2024-11-08T11:52:34-05:00 2023-12-31 364846704 OUT WEST ADVISORS LLC 32565B GOLDEN LANTERN 175 DANA POINT CA 92629 990EZ 2023-01-01 464835679 BETTER TOGETHER MINISTRIES INC BETT 1001 AVENIDA PICO STE C471 SAN CLEMENTE CA 92673 JADON LAVIK PRESIDENT 9492290334 2024-11-08 true true CHRISTOPHER D SCOTT P01674434 9494154336 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X BETTERTOGETHERMINISTRIES.COM X X 63584 X 43584 20000 63584 43569 3162 207 29 32162 79129 -15545 7618 -7927 X 15936 158 0 0 15287 15687 31223 15845 23605 23772 7618 -7927 SEE SCHEDULE O FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE BT MEAL WAS THE PRIMARY FOCUS. WE WERE ABLE TO SEND OVER 150,000 MEALS INTERNATIONALLY TO THOSE IN NEED. 32188 SERVE TRIPS- MEXICO WAS THE RECIPIENT TO MOST OF OUR EFFORTS IN 2023. WE BUILT 2 HOMES FOR FAMILYS IN NEED THROUGH THE WORK OF OUR 80+ VOLUNTEERS. 9420 WE PAUSED OUR OTHER OUTREACH EFFORTS IN 2023 TO REIMAGINE WHAT THESE WILL LOOK LIKE IN COMING YEARS. 495 42103 JADON L LAVIK DIRECTORPRESIDENT 40.00 0 0 0 BRYAN WEIPERT DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 CHRIS BURY DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 JONATHON COHEN DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 false false false false false true 400 false false CA JADON L LAVIK 1001 AVENIDA PICO STE C471 SAN CLEMENTE CA 92673 9492290334 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 333029 199580 200187 184118 63584 980498 333029 199580 200187 184118 63584 980498 265666 714832 980498 0.72900 0.84020 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED STEPHANIE LAVIK RELATED PERSON PAYCHECK ADVANCE X 400 400 false false false 400 General explanation attachment PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE (PART III)BETTER TOGETHER MINISTRIES (BTM) PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO CREATE, ESTABLISH, AND OPERATE A CHRISTIAN MINISTRY TO PROCLAIM JESUS CHRIST, TO BRING PEOPLE TO KNOW HIM, AND TO OTHERWISE ENCOURAGE AND AID THE GROWTH, NURTURE, AND SPREAD OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, AS THE LORD DIRECTS. THE ORGANIZATION ACCOMPLISHES THIS PRIMARILY BY WORKING DIRECTLY WITH CHURCHES, OR OTHER FAITH-BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, TO HOLD CHRISTIAN UNIFYING EVENTS SUCH AS MUSIC TOURS, EVENTS, AND CONFERENCES, ALL WITH A FOCUS ON JESUS, FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND UNITY WITHIN THE CHURCH. ADDITIONALLY, THIS ORGANIZATION MAY ENGAGE IN ANY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE REASONABLY RELATED TO OR IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS CHRISTIAN PURPOSE. CONTD FROM PART III LINE 28IN THE PAST, BTM HAD SPONSORED SURF AND SKATE CAMPS, HELD A LOCAL MARKET FOR GOOD, AND PRAISED AT OUR WORSHIP AND A CHRISTMAS TOGETHER NIGHTS. COVID BROUGHT MANY CHANGES TO THE MINISTRY, AND SOME OF OUR EVENTS, NAMELY THOSE MENTIONED ABOVE NEEDED TO BE PAUSED. THIS YEAR WE FOCUSED OUR EFFORTS ON FEEDING THE HUNGRY, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY SHARING THE HOPE OF JESUS. WE NAMED THIS BT MEAL. IN 2023, THROUGH BT MEAL WE WERE ABLE TO SEND OVER 150,000 MEALS INTERNATIONALLY TO THOSE IN NEED. EACH OF OUR MEAL EVENTS PACKED IN 200-300 VOLUNTEERS WHO PREPARED PACKAGED MEALS ALONGSIDE THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS: FROM RAW INGREDIENTS, TO SHRINK WRAPPED PALLETS, TO BOXES OF FOOD LOADED ONTO TRUCKS AND HEADED TO THE HUNGRY. CONTD FROM PART III LINE 29FIJI, MEXICO, AND NICARAGUA SERVE TRIPS- IN THE PAST, BTM HAS TAKEN GROUPS TO COUNTRIES LIKE FIJI, MEXICO, AND NICARAGUA TO SHARE THE LOVE OF JESUS WITH THE LOCAL PEOPLE GROUPS. SINCE COVID19 TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AND LOCKDOWNS, WE DETERMINED THAT THE AREAS IN WHICH WE WERE SERVING STILL NEEDED TIME TO RECOVER IN ORDER TO ADEQUATELY FACILITATE OUR TEAMS. IN 2023, WE CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH HOMES OF HOPE, A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT, TO BUILD HOUSES FOR FAMILIES IN NEED. OUR TEAM OF HEADED TO BAJA MEXICO TO BUILD 20FT X 20FT HOMES, COMPLETE WITH A CONCRETE FOUNDATION, APPLIANCES, BEDDING, WINDOWS, AND A LOCKABLE FRONT DOOR, THAT WILL SERVE DESERVING FAMILIES FOR YEARS TO COME. BTMS MISSION STATEMENT IS: UNITING FAMILIES TO TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES WITH THE LOCE OF JESUS. Description of other expenses Part I line 16 DESCRIPTION AMOUNTORGANIZATION EXP 116PROGRAM EXPENSES 20,114DONOR EXPENSES 1,351SUBSCRIPTIONS 5,059TRAVEL AND MEETINGS 2,309OTHER MISC EXPENSES 3,213 Description of other assets Part II line 24 CATEGORY BEGINNING OF YEAR END OF YEARSALARY ADVANCE 0 400FF&E 15,287 15,287 Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 CATEGORY BEGINNING OF YEAR END OF YEARPAYROLL LIABILITIES 105 272LONG-TERM SBA LOAN 23,500 23,500