John L Sullivan Ministries Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROVIDES AN ORDAINED MINISTER TO PROVIDE PASTORIAL SERVICES TO ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO AND SURROUNDING AREAS. TEACHING CHILDREN ENGLISH AND THE BIBLE. PROVIDE OUTREACH TO ALL NEEDY PEOPLE.
- Income
- $139,097
- Spending
- $155,412
- Reserves
- 9.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $26,045, director and founder
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 22% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 12% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $155,412 spent. OUR YOUTH MINISTRY IS A MAJOR PART OF OUR MINISTRY. WE GO ON YOUTH RETREATS, TO YOUTH CAMPS, AND CONTINUE TO HOLD YOUTH SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OUR REHAB MINISTRY CONTINUES TO GROW GREATLY. WE NOW SERVE AT MULTIPLE DIFFERENT REHAB CENTERS. WE SHOW LOVE BY NOT ONLY FEEDING THE MEN, BUT ALSO PRAYING WITH THEM AND ENCOURAGING THEM IN THEIR SPIRITUAL GROWTH. THE GOAL OF THIS MINISTRY IS TO RESTORE WHAT WAS ONCE BROKEN AND SUPPORT EACH INDIVIDUAL IN THEIR WALK WITH SOBRIETY. WE CONTINUE TO BRING PEOPLE TO SALVATION AND MANY END UP GETTING BAPTIZED. OUR WHEELCHAIR MINISTRY ALSO CONTINUES TO BE A POWERFUL ONE! IT FILLS A CRITICAL NEED AND OFFERS US THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING WELCOMED INTO PEOPLE'S HOMES AND LIVES. WE VALUE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRAY WITH THEM TOO! THIS YEAR WE DELIVERED MANY WHEELCHAIRS TO PEOPLE IN NEED!PART OF OUR WHEELCHAIR MINISTRY INCLUDES VISITING SENIOR CENTERS. WHILE VISITING, WE GIVE HANDS ON CARE THROUGH MASSAGES AND PRAYER FOR MANY OF THE ELDERLY.WE ALSO HAVE A SOCCER MINISTRY FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS THAT GIVES KIDS A REASON TO GROW IN THEIR FAITH WHILE WORKING AS A TEAM AND PLAYING A SPORT THEY LOVE. WE SPONSOR, COACH, AND SUPPORT MULTIPLE TEAMS.THIS YEAR WE HOSTED AND ORGANIZED A SEMINAR FOR ALL THE LOCAL PASTORS. OUR PASTORS ARE ALSO ASKED TO SPEAK AT OTHER CHURCHES/YOUTH EVENTS. WE TRAVEL THROUGHOUT MEXICO SHARING THE WORD OF GOD AND OUR TESTIMONY TO OTHERS. PASTOR JOHN, ALSO TRAVELS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. TO SHARE WHAT THE MINISTRY IS DOING AND SPEAK TO CHURCHES ABOUT OUR MISSION. DURING MAJOR HOLIDAYS, EVENTS, AND EVEN ON A DAILY BASIS WE CONTINUE TO TAKE DONATIONS OF CLOTHING, TOYS, AND SUPPLIES TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM. THIS INCLUDES TOYS TO KIDS AT CHRISTMAS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES AT THE START OF THE YEAR, FOOD AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS, AND MUCH MORE. WE SHOW LOVE TO MANY PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY MEETING THEIR BASIC NEEDS! THIS YEAR, WE WRAPPED OVER 300 PRESENTS FOR CHRISTMAS TO DISTRIBUTE TO KIDS. PRISON MINISTRY CONTINUES AS WELL. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE WATER TO THE ENTIRE PRISON. AS WELL AS, GETTING TO EVANGELIZE AND MINISTER TO NEW BELIEVERS. HERE ARE SOME MORE MAJOR PROJECTS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS1. WE INSTALLED 5 NEW AIR CONDITIONERS AND PROVIDED 5 NEW BEDS INTO THE CHILDREN'S ORPHANAGE. 2. WE PLACED 80 NEW CHAIRS INTO OUR MEXICAN CHURCH AND A NEW 75IN MONITOR FOR SERVICES. 3. WE GAVE OVER 20 WALKERS, 25 WHEELCHAIRS, AND 3 SETS OF CRUTCHES TO PEOPLE IN NEED.4. WE GAVE OVER 1000 TOYS TO THE CHILDREN IN THE MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORHOODS. 5. WE PROVIDED OVER 4800 SANDWICHES TO DIFFERENT REHAB CENTERS. 6. WE SAW OVER 300 PEOPLE GIVE THEIR LIFE TO THE LORD. 7. WE SPONSORED 6 SOCCER TEAMS WITH FULL UNIFORMS AND LEAGUE EXPENSES. 8. WE WELCOMED A VISITING TEAM FROM THE U.S. THAT BROUGHT FOOD AND TOYS FOR THE POOREST OUR COMMUNITY.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2010.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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