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First Fruit Ministries
First Fruit Ministries
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About this organization
Mission
First Fruit Ministries is a non-profit organization dedicated to feeding, sheltering, and caring for those in need. We serve people experiencing poverty, hunger, and homelessness.
About
Our mission is to support a social ministry to provide food and clothing to the homeless as well as provide transitional housing, counseling and teaching for drug addicts, widows and those in need in Wilmington, North Carolina. To accomplish our mission First Fruit Ministries operates a transitional living program, job program and soup kitchen. First Fruit Ministries serves more than 20,000 hot meals, provides emergency groceries to more than 5,000 households, and shelters more than 24 homeless women and families annually.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing sets forth the mission of the non-profit as “First fruit ministries is dedicated to feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, sheltering the homeless, and caring for those in need. we aim to provide a food outreach, a clothing outreach, a bus program, counseling, and teaching, we care for drug addicts, prostitutes, widows, the poor, the hungry, gang members, and those in need throughout our community.”.
When detailing its responsibilities, they were listed as: “First fruit ministries is dedicated to feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, sheltering the homeless, and caring for those in need. we aim to provide a food outreach, a clothing outreach, a bus program, counseling, and teaching, we care for drug addicts, prostitutes, widows, the poor, the hungry, gang members, and those in need throughout our community.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally permitted to operate is NC.
- The address of the non-profit for 2019 according to the filing is PO BOX 15354, WILMINGTON, NC, 28408.
- The number of employees reported by the non-profit on their form as of 2019 is 15.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $138,900.
- The CEO compensation structure within the organization is based on a review and approval from a neutral party.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 8 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2000.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $280,613 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $977 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.
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