2025-11-17T17:34:14-06:00 2024-12-31 PENA BRIONES MCDANIEL & CO PC 4171 N MESA SUITE B-100 EL PASO TX 799021498 990 2024-01-01 742550057 HANDS OF LUKE MEDICAL MINISTRIES % LAURA ISELA MITCHELL HAND 9156371674 11184 VOYAGER COVE DR EL PASO TX 79936 LAURA MITCHELL COO 9156971674 2025-11-15 true true RENE D PENA CPA P00533121 9155421733 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LAURA MITCHELL 11184 VOYAGER COVE DR EL PASO TX 79936 275824 false X WWW.HANDSOFLUKE.ORG X 1987 TX TO PROVIDE FOOD,SHELTER AND MEDICAL CARE FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED, DESTITUTE & HOMELESS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN CD. JUAREZ,CHIH. MX TO ANYONE IN NEED, FREE OF CHARGE. 6 6 3 249 0 256073 235302 0 0 10337 14081 0 0 266410 249383 0 0 0 0 124846 101916 0 0 0 254922 216323 379768 318239 -113358 -68856 506414 437558 0 0 506414 437558 X TO PROVIDE FOOD, SHELTER, AND MEDICAL CARE FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED, DESTITUTE, AND HOMELESS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO INCLUDE ORPHANS, WIDOWS, AND SINGLE MOTHERS. ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN CD. 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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE GIVEN TO THEM AT EACH MEETING UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED TO ANY CHURCH OR INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT WHICH REQUIRES DISCLOSURE AND NOTIFICATION OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. THE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS BASED ON MARKET RATE FOR THE REGION AND REGIONAL SALARIES FOR COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS ARE CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PERFORMS ANNUAL REVIEWS OF ALL OTHER STAFF PERSONNEL WITH ASSISTANCE OF THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE, IF APPLICABLE. HANDS OF LUKE MEDICAL MINISTRIES PROVIDES CRUCIAL SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEGED, DESTITUTE, AND HOMELESS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, WITH A FOCUS ON ORPHANS, WIDOWS, AND SINGLE MOTHERS. THE ORGANIZATION'S SERVICES ARE LIFE SAVING FOR MANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS IT SERVES. THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY DUE TO THE INFLUX OF MIGRANTS TO THE AREA, CREATING A LARGER NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING SHELTER, FOOD, AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. THESE INDIVIDUALS WOULD NOT RECEIVE THESE VITAL SERVICES WERE IT NOT FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. HANDS OF LUKE MEDICAL MINISTRIES SUFFERED AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ITS FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MARIA CARMEN SAMANIEGO, IN MARCH 2024. HER SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED PASSING WAS NOT ONLY A DEEPLY PERSONAL LOSS, BUT ALSO A MOMENT THAT LEFT THE ORGANIZATION WITHOUT ITS LEADER AND SOLE OVERSEER OF ITS FINANCES AND COMPLIANCE RECORDS. HER DAUGHTER, LAURA SAMANIEGO MITCHELL, HAVING SUFFERED THE LOSS OF HER HUSBAND OF 28 YEARS ONLY EIGHT MONTHS PRIOR, STEPPED IN AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION WITH A PROFOUND COMMITMENT TO HONOR HER MOTHER'S LEGACY AND CONTINUING THE IMPORTANT WORK OF HANDS OF LUKE MEDICAL MINISTRIES. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE ABRUPT NATURE OF THIS TRANSITION, HER PERSONAL GRIEF, AND LACK OF PRIOR INVOLVEMENT OR KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS, THERE HAVE BEEN UNAVOIDABLE DELAYS IN MANAGING ESSENTIAL FILINGS, INCLUDING THE SUBMISSION OF TAX DOCUMENTS. SHE WAS UNAWARE THAT THE 2023 TAX FILINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED PRIOR TO MARIA CARMEN SAMANIEGO'S PASSING. LAURA SAMANIEGO MITCHELL IS THE ONLY OFFICE PERSONNEL, AND SHE IS ACTIVELY WORKING TO ORGANIZE THE FINANCIAL RECORDS, CONSULTING WITH PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING SUPPORT, AND RESTORING THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPLIANCE STATUS. SHE IS TAKING ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO INSURE THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPLIANCE OBLIGATIONS ARE TAKEN CARE OF IN A CORRECT AND TIMELY MANNER GOING FORWARD. HANDS OF LUKE MEDICAL MINISTRIES RESPECTFULLY ASKS FOR PENALTY RELIEF DUE TO REASONABLE CAUSE. IT CANNOT BE EMPHASIZED ENOUGH THAT HANDS OF LUKE MEDICAL MINISTRIES IS VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE REGULATORY AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND HAS ALWAYS RELIED ON A PROFESSIONAL TO ENSURE THEY COMPLY WITH ALL MATTERS. PRIOR TO 2023, THE ORGANIZATION HAS CONSISTENTLY, TIMELY AND PROPERLY FILED THEIR TAX RETURNS. THE INCIDENT THAT CAUSED THE COMPLIANCE ISSUE IS AN ISOLATED EVENT AND WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. IT IS IMPORTANT TO STATE THAT THE PENALTY IS A HUGE FINANCIAL BURDEN TO THE ORGANIZATION. WE RELY ON THE GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT OUR CHARITABLE WORK AND HAVE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE DEMAND OF OUR SERVICES OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS.