2026-07-09T20:26:41-07:00 2025-08-31 990EZ 2024-09-01 621751911 CHARIS MINISTRIES INC CHAR 6153731261 PO BOX 40662 NASHVILLE TN 37204 Richard Koonce Executive Director 6153731261 2926-07-09 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X WWW.CHARISMINISTRIES.NET X X 96810 X 96810 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96810 31991 0 613 0 2520 362 17765 53251 43559 2891 0 46450 2891 46450 0 0 0 0 2891 46450 0 0 2891 46450 To deliver food to households of people in need, creating an opportunity for engagement, informal conversation and encouragement, and additional avenues of service and support between church-sponsored volunteers, the organization, and the families we serve. We describe our work as Bringing Grace with a Box of Food. Each year, we deliver packages of food supplies to local households. Deliveries are made in response to requests for help at a time of specific need, rather than to a roster of repetitive addresses or to an entire community at once. In tax year 2023, we made 268 deliveries of food, a USDA equivalent of over 7,500 meals, to households representing 624 individuals, fully half of whom were minors (under 18) or seniors (65+) - including 224 children age 12 and under. Our experience is that, in many of our visits, prayer or spiritual encouragement takes place. This work was enhanced through the efforts of volunteers from Nashville churches who made many deliveries. We served households throughout Metropolitan Nashville. The significant value of services contributed by volunteers is additional to listed program expenses, over and above direct costs described herein. Additionally, financial gifts were provided to specific food recipients in response to their request for needs including auto fuel, phone service, shoes, bus passes, rent, utilities, childcare, prescriptions and medical care. These disbursements are appropriately characterized as gifts rather than formal grants, and the sum of these funds is included in program service expenses. 0 45424 45424 Joe Flautt Director, Board Chairperson 0 0 0 0 Chris Smeltzer Director, Board Vice-Chairperson 0 0 0 0 Roberta Bradley Director, Board Secretary 0 0 0 0 Gary King Director, Board Treasurer 0 0 0 0 Richard Koonce Executive Director 40 612 0 0 Jack Bailey Director 0 0 0 0 Richard Wood Director 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TN Richard Koonce PO BOX 40662 NASHVILLE TN 37204 6153731261 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 90927 82645 103785 82781 96810 456948 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90927 82645 103785 82781 96810 456948 861 456087 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 456948 0 0.99812 0.69381 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 While our focus is on delivering food to households, we could not ignore the need for financial assistance on a number of occasions. Funding was provided to clients on a need-assessed basis, not routinely. The total figure is comprised of assistance with Medical needs ($9,816), Phone service ($1,492), Rent ($9,293), Transportation ($2,122), Utilities expenses ($3,827). The remaining funds distributed totaled $12,150 and addressed needs including food, clothing, school supplies, household and personal items, education and job support, required fees, camp for relocated children, and other expenses of daily life. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Food supplies and related items;10578|Bibles;335|office supplies and business fees;882|information technology and telephone;1696|Travel expenses based on mileage;4274^Total;17765^