Harvester Ministries
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MINISTRY AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS LIVING IN THE US AND IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
- Income
- $142,408
- Spending
- $156,467
- Reserves
- 0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $62,974, pres/treasurer
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 10% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 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 March 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 (5)
- $43,091 spent. EVANGELISTISTIC MINISTRY. MR.CARMICAL MADE TWO MISSION TRIPS: ONE TRIP THE PHILLIPPINES TO TEACH AND PREACH IN A NATIONAL CHURCH AND BIBLE COLLEGE, AND ONE TRIP TO COSTA RICA TO WORK WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLE GROUPS. HE CONTINUED TO PREACH AND TEACH LOCALLY IN LOUISIANA OVER 100 TIMES TO OVER 250 PEOPLE, INCLUDING FUNERALS OF FOLKS WHO ARE NOT PART OF SOUTSIDE BIBLE CHAPEL. HE ALSO CONTINUED HIS MINISTRY IN THE USA AND OVERSEAS BY EMAIL, MESSENGER, WHATSAPP, INSTAGRAM, AND OTHER VIDEO FORMATS AND CHAT ROOMS ON THE INTERNET.
- $2,643 spent. PUBLICATIONS MINISTRY. MR. CARMICAL CONTINUED TO WRITE BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND PRACTICAL TRAINING MATERIALS, LESSONS AND POWERPOINTS AND POST SOME OF THEM ON THE WEBSITE. MR. CARMICAL'S SERMONS AT SOUTHSIDE BIBLE CHAPEL (SEE BELOW) WERE PRODUCED AND POSTED ON YOUTUBE UNDER MR. CARMICAL'S NAME. THE YOUTUBE VIDEOS ARE VIEWED BY MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE IN 20 COUNTRIES PER MONTH. MR. CARMICAL USES THESE VIDEOS TO TRAIN PASTORS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. COSTS WERE LOWERED BECUASE MORE OF MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE IN A DIGITAL OR ELECTRONIC FORMAT.
- $23,677 spent. GIFTS TO FOREIGN CHURCHES. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO SUPPORT FOREIGN NATIONAL MISSIONARIES, CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF CHURCHES, PURCHASE OF LITERATURE, SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THOSE CHURCHES AND FUNDING OF THEIR PROGRAMS. REPAIRS NEEDED TO BE MADE AT THE PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED, NON-DENOMINATIONAL MINISTRY CENTER IN THE PHILLIPPINES DUE TO EARTHQUAKE DAMAGES. HARVESTER MINISRIES CONTINUES TO MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS ON THE CAR PURCHASED LAST YEAR FOR THIS MINISTRY IN THE PHILLIPPINES. THE CAR WILL BE PAID OFF IN ANOTHER 3 YEARS OF THE 5-YEARS NOTE.
- $16,537 spent. HUMANITARIAN MINISTRY TO FOREIGN NATIONALS. DURING THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR, HARVESTER MINISTRIES HELPED 40 FAMILIES IN 6 COUNTRIES WITH HUMANITARIAN AID AS WELL AS SPIRITUAL COUNSEL AND ADVICE. MR. CARMICAL ALSO HELPED AND MINISTERED TO 5 HISPANIC FAMILIES AND FAMILIES FROM OTHER COUNTRIES IN LOUISIANA AND TEXAS WITH FOOD, CLOTHING, EDUCATIONAL, MEDICAL, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, LEGAL AND IMMIGRATION MATTERS AS WELL AS SPIRITUAL COUNSEL AND ADVICE.
- $976 spent. MINISTRY AT SOUTHSIDE BIBLE CHAPEL. MR. CARMICAL SERVES AS PASTOR, ELDER AND TRUSTEE AT SOUTHSIDE BIBLE CHAPEL. HE COORDINATES MANY OF HIS MINISTRIES THROUGH THIS LOCAL CHURCH IN LAFAYETTE, LA AS PART OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM. HE IS THE MAIN TEACHING MINISTER AT THIS CHURCH. HE PREACHES AND TEACHES WEEKLY. HIS SERMONS ARE PUT ON VIDEO AND UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE WITH BIG RESULTS DESCRIBED UNDER THE PUBLICATIONS MINISTRY. HE ALSO DOES COUNSELING AND CONDUCTS FUNERALS THRU LOCAL FUNERAL HOMES FOR FAMILIES WHO DO NOT HAVE A CHURCH AFFILIATION OR RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 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 March 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 July 1989.
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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