Volunteers in Service Vis
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EMPOWERING CHRISTIANS TO JOIN CHRIST'S WORK IN THEIR COMMUNITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING GOD'S KINGDOM.
- Income
- $247,353
- Spending
- $231,628
- Spent on programs
- 68%
- Reserves
- 11 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 1,346
- Highest pay
- $61,011, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 83% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1568% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 54% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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)
- $156,387 spent. THE MISSION OF VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE IS TO EMPOWER CHRISTIANS TO JOIN CHRIST'S WORK IN THEIR COMMUNITY. WE DO THIS BY 1) CONNECTING VOLUNTEERS FROM CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND 2) COACHING AND TRAINING CHURCH LEADERS AS THEY EQUIP GOD'S PEOPLE FOR WORKS OF SERVICE. WHY? TO WITNESS CHRIST'S LOVE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BUILD THE KINGDOM OF GOD CONNECTING MINISTRY: IN 2025, VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE (VIS) RECEIVED 1,775 REQUESTS FOR SERVICE IN THE AREAS OF TRANSPORTATION, SERVICE PROJECTS, BENEVOLENCE AND SOCIAL SUPPORT. THIS WAS UP 23% FROM 2024. VIS CONNECTED VOLUNTEERS FROM CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS WITH 1,457 OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE (UP 19% FROM 2024). THESE VOLUNTEERS MET 1,211 NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY (UP 19% FROM 2024) AND SERVED 422 COMMMUNITY MEMBERS (UNDUPLICATED). 1,300 VOLUNTEERS REPRESENTING 74 DIFFERENT CHRISTIAN CHURCHES ACROSS MULTIPLE DENOMINATIONS IN KENT COUNTY CONNECTED WITH THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE AND WITNESSED CHRIST'S LOVE. THE LARGEST TYPES OF SUPPORT PROVIDED WERE IN THE AREAS OF TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICE PROJECTS. TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT: TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL, MENTAL HEALTH, AND DENTAL APPOINTMENTS AND FOR FOOD RELATED NEEDS (TO GROCERY STORES AND LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES) CONTINUED TO BE THE MOST REQUESTED SERVICE OF VIS. IN 2025, VIS CONECTED VOLUNTEERS WITH 1,181 OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH RIDES (UP 26% FROM 2024). FOR MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, VIS PROVIDED ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE THEY MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT HAVE RECEIVED. VIS IS UNIQUE IN THAT WE ARE THE ONLY FREE SERVICE IN THE COUNTY THAT PROVIDES RIDES TO MEDICAL PROCEDURES THAT REQUIRE A PATIENT SITTER, MEANING THE VOLUNTEER IS REQUIRED BY THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER TO STAY IN THE WAITING ROOM THROUGHOUT THE PROCEDURE, OFTEN TAKING AS LONG AS 3 TO 4+ HOURS. VIS HAS FOUND THAT PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS OFFERS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND WITNESSING CHRIST'S LOVE AS THE VOLUNTEER AND COMMUNITY MEMBER SIT SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER IN THE VEHICLE, SHARING THEIR STORIES, JOYS, AND STRUGGLES, OFTEN PRAYING WITH AND FOR EACH OTHER. SERVICE PROJECTS: IN 2025, VIS RECEIVED REQUESTS FOR HELP WITH 228 SERVICE PROJECTS (DOWN 2.5% FROM 2024). THESE SERVICE PROJECTS INCLUDED ASSISTANCE WITH YARD WORK, SMALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR HOME REPAIR PROJECTS, ORGANIZING, PACKING/UNPACKING AND MORE. MANY OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES WERE CONNECTED WITH GROUPS OF VOLUNTEERS FROM LOCAL CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS. 33 SERVICE PROJECT GROUPS VOLUNTEERED 4,973 HOURS IN 2025 WORKING ON LARGER SCALE PROJECTS SUCH AS LOCAL AGENCY CLEAN-UP, MORE EXTENSIVE YARD WORK, ALLEY CLEAN UP, LARGER PAINTING PROJECTS AND SMALL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS SUCH AS BUILDING A RAISED GARDEN OR REPAIRING A DECK. VIS EXPERIENCED A 27% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF GROUPS THAT SERVED IN 2025 COMPARED TO THE YEAR PRIOR. WHILE SERVICE PROJECTS ARE TYPICALLY COMPLETED IN 1-2 DAYS, VOLUNTEERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SPEND TIME WITH AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE THEY ARE SERVING. IN THIS WAY, THEY ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE THROUGH THE WORK THEY DO AS THEY SHARE JOY, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND HOPE IN THE NAME OF CHRIST. TRAINING AND EQUIPPING MINISTRY: VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE HOSTED TWO DEACON TRAININGS IN THE FALL OF 2025 IN WHICH 32 CHURCH DEACONS REGISTERED TO ATTEND, REPRESENTING 19 DIFFERENT CHURCHES IN KENT COUNTY. DEACON TRAINING FOCUSES ON THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND MERCY IN THE CHURCH AND TRAINS DEACONS TO LEAD THROUGH SERVICE AS THEY BUILD GOD'S KINGDOM. IN ADDITION, VIS LED TWO BENEVOLENCE WORKSHOPS IN 2025 IN WHICH 30 INDIVIDUALS FROM 16 CHURCHES REGISTERED TO ATTEND. BENEVOLENCE TRAINING FOCUSES ON THE BIBLICAL FOUNDATION OF BENEVOLENCE, UNDERSTANDING THE PERSON AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF CARE RECEIVERS, AND PRACTICING POSTURES OF RESPONSE THAT LEAD WITH COMPASSION, KNOWLEDGE, AND PROCESSES THAT WITNESS CHRIST'S LOVE. IN 2025, PARTICIPATION IN BOTH THE DEACON TRAININGS AND BENEVOLENCE WORKSHOPS DOUBLED COMPARED TO THE YEAR PRIOR. THESE EQUIPPING SERVICES WERE REIGNITED IN 2024 AFTER A MUTLI-YEAR PAUSE DUE TO COVID. THE TRAINING MINISTRIES OF VIS EQUIP CHURCH LEADERS AS THEY MOBILIZE GOD'S PEOPLE FOR WORKS OF SERVICE SO THAT CHRIST'S LOVE CAN BE WITNESSED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND CHRISTIANS CAN BE EMPOWERED TO JOIN CHRIST WHERE HE IS ALREADY WORKING TO BUILD HIS KINGDOM ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. THE MISSION OF VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE IS TO EMPOWER CHRISTIANS TO JOIN CHRIST'S WORK IN THEIR COMMUNITY. WE DO THIS BY 1) CONNECTING VOLUNTEERS FROM CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND 2) COACHING AND TRAINING CHURCH LEADERS AS THEY EQUIP GOD'S PEOPLE FOR WORKS OF SERVICE. WHY? TO WITNESS CHRIST'S LOVE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BUILD THE KINGDOM OF GOD CONNECTING MINISTRY: IN 2025, VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE (VIS) RECEIVED 1,775 REQUESTS FOR SERVICE IN THE AREAS OF TRANSPORTATION, SERVICE PROJECTS, BENEVOLENCE AND SOCIAL SUPPORT. THIS WAS UP 23% FROM 2024. VIS CONNECTED VOLUNTEERS FROM CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS WITH 1,457 OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE (UP 19% FROM 2024). THESE VOLUNTEERS MET 1,211 NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY (UP 19% FROM 2024) AND SERVED 422 COMMMUNITY MEMBERS (UNDUPLICATED). 1,300 VOLUNTEERS REPRESENTING 74 DIFFERENT CHRISTIAN CHURCHES ACROSS MULTIPLE DENOMINATIONS IN KENT COUNTY CONNECTED WITH THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE AND WITNESSED CHRIST'S LOVE. THE LARGEST TYPES OF SUPPORT PROVIDED WERE IN THE AREAS OF TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICE PROJECTS. TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT: TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL, MENTAL HEALTH, AND DENTAL APPOINTMENTS AND FOR FOOD RELATED NEEDS (TO GROCERY STORES AND LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES) CONTINUED TO BE THE MOST REQUESTED SERVICE OF VIS. IN 2025, VIS CONECTED VOLUNTEERS WITH 1,181 OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH RIDES (UP 26% FROM 2024). FOR MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, VIS PROVIDED ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE THEY MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT HAVE RECEIVED. VIS IS UNIQUE IN THAT WE ARE THE ONLY FREE SERVICE IN THE COUNTY THAT PROVIDE
Source: Form 990 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 December 1993.
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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