We Care Mission
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The primary exempt purpose of We Care Mission is to provide food and clothing assistance to residents of Scott County, Mississippi, needing such assistance. The current primary Christian outreach ministries of We Care Mission to accomplish its mission and exempt purpose are the We Care Mission Food Pantry, the We Care Mission Thrift Shop, and the We Care Mission Clothes Closet.
- Income
- $59,145
- Spending
- $65,756
- Reserves
- 12.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 54% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 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 (3)
- $57,757 spent. We Care Mission Food Pantry is the largest program of We Care Mission from the standpoint of number of people helped, ongoing expenses, and in the number of faithful volunteers. In 2024 on an average monthly basis, We Care Mission Food Pantry provided food assistance to approximately 290 households. In support of the food distribution, We Care Mission Food Pantry purchased food totaling approximately $54,820 at favorable prices primarily from a local grocery store. In addition, We Care Mission Food Pantry is an agency of the Mississippi Food Network. Twice a month volunteers drive to the Mississippi Food Network to pick up food for We Care Mission Food Pantry for distribution by the food pantry to Scott County households qualifying for food assistance. In 2024, a substantial amount of food totaling 98717 pounds was received as a result of the agency relationship with the Mississippi Food Network with the food having a nominal cost or no cost to We Care Mission Food Pantry. Additional food was received as donations from chicken processing companies within the area. Twice monthly food distributions of We Care Mission Food Pantry were conducted from the fellowship hall of Morton United Methodist Church and from a building provided by the Morton United Methodist Church. As previously indicated, the We Care Mission Food Pantry is supported by faithful volunteers. The average volunteer at We Care Mission Food Pantry gives approximately 8 to 10 hours of his or her time each month to conduct the food distributions of We Care Mission. It is noted that We Care Mission Food Pantry has been recognized for the positive impact in the community and is very thankful for community support.
- $7,999 spent. We Care Mission Thrift Shop is a major Christian outreach ministry of We Care Mission established by the Christian community of Scott County, Mississippi to share and show the love of Jesus Christ for all people in the community through the provision of food and clothing assistance to those in need of such assistance. In its operation of the thrift shop, We Care Mission seeks to follow the example of Jesus Christ in reaching out to all people. We Care Mission Thrift Shop is the beneficiary of a generous community residing in Scott County and surrounding areas that is willing to share with others clothing and household items that they no longer need. Besides being an entity through which people can share with others clothes and household items they no longer need and an entity where purchases of such shared clothing can be accomplished by the people in the community of Scott County, Mississippi. Other resulting accomplishments of We Care Mission Thrift Shop are a caring presence in the community, a social setting for volunteers and customers to enrich their lives, and a source of funding support for We Care Mission Food Pantry which during 2024 provided food assistance monthly to approximately 290 Scott County households. Besides being a place to provide clothes to all people at a reasonable place or in some cases free in the case of emergencies or lack of money, it is emphasized that the We Care Mission Thrift Shop is very important to the funding of the primary outreach ministry of We Care Mission--the food distribution program conducted by the We Care Mission Food Pantry. One of the purposes of We Care Mission Thrift Shop is to make We Care Mission to the extent possible self-supporting relative to We Care Mission Food Pantry without the need to do a lot of fundraising. On the other hand, We Care Mission Thrift Shop has the purpose to provide clothes to people in need. These two purposes (the need to fund We Care Mission Food Pantry and the need to help people with their clothing needs) impact clothing prices at the We Care Mission Thrift Shop. We Care Mission Thrift Shop relative to clothing prices charges $1.00 per item for adult clothing and $.50 per item for children's clothing. We Care Mission has been blessed in the present and in the past in the accomplishment of these purposes for the We Care Mission Thrift Shop and importantly it has been successful in providing 40% to 50% of the funding of food purchases of We Care Mission Food Pantry. It it emphasized that these funds to partially support We Care Mission result from the generosity of the community in donating clothes to We Care Mission and the hard work of volunteers as they seek to turn the donated clothes into funding for the We Care Mission Food Pantry. It is noted that We Care Mission realized $29014 in gross proceeds from the clothes donated in 2024 and that amount is included in the total amount of $58383 included in Line 1 of Part 1. Although the value of the donated clothes by the community was valued at $29014 many more clothes were donated and those excess clothes are either reflected in the store inventory or were taken to other missions for their thrift shops or for bundling. We Care Mission Thrift Shop, as all outreach ministries of We Care Mission including the food distribution program of We Care Mission Food Pantry, are supported totally by volunteers. No one receives any compensation relative to any of the outreach ministries of We Care Mission. It is noted that the We Care Mission during 2024 was open just about every Saturday during 2024 for three hours----9 to 12 in the morning.
- Working cooperatively with We Care Mission Thrift Shop as a related Christian outreach ministry of We Care Mission, We Care Mission Clothes Closet provides free clothes and household items to individuals in the community needing proven emergency assistance with clothing and household items or lacking the funds to purchase clothes and household items from We Care Mission Thrift Shop even at the nominal prices for clothing and household items existing at the We Care Mission Thrift Shop. Expenses of the We Care Mission Clothes Closet are included in the expenses of We Care Mission Thrift Shop shown above.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1997.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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