Nonprofit · EIN 63-0884164
THE COOPERATIVE DOWNTOWN MINISTRIES INCORPORATED
Tax-exempt · BIRMINGHAM, AL 35202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,721,552 | $4,008,190 | -$286,638 | $8,135,363 | $533,164 | $7,602,199 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,820,355 | $4,091,585 | -$271,230 | $8,462,421 | $573,584 | $7,888,837 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,863,446 | $4,289,483 | $573,963 | $8,751,516 | $591,449 | $8,160,067 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,659,009
- of which government grants
- $2,063,449
- Program service revenue
- $113,445
- Investment income
- $31,382
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$84,698
- Other revenue
- -$82,284
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,638,264
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $106,609
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,051,835
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,375,885
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $52,778
- Occupancy
- $206,141
- Travel
- $32,529
- Depreciation
- $245,748
- Program services (functional)
- $3,692,433
- Management and general (functional)
- $203,136
- Fundraising (functional)
- $112,621
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,462,421
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,135,363
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $533,164
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,602,199
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,803,922
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,389,644
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $212,555
- Gross receipts
- $3,809,850
- Employees
- 34
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- AL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLE BOOMHOVER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $106,609 |
| JONATHAN COE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| BRUCE LANIER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| WILLIAM MARINOS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| VERLON SALLEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| NICK D'ALESSANDRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRETT FAUCETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR TED GREER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHARON HAUKOHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATHRYN HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FRANK LASSITER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DON LUPO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR RICK KILGORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRIAN WAHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLE BOOMHOVER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $94,622 | $11,154 |
| MATT CAHILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK D'ALESSANDRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRETT FAUCETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR TED GREER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON HAUKOHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE LANIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VERLON SALLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN WAHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM MARINOS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MCGAHEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN COE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| RICKY MISKELLEY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Boomhover | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $67,608 | $5,362 |
| Michael Wade | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Victor Smith | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Verlon Salley | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Nick D'Alessandro | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Cahill | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kyle Puchta | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary Burley | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| David Hicks | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce Lanier | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bobby Humphrey | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer McGahey | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| William Marinos | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Coe | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Ricky Miskelley | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 11722, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35202-1722
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- NICOLE BOOMHOVER, PO BOX 11722, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35202
- Signed the 990
- NICOLE BOOMHOVER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (205) 252-9571
- Website
- FIREHOUSESHELTER.COM
- Return prepared by
- HAYNES DOWNARD LLP
Mission
THE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE TO THE HOMELESS, AGES 18 AND OLDER, IN THE BIRMINGHAM AREA A NURTURING AND CARING ENVIRONMENT OFFERING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT BREAK THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL.
Program accomplishments
- PERMANENT AND SUPPORTING HOUSING: IN 2024, FIREHOUSE MINISTRIES PROVIDED 248,570 ESSENTIAL SERVICES, INCLUDING HEALTH REFERRALS, CASE MANAGEMENT, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, EXTREME WEATHER SHELTERING, LIFE SKILLS SUPPORT, AND TRANSPORTATION, ENSURING COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS. MOST NOTABLY, FIREHOUSE MINISTRIES SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED 139 INDIVIDUALS INTO STABLE HOUSING, REINFORCING ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE NOT ONLY IMMEDIATE RELIEF BUT LONG-TERM PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE.Expenses $2,107,244 · grants $1,342,454 · revenue $115,859
- EMERGENCY SHELTER: IN 2024, FIREHOUSE MINISTRIES SERVED 2,720 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS, OFFERING SHELTER AND VITAL RESOURCES TO THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. TO COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY, FIREHOUSE MINISTRIES SERVED 105,709 MEALS AND DISTRIBUTED 722 FOOD BOXES, WHILE 11,824 HYGIENE ITEMS AND CLOTHING ARTICLES HELPED MEET BASIC NEEDS. WITH AN AVERAGE NIGHTLY CENSUS OF 100 GUESTS, CAPACITY WAS EXPANDED DURING SEVERE WEATHER TO PROTECT INDIVIDUALS AT INCREASED RISK.Expenses $1,585,189 · grants $295,810
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
- 63-0884164
- 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
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,135,363
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,809,850
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,721,552 | $4,008,190 | $8,135,363 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,820,355 | $4,091,585 | $8,462,421 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,863,446 | $4,289,483 | $8,751,516 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,812,423 | $3,776,579 | $8,645,447 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 63-0884164).
Questions about THE COOPERATIVE DOWNTOWN MINISTRIES INCORPORATED
- What is the EIN of THE COOPERATIVE DOWNTOWN MINISTRIES INCORPORATED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE COOPERATIVE DOWNTOWN MINISTRIES INCORPORATED is 63-0884164.
- Is THE COOPERATIVE DOWNTOWN MINISTRIES INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
- Are donations to THE COOPERATIVE DOWNTOWN MINISTRIES INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE COOPERATIVE DOWNTOWN MINISTRIES INCORPORATED 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 THE COOPERATIVE DOWNTOWN MINISTRIES INCORPORATED 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 THE COOPERATIVE DOWNTOWN MINISTRIES INCORPORATED last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE COOPERATIVE DOWNTOWN MINISTRIES INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names NICOLE BOOMHOVER.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE COOPERATIVE DOWNTOWN MINISTRIES INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $106,609 (NICOLE BOOMHOVER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does THE COOPERATIVE DOWNTOWN MINISTRIES INCORPORATED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,721,552, expenses of $4,008,190 and total assets of $8,135,363 at year end.
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