2024-07-23T13:45:38-05:00 2023-12-31 593040705 RIVERO GORDIMER & COMPANY PA 201 N FRANKLIN ST SUITE 2200 TAMPA FL 33602 990 2023-01-01 592410601 ABE BROWN MINISTRIES INC ABEB 8132473285 2921 NORTH 29TH STREET TAMPA FL 33605 ROBERT P BLOUNT III PRESIDENT 8132473285 2024-07-23 1 ROBERT BLOUNT III 999009999 1 SAM A LAZZARA P01342929 8138757774 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ROBERT P BLOUNT III 2921 NORTH 29TH STREET TAMPA FL 33605 2628769 0 X WWW.ABEBROWN.ORG X 1976 FL EVANGELISM THROUGH PRISON MINISTRY AND INSPHIRE PROGRAM. 12 12 23 75 0 0 2162157 2372524 89281 74852 3259 93664 27600 20401 2282297 2561441 0 0 0 0 763815 1019227 0 0 106190 973399 1082283 1737214 2101510 545083 459931 3097793 3574768 224444 247608 2873349 3327160 X ABE BROWN MINISTRIES, INC. (ABM) IS A FAITH AND COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WAS INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN 1977. OUR MISSION IS TO BREAK CYCLES OF INCARCERATION BY HELPING TO RENEW THE MINDS OF INCARCERATED AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED CITIZENS MOTIVATING THEM TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIORS AND ACHIEVE PURPOSEFUL LIVES. WE DO THIS AS A COMPASSIONATE DEMONSTRATION OF THE LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST. 0 0 1368034 ALL PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS MUST UNDERGO A COMPLETE BACKGROUND SCREENING PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE INTO THE PROGRAM, THOSE WITH SEXUAL CRIMES WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. UPON ACCEPTANCE, PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND A COMPREHENSIVE 6-WEEK PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING COURSE, FOCUSING ON EMPLOYMENT AND ESSENTIAL LIFE MANAGEMENT SKILLS. ONCE PARTICIPANTS HAVE COMPLETED THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT TRAINING COURSE, THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH A CERTIFIED CAREER COACH TO FIND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. EACH PARTICIPANT IS PARTNERED WITH A CASE MANAGER WHO PROVIDES CONTINUOUS GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT, AS WELL AS PROVIDES REFERRALS FOR COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE, LIFE-COACHING AND FOLLOW-UP DRUG SCREENING. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)AS PART OF THE INSPHIRE PROGRAM, CLIENTS ARE VETTED THROUGH DRUG SCREENINGS AND A TEAM OF QUALIFIED PROGRAM STAFF. CLIENTS DEMONSTRATE THEIR LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY TO THE INSPHIRE EMPLOYEES AND ARE OBSERVED IN A SIMULATED OFFICE ENVIRONMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS, PRIOR TO BEING SENT TO AN EMPLOYER FOR A POTENTIAL JOB MATCH. INSPHIRE SUPPORTS BOTH THE CLIENT AND THE EMPLOYER FOR UP TO ONE YEAR FROM THE TIME OF ADMITTANCE INTO THE PROGRAM. INSPHIRE SEEKS TO PROVIDE THE PERFECT MATCH FOR THE CLIENT AND THE EMPLOYER AND IS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVENTION AND/OR CLIENT COUNSELING AT THE EMPLOYER'S REQUEST. WE STRIVE TO MAKE IDEAL CONNECTIONS FOR BOTH THE CLIENT AND THE EMPLOYER. HOWEVER, IF AN ISSUE ARISES, INSPHIRE COMMITS TO EXPEDIENTLY RESOLVING THE ISSUE AND REPLACING THE EMPLOYEES, IF NECESSARY.INSPHIRE FEATURES AN INNOVATIVE CLIENT AND DATA TRACKING SYSTEM BY SOCIAL SOLUTIONS CALLED EFFORTS TO OUTCOMES (ETO). ETO IS A ROBUST SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MULTIFACETED ORGANIZATIONS TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THEIR DATA, SHARE INFORMATION AND TRACK PROGRESS IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT. ALL SERVICES ARE RENDERED BASED ON INDIVIDUAL NEED AND WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE. EACH OF THE TOUCHPOINTS, PARTICIPANT SERVICES, FOLLOW-UP CASE NOTES, AND CASH DISTRIBUTIONS TO VENDORS ARE DOCUMENTED AND MAINTAINED BY INSPHIRE IN ETO. THIS ENABLES INSPHIRE TO NOT ONLY TRACK INDIVIDUAL PROGRESS AND REPORT RESULTS FOR EACH PROGRAM PARTICIPANT, BUT ALSO TO REPORT AGGREGATE RESULTS AND INSIGHTS.THE SUCCESS OF THE INSPHIREPROGRAM, IMPROVES PUBLIC SAFETY AND REDUCES LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL BUDGETS FOR INCARCERATION SERVICES AS EVIDENCED BY ITS RECIDIVISM RATE OF 14%, LESS THAN HALF OF THE NATIONAL RATE. INSPHIRE WORKS TO BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO REALIZE SECOND CHANCES AND REDUCE RECIDIVISM. 343906 74852 ABE BROWN MINISTRIES IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF EAST TAMPA IN A COMMUNITY WHERE THE POVERTY RATE IS 50 PERCENT HIGHER THAN THE CITY AND MORE THAN DOUBLE THE POVERTY RATE OF THE COUNTY. THE AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ACROSS THE NEIGHBORHOODS ADJACENT TO OUR MINISTRY IS MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE RATE IN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY. UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY ARE TWO OF THE GREATEST CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO CRIME AND BEHAVIORS THAT LEAD TO ARRESTS. UNFORTUNATELY, VIOLENT CRIME RATES IN OUR SERVICE AREA ARE ESTIMATED TO BE UPWARDS OF 10 TIMES THE VIOLENT CRIME RATE OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)OVER THE LAST 48 YEARS, ABE BROWN MINISTRIES HAS BECOME MORE THAN A PRISON MINISTRY. IN ADDITION TO DELIVERING THE GOSPEL ON CRUSADES INTO PRISON AND TRANSPORTING FAMILIES TO VISIT THEIR INCARCERATED LOVED ONES, WE ALSO DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO FAMILIES IN NEED FROM OUR FOOD FOR LIFE PANTRY, TRANSITION CITIZENS RETURNING FROM PRISON BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM, AND ASSIST FORMERLY INCARCERATED PERSONS WITH RE-ENTRY INTO THE WORKFORCE THROUGH INSPHIRE. 1711940 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 1 23 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 FL X X ROBERT P BLOUNT III 8132475227 2921 N 29TH STREET TAMPA FL 33605 DR DIONNE M JONES CHAIR PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JED KIRBY VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEA WILKINS PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRAVIS COY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN DRINKARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHELLEY FISHER ATTARDO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAWANNA BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEXTER BRYANT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAHDEL MORALES SALDA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CURTIS N FLOWERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TALMEDGE HAYES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANTINA MOBLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT P BLOUNT III PRESIDENT 40.00 X 126244 0 0 126244 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 31419 2022934 318171 2372524 74852 74852 74852 1664 1664 99833 7833 92000 92000 92000 55622 31419 59495 -3873 -3873 OTHER 900099 24274 24274 24274 2561441 191126 0 -2209 126244 98470 20199 7575 765712 597256 122514 45942 57876 45143 9260 3473 69395 54128 11103 4164 4137 2264 871 1002 33830 18516 7122 8192 24425 13368 5142 5915 72645 53622 14963 4060 5182 5182 113767 43371 51828 18568 39351 39351 136845 111142 20978 4725 15990 8980 7010 6095 6095 51478 44786 4118 2574 82730 74458 8272 DIRECT CLIENT SERVICES 474395 474395 FACILITY FOOD COSTS 8634 8634 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 8252 8252 TRAINING 4527 4527 2101510 1711940 283380 106190 2085708 2315278 345291 452461 1918496 1127134 643294 791362 23500 15667 3097793 3574768 74841 83392 149603 164216 224444 247608 X 2873349 3327160 2873349 3327160 3097793 3574768 X 459931 -6120 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1781382 1673239 2232435 2162157 2372524 10221737 1781382 1673239 2232435 2162157 2372524 10221737 244763 9976974 3280 2020 1050 3259 1664 11273 2657 576 123 1193 24274 28823 10261833 368917 0.97220 0.97490 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 220591 225693 236861 255076 938221 1407332 21690 21690 21600 24425 89405 55148 56423 59215 63769 234555 351833 111351 111351 1310990 669286 641704 186874 185559 1315 309281 272289 36992 791362 X 2561441 0 2561441 0 2561441 2107630 6120 6120 2101510 0 2101510 PART X, LINE 2: THE MINISTRIES HAS RECEIVED A DETERMINATION OF TAX EXEMPT STATUS FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CHAPTER 220.13 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES, RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE MINISTRIES IS NOT AWARE OF ANY TAX POSITIONS IT HAS TAKEN THAT ARE SUBJECT TO A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY. TAX YEARS AFTER 2020 REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: BAD DEBT ANNUAL FALL FUNDRAISER 32246 31419 827 1000 4000 6544 GOLF TOURNAMENT 54795 54795 17466 7757 3559 19169 87041 31419 55622 17466 8757 7559 25713 59495 -3873 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO THE FORM 990 BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE GOVERNING BODY IS VIGILENT TO IDENTIFY SUCH ACTIVITY AND IS INTENTIONAL NOT TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS A CONFERENCE CALL WITHOUT THE PARTICIPATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT TO DISCUSS HIS PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION. ONLINE SALARY RESOURCES ARE UTILIZED TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST COMPENSATION FOR LIKE SIZE ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: BAD DEBT -6,120. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.