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BUILDING CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $183K · expenses $172K · assets $33K

EIN
20-2742533
Address
PO BOX 956, BLAIRSVILLE, GA 30514-0956
NTEE code
O99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2008
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Mission

To show Christs love through meeting the needs of children throughout the world.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Kathy Abernathy Director2019-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Marty Payne Director2019-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Phillip Abernathy President2019-2025 6 $0 reported 1
Jeanette Garrett Senior Vice Pres2019-2025 8 $0 reported 1
Ethan Rigdon Vice President2019-2025 40 $0 reported 1
Kurtis Underwood Treasurer2020-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Ana Santos Secretary2021-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Mel Reynolds (former) Vice President2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Morgan Williams (former) Secretary2020 2 $0 reported 1
Eddie Garrett (former) Director2019 2 $0 reported 1
Lauren Steadham (former) Treasurer2019 5 $0 reported 1
Millie Owenby (former) Secretary2019 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 21 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kathy Abernathy Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Marty Payne Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Phillip Abernathy President6 $0$0$0 $01
Jeanette Garrett Senior Vice Pres8 $0$0$0 $01
Ethan Rigdon Vice President40 $0$0$0 $01
Kurtis Underwood Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
Ana Santos Secretary4 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 21 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kathy Abernathy Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Marty Payne Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Phillip Abernathy President6 $0$0$0 $01
Jeanette Garrett Senior Vice Pres8 $0$0$0 $01
Ethan Rigdon Vice President40 $0$0$0 $01
Kurtis Underwood Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
Ana Santos Secretary4 $0$0$0 $01
Mel Reynolds Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kathy Abernathy Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Marty Payne Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Ana Santos Secretary4 $0$0$0 $01
Mel Reynolds Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
Jeanette Garrett Senior Vice Pres8 $0$0$0 $01
Phillip Abernathy President6 $0$0$0 $01
Kurtis Underwood Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
Ethan Rigdon Vice President40 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kathy Abernathy Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Marty Payne Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Ana Santos Secretary4 $0$0$0 $01
Mel Reynolds Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
Jeanette Garrett Senior Vice Pres8 $0$0$0 $01
Phillip Abernathy President6 $0$0$0 $01
Kurtis Underwood Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
Ethan Rigdon Vice President40 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 12 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kathy Abernathy Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Marty Payne Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Ana Santos Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Mel Reynolds Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
Jeanette Garrett Senior Vice Pres8 $0$0$0 $01
Phillip Abernathy President6 $0$0$0 $01
Kurtis Underwood Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Ethan Rigdon Vice President40 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 22 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kathy Abernathy Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Marty Payne Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Morgan Williams Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Mel Reynolds Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
Jeanette Garrett Senior Vice Pres8 $0$0$0 $01
Phillip Abernathy President6 $0$0$0 $01
Kurtis Underwood Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Ethan Rigdon Vice President40 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 22 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kathy Abernathy Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Marty Payne Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Eddie Garrett Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Phillip Abernathy President6 $0$0$0 $01
Jeanette Garrett Senior Vice Pres8 $0$0$0 $01
Ethan Rigdon Vice President40 $0$0$0 $01
Lauren Steadham Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Millie Owenby Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$182,558$172,315 $33,065$33,065 $178,032$0 $0021
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$183,336$229,544 $22,822$22,822 $179,128$0 $0021
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$355,029$313,016 $69,030$69,030 $355,017$0 $00-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$398,943$404,443 $27,017$27,017 $398,940$0 $0025
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$290,079$266,907 $32,517$32,517 $290,078$0 $0012
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$142,727$151,184 $9,345$9,345 $142,727$0 $0022
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$164,664$159,103 $17,802$17,802 $164,664$0 $0022

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $227,358 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$170,000 2023$50,000
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FATHERS TABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Building Christian Ministries Inc” 2024 1$50,000 2024$50,000
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FISHERS OF MEN OF SUMTER INC Public charity Exact 2020 1$7,156 2020$7,156
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BUILDING CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC” 2020-2023 4$202 2023$47
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Where the money went

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2025 · Form 990 · $172,315 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,581
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Rigdon Ministry $67,342$67,342-- 39.1%
Other (as described)The Fathers Heart $57,703$57,703-- 33.5%
Fees: management $19,600$16,000$3,600- 11.4%
Other (as described)Project Hope $15,228$15,228-- 8.8%
Other (as described)All Other Program Services $9,889$9,889-- 5.7%
Fees: other services $995-$995- 0.6%
Office expenses $710$710-- 0.4%
Information technology $347$347-- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $275-$275- 0.2%
Depreciation and depletion $191$191-- 0.1%
Fees: legal $35-$35- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $6,039$1,581reported apart
Total$172,315100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $229,544 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,027
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)The Fathers Heart $153,362$153,362-- 66.8%
Other (as described)Rigdon Ministry $51,843$51,843-- 22.6%
Other (as described)Project Hope $14,880$14,880-- 6.5%
Other (as described)All Other Program Services $4,423$4,423-- 1.9%
Fees: management $3,600-$3,600- 1.6%
Office expenses $583$583-- 0.3%
Information technology $357$357-- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $275-$275- 0.1%
Depreciation and depletion $191$191-- 0.1%
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Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $5,226$1,027reported apart
Total$229,544100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $313,016 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $425
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)The Fathers Heart $192,296$192,296-- 61.4%
Other (as described)Rigdon Ministry $69,691$69,691-- 22.3%
Travel $17,559$17,559-- 5.6%
Other (as described)All Other Program Services $13,613$13,613-- 4.3%
Other (as described)Pinhao $10,554$10,554-- 3.4%
Fees: management $3,600-$3,600- 1.2%
Information technology $2,325$2,325-- 0.7%
Office expenses $1,782$1,782-- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $675--$675 0.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $425-$425- 0.1%
Fees: accounting $275-$275- 0.1%
Depreciation and depletion $191$191-- 0.1%
Fees: legal $30-$30- 0.0%
Total$313,016100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $404,443 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $468
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)The Fathers Heart $289,559$289,559-- 71.6%
Other (as described)Rigdon Ministry $60,457$60,457-- 14.9%
Other (as described)Pinhao $30,899$30,899-- 7.6%
Other (as described)All Other Program Services $14,084$14,084-- 3.5%
Office expenses $4,057-$4,057- 1.0%
All other expenses $3,968-$2,877$1,091 1.0%
Information technology $558-$558- 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $468-$468- 0.1%
Fees: accounting $275-$275- 0.1%
Depreciation and depletion $88$88-- 0.0%
Fees: legal $30-$30- 0.0%
Total$404,443100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $266,907 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $306
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)The Fathers Heart $151,553$151,553-- 56.8%
Other (as described)Rigdon Ministry $50,478$50,478-- 18.9%
Other (as described)All Other Program Services $50,323$50,323-- 18.9%
Other (as described)Pinhao $12,209$12,209-- 4.6%
All other expenses $818-$176$642 0.3%
Information technology $526-$526- 0.2%
Office expenses $361-$361- 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $306-$306- 0.1%
Fees: accounting $245-$245- 0.1%
Depreciation and depletion $58--$58 0.0%
Fees: legal $30-$30- 0.0%
Total$266,907100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $151,184 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)The Fathers Heart $68,834$68,834-- 45.5%
Other (as described)Rigdon Ministry $52,576$52,576-- 34.8%
Other (as described)Pinhao $25,389$25,389-- 16.8%
Other (as described)Pedro Mole $2,457$2,457-- 1.6%
Information technology $647-$647- 0.4%
All other expenses $477$443-$34 0.3%
Office expenses $414-$414- 0.3%
Fees: accounting $245-$245- 0.2%
Depreciation and depletion $115--$115 0.1%
Fees: legal $30-$30- 0.0%
Total$151,184100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $159,103 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)The Fathers Heart $59,370$59,370-- 37.3%
Other (as described)Rigdon Ministry $51,892$51,892-- 32.6%
Other (as described)Pinhao $17,956$17,956-- 11.3%
Travel $16,516$16,516-- 10.4%
Office expenses $5,552-$5,552- 3.5%
Other (as described)Pedro Mole $5,131$5,131-- 3.2%
All other expenses $1,940$61$794$1,085 1.2%
Information technology $356-$356- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $245-$245- 0.2%
Depreciation and depletion $115--$115 0.1%
Fees: legal $30-$30- 0.0%
Total$159,103100%

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