Nonprofit · EIN 56-1566178
GOOD SHEPHERD MINISTRIES OF WILMINGTON INC
Tax-exempt · WILMINGTON, NC 28401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2026 | 990 | $6,880,977 | $6,896,300 | -$15,323 | $6,066,698 | $985,762 | $5,080,936 |
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $6,520,454 | $6,105,783 | $414,671 | $5,976,659 | $959,862 | $5,016,797 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $6,090,205 | $6,886,536 | -$796,331 | $5,554,650 | $952,865 | $4,601,785 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,117,814
- of which government grants
- $678,935
- Program service revenue
- $231,982
- Investment income
- $91,026
- Net income from fundraising events
- $439,567
- Other revenue
- $440,155
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $100,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $167,231
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,965,728
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,621,597
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $173,864
- Travel
- $28,851
- Depreciation
- $226,976
- Program services (functional)
- $6,269,882
- Management and general (functional)
- $320,822
- Fundraising (functional)
- $305,596
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,976,659
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,066,698
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $985,762
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,080,936
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,487,557
- Publicly traded securities
- $995,909
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,942,186
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $138,750
- Gross receipts
- $6,998,101
- Employees
- 59
- Volunteers
- 500
- Year formed
- 1987
- 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 June 30, 2026, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATRINA KNIGHT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $167,231 | $17,650 |
| LAUREN HENDERSON | CHIEF FINANCE & OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,747 | $17,189 |
| CINDY KUHNE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN LOSCH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| VERA NEWKIRK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JESSICA CANNON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DR LIZ BUSKIRK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DR UMAR BOWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE CORPENING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MOUHCINE GUETTABI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM HARDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SONYA HENRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY HURWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCLEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY SCHAEFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATT THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2025: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATRINA KNIGHT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $156,768 | $15,856 |
| LAUREN HENDERSON | CHIEF FINANCE & OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,374 | $14,720 |
| KATHY DENLINGER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| VERA NEWKIRK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY KUHNE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN LOSCH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DR UMAR BOWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JESSICA CANNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE CORPENING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MOUHCINE GUETTABI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM HARDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SONYA HENRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATRINA KNIGHT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $156,836 | $15,268 |
| LAUREN HENDERSON | CHIEF FINANCE & OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,674 | $13,901 |
| KATHY DENLINGER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| VERA NEWKIRK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY KUHNE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE HOLT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JESSICA CANNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN LOSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSZENA DEVIONE-BIVENS EdD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SONYA HENRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| NICCOYA DOBSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN STEPHENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS SUGGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY HURWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 811 MARTIN ST, WILMINGTON, NC 28401-7825
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- VERA NEWKIRK, 811 Martin Street, Wilmington, NC 28401
- Signed the 990
- VERA NEWKIRK, TREASURER
- Phone
- (910) 251-9862
- Return prepared by
- EARNEY Accountants & Advisors PLLC
Mission
The mission of Good Shepherd is to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless and foster transition to housing.
Program accomplishments
- The mission of Good Shepherd Ministries, Inc. is to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless and foster transition to housing. Established as a modest Soup Kitchen in 1983, Good Shepherd Center has evolved over the years to provide an array of programs addressing hunger and homelessness. The Day Shelter provides the chronically homeless with a low-demand safe haven where they may receive mail and clean clothing, and access restrooms and showers. Guests also benefit from an on-site medical clinic, operated in partnership with the New Hanover County Health Department, which provides free, non-threatening access to health screenings, prescriptions, wound care, vaccinations, and health education.Annually, our Second Helpings program redistributes more than 500 tons of salvaged food that would otherwise have been thrown away to area programs serving food insecure households, in addition to enabling our Soup Kitchen to serve as many as 120,000 meals a year to the hungry.Already the largest provider of homeless services in the Tri-County area, Good Shepherd opened a Night Shelter in 2005 to better respond to unmet need for emergency overnight beds. Open every night, year-round, the shelter accommodates up to 118 homeless men, women, and families with children each night, providing them not only a bed, but access to food, clothing, restrooms, showers, individual case management and housing facilitation. On average, as many as 100 individuals seek shelter with us each night, including a number of families experiencing a housing crisis. In a typical year, 150 homeless guests are assisted in transitioning from the shelter to housing through the financial assistance and intensive case management offered by our Rapid Rehousing program. Good Shepherd is heavily volunteer-driven, with more than 500 individuals from around the community donating their time and talent to the success of our work.The Sgt. Eugene Ashley Center provides short-term, transitional Bridge Housing for up to 16 homeless Veterans at a time. Bridge housing is a short-term solution for Veterans who have been offered and accepted a permanent housing intervention but are still working on access to that housing. The program is based on the low-barrier Housing First model to end homelessness among Veterans. Length of stay is individually determined based on need, but in general, is not expected to exceed 90 days. In addition, eight units of Permanent Supportive Housing provide affordable housing with supportive services to chronically homeless men with disabilities.SECU Lakeside Reserve provides 40 units Permanent Supportive Housing -- a Best Practice housing intervention for the chronically homeless -- and common spaces, including a lobby, case manager's office, communal kitchen, TV room, and laundry facilities. Residents pay no more than 30% of their income for rent, ensuring they can still afford groceries, medications, and other household necessities. Together, these programs serve as an essential safety net of emergency services while also proving housing-based solutions that end the homelessness of our neighbors in crisis.Expenses $6,269,882 · grants $100,000 · revenue $232,570
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 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 56-1566178
- 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
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Housing and shelter (L410)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,066,698
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,998,101
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2026 | $6,880,977 | $6,896,300 | $6,066,698 | XML |
| 990 | June 2025 | $6,520,454 | $6,105,783 | $5,976,659 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $6,090,205 | $6,886,536 | $5,554,650 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $5,675,126 | $5,422,318 | $6,280,150 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 56-1566178).
Questions about GOOD SHEPHERD MINISTRIES OF WILMINGTON INC
- What is the EIN of GOOD SHEPHERD MINISTRIES OF WILMINGTON INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GOOD SHEPHERD MINISTRIES OF WILMINGTON INC is 56-1566178.
- Is GOOD SHEPHERD MINISTRIES OF WILMINGTON INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to GOOD SHEPHERD MINISTRIES OF WILMINGTON INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GOOD SHEPHERD MINISTRIES OF WILMINGTON 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 GOOD SHEPHERD MINISTRIES OF WILMINGTON INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending June 30, 2027) is due November 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GOOD SHEPHERD MINISTRIES OF WILMINGTON INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2026.
- Who is the principal officer of GOOD SHEPHERD MINISTRIES OF WILMINGTON INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026 names VERA NEWKIRK.
- Who are the officers and directors of GOOD SHEPHERD MINISTRIES OF WILMINGTON INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026 lists 16 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $167,231 (KATRINA KNIGHT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does GOOD SHEPHERD MINISTRIES OF WILMINGTON INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026 it reported revenue of $6,880,977, expenses of $6,896,300 and total assets of $6,066,698 at year end.
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