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C3 Curbside Community Church Inc

EIN 27-3786221 · Bowling Green, KY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceGood81 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF C3 CURBSIDE COMMUNITY MISSION, INC. IS TO SHOW LOVE AND SHARE TRUTH BY BUILDING AND SUSTAINING RELATIONSHIPS AND BY PROVIDING CREATIVE ACTIVITIES, WHILE CONNECTING WITH THE FAMILIES WITHIN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD, REGARDLESS OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, RACE, GENDER, ETHNICITY, AGE, DISABILTIY, ETC.

Income
$168,269
Spending
$154,373
Spent on programs
97%
Reserves
26.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 86%
Employees
1

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 26.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 1% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    97% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 83% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    14 of 14 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (5)
  1. $97,591 spent. OVERALL MINISTRY - CURBSIDE MINISTRIES IS A STREET MINISTRY THAT HAS SERVED IN THE ENTERPRISE DISTRICT OF WARREN AND BARREN COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY SINCE 2011. THE PRIMARY CITIES IN THESE COUNTIES ARE BOWLING GREEN AND GLASGOW. THE DISTRIBUTION OF FREE ICE CREAM AND MOBILE ACTIVITIES CENTER ATTRACTS RESIDENTS ALLOWING VOLUNTEERS "TO SHOW LOVE AND SHARE TRUTH BY CONNECTING WITH FAMILIES AND BY BUILDING AND SUSTAINING RELATIONSHIPS AND BY PROVIDING CREATIVE, PARTICIPATORY ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD REGARDLESS OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, RACE, GENDER, ETHNICITY, AGE, DISABILITY, ETC." THE MOBILE ACTIVITIES CENTER IS A CUSTOMIZED VAN FULL OF FUN ACTIVITIES AND EQUIPPED WITH AN ICE CREAM FREEZER TO DISTRIBUTE FREE ICE CREAM TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN AND YOUTH. VOLUNTEERS BRING THEIR CONTAGIOUS FAITH TO THE STREETS WITH ENTHUSIASM AND SELFLESS LOVE TRANSCENDING PAST MULTIPLE GENERATIONAL, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS, AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS. MANY PARTICIPANTS ARE FROM REFUGEE OR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WITH NATIVE LANGUAGES, INCLUDING ARABIC, BURMESE, DARI, KAREN, BURUNDI, SOMALIA, SPANISH, SWAHILL, ETC. C3 CURBSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH (CURBSIDE) HAS DONE SEVERAL OUTREACHES IN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS ADDED A FEW NEW OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES. CURBSIDE LAUNCHED NEW PROGRAMS INSIDE CURBSIDE CONNECTION CENTER. CURBSIDE PARTNERED WITH A LOCAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE TO PROVIDE ENGLISH CLASSES FOR THE REFUGEE FAMILIES OF THEIR LEE POINTE LOCATION. THE CURBSIDE CONNECTION CENTER IS NOW BEING USED THREE TIMES A WEEK TO PROVIDE THESE EXCITING CLASSES TO HELP AREA FAMILIES TO BETTER LEARN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, BASIC SKILLS AND JOB TRAINING. OVERALL MINISTRY - CURBSIDE MINISTRIES IS A STREET MINISTRY THAT HAS SERVED IN THE ENTERPRISE DISTRICT OF WARREN AND BARREN COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY SINCE 2011. THE PRIMARY CITIES IN THESE COUNTIES ARE BOWLING GREEN AND GLASGOW. THE DISTRIBUTION OF FREE ICE CREAM AND MOBILE ACTIVITIES CENTER ATTRACTS RESIDENTS ALLOWING VOLUNTEERS "TO SHOW LOVE AND SHARE TRUTH BY CONNECTING WITH FAMILIES AND BY BUILDING AND SUSTAINING RELATIONSHIPS AND BY PROVIDING CREATIVE, PARTICIPATORY ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD REGARDLESS OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, RACE, GENDER, ETHNICITY, AGE, DISABILITY, ETC." THE MOBILE ACTIVITIES CENTER IS A CUSTOMIZED VAN FULL OF FUN ACTIVITIES AND EQUIPPED WITH AN ICE CREAM FREEZER TO DISTRIBUTE FREE ICE CREAM TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN AND YOUTH. VOLUNTEERS BRING THEIR CONTAGIOUS FAITH TO THE STREETS WITH ENTHUSIASM AND SELFLESS LOVE TRANSCENDING PAST MULTIPLE GENERATIONAL, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS, AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS. MANY PARTICIPANTS ARE FROM REFUGEE OR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WITH NATIVE LANGUAGES, INCLUDING ARABIC, BURMESE, DARI, KAREN, BURUNDI, SOMALIA, SPANISH, SWAHILL, ETC. C3 CURBSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH (CURBSIDE) HAS DONE SEVERAL OUTREACHES IN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS ADDED A FEW NEW OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES. CURBSIDE LAUNCHED NEW PROGRAMS INSIDE CURBSIDE CONNECTION CENTER. CURBSIDE PARTNERED WITH A LOCAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE TO PROVIDE ENGLISH CLASSES FOR THE REFUGEE FAMILIES OF THEIR LEE POINTE LOCATION. THE CURBSIDE CONNECTION CENTER IS NOW BEING USED THREE TIMES A WEEK TO PROVIDE THESE EXCITING CLASSES TO HELP AREA FAMILIES TO BETTER LEARN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, BASIC SKILLS AND JOB TRAINING.
  2. $3,250 spent. CAMP CURBSIDE - A SECOND CAMP CURBSIDE THAT HAD SO MANY CURBSIDE KIDDOS INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, THE NUMBER OF ATTENDEES ALLOWED HAD TO BE DOUBLED. THE CHILDERN PLAY GAMES, MAKE CRAFTS, HAVE COLOR WARS, LAUGHED A LOT, LEARNED A LOT ABOUT JESUS, AND SCREAMED JOHN 3:16 UNTILL ALL VOICES WERE GONE, AND EVEN A FEW ACCEPTED A RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST THAT WEEK.
  3. $1,922 spent. CURBSIDE JUMPERS & PRAISE PARTIES - A JUMP ROPE TEAM WHICH IS MADE UP OF SEVERAL KIDS FROM THE LEE POINTE AREA HAS ADDED OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES AT PARKER BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE FIRST WAS "PRODIGAL PRAISE PARTIES." PRAISE PARTIES ARE A WAY TO CELEBRATE THE LOVE THE LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS HAVE FOR THE CHILDERN AT CURBSIDE. PRAISE PARTIES HAPPEN RANDOMLY AND THERE WAS NO REQUIREMENT TO BE CHOSEN AS A PRAISE PARTY RECIPIENT. THE PARKER BENNETT LEADERSHIP TEAM DECIDED WHO THE RECIPIENTS WILL BE. THE PRAISE PARTY KIDDOS ARE RECOGNIZED AND GIVEN A SPECIAL BASKET OF GOODIES. THERE ARE CAKES, GIFTS, BALLOONS, AND HAND WRITTEN LETTERS. THE WHOLE NIGHT IS TAKEN TO CELEBRATE THE LOVE EVERYONE HAS FOR THE TWO CURBSIDE PRAISE RECIPIENTS. PRAISE PARTIES ARE BECOMMING ONE OF THE FAVORITE EVENTS. WHO DOESN'T LOVE THE RANDOM NIGHT TO JUST HAVE A PARTY TO SHOW THE LOVE OF JESUS? CURBSIDE JUMPERS & PRAISE PARTIES - A JUMP ROPE TEAM WHICH IS MADE UP OF SEVERAL KIDS FROM THE LEE POINTE AREA HAS ADDED OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES AT PARKER BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE FIRST WAS "PRODIGAL PRAISE PARTIES." PRAISE PARTIES ARE A WAY TO CELEBRATE THE LOVE THE LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS HAVE FOR THE CHILDERN AT CURBSIDE. PRAISE PARTIES HAPPEN RANDOMLY AND THERE WAS NO REQUIREMENT TO BE CHOSEN AS A PRAISE PARTY RECIPIENT. THE PARKER BENNETT LEADERSHIP TEAM DECIDED WHO THE RECIPIENTS WILL BE. THE PRAISE PARTY KIDDOS ARE RECOGNIZED AND GIVEN A SPECIAL BASKET OF GOODIES. THERE ARE CAKES, GIFTS, BALLOONS, AND HAND WRITTEN LETTERS. THE WHOLE NIGHT IS TAKEN TO CELEBRATE THE LOVE EVERYONE HAS FOR THE TWO CURBSIDE PRAISE RECIPIENTS. PRAISE PARTIES ARE BECOMMING ONE OF THE FAVORITE EVENTS. WHO DOESN'T LOVE THE RANDOM NIGHT TO JUST HAVE A PARTY TO SHOW THE LOVE OF JESUS?
  4. $46,909 spent. EMBRACE EMPATHY - THE SECOND OUTREACH AT PARKER BENNETT WAS EMBRACE EMPATHY. (E-SQUARRED AS THE KIDS LIKE TO REFER TO IT.) EMBRACE EMPATHY ARE ORIGINALLY TO SPEND THE WHOLE MONTH OF AUGUST LEARNING HOW TO PUT NEEDS AND INTEREST OF OTHERS BEFORE OURSELVES. HOW TO REALLY SHOW JESUS AT SCHOOL, HOME, AND COMMUNITIES. EMBRACE EMPATHY TOOK THE PARKER BENNETT AREA BY STORM. CURBSIDE IS NOW GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH AN EMBRACE EMPATHY LESSON EVERY MONDAY AT PARKER BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. NOT ONLY ARE THE CURBSIDE CHILDERN HEARING ABOUT EMPATHY AT CUBSIDE, BUT NOW THEY ARE HEARING ABOUT IT EVERY WEEK AT SCHOOL. ALONE WITH PRAISE PARTIES AND EMBRACE EMPATHY CURBSIDE HAS ADDED COOKING CLASSES AT PARKER BENNETT. HOLIDAY EVENTS - HOLIDAY EVENTS FINISH OFF THE YEAR. CHILDERN LOVE "CHAIR2CHAIR" CANDY CRAZE (SIMPLIFIED TRUNK-OR-TREAT)
  5. EMBRACE EMPATHY - THE SECOND OUTREACH AT PARKER BENNETT WAS EMBRACE EMPATHY. (E-SQUARRED AS THE KIDS LIKE TO REFER TO IT.) EMBRACE EMPATHY ARE ORIGINALLY TO SPEND THE WHOLE MONTH OF AUGUST LEARNING HOW TO PUT NEEDS AND INTEREST OF OTHERS BEFORE OURSELVES. HOW TO REALLY SHOW JESUS AT SCHOOL, HOME, AND COMMUNITIES. EMBRACE EMPATHY TOOK THE PARKER BENNETT AREA BY STORM. CURBSIDE IS NOW GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH AN EMBRACE EMPATHY LESSON EVERY MONDAY AT PARKER BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. NOT ONLY ARE THE CURBSIDE CHILDERN HEARING ABOUT EMPATHY AT CUBSIDE, BUT NOW THEY ARE HEARING ABOUT IT EVERY WEEK AT SCHOOL. ALONE WITH PRAISE PARTIES AND EMBRACE EMPATHY CURBSIDE HAS ADDED COOKING CLASSES AT PARKER BENNETT. HOLIDAY EVENTS - HOLIDAY EVENTS FINISH OFF THE YEAR. CHILDERN LOVE "CHAIR2CHAIR" CANDY CRAZE (SIMPLIFIED TRUNK-OR-TREAT)

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2011.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 October 7, 2026.

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