO THEY CAN FIND A JOB Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is available for review and inspection by the board and the public after it is filed. However, the board does review financial reports not less than quarterly. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All documents are available upon request. Form 990, Part XII, Line 1 ACCOUNTING METHOD HAS ALWAYS BEEN ACCRUAL. PRIOR RETURNS WERE MARKED CASH IN ERROR.