Nature Coast Ministries Inc is located in Crystal River, FL. The organization was established in 2008. According to its NTEE Classification (P80) the organization is classified as: Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations, under the broad grouping of Human Services and related organizations. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Nature Coast Ministries Inc is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 12/2022, Nature Coast Ministries Inc generated $238.5k in total revenue. This organization has experienced exceptional growth, as over the past 8 years, it has increased revenue by an average of 30.0% each year . All expenses for the organization totaled $174.8k during the year ending 12/2022. While expenses have increased by 8.7% per year over the past 8 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Form
990
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing
TAX YEAR
2022
Describe the Organization's Mission:
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NATURE COAST MINISTRIES IS A FAITH BASED 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS FINANCIAL AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT FROM THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE IN NEED, AND ADDRESS BOTH THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THOSE WE MEET. OUR SERVICES RANGE FROM OUR FREE DENTAL CLINIC FOR THE HOMELESS AND NEEDY, A THRIFT STORE THAT PROVIDE HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO THOSE IN NEED AT LITTLE TO NO COST. LASTLY, WE PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH GENERAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP PROVIDE THOSE IN NEED WITH THE ESSENTIAL HUMAN NECESSITIES. OUR PURPOSE AT NATURE COAST MINISTIRES IS TO PUT FORTH IN THE COMMUNITY THE EXPRESSED LOVE, HOPE AND FORGIVENESS OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGH ACTIONS WHICH IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR CITIZENS WHILE RESPECTING THEIR INHERENT DIGNITY AS FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS. WE WILL DO THIS WITHOUT REGARD FOR RACE, GENDER, RELIGION, AGE, MARTIAL STATUS OR STATION.
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
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NATURE COAST MINISTIRIES INC PROVIDED 273 PATIENT APPOINTMENTS FOR VETERANS, HOMELESS, AND NEEDY PATIENTS DURING 2020. THESE SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE FILLINGS, EXTRACTIONS, AND DENTAL SURGERIES PROVIDED AT NO COST TO THE PATIENT IN A BRIGHT, CLEAN, AND FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE. LOCAL DENTISTS AND DENTAL PROFESSIONALS VOLUNTEER THIER TIME AND TALENTS TO RELIEVE THE DENTAL PAIN EXPERIENCED BY LOW-INCOME MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
NATURE COAST MINISTIRES RUNS A PROGRAM CALLED THE "OUT OF THE DITCH" PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM WAS STARTED TO HELP FAMILIES WITHIN CITRUS COUNTY WHO HAD FALLEN ON FINANCIALLY DIFFICULT TIMES. MOST INDIVIDUALS WERE HOMELESS, UNEMPLOYED AND UNABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES OR THEIR CHILDREN. NATURE COAST MINISTIRES HELPS TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL HUMAN NECCESSITIES TO HELP THESE FAMILIES GET SMALL JOBS TO START DIGGING THEIR WAY "OUT OF THE DITCH".
NATURE COAST MINISTIRIES INC PROVIDED 273 PATIENT APPOINTMENTS FOR VETERANS, HOMELESS, AND NEEDY PATIENTS DURING 2020. THESE SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE FILLINGS, EXTRACTIONS, AND DENTAL SURGERIES PROVIDED AT NO COST TO THE PATIENT IN A BRIGHT, CLEAN, AND FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE. LOCAL DENTISTS AND DENTAL PROFESSIONALS VOLUNTEER THIER TIME AND TALENTS TO RELIEVE THE DENTAL PAIN EXPERIENCED BY LOW-INCOME MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
NATURE COAST MINISTIRES RUNS A PROGRAM CALLED THE "OUT OF THE DITCH" PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM WAS STARTED TO HELP FAMILIES WITHIN CITRUS COUNTY WHO HAD FALLEN ON FINANCIALLY DIFFICULT TIMES. MOST INDIVIDUALS WERE HOMELESS, UNEMPLOYED AND UNABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES OR THEIR CHILDREN. NATURE COAST MINISTIRES HELPS TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL HUMAN NECCESSITIES TO HELP THESE FAMILIES GET SMALL JOBS TO START DIGGING THEIR WAY "OUT OF THE DITCH".
UNDER A GRANT PROVIDED BY THE CITRUS COUNTY COMMUNITY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, NATURE COAST MINISTRIES PARTNERED WITH THE TWO HOSPITALS IN CITRUS COUNTY IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT AN INDIGENT INDIVIDUAL MUST GO TO THE HOSPITALS' EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS FOR RELIEF FROM ACUTE DENTAL PAIN. WHEN INDIGENT PATIENTS ARE DISCHARGED FROM THE ED THEY ARE REFERRED TO THE NO-COST DENTAL CLINIC WHERE THEY ARE GIVEN PRIORITY SCHEDULING TO CORRECT THE ACUTE PROBLEM, FOLLOWED BY REPAIR OF ALL THE PATIENT'S DENTAL ISSUES, REDUCING THE PROBABILITY OF A REPEAT VISIT TO THE HOPSITAL ED. THIS GRANT WAS MADE IN THE AMOUNT OF 30528.00.
UNDER A GRANT PROVIDED BY THE CITRUS COUNTY COMMUNITY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, NATURE COAST MINISTRIES PARTNERED WITH THE TWO HOSPITALS IN CITRUS COUNTY IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT AN INDIGENT INDIVIDUAL MUST GO TO THE HOSPITALS' EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS FOR RELIEF FROM ACUTE DENTAL PAIN. WHEN INDIGENT PATIENTS ARE DISCHARGED FROM THE ED THEY ARE REFERRED TO THE NO-COST DENTAL CLINIC WHERE THEY ARE GIVEN PRIORITY SCHEDULING TO CORRECT THE ACUTE PROBLEM, FOLLOWED BY REPAIR OF ALL THE PATIENT'S DENTAL ISSUES, REDUCING THE PROBABILITY OF A REPEAT VISIT TO THE HOPSITAL ED. THIS GRANT WAS MADE IN THE AMOUNT OF 30528.00.
THE NATURE COAST MINISTRIES THRIFT SHOP SELLS CLOTHING, FURNITURE, HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD GOODS AT LITTLE TO NO COST TO THOSE IN NEED. ANY PROCEEDS ARE DIRECTLY REINVESTED INTO THE GENERAL OPERATIONS AND THRIFT STORE OF NATURE COAST MINISTIRES. DURING 2020, NATURE COAST MINISTIRES PROVIDED FURNITURE AND CLOTHING TO 5 HOUSEHOLDS WHO HAD LOST THEIR HOUSEHOLD GOODS DUE TO HOUSEHOLD FIRES, FLOODS AND OTHER EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES.
THE NATURE COAST MINISTRIES THRIFT SHOP SELLS CLOTHING, FURNITURE, HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD GOODS AT LITTLE TO NO COST TO THOSE IN NEED. ANY PROCEEDS ARE DIRECTLY REINVESTED INTO THE GENERAL OPERATIONS AND THRIFT STORE OF NATURE COAST MINISTIRES. DURING 2020, NATURE COAST MINISTIRES PROVIDED FURNITURE AND CLOTHING TO 5 HOUSEHOLDS WHO HAD LOST THEIR HOUSEHOLD GOODS DUE TO HOUSEHOLD FIRES, FLOODS AND OTHER EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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George Bendtsen Director | Trustee | $0 | |
Larry Geiger Secretary | Trustee | $0 | |
Sue Grable Director | Trustee | $0 | |
Sonja Mccaughey Executive Di | Trustee | $0 | |
Mark Mclaurin Director | Trustee | $0 | |
Cynthia Oswald President | Trustee | $0 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Federated campaigns | $0 |
Membership dues | $0 |
Fundraising events | $152,340 |
Related organizations | $0 |
Government grants | $1,000 |
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above | $41,171 |
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f | $0 |
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $194,511 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $43,932 |
Investment income | $63 |
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Net Rental Income | $0 |
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales | $0 |
Net Income from Fundraising Events | $0 |
Net Income from Gaming Activities | $0 |
Net Income from Sales of Inventory | $0 |
Miscellaneous Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $238,506 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to Foreign Orgs/Individuals | $0 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $0 |
Compensation to disqualified persons | $0 |
Other salaries and wages | $51,583 |
Pension plan accruals and contributions | $0 |
Other employee benefits | $0 |
Payroll taxes | $6,433 |
Fees for services: Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Legal | $0 |
Fees for services: Accounting | $650 |
Fees for services: Lobbying | $0 |
Fees for services: Fundraising | $0 |
Fees for services: Investment Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Other | $5,808 |
Advertising and promotion | $12,662 |
Office expenses | $24,573 |
Information technology | $2,766 |
Royalties | $0 |
Occupancy | $66,573 |
Travel | $2,140 |
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials | $0 |
Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $40 |
Interest | $0 |
Payments to affiliates | $0 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | $1,617 |
Insurance | $0 |
All other expenses | $0 |
Total functional expenses | $174,845 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $0 |
Savings and temporary cash investments | $226,820 |
Pledges and grants receivable | $11,900 |
Accounts receivable, net | $0 |
Loans from Officers, Directors, or Controlling Persons | $0 |
Loans from Disqualified Persons | $0 |
Notes and loans receivable | $0 |
Inventories for sale or use | $0 |
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $4,769 |
Net Land, buildings, and equipment | $3,431 |
Investments—publicly traded securities | $0 |
Investments—other securities | $0 |
Investments—program-related | $0 |
Intangible assets | $0 |
Other assets | $0 |
Total assets | $246,920 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $1,275 |
Grants payable | $0 |
Deferred revenue | $0 |
Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 |
Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 |
Loans and other payables to any current Officer, Director, or Controlling Person | $0 |
Secured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Unsecured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Other liabilities | $33,180 |
Total liabilities | $34,455 |
Net assets without donor restrictions | $0 |
Net assets with donor restrictions | $0 |
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds | $0 |
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund | $0 |
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds | $212,465 |
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $246,920 |