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MUSTARD TREE MINISTRIES INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $268K · expenses $341K · assets $566K

EIN
46-0683149
Address
605 TIMBER RIDGE DR, HIXSON, TN 37343-3882
Website
mustardtreeministries.org
NTEE code
P20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
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Mission

We provide basic necessities to the poor and homeless in Chattanooga, such as food, shelter, clothing, prescriptions and utilities. We raise money to sponsor churches and offer outreach for community development to the people of Romania and help Romanian orphans by providing water, food, shelter and education.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people 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
Kathleen Ramirez Farm Manager2021-2025 $45,708$192,633 1
Sara Holley Administrative Assistant2023-2025 $37,377$103,940 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

24 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
Barry Kidwell Director2018-2025 20 $0 reported 1
Jamie Culbertson Trustee2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Becky Hall Trustee2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Tiffanie Robinson Trustee2022-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Terri Holley Treasurer2022-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Lynne Stutts Secretary2023-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Mike Purcell Vice President2022-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Tim Threadgill Board Chair2022-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Emily Straussberger Trustee2024-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Will Lauderback Trustee2024-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Doranne Lane Trustee2024-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Elizabeth Riley (former) Secretary2022-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Randall Taylor (former) Trustee2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Alexa LeBoeuf (former) Trustee2022-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Barbara Zellner (former) Treasurer2021-2023 4 $0 reported 1
Jeff Olingy (former) Trustee2021-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Beth Sullivan (former) Trustee2022 2 $0 reported 1
Ed Nanney (former) Trustee2021 1 $0 reported 1
Hal Robinson (former) Trustee2021 1 $0 reported 1
Jim Wyatt (former) President2021 1 $0 reported 1
Anna Chambers (former) Secretary2021 1 $0 reported 1
Cynthia Ruff (former) SECRETARY2018 1 $0 reported 1
Karen Gates (former) TREASURER2018 1 $0 reported 1
Kathleen Kidwell (former) DIRECTOR2018 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 13 people listed · 2 paid, $83K · 2 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kathleen Ramirez Farm Manager40 $45,708$0$0 $45,7081
Sara Holley Administrative Assistant40 $37,377$0$0 $37,3771
Barry Kidwell Director20 $0$0$0 $01
Jamie Culbertson Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Becky Hall Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Tiffanie Robinson Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Terri Holley Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Lynne Stutts Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Mike Purcell Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Threadgill Board Chair10 $0$0$0 $01
Emily Straussberger Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Will Lauderback Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Doranne Lane Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 13 people listed · 2 paid, $87K · 2 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sara Holley Administrative Assistant40 $46,875$0$0 $46,8751
Kathleen Ramirez Farm Manager40 $39,715$0$0 $39,7151
Barry Kidwell Director20 $0$0$0 $01
Jamie Culbertson Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Becky Hall Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Tiffanie Robinson Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Terri Holley Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Lynne Stutts Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Mike Purcell Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Threadgill Board Chair10 $0$0$0 $01
Emily Straussberger Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Will Lauderback Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Doranne Lane Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 14 people listed · 2 paid, $58K · 2 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kathleen Ramirez Farm Manager40 $38,126$0$0 $38,1261
Sara Holley Administrative Assistant40 $19,688$0$0 $19,6881
Barry Kidwell Director20 $0$0$0 $01
Jamie Culbertson Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Elizabeth Riley Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Becky Hall Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Randall Taylor Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Alexa LeBoeuf Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Tiffanie Robinson Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Terri Holley Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Lynne Stutts Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Barbara Zellner Treasurer4 $0$0$0 $01
Mike Purcell Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Threadgill President10 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 14 people listed · 1 paid, $34K · 1 employee · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kathleen Ramirez Farm Manager40 $34,424$0$0 $34,4241
Barry Kidwell Director20 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Threadgill Vice President10 $0$0$0 $01
Jamie Culbertson Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Elizabeth Riley Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Becky Hall Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Jeff Olingy Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Beth Sullivan Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Randall Taylor President5 $0$0$0 $01
Barbara Zellner Treasurer4 $0$0$0 $01
Alexa LeBoeuf Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Mike Purcell Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Tiffanie Robinson Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Terri Holley Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $35K · 2 employees · 50 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kathleen Ramirez Farm Manager40 $34,660$0$0 $34,6601
Barry Kidwell Director20 $0$0$0 $01
Ed Nanney Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Jamie Culbertson Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Hal Robinson Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Becky Hall Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Jeff Olingy Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Jim Wyatt President1 $0$0$0 $01
Randall Taylor Vice President3 $0$0$0 $01
Barbara Zellner Treasurer4 $0$0$0 $01
Anna Chambers Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BARRY KIDWELL DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CYNTHIA RUFF SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
KAREN GATES TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
KATHLEEN KIDWELL DIRECTOR1 $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 ↗
$267,724$341,054 $565,735$565,735 $253,092$0 $135,785230
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$381,495$423,193 $639,065$639,065 $364,960$0 $142,754230
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$299,053$368,603 $680,806$680,806 $299,053$0 $100,928230
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$782,438$287,702 $750,339$750,339 $782,047$0 $70,064130
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$299,900$239,435 $256,870$255,603 $299,091$0 $73,921250
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$0 $0$0 $0- ---

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $497,473 in all, tax years 2018 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 PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2018-2024 7$337,000 2024$35,800
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2024 5$114,500 2024$13,000
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHATTANOOGA INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020, 2024 5$30,000 2024$20,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020, 2024 2$5,700 2024$5,200
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MUSTARD TREE MINISTRIES INC” 2020-2023 4$273 2023$67
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $341,054 spent · pay $144,813 · grants $139,944 · events $172
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $135,785$135,785-- 39.8%
Grants to US individuals $69,994$69,994-- 20.5%
Grants outside the US $69,950$69,950-- 20.5%
Other (as described)Farm Expenses $35,026$35,026$0$0 10.3%
Insurance $10,003$10,003-- 2.9%
Payroll taxes $9,028$9,028-- 2.6%
All other expenses $3,683$3,683$0$0 1.1%
Other (as described)Car and Truck $3,667$3,667$0$0 1.1%
Office expenses $1,298$1,298-- 0.4%
Fees: management $1,023$1,023-- 0.3%
Other (as described)Bank Charges and Fees $891$891$0$0 0.3%
Other (as described)Meals and Entertainment $706$706$0$0 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $496$172reported apart
Total$341,054100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $423,193 spent · pay $148,583 · grants $217,859 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $142,754$142,754-- 33.7%
Grants outside the US $141,500$141,500-- 33.4%
Grants to US individuals $76,359$76,359-- 18.0%
Other (as described)Farm Expenses $39,012$39,012$0$0 9.2%
Insurance $10,529$10,529-- 2.5%
Payroll taxes $5,829$5,829-- 1.4%
Other (as described)Car and Truck $3,141$3,141$0$0 0.7%
Fees: management $2,036$2,036-- 0.5%
Other (as described)Bank Charges and Fees $1,394$1,394$0$0 0.3%
Office expenses $431$431-- 0.1%
Other (as described)Meals and Entertainment $208$208$0$0 0.0%
Total$423,193100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $368,603 spent · pay $105,463 · grants $228,372 · events $319
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $173,300$173,300-- 47.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $100,928$100,928-- 27.4%
Grants to US individuals $55,072$55,072-- 14.9%
Other (as described)Farm expenses $11,958$11,958$0$0 3.2%
Other (as described)Car and truck expenses $9,217$9,217$0$0 2.5%
Insurance $6,571$6,571-- 1.8%
Payroll taxes $4,535$4,535-- 1.2%
Office expenses $2,621$2,621-- 0.7%
Other (as described)Taxes and licenses $2,448$2,448$0$0 0.7%
Other (as described)Bank charges and fees $990$990$0$0 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $474$474-- 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $319$319-- 0.1%
Travel $170$170-- 0.0%
Total$368,603100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $287,702 spent · pay $72,951 · grants $125,150 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $125,150$125,150-- 43.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $70,064$70,064-- 24.4%
Other (as described)Program expenses: clothing, food, lodging, etc. $44,623$44,623$0$0 15.5%
Travel $11,200$11,200-- 3.9%
Other (as described)Farm Expenses $10,718$10,718$0$0 3.7%
Fees: management $10,384$10,384-- 3.6%
Insurance $8,066$8,066-- 2.8%
Other (as described)Administration fees $4,187$4,187$0$0 1.5%
Payroll taxes $2,887$2,887-- 1.0%
Office expenses $402$402-- 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $21$21-- 0.0%
Total$287,702100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $239,435 spent · pay $77,757 · grants $117,805 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $76,200$76,200-- 31.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $73,921$73,921-- 30.9%
Grants to US individuals $41,605$41,605-- 17.4%
Travel $19,291$19,291-- 8.1%
Other (as described)Farm Expenses $13,871$13,871$0$0 5.8%
Insurance $8,398$8,398-- 3.5%
Payroll taxes $3,836$3,836-- 1.6%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $898$898$0$0 0.4%
Office expenses $825$825-- 0.3%
Other (as described)Taxes and Licenses $455$455$0$0 0.2%
Other (as described)Meals $114$114$0$0 0.0%
Advertising and promotion $21$21-- 0.0%
Total$239,435100%

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