St Teresa Ministries Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ST. TERESA MINISTRIES BEGAN OPERATING IN MAY 2020.OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FOOD, BASIC NECESSITIES, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME EARNERS AND THE ELDERLY BY USING STM THRIFT STORE ASSETS AND BY DEVELOPING AND ENHANCING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. WE BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A PURPOSE AS A NONPROFIT CATHOLIC ORGANIZATION TO HELP THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH THEIR NEEDS IN VARIOUS WAYS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE OF OUR ORGANIZATION AS THE HOLY SPIRIT GUIDES US TO BE THE HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS CHRIST, IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY.
- Income
- $1.5 million
- Spending
- $982,690
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 25.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 99%
- Employees
- 40
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 25.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 35% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 53 out of 100. Higher than 9% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 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)
- $729,852 spent. ST. TERESA MINISTRIES HAVE HAD A PRODUCTIVE 2024 WITH OUR TIME, TALENT, AND TREASURE. WE ARE BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE HELPED MANY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES DURING THIS PAST YEAR. WE CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE ST. TERESA'S THRIFT STORE IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY THAT HELPS PRODUCE FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION AND VISION. OUR VISION IS TO SERVE THOSE IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FOOD, BASIC NECESSITIES, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME EARNERS AND THE ELDERLY BY USING THRIFT STORE ASSETS AND BY DEVELOPING AND ENHANCING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. DURING 2024 WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY TO ST. GIANNA CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER, GOOD SAMARITAN'S,DOWN SYNDROME OF SOKY AND BOTH THE LOCAL PARISHES' FOOD PANTRIES. WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE ST. JOSEPH SVDP FOOD PANTRY AND THE HOLY SPIRIT SVD FOOD PANTRY WHO ALSO HELP WITH UTILITY BILLS AND EMERGENCIES. THE ST. JOSEPH CONFERNECE OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL FOOD PANTRY REPORTS: DISTRIBUTED CARTS OF FOOD TO OUR CLIENTS. PROVIDED UTILITY ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES. OUR VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED PERSON-HOURS OF THEIR TIME TO WORK. ONE-FOURTH OF THE PERSON-HOURS WERE CONTRIBUTED WHEN THE FOOD PANTRY IS OPEN. THE OTHER 75% WAS CONTRIBUTED WHILE ACQUIRING BREAD, FOOD, SOAP, ETC., FOR THE FOOD PANTRY. OUR VOLUNTEERS TRAVELED(UNREIMBURSED) TO PROVIDE SERVICES. WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OTHER COMMUNITY EFFORTS AND PROJECTS. OUR GOAL IS TO GROW OUR OUTREACH, COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND BE ABLE TO BETTER SERVE THOSE WHO NEED US THE MOST, INCLUDING THE LOW-INCOME AND THE ELDERLY. WE FIND THAT DURING DIFFICULT TIMES, OUR COMMUNITY'S HEARTS ARE SOFTENED FOR THOSE IN NEED. WE APPRECIATE EACH DONATION AND KNOW THAT IT GOES TO SERVE OUR VISION FOR THIS COMMUNITY THAT WE LOVE. ST. TERESA MINISTRIES HAVE HAD A PRODUCTIVE 2024 WITH OUR TIME, TALENT, AND TREASURE. WE ARE BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE HELPED MANY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES DURING THIS PAST YEAR. WE CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE ST. TERESA'S THRIFT STORE IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY THAT HELPS PRODUCE FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION AND VISION. OUR VISION IS TO SERVE THOSE IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FOOD, BASIC NECESSITIES, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME EARNERS AND THE ELDERLY BY USING THRIFT STORE ASSETS AND BY DEVELOPING AND ENHANCING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. DURING 2024 WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY TO ST. GIANNA CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER, GOOD SAMARITAN'S,DOWN SYNDROME OF SOKY AND BOTH THE LOCAL PARISHES' FOOD PANTRIES. WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE ST. JOSEPH SVDP FOOD PANTRY AND THE HOLY SPIRIT SVD FOOD PANTRY WHO ALSO HELP WITH UTILITY BILLS AND EMERGENCIES. THE ST. JOSEPH CONFERNECE OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL FOOD PANTRY REPORTS: DISTRIBUTED CARTS OF FOOD TO OUR CLIENTS. PROVIDED UTILITY ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES. OUR VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED PERSON-HOURS OF THEIR TIME TO WORK. ONE-FOURTH OF THE PERSON-HOURS WERE CONTRIBUTED WHEN THE FOOD PANTRY IS OPEN. THE OTHER 75% WAS CONTRIBUTED WHILE ACQUIRING BREAD, FOOD, SOAP, ETC., FOR THE FOOD PANTRY. OUR VOLUNTEERS TRAVELED(UNREIMBURSED) TO PROVIDE SERVICES. WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OTHER COMMUNITY EFFORTS AND PROJECTS. OUR GOAL IS TO GROW OUR OUTREACH, COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND BE ABLE TO BETTER SERVE THOSE WHO NEED US THE MOST, INCLUDING THE LOW-INCOME AND THE ELDERLY. WE FIND THAT DURING DIFFICULT TIMES, OUR COMMUNITY'S HEARTS ARE SOFTENED FOR THOSE IN NEED. WE APPRECIATE EACH DONATION AND KNOW THAT IT GOES TO SERVE OUR VISION FOR THIS COMMUNITY THAT WE LOVE.
- ST. TERESA MINISTRIES HAS HAD A PRODUCTIVE YEAR WITH OUR TIME, TALENT, AND TREASURE. WE ARE BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE HELPED MANY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES DURING THIS PAST YEAR. WE CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE ST. TERESA'S THRIFT STORE IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY, THAT HELPS PRODUCE FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION AND VISION. OUR VISION IS TO SERVE THOSE IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FOOD, BASIC NECESSITIES, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME EARNERS AND THE ELDERLY BY USING THRIFT STORE ASSETS AND BY DEVELOPING AND ENHANCING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE ST. JOSEPH SVDP FOOD PANTRY AND THE HOLY SPIRIT SVD FOOD PANTRY WHO ALSO HELP WITH UTILITY BILLS AND EMERGENCIES. WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OTHER COMMUNITY EFFORTS AND PROJECTS. OUR GOAL IS TO GROW OUR OUTREACH, COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND TO BE ABLE TO BETTER SERVE THOSE WHO NEED US THE MOST INCLUDING THE LOW INCOME EARNERS AND THE ELDERLY. WE FIND THAT DURING DIFFICULT TIMES, OUR COMMUNITY'S HEARTS ARE SOFTENED FOR THOSE IN NEED. WE APPRECIATE EACH DONATION AND KNOW THAT IT GOES TO SERVE OUR VISION FOR THIS COMMUNITY THAT WE LOVE.
- ST. TERESA MINISTRIES HAS HAD A PRODUCTIVE YEAR WITH OUR TIME, TALENT, AND TREASURE. WE ARE BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE HELPED MANY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES DURING THIS PAST YEAR. WE CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE ST. TERESA'S THRIFT STORE IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY, THAT HELPS PRODUCE FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION AND VISION. OUR VISION IS TO SERVE THOSE IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FOOD, BASIC NECESSITIES, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME EARNERS AND THE ELDERLY BY USING THRIFT STORE ASSETS AND BY DEVELOPING AND ENHANCING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE ST. JOSEPH SVDP FOOD PANTRY AND THE HOLY SPIRIT SVD FOOD PANTRY WHO ALSO HELP WITH UTILITY BILLS AND EMERGENCIES. WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OTHER COMMUNITY EFFORTS AND PROJECTS. OUR GOAL IS TO GROW OUR OUTREACH, COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND TO BE ABLE TO BETTER SERVE THOSE WHO NEED US THE MOST INCLUDING THE LOW INCOME EARNERS AND THE ELDERLY. WE FIND THAT DURING DIFFICULT TIMES, OUR COMMUNITY'S HEARTS ARE SOFTENED FOR THOSE IN NEED. WE APPRECIATE EACH DONATION AND KNOW THAT IT GOES TO SERVE OUR VISION FOR THIS COMMUNITY THAT WE LOVE.
Source: Form 990 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 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 November 6, 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 December 2024.
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 January 2020.
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 November 4, 2026.
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