WOUNDED SPIRITS MINISTRIES INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $295K · expenses $273K · assets $76K

EIN
85-1092976
Address
PO BOX 554, WINONA LAKE, IN 46590-0554
Website
WWW.WOUNDEDSPIRITS.COM
NTEE code
N20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2021 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
andrew sommers (its 2021 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

THE FOCUS OF THE MINISTRY IS TO ESTABLISH CHRISTIAN CAMPS AND RETREATS THAT WILL REACH MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER WITH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, AND EQUIP THEM TO RECOGNIZE, MANAGE, AND OVERCOME THE AFFECTS OF PTSD.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Andrew Sommers BOARD CHAIRM2021-2025 $0$3,954 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 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
Rev Douglas Carragher EXECUTIVE DI2021-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Terry Hamilton DIRECTOR2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Rev Brian Hedges CPPO2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Phillip Luther DIRECTOR2023-2025 2 $0 reported 1
David Madden DIRECTOR2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Jeff Meyer DIRECTOR2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Rev Peter Nugent TREASURER/ C2021-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Rev James Peterson DIRECTOR/CHA2021-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Con Howerton DIRECTOR2025 2 $0 reported 1
Rev Kent Kendall (former) SECRETARY2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Steve Hicks (former) DIRECTOR2021-2022 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
REV DOUGLAS CARRAGHER EXECUTIVE DI10 $0$0$0 $01
TERRY HAMILTON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
REV BRIAN HEDGES CPPO2 $0$0$0 $01
CON HOWERTON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
PHILLIP LUTHER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID MADDEN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF MEYER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
REV PETER NUGENT TREASURER/ C3 $0$0$0 $01
REV JAMES PETERSON DIRECTOR/CHA3 $0$0$0 $01
ANDREW SOMMERS BOARD CHAIRM6 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $4K · 0 employees · 11 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANDREW SOMMERS BOARD CHAIRM6 $3,954$0$0 $3,9541
REV DOUGLAS CARRAGHER EXECUTIVE DI10 $0$0$0 $01
TERRY HAMILTON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
REV BRIAN HEDGES CPPO2 $0$0$0 $01
REV KENT KENDALL SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
PHILLIP LUTHER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID MADDEN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF MEYER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
REV PETER NUGENT TREASURER/ C3 $0$0$0 $01
REV JAMES PETERSON DIRECTOR/CHA3 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 11 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
REV DOUGLAS CARRAGHER EXECUTIVE DI10 $0$0$0 $01
TERRY HAMILTON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
REV BRIAN HEDGES CPPO2 $0$0$0 $01
REV KENT KENDALL SECRETARY3 $0$0$0 $01
PHILLIP LUTHER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID MADDEN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF MEYER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
REV PETER NUGENT TREASURER/ C3 $0$0$0 $01
REV JAMES PETERSON DIRECTOR/CHA2 $0$0$0 $01
ANDREW SOMMERS BOARD CHAIRM6 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
REV DOUGLAS CARRAGHER EXECUTIVE DI10 $0$0$0 $01
TERRY HAMILTON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
REV BRIAN HEDGES CPPO2 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE HICKS DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
REV KENT KENDALL SECRETARY3 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID MADDEN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF MEYER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
REV PETER NUGENT CFO3 $0$0$0 $01
REV JAMES PETERSON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
ANDREW SOMMERS BOARD CHAIRM6 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
REV DOUGLAS CARRAGHER PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
TERRY HAMILTON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
REV BRIAN HEDGES DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE HICKS DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
REV KENT KENDALL SECRETARY3 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID MADDEN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF MEYER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
REV PETER NUGENT CFO3 $0$0$0 $01
REV JAMES PETERSON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
ANDREW SOMMERS BOARD CHAIRM6 $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 ↗
$295,279$272,547 $75,653$75,653 $295,279$0 -0-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$249,801$249,843 $52,921$52,921 $249,801$0 $3,954011
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$184,033$166,634 $52,963$52,963 $184,033$0 -011
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$220,718$232,714 $35,564$35,564 $220,718$0 -08
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$259,185$231,362 $47,560$47,560 $259,185$0 -010

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $35 in all, tax years 2022 to 2023. 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
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WOUNDED SPIRITS MINISTRIES INC” 2022-2023 2$35 2023$23
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2025 · Form 990 · $272,547 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $3,652
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $179,434$178,593$611$230 65.8%
Travel $77,160$75,004$2,156- 28.3%
Fees: accounting $7,599-$5,050$2,549 2.8%
Office expenses $3,928$1,994$1,934- 1.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,652$3,652-- 1.3%
Insurance $768-$768- 0.3%
Fees: legal $6-$6- 0.0%
Total$272,547100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $249,843 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $2,992
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Travel $117,237$113,748$3,489- 46.9%
Fees: other services $115,927$115,666-$261 46.4%
Fees: accounting $6,205-$4,830$1,375 2.5%
Office expenses $3,291$755$2,536- 1.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,992$2,992-- 1.2%
Fees: management $2,500-$2,500- 1.0%
Insurance $1,018-$1,018- 0.4%
Other (as described)VIDEO PRODUCTION $650$650-- 0.3%
Fees: legal $23-$23- 0.0%
Total$249,843100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $166,634 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $8,936
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Travel $86,297$83,245$3,052- 51.8%
Fees: other services $54,765$54,566$199- 32.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $8,936$7,115$1,821- 5.4%
Office expenses $6,066$2,677$3,389- 3.6%
Fees: accounting $5,376-$4,604$772 3.2%
Fees: management $3,500-$3,500- 2.1%
Insurance $1,194-$1,194- 0.7%
Other (as described)VIDEO PRODUCTION $500$500-- 0.3%
Total$166,634100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $232,714 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $11,235
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $88,901$88,476$425- 38.2%
Travel $86,825$81,854$4,971- 37.3%
Information technology $16,484$16,484-- 7.1%
Other (as described)VIDEO PRODUCTION $15,910$15,910-- 6.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $11,235$11,235-- 4.8%
Office expenses $5,846$2,287$1,371$2,188 2.5%
Fees: accounting $4,322-$4,322- 1.9%
Fees: management $2,000-$1,500$500 0.9%
Insurance $1,191-$1,191- 0.5%
Total$232,714100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $231,362 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $37
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Travel $103,908$103,908-- 44.9%
Fees: other services $87,310$78,625$8,685- 37.7%
Other (as described)VIDEO PRODUCTION $16,388$16,388-- 7.1%
Information technology $8,664$8,664-- 3.7%
Office expenses $6,290$3,694$1,581$1,015 2.7%
Other (as described)SCHOLARSHIP $4,000$4,000-- 1.7%
Fees: accounting $2,250-$2,250- 1.0%
Insurance $1,015-$1,015- 0.4%
Other (as described)PODCAST $900$900-- 0.4%
Fees: management $600-$600- 0.3%
Other (as described) EventRETREAT CENTER $37$37-- 0.0%
Total$231,362100%

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