Charis Ministries Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To deliver food to households of people in need, creating an opportunity for engagement, informal conversation and encouragement, and additional avenues of service and support between church-sponsored volunteers, the organization, and the families we serve. We describe our work as Bringing Grace with a Box of Food.
- Income
- $96,810
- Spending
- $53,251
- Reserves
- 10.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $612, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 45% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 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 August 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)
- $45,424 spent. Each year, we deliver packages of food supplies to local households. Deliveries are made in response to requests for help at a time of specific need, rather than to a roster of repetitive addresses or to an entire community at once. In tax year 2023, we made 268 deliveries of food, a USDA equivalent of over 7,500 meals, to households representing 624 individuals, fully half of whom were minors (under 18) or seniors (65+) - including 224 children age 12 and under. Our experience is that, in many of our visits, prayer or spiritual encouragement takes place. This work was enhanced through the efforts of volunteers from Nashville churches who made many deliveries. We served households throughout Metropolitan Nashville. The significant value of services contributed by volunteers is additional to listed program expenses, over and above direct costs described herein. Additionally, financial gifts were provided to specific food recipients in response to their request for needs including auto fuel, phone service, shoes, bus passes, rent, utilities, childcare, prescriptions and medical care. These disbursements are appropriately characterized as gifts rather than formal grants, and the sum of these funds is included in program service expenses.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 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 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? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 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 June 1999.
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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