Miracle Hill Ministries Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES IS COMMITTED TO LIFE TRANSFORMATION FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. MORE INFORMATION AND PROGRAM OUTCOMES MAY BE FOUND AT WWW.MIRACLEHILL.ORG.
- Income
- $26.3 million
- Spending
- $24.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 3.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
- Employees
- 307
- Volunteers
- 1,366
- Highest pay
- $175,290, pres/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.4 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 21% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a 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.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 (7)
- $8.5 million spent. THRIFT MINISTRIES - MIRACLE HILL'S FIRST THRIFT STORE OPENED IN 1957 TO RAISE OPERATING FUNDS FOR THE ORGANIZATION. TODAY, OUR TEN STORES NOT ONLY PROVIDE A VALUABLE REVENUE STREAM BUT ALSO GIVE INDIVIDUALS IN OUR SHELTERS AND PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, HELPING THEM RE-INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY AND RETURN TO THE WORKFORCE. ADDITIONALLY, OUR THRIFT MINISTRY VOUCHER PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A CRISIS. OTHER LOCAL NON-PROFITS PARTNER WITH US IN THIS PROGRAM BY MAKING REFERRALS AND REQUESTS. ON AVERAGE, THRIFT EMPLOYS OVER 180 PEOPLE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
- $4.3 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE O - SHELTER SERVICESSHELTER SERVICES - MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES OPERATES FOUR RESCUE MISSIONS/SHELTERS IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA: GREENVILLE RESCUE MISSION FOR ADULT MEN; SPARTANBURG RESCUE MISSION FOR MEN, WOMEN, AND MOTHERS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN; CHEROKEE COUNTY RESCUE MISSION FOR MEN, WOMEN, AND MOTHERS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, AND SHEPHERD'S GATE SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND MOTHERS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. WE PROVIDE HOUSING, FOOD, CLOTHING, CHRIST-CENTERED COUNSELING AND DISCIPLESHIP, CASE MANAGEMENT, ON-SITE HEALTH CARE, CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND MOST OF ALL, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. THIS HOLISTIC APPROACH HELPS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES REGAIN HOPE AND THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO SUCCESSFULLY EXIT HOMELESSNESS. GUESTS ENROLLED IN THE NEW LIFE PROGRAM LIVE AT OUR SHELTERS FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS AND OFTEN SIX MONTHS OR LONGER TO ESTABLISH EMPLOYMENT, SAVE MONEY, DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS, IMPROVE PHYSICAL/MENTAL HEALTH, SECURE TRANSPORTATION AND PREPARE FOR A SUCCESSFUL EXIT INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. TWO OF OUR SHELTERS ALSO OPERATE SOUTH CAROLINA'S ONLY RESPITE CENTERS WHERE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL CAN RECOVER. LAST YEAR OUR RESCUE MISSIONS CARED FOR 2,245 INDIVIDUALS, SERVED 240,790 MEALS, AND PROVIDED 126,301 NIGHTS OF SAFE SHELTER.=== GREENVILLE RESCUE MISSIONGREENVILLE RESCUE MISSION IS AN EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR MEN THAT PROVIDES REFUGE FROM THE DANGERS OF LIVING ON THE STREETS. SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN TWO TIERS: ONE FOR GUESTS WHO NEED TEMPORARY SHELTER AND THE OTHER FOR GUESTS IN NEED OF MORE COMPREHENSIVE HELP. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW HORIZON FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES, THE MISSION ALSO PROVIDES RESPITE CARE BEDS FOR MEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHO HAVE JUST BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL OR WHO HAVE SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS.=== SHEPHERD'S GATESHEPHERD'S GATE IN GREENVILLE PROVIDES SAFE SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND MOTHERS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. SHORT-TERM SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH A CRISIS PROGRAM AND MORE IN-DEPTH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH A NEW LIFE PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IN NEED OF COMPREHENSIVE CARE. SHEPHERD'S GATE ALSO PROVIDES BEDS FOR LADIES WAITING TO ENTER RENEWAL, MIRACLE HILL'S ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM FOR WOMEN. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW HORIZON FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES, SHEPHERD'S GATE ALSO PROVIDES RESPITE CARE BEDS FOR WOMEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHO HAVE JUST BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL OR WHO HAVE SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS.=== SPARTANBURG RESCUE MISSIONSPARTANBURG RESCUE MISSION IS AN EMERGENCY SHELTER THAT SERVES MEN, WOMEN, AND MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. HOUSED IN SEPARATE WINGS, INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE THE BASIC NEEDS OF SHELTER, FOOD, AND CLOTHING ALONG WITH COUNSELING, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND DISCIPLESHIP. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL VOLUNTEERS FROM THE MEDICAL AND DENTAL FIELDS, A FREE ON-SITE MEDICAL CLINIC PROVIDES SERVICES ONCE A MONTH FOR OUR GUESTS AND INDIVIDUALS FROM THE COMMUNITY.=== CHEROKEE COUNTY RESCUE MISSIONCHEROKEE COUNTY RESCUE MISSION, LOCATED IN GAFFNEY, PROVIDES SAFE SHELTER FOR A VARIETY OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, INCLUDING MEN, WOMEN, AND MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN IN TWO DIFFERENT DORMITORY-STYLE WINGS. COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES THAT INCLUDE PERSONAL COUNSELING, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND BASIC LIFE SKILLS ADVICE ARE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO NEED EXTRA CARE. TEMPORARY SHELTER IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO ONLY NEED A FEW WEEKS TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET.
- $3.0 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE O - ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAMSADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAMS - MIRACLE HILL OPERATES TWO RECOVERY PROGRAMS THAT OCCUPY THREE CAMPUSES. BOTH PROGRAMS EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO OVERCOME ADDICTION USING A BIBLICAL ADAPTATION OF THE 12-STEP RECOVERY MODEL. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ATTEND CLASSES DAILY AND RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING. CLASSES COVER TOPICS SUCH AS COGNITIVE SKILLS TRAINING, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HEALING BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS, RELAPSE PREVENTION SKILLS, AND DEVELOPING TRANSITIONAL PLANS FOR LIFE AFTER GRADUATION. IN ADDITION, BIBLE STUDY, CHAPEL, DEVOTIONAL SERVICES, HEALTHCARE, PERSONAL TRAINING, AND OTHER RELEVANT SEMINARS ARE ALL AVAILABLE SO THAT PARTICIPANTS CAN BEGIN TO REBUILD HEALTHY, STABLE LIFESTYLES. MIRACLE HILL PARTNERS WITH LOCAL AGENCIES FOR GED AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND OFFERS A POST-GRADUATION RESIDENTIAL TRANSITION PROGRAM WITH ASSIGNED MENTORS TO HELP EQUIP GRADUATES FOR SUSTAINED SUCCESS. OUR RECOVERY PROGRAMS SERVED 485 INDIVIDUALS LAST YEAR, PROVIDING 55,262 DAYS OF COMPREHENSIVE CARE AND COUNSELING. 111 INDIVIDUALS GRADUATED. OUR LONG-TERM SUCCESS RATE FOR GRADUATES IS 60%.=== OVERCOMERSTHE OVERCOMERS CENTER IS A 27-WEEK, 80-BED, RESIDENTIAL ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM FOR MEN SUFFERING FROM LIFE-DOMINATING ADDICTIONS. WE IMPLEMENT A BIBLICAL ADAPTATION OF THE TWELVE-STEP PROGRAM TO HELP MEN DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO LIVE A LIFE FREE FROM ADDICTION. EDUCATIONAL AND LIFE SKILLS CLASSES, GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, BIBLE STUDY, DEVOTIONAL SERVICES, CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, AND SEMINARS ARE PART OF THE FOUR-LEVEL CURRICULUM. AFTER GRADUATION GUESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY IN A MIRACLE HILL TRANSITIONAL HOUSE FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AS THEY MOVE TOWARD INDEPENDENT LIVING.=== RENEWALRENEWAL IS A 27-WEEK, 44-BED, RESIDENTIAL ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM FOR WOMEN STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION. IN THIS CHRIST-CENTERED, RESIDENTIAL FACILITY OUR GUESTS COMPLETE FOUR LEVELS OF A BIBLE-BASED TWELVE-STEP PROGRAM TO QUALIFY FOR GRADUATION. GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, LIFE SKILLS AND EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, DEVOTIONAL SERVICES, AND DISCIPLESHIP HELP THESE LADIES FOCUS ON GOD AS THEY LEARN TO LIVE A LIFE FREE FROM ADDICTION. AFTER GRADUATION GUESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY IN A MIRACLE HILL TRANSITIONAL HOUSE FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AS THEY MOVE TOWARD INDEPENDENT LIVING.
- $2.1 million spent. FOSTER CARE - MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES' FOSTER CARE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO BRING HOPE AND HEALING TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR BIRTH FAMILIES DUE TO NEGLECT OR ABUSE. WE RECRUIT CHRISTIAN FOSTER PARENTS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH SUPPORT AND TRAINING THROUGHOUT LICENSING, PLACEMENT, AND BEYOND. WE DEVELOP GENUINE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR FOSTER PARENTS, PRAYING WITH THEM, COUNSELING THEM, AND PROVIDING PHYSICAL RESOURCES AS THEY NAVIGATE THE OFTEN-CHALLENGING WATERS OF FOSTERING. WE TAKE A TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH FOR EQUIPPING AND COACHING PARENTS. OUR LICENSING SPECIALISTS, CARE COORDINATORS, TRAUMA SPECIALIST, AND EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT COORDINATOR WORK TOGETHER TO SUPPORT SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENTS. IN ADDITION TO INDIVIDUAL FOSTER HOMES DISPERSED THROUGHOUT UPSTATE SC, MIRACLE HILL ALSO HAS DEVELOPED A FOSTER HOME COMMUNITY. THIS COMMUNITY OF SEVEN LARGE HOMES IN PICKENS COUNTY PROVIDES A BEAUTIFUL SETTING FOR FOSTER PARENTS AND UP TO 35 FOSTER CHILDREN TO GROW AND THRIVE. OUR STAFF PROVIDES ONGOING OVERSIGHT AND SUPPORT TO ENSURE EACH CHILD AND FAMILY IS EQUIPPED FOR SUCCESS. LAST YEAR, WE SERVED 351 FOSTER CHILDREN, PROVIDING STABILITY AND LOVING CARE. OF THOSE, 136 WERE REUNITED WITH THEIR BIOLOGICAL FAMILIES, AND 21 WERE ADOPTED.
- $2.0 million spent. FOOD RELIEF MINISTRY - MIRACLE HILL FROM GOD TO YOU IS A COMMUNITY PANTRY FOR FOOD-INSECURE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. THE WAREHOUSE ALSO SUPPLIES THE FOOD NEEDS OF MIRACLE HILL'S SIX SHELTERS. A CASE MANAGER OVERSEES THE COMMUNITY FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM, PROVIDING COUNSELING AND REFERRALS FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, SUCH AS FURNITURE AND CLOTHING, AS NEEDED. LAST YEAR, THE MINISTRY WELCOMED NEW COMMUNITY CLIENTS, SERVED 6,336 INDIVIDUALS, GAVE 31,193 BOXES OF GROCERIES, AND DISTRIBUTED 774,305 POUNDS OF FOOD.
- $91,315 spent. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING - IN 1995 MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES STARTED PROVIDING LIMITED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR GUESTS EXITING OUR PROGRAMS. SINCE THEN, THE NEED FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING HAS EXPONENTIALLY GROWN IN THE UPSTATE, AND WE NOW OFFER AFFORDABLE, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OUR ADULT SHELTERS AND PROGRAMS. WE HAVE LEARNED THAT LIVING IN COMMUNITY AND HAVING HEALTHY MENTOR RELATIONSHIPS RESULTS IN HIGHER SUCCESS RATES FOR OUR GUESTS AS THEY TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENCE. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR OUR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, THE APPLICANT MUST HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE NEW LIFE PROGRAM IN ONE OF OUR SHELTERS OR HAVE GRADUATED FROM ONE OF OUR RECOVERY PROGRAMS. THEY MUST ALSO BE EMPLOYED OR READY TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE, REMAIN CLEAN AND SOBER, AND CONTINUE IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH A VOLUNTEER MENTOR. WE CURRENTLY OPERATE 20 TRANSITION LOCATIONS WITH A CAPACITY TO HOUSE 131 INDIVIDUALS, PROVIDING 88 BEDS FOR MEN, 37 BEDS FOR WOMEN, AND 6 BEDS FOR WOMEN WITH CHILDREN.
- $695,373 spent. SOCIAL ENTERPRISES
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 October 13, 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? Worth knowing.
The IRS does not require this organization to file annual returns.
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 November 1958.
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 October 21, 2026.
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