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Powerhouse Ministries

EIN 62-1799718 · Hermitage, TN

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak19 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF POWERHOUSE MINISTRIES IS TO TEACH THE GOSPEL THROUGH SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND WORSHIP, PERSONAL MINISTRY AND HELP TO THE POOR AND NEEDY.

Income
$77,325
Spending
$85,221
Reserves
0.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 74%
Highest pay
$12,900, vice-pres/tr

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

Weak: 19 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 71% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 10% 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 (2)
  1. $74,019 spent. THE MISSION OF POWERHOUSE MINISTRIES IS TO TEACH THE GOSPEL THROUGH SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND WORSHIP, PERSONAL MINISTRY AND HELP TO THE POOR AND NEEDY. SPEAKING AND WORSHIP ENGAGEMENTS CAN BE HOSTED BY POWERHOUSE MINISTRIES AS WELL AS FULFILLING INVITATIONS TO MINISTER ELSEWHERE, BOTH IN THE US AND ABROAD. CLASSROOM SETTINGS ARE ALSO OFFERED, FREE OF CHARGE, FOR INDIVIDUALS TO LEARN HOW TO MINISTER TO OTHERS. PERSONAL MINISTRY IS PROVIDED IN CHURCHES, THE POWERHOUSE MINISTRIES OFFICES AND RETREAT CENTER, PLACES OF BUSINESS (WHERE WE MIGHT PRAY FOR EMPLOYEES OR THE WORKPLACE), IN THE STREETS AND THROUGH OUTREACHES. ASSISTANCE IS ALSO PROVIDED TO THE POOR AND NEEDY THROUGH DONATED PROVISIONS AND IS DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND ABROAD, THROUGH FOREIGN MISSIONS.
  2. $6,850 spent. POWERHOUSE MINISTRIES REACHES OUT TO THE HOMELESS IN OUR OWN BACK YARD OF NASHVILLE, TN. WE MINISTERED TO, CLOTHED, AND FED, HUNDREDS OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS BY SHUTTLING BUS LOADS FROM VARIOUS PLACES OF THE REGION TO OUR POWERHOUSE CHURCH LOCATION. OUR GOD DIRECTED LABORS TOUCHED, BLESSED, AND HEALED THE HOMELESS, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON.

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

  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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. 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.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since June 2001.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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