Nonprofit · EIN 38-3770606
EQUIPPING WITH TRUTH MINISTRIES INC
Tax-exempt · STATESVILLE, NC 28677
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $757,187 | $716,990 | $40,197 | $1,391,069 | $0 | $1,391,069 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $674,707 | $661,216 | $13,491 | $1,376,571 | $2,384 | $1,374,187 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $697,195 | $666,367 | $30,828 | $1,284,406 | $324 | $1,284,082 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $748,451
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $8,736
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Depreciation
- $13,434
- Program services (functional)
- $642,343
- Management and general (functional)
- $69,641
- Fundraising (functional)
- $5,006
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,376,571
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,391,069
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,391,069
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $770,031
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,391,069
- Gross receipts
- $757,187
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 2007
- State of legal domicile
- NC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES G MCLELLAND JR | Board Chairman Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| BRENDA REGAN | Secretary Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DENNIS LEAMON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DODD MAYS | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DAVE STEWARD | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MARY MALLORY | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DWAINE MENSCER | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TED VANCE | Treasurer Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ROBERT PALMES | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES G MCLELLAND JR | Board Chairman Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| BRENDA REGAN | Secretary Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DENNIS LEAMON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DODD MAYS | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BILLY MOODY | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TRACY SNIDER | Treasurer Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BILL STEPHENS | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DWAINE MENSCER | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES G MCLELLAND | Board Chairman Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| RALPH CARTER | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DENNIS LEAMON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RUSTY MCLELLAND | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MARY MALLORY | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BILLY MOODY | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TRACY SNIDER | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BILL STEPHENS | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TED VANCE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 119 W BROAD ST, STATESVILLE, NC 28677-5257
- In care of
- % BETTY JO MCLELLAND
- Signed the 990
- JAMES G MCLELLAND, Board Chairman
- Phone
- (704) 929-8331
- Return prepared by
- Guy Wilcox CPA
Mission
WE EXIST TO EQUIP AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO LIVE GODLY FULFILLED LIVES THAT EXALT CHRIST.
Program accomplishments
- EWT DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM: ACCORDING TO CHRISTIAN LEADERS IN UGANDA, THE GREATEST SPIRITUAL NEED IS FOR DISCIPLESHIP AND TRAINING. WE ARE HOSTING CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND TRANING SESSIONS FOR PASTORS, UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO EQUIP THEM TO BETTER SHARE AND LIVE OUT THEIR CHRISTIAN FAITH WITH MULITPLICATION EFFECT. WE ALSO TARGET WOMEN, MEN, AND FAMILY CONCERNS. IN ADDITION, ALL OVER UGANDA AND EAST AFRICA, PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY FOR GOD'S WORK BUT FOR MANY IT IS BEYOND THEIR REACH. WE ARE PLACING BIBLES IN THOSE EAGER HANDS. WE BELIEVE THAT THE BIBLE IS "LIVING AND ACTIVE, SHARPER THAN ANY TWO EDGED SWORD AND HAS THE POWER TO CHANGE ANY LIFE. BIBLE DISTRIBUTION IS A HIGH PRIORITY FOR EWT.Expenses $300,081
- CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: MANY CHILDREN IN UGANDA ARE LIVING UNBEARABLY HARD LIVES EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY HAVE A PARENT OR FAMILY MEMBER TO LIVE WITH. FOOD IS SCARCE, SHELTER IS INADEQUATE, AND THEY HAVE NO DEFENSE AGAINST DISEASE. EVEN MORE, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION IS BEYOND THEIR REACH, LEAVING THEM WIHT LITTLE HOPE TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND OPPRESSION IN THEIR LIVES. SOME OF THOSE CHILDREN LIVE IN HOME AND OTHERS ARE IN BOARDING SCHOOLS.Expenses $242,844
- COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT: WE HELP FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES BY TRAINING FARMERS, PROVIDE WELLS IN COMMUNITIES TO HELP WITH PROVIDING CLEAN WATER AND HELP WITH FARMING.Expenses $99,418
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-3770606
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,391,069
- Income (IRS master file)
- $757,187
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $757,187 | $716,990 | $1,391,069 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $674,707 | $661,216 | $1,376,571 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $697,195 | $666,367 | $1,284,406 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $764,155 | $670,829 | $1,253,602 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 38-3770606).
Questions about EQUIPPING WITH TRUTH MINISTRIES INC
- What is the EIN of EQUIPPING WITH TRUTH MINISTRIES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EQUIPPING WITH TRUTH MINISTRIES INC is 38-3770606.
- Is EQUIPPING WITH TRUTH MINISTRIES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to EQUIPPING WITH TRUTH MINISTRIES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EQUIPPING WITH TRUTH MINISTRIES INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of EQUIPPING WITH TRUTH MINISTRIES INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EQUIPPING WITH TRUTH MINISTRIES INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of EQUIPPING WITH TRUTH MINISTRIES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does EQUIPPING WITH TRUTH MINISTRIES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $757,187, expenses of $716,990 and total assets of $1,391,069 at year end.
Other nonprofits in STATESVILLE
- POWERCROSS EIN 14-1989435 · last filed 990 for 2025
- SPEAK LIFE AND LIVE EIN 81-3394817 · last filed 990-EZ for 2025
- HOPE MOBILITY EIN 92-3547302 · last filed 990-EZ for 2025
- MICHAEL MAFFUCCI MINISTRIES INC EIN 87-1466774 · last filed 990-N for 2025
- HIDDEN GEM MINISTRIES EIN 26-4654940 · last filed 990-N for 2025
- PH LIFE MINISTRIES EIN 56-1658112 · last filed 990-N for 2025
- SOULMINERS MINISTRIES INC EIN 41-3011322 · last filed 990-N for 2025
- STATESVILLE UPPER ROOM MINISTRIES INC EIN 56-2103606 · last filed 990-N for 2025
All nonprofits in STATESVILLE · North Carolina · Religion-related