2025-11-11T16:44:04-05:00 2024-12-31 582499161 MCCLELLAN & ASSOCIATES CPAS LLC 3883 ROGERS BRIDGE RD STE 303 B DULUTH GA 300972809 990 2024-01-01 582061640 HANDS OF CHRIST A DULUTH COOPERATIVE MINISTRY INC HAND 7706239563 PO BOX 1974 DULUTH GA 30096 PHILIP FLYNT TREASURER 7707143158 2025-11-06 true true WARREN S MCCLELLAN CPA P00187335 7704979525 2025-11-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z PETE RYAN PO BOX 1974 DULUTH GA 30096 1056730 false X WWW.DULUTHCO-OP.ORG X GA TO REDUCE HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING FOOD AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE IN DULUTH GEORGIA. 9 9 3 80 0 744857 1029588 0 16322 18367 64445 1538 825624 1049493 697255 883946 0 92889 110922 0 1090 59804 97688 849948 1092556 -24324 -43063 864104 821041 0 864104 821041 X THE DULUTH CO-OP, IS A FAITH-BASED MINISTRY, THAT BRINGS OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO PROVIDE FOOD, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, AND HOPE TO NEIGHBORS IN NEED. WE SERVE PEOPLE IN NEED OF ALL RACES AND NATIONAL ORGIN IN DULUTH GA, ZIP CODES OF 30096 AND 30097. IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, THE DULUTH CO-OP HAS SEEN A SEVEN-FOLD INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SEEKING FOOD AND OTHER ASSISTANCE. IN TOTAL, 5,439 FAMILIES (23,003 INDIVIDUALS) RECEIVED HELP LAST YEAR. CLIENTS ARE ABLE TO PICK UP FOOD TWICE PER MONTH, HAVE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL AID, CLOTHING AND FURNITURE REFERRALS, HOLIDAY PROGRAMS AS WELL AS ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT FROM OUR CARING VOLUNTEERS. IF NEEDED, WE ALSO PROVIDE LYFT RIDES TO THE CO- OP. DUE TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITY, THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED WAS 570,555. IN TOTAL, 289,622 POUNDS OF FOOD WAS DISTRIBUTED IN 2024. SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES IN TECHNOLOGY WERE REQUIRED TO MEET THE DEMANDS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. WE TRANSFORMED HOW WE SERVE FAMILIES ALLOWI false false 1087885 737455 IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE CO-OP DISTRIBUTED 222,248 IN FINANCIAL AID, A 4% INCREASE IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT OVER 2023. ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO 439 FAMILIES FOR RENT/EMERGENCY LODGING AND 246 FAMILIES FOR UTILITY PAYMENTS. WE PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO: THE DISABLED, SENIORS 60+, AND LEGAL GUARDIANS OF CHILDREN IN SECONDARY SCHOOL OR YOUNGER. IN 2024 WE ALSO PROVIDED GIFT CARDS TO 595 FAMILIES TOTALING 14,875 TO HELP RELIEVE THE IMPACT OF RISING INFLATION. . ALL CLIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO A JOB BOARD AND ONE-ON-ONE BUDGETING ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS OTHER RESOURCES IN THE AREA. THE CO-OP STRIVES TO BUILD STRONG FAMILIES, ONE CHILD AT A TIME. IN 2024, THE CO-OP PROVIDED 249 BOOKBAGS, 580 HOLIDAY MEALS, CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO 465 PEOPLE IN NEED, 175 EASTER BASKETS AND OVER 500 LYFT RIDES TO/FROM THE CO- OP FOR THOSE WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. 1087885 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 3 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false true false true true false false true true true true true true true false false GA X PHILIP FLYNT 7706239563 PO BOX 1974 DULUTH GA 30096 X MARGY MCLYNN EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 83000 0 0 LAURA FEIX BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP FLYNT TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 IVIE GOORSKY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 WYNN HICKAM SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NATALIE MALIN-DAVIS VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE PAGE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROB PONDER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RAMONA RICKS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETE RYAN PRESIDENT 8.00 X X 0 0 0 83000 false false false 91787 937801 570555 1029588 18367 18367 8775 91787 7237 1538 1049493 18367 883946 883946 83000 83000 20040 20040 7882 7882 1399 1399 4271 4271 3177 3177 6415 3143 2182 1090 16242 16242 39646 39646 428 428 746 746 16638 16638 8726 8726 1092556 1087885 3581 1090 72417 84719 236659 166493 518741 197784 317563 320957 237465 248872 864104 821041 0 0 X 864104 821041 864104 821041 864104 821041 X -43063 X false false X 848927 660168 746581 744857 1029588 4030121 5998 56217 70312 8775 141302 854925 660168 802798 815169 1038363 4171423 4171423 600 5187 16321 18367 40475 600 5187 16321 18367 40475 854925 660768 807985 831490 1056730 4211898 0.99040 0.99330 0.01000 0.01000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 50000 50000 458479 192798 265681 10262 4986 5276 320957 PAYNE CORLEY FU 100562 91787 8775 7237 100562 91787 8775 7237 7237 1538 true EMERGENCY LODGING 60315 UTILITIES 63053 GIFT CARDS 8713 TRANSPORTATION 7500 FOOD 74281 READY FOR HOME 3650 HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE 475 MORTGAGE/RENT 94829 OTHER ASSISTANCE 575 FOOD 570555 1.97 X 289622 570555 1.97/POUND false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE DULUTH CO-OP, IS A FAITH-BASED MINISTRY, THAT BRINGS OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO PROVIDE FOOD, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, AND HOPE TO NEIGHBORS IN NEED. WE SERVE PEOPLE IN NEED OF ALL RACES AND NATIONAL ORGIN IN DULUTH GA, ZIP CODES OF 30096 AND 30097. IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, THE DULUTH CO-OP HAS SEEN A SEVEN-FOLD INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SEEKING FOOD AND OTHER ASSISTANCE. IN TOTAL, 5,439 FAMILIES (23,003 INDIVIDUALS) RECEIVED HELP LAST YEAR. CLIENTS ARE ABLE TO PICK UP FOOD TWICE PER MONTH, HAVE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL AID, CLOTHING AND FURNITURE REFERRALS, HOLIDAY PROGRAMS AS WELL AS ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT FROM OUR CARING VOLUNTEERS. IF NEEDED, WE ALSO PROVIDE LYFT RIDES TO THE CO- OP. DUE TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITY, THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED WAS 570,555. IN TOTAL, 289,622 POUNDS OF FOOD WAS DISTRIBUTED IN 2024. SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES IN TECHNOLOGY WERE REQUIRED TO MEET THE DEMANDS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. WE TRANSFORMED HOW WE SERVE FAMILIES ALLOWING US TO REMAIN OPEN THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC AND SUBSEQUENTLY RESPOND TO THE RISING NEED CAUSED BY HIGH INFLATION. CLIENTS ARE ABLE TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS ONLINE AT OUR WEBSITE AND COME FOR FOOD TWICE PER MONTH. EACH DAY, A MINIMUM OF 12 VOLUNTEERS ARE BUSY ANSWERING PHONES AND COUNSELING CLIENTS THROUGH CRISIS, WELCOMING CLIENTS NEEDING FOOD, SORTING AND PACKING FOOD, PICKING UP CONTRIBUTIONS FROM LOCAL STORES THAT WE PARTNER WITH, AND INITIATING FOOD DRIVES IN NEIGHBORHOODS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PART VI LINE 1 BOARD REPRESENTATIVES ARE MADE UP OF BOTH CHURCH SPONSORS AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. CHURCHES/FAMILIES MAY HAVE MORE THAN ONE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD BUT FAMILIES ARE LIMITED TO ONE VOTE AND CHURCHES HAVE A MAXIMUM OF TWO VOTES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A ANNUAL ELECTIONS ARE HELD IN ORDER TO FILL ALL BOARD POSITIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE 990 FORM AND PROVIDES COPIES TO THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C IN APRIL OF 2022 THE BOARD VOTED IN POLICIES WHICH INCLUDE BOTH WHISTLEBLOWER AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD REVIEWS OUTSIDE DATA FOR COMPENSATION COMPARABILITY PRIOR TO APPROVAL OF EXECUTIVE SALARY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE SUBMITTED WITH A STATE REQUIRED COST REPORT TO THE STATE OF GEORGIA. OTHERWISE, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII LINE 1G DULUTH COOPERATIVE MINISTRIES, INC. RECEIVES NUMEROUS DONATED ITEMS OF FOOD AND OTHER HOLIDAY ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN PRIOR YEARS THE ORGANIZATION COULD NOT DETERMINE THE VALUE OF THESE ITEMS AND NO VALUE AMOUNT RELATED TO THESE ITEMS WERE INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SINCE 2020, THE DULUTH CO-OP HAS TRACKED THESE ITEMS AS THEY ARE DISTRIBUTED TO CLIENTS SINCE NOT ALL DONATIONS CAN BE USED. FOOD ITEMS ARE VALUED USING THE FEED AMERICA SURVEY RATE OF 1.97 PER POUND. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 2,877 DEPRECIATION ADJUSTMENT -2,877