Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO SHOW THE LOVE OF CHRIST TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED BY PROVIDING FREE FOOD, LOW COST CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS, COUNSELING AND PRAYER. WE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF HELP AND CONNECTION TO CHRISTIAN MENTORS. THE MINISTRY ALSO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERS TO EXPRESS THEIR LOVE AND SERVICE TO CHRIST BY ACTS OF KINDNESS TO THOSE IN NEED.
FOOD PANTRY MINISTRY - IN 2019 397,396 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED TO 4,680 FAMILIES. EACH FAMILY RECEIVED AN AVERAGE OF OVER 85 POUNDS OF FOOD PER MONTH. PER FEEDING AMERICA, THE AVERAGE RETAIL COST OF THE FOOD WOULD BE $2.17 PER POUND. USING THIS MEASURE THE MINISTRY DISTRIBUTED FREE FOOD WITH A RETAIL VALUE OF $862,350 DURING THE YEAR. EACH FAMILY IS PERSONALLY GREETED IN A PRIVATE SETTING WHERE THEIR SITUATION IS REVIEWED AND PRAYED FOR BEFORE THEY SHOP AND SELECT THEIR OWN FOOD.
COMPASSIONATE CARE MINISTRY - THE MINISTRY SERVED AND COUNSELED 989 FAMILIES TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE CARE AND ASSIST THEM IN FINDING FINANCIAL RESOURCES. OF THESE, 549 FAMILIES WERE PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RENT, UTILITIES, PRESCRIPTIONS, OR VEHICLE REPAIRS TOTALLING $59,960. THESE PAYMENTS WERE DIRECTLY MADE TO THE SERVICE PROVIDER. 78 FAMILIES WERE ASSISTED WITH CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS FROM THE THRIFT STORE STOCK. 50 FAMILIES WERE REFERRED TO OUR PANTRY AND 205 FAMILIES WERE REFERRED TO OTHER AGENCIES.
THE THRIFT STORE SELLS A WIDE VARIETY OF CLOTHES AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS MOST OF WHICH HAVE BEEN DONATED TO THE MINISTRY BY SUPPORTERS. NEARLY FIFTY PERCENT OF ALL SALES ARE MADE AT A DISCOUNT FROM THE ORIGINAL PRICE. ANYONE MAY SHOP AT THE STORE, BUT A FIFTY PERCENT DISCOUNT IS PROVIDED TO THOSE WHO QUALIFY FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE AND TO ALL VOLUNTEERS. A TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT DISCOUNT IS PROVIDED TO THOSE DONATING TO THE MINISTRY. IN 2019 THE MINISTRY DONATED GOODS TO CHURCHES, AND OTHER MINISTRIES AMOUNTING TO A THRIFT STORE VALUE OF $137,711. IN SUMMARY THE THRIFT STORE GIVES AWAY NEARLY HALF OF THE GOODS GIVEN TO IT THROUGH CUSTOMER DISCOUNTS AND DONATIONS TO OTHER MINISTRIES. IN ADDITION, IT IS AN EXCELLENT SOURCE OF NECESSARY GOODS AT A REMARKABLY LOW COST FOR THOSE IN NEED.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Sandra Good | DIRECTOR | 40 | $49,011 |
| Marlene Schaendorf | FOOD PANTRY DIRECTOR | 36 | $31,872 |
| Marcy Zybytowski | THRIFT STORE DIRECTOR | 39 | $30,528 |
| Kaye Evans | COMPASSION CARE DIRECTOR | 34 | $27,237 |
| Blake Wever | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gayle Stewart | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ben Johnson | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Brad Wynalda | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gregg Dykstra | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lori Cramer | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mark Vantil | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jean Denbesten | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Barb Chachulski | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Michelle Datema | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lori Elzinga | TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| Dick Vander Wall | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dale Byars | VICE PRESIDENT | 0.5 | $0 |
| Stan Jansen | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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