Nonprofit · EIN 39-1895019
DISMAS MINISTRY
Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53201
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $484,349 | $359,158 | $125,191 | $822,980 | $17,497 | $805,483 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $338,009 | $314,487 | $23,522 | $699,245 | $18,953 | $680,292 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $363,509 | $326,233 | $37,276 | $661,313 | $4,543 | $656,770 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $460,770
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $21,238
- Other revenue
- $2,341
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $107,667
- Other salaries and wages
- $28,085
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $143,448
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $8,500
- Occupancy
- $18,390
- Program services (functional)
- $244,498
- Management and general (functional)
- $47,951
- Fundraising (functional)
- $66,709
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $699,245
- Total assets, end of year
- $822,980
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $17,497
- Net assets, end of year
- $805,483
- Publicly traded securities
- $352,199
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $790,483
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $15,000
- Gross receipts
- $484,349
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 21
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIANN JOERRES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $32,693 | $14,759 |
| MARY TYLER CURTIS | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $35,775 | $2,438 |
| FR FREDERICK ZAGONE SJ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SR MARILYN KESLER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MCGUIRE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS PATRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH DEALMEIDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FR FRANK DESIANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN GABLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARY TYLER CURTIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $68,900 | $3,250 |
| KATE NAVA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FR FREDERICK ZAGONE SJ | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MCGUIRE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REV RICHARD DESHAIES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CURTIS GIBSON | EX-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SR MARILYN KESLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS PATRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARY TYLER CURTIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $68,900 | $3,250 |
| CURTIS GIBSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE NAVA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REV RICHARD DESHAIES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MCGUIRE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL MCCARTHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEACON SEIGFRIED PRESBERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA STANCIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LORETTA WALTERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA HAZEN HENRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FR FREDERICK ZAGONE SJ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 2113, MILWAUKEE, WI 53201-2113
- In care of
- % JILIANN JOERRES
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JULIANN JOERRES, PO BOX 2113, MILWAUKEE, WI 532012113
- Signed the 990
- JULIANN JOERRES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (414) 486-2383
- Website
- WWW.DISMASMINISTRY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RITZ HOLMAN LLP
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO RENEW AND STRENGTHEN THE FAITH OF THE IMPRISONED BY PROVIDING THEM WITH FREE CATHOLIC SCRIPTURE, FAITH AND PRAYER RESOURCES.
Program accomplishments
- FREE DISTRIBUTION OF CATHOLIC SPIRITUAL RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INCARCERATEDDISMAS MINISTRY'S PRIMARY PROGRAM SERVICE IS THE FREE DISTRIBUTION OF CATHOLIC SPIRITUAL RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INCARCERATED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED BIBLES, CATECHISMS, PRAYER BOOKS, ROSARIES, PRAYER CARDS, AND STRUCTURED FAITH-FORMATION STUDY COURSES IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH TO THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN PRISONS, JAILS, AND DETENTION CENTERS.RESOURCES WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH DIRECT WRITTEN REQUESTS FROM INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS BULK MINISTRY REQUESTS FROM CHAPLAINS AND PRISON MINISTERS SERVING CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES NATIONWIDE. THESE MATERIALS SUPPORT PERSONAL PRAYER, SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION, FAITH FORMATION, AND SPIRITUAL REHABILITATION, HELPING INDIVIDUALS DEEPEN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD DURING INCARCERATION.DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, DISMAS MINISTRY PROVIDED RESOURCES TO AN ESTIMATED 3,500+ INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INCARCERATED, SHIPPED OVER 6,000 BIBLES, AND PROCESSED AN AVERAGE OF 20+ PIECES OF CORRESPONDENCE PER WEEK FROM INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS SEEKING SPIRITUAL SUPPORT.PRISON MINISTRY NETWORK SUPPORT AND CHAPLAIN RESOURCE PROGRAMDISMAS MINISTRY SUPPORTS A NATIONAL PRISON MINISTRY NETWORK OF CHAPLAINS, PRISON MINISTERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND CORRECTIONAL FAITH LEADERS BY PROVIDING FREE PROGRAM MATERIALS, CURRICULUM, AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT. THIS PROGRAM ENSURES THAT THOSE MINISTERING INSIDE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES HAVE ACCESS TO APPROVED, HIGH-QUALITY CATHOLIC RESOURCES AT NO COST.DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, DISMAS MINISTRY FULFILLED MINISTRY REQUESTS FROM CHAPLAINS AND PRISON MINISTERS SERVING FACILITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING PRISONS, JAILS, AND DETENTION CENTERS. THESE RESOURCES WERE USED IN GROUP BIBLE STUDIES, OCIA FORMATION, PRAYER SERVICES, CORRESPONDENCE COURSES, AND INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAMS.THIS PROGRAM STRENGTHENS AND EXPANDS CATHOLIC PRISON MINISTRY BY REMOVING FINANCIAL AND LOGISTICAL BARRIERS, ALLOWING CHAPLAINS AND VOLUNTEERS TO FOCUS ON DIRECT PASTORAL CARE AND SPIRITUAL ACCOMPANIMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INCARCERATED.DISMAS MINISTRY PRODUCES TRAUMA-INFORMED FAITH-BASED PUBLICATIONS THAT AMPLIFY THE VOICES, DIGNITY, AND LIVED EXPERIENCES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INCARCERATED. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ITS I AM BEAUTIFUL SERIES, WHICH FEATURES ORIGINAL ARTWORK, POETRY, AND REFLECTIONS CREATED BY WOMEN IN U.S. PRISONS.THESE PUBLICATIONS PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR CREATIVE AND SPIRITUAL EXPRESSION WHILE ALSO OFFERING ENCOURAGEMENT, HOPE, AND HEALING TO READERS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. SUBMISSIONS ARE REVIEWED WITH CARE, LIGHTLY EDITED FOR CLARITY, AND PUBLISHED WITH DEEP RESPECT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL'S VOICE AND STORY.IN ADDITION TO PRINT DISTRIBUTION, DISMAS MINISTRY EXPANDED ACCESS TO ITS SPIRITUAL CONTENT THROUGH DIGITAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING SECURE CORRECTIONAL TABLETS, INCREASING ACCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY NOT RECEIVE PHYSICAL MAIL. THESE PROGRAMS EMPHASIZE DIGNITY, RESILIENCE, AND FAITH WHILE FOSTERING CONNECTION BETWEEN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY.Expenses $244,498
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 39-1895019
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Exempt since
- 1946
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 0928: UNITED STATES CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $822,980
- Income (IRS master file)
- $484,349
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $484,349 | $359,158 | $822,980 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $338,009 | $314,487 | $699,245 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $363,509 | $326,233 | $661,313 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $327,361 | $276,726 | $622,620 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 39-1895019).
Questions about DISMAS MINISTRY
- What is the EIN of DISMAS MINISTRY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DISMAS MINISTRY is 39-1895019.
- Is DISMAS MINISTRY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1946.
- Which annual return does DISMAS MINISTRY 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 DISMAS MINISTRY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DISMAS MINISTRY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DISMAS MINISTRY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JULIANN JOERRES.
- Who are the officers and directors of DISMAS MINISTRY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $32,693 (JULIANN JOERRES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does DISMAS MINISTRY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $484,349, expenses of $359,158 and total assets of $822,980 at year end.
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