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FISH FARM MINISTRIES INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
FISH FARM MINISTRIES INC (EIN 83-1284433)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-03-20
IRS object ID
202620799349200317
Schema version
2025v4.0
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)
Return2026-03-20T14:06:43-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN831284433EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FISH FARM MINISTRIES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFISHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3302216170PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114510 S M 37 HWYAddressLine1Txt
CityBATTLE CREEKCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49017ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLana FytczykPersonNm
Person TitleBookkeeperPersonTitleTxt
Phone4405476961PhoneNum
Signature2026-03-20SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressWWW.THEFISHFARM.lifeWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$110,059GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$109,356ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$468ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$235InvestmentIncomeAmt
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$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$110,059TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$7,129GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$445BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$66,410SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$11,815FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$19,182OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$288PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$49,321OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$154,590TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$44,531ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$400,332NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$355,801NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,028BOYAmt
EOY$60,558EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$270,515BOYAmt
EOY$259,605EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,789BOYAmt
EOY$35,638EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$400,332BOYAmt
EOY$355,801EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$400,332BOYAmt
EOY$355,801EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposePUBLIC CHARITYPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
MEETING 100s PEOPLE'S MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS BY MINISTERING, PREACHING, AND TEACHING THE GOSPEL.$0$89,468
MEETING PEOPLE'S PHYSICAL NEEDS BY TEACHING SUSTAINABLE FARMING TECHNIQUES AND PROVIDING FOOD PRODUCED ON SITE.$0$1,896
CREATING AND MAINTAINING PLACES TO ACCOMPLISH TWO PREVIOUS PURPOSES. WE ARE CONTINUING TO BUILD MINISTRY BUILDING, THE GARDEN, AND MINISTRY PROGRAMS.$0$17,286
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$108,650TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
ERIN GUTOWSKI
CHAIRPERSON/TREASURER/Pastor40$24,000$0$445
Todd Fytczyk
BOARD MEMBER0.25$0$0$0
RICK CORREA
BOARD MEMBER0.25$0$0$0
Mitchell Gutowski
Pastor40$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 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 FldMIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonERIN GUTOWSKIPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114510 S M 37 HWYAddressLine1Txt
CityBATTLE CREEKCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3302216170PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$126,389CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$195,146CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$106,396CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$51,727CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$109,356CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$589,014TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$530CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$468CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$998TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$126,389CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$195,146CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$106,926CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$51,727CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$109,824CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$590,012TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$590,012PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$104CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$165CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$295CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$235CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$799TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$104CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$165CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$295CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$235CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$799TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$126,389CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$195,250CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$107,091CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$52,022CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$110,059CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$590,811TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99865PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99892PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00135InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00108InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^Ministry fellowship expense;9782|Events expense;41|Conferences;4684|Podcast Expense;1169|Insurance expense;1584|Depreciation expense;32061^Total;49321^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24Description;EOY Amount^Truck;16447|Tractor;9778|Tractor Implements;960|Wood chipper;7203|Equipment;1250^Total;35638^

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