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Kingdom Life Recovery Missouri

EIN 85-3514239 · Ava, MO

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair54 out of 100GovernanceFair66 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

ADVANCING THE KINGDOM OF GOD BY LOVING AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

Income
$261,690
Spending
$280,319
Spent on programs
66%
Reserves
1.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 73%
Employees
8
Volunteers
30
Highest pay
$54,000, lead pastorexecutive dirpresident

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 11% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    66% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 66 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    3 of 5 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 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 (3)
  1. $167,679 spent. MENS HOME: TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES FROM THE INSIDE OUT THROUGH PROJECTS/COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS AND OUR RESIDENTIAL RECOVERY PROGRAM. WE HELP RESTORE INDIVIDUALS BACK TO THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND BECOME FUNCTIONING MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AGAIN, PROMOTING COMMUNITY WIDE TRANSFORMATION ONE CHANGED LIFE AT A TIME. OUR ENTIRE BUDGET IS DEVOTED TO THE MENS HOME PROGRAM AND COST. OUR GENERAL LABOR ACCOUNT ALSO FUNDS THE MENS HOME, BUT FOR PURPOSES OF PROGRAM SERVICE, THE MENS HOME & GENERAL LABOR COST WILL BE SEPARATED. ONE YEAR FREE FAITH-BASED RESIDENTIAL RECOVERY PROGRAM FOR MEN WITH LIFE CONTROLLNG ISSUES. RESIDENTS LIVE ONSITE WITH STAFF, ATTENDING 2 BIBLICALLY BASED CLASSES PER DAY RELATING TO BEING PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. RESIDENTS ARE TAUGHT NEW HABITS. THIS PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES SEVERAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS SUCH AS A THANKSGIVING OUTREACH AND SOUL SNATCHERS, WHICH REACHES HOMELESS AND STRUGGLING INDIV THRU FOOD/PRAYER. MENS HOME CONTINUED: WE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 65 MEN AS RESIDENTS OF THE HOME ITSELF, 20 PEOPLE PER WEEK AT THE WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY (OTHER THAN RESIDENTS AND STAFF), 30 FAMILIES IN OUR THANKSGIVING OUTREACH, AND APPROXIMATELY 300 PEOPLE AT OUR 30 SOUL SNATCHERS OUTREACHES. WE ALSO HELD A BI-WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND SERVED 60 PEOPLE. THE PROGRAM IS COMPLETELY FREE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDING.
  2. $11,609 spent. GENERAL LABOR PROGRAM: OUR GENERAL LABOR IS A COTTAGE INDUSTRY THAT EXISTS SOLELY TO FUND THE MENS HOME. OUR PROGRAM IS FREE TO RESIDENTS, AND THEY PERFORM IN-KIND LABOR WITH US ON ODD JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP FUND AND ASSIST WITH PAYING FOR THEIR STAY. EVERYONE WHO HIRES KINGDOM LIFE RECOVERY MO TO PERFORM GENERAL LABOR JOBS DOES SO WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY ARE HELPING TO FUND THE MENS HOME/MINISTRY. WE PERFORMED 100 PAID GENERAL LABOR JOBS AND ALSO PERFORMED ABOUT 40 BLESSING JOBS (LABOR THATS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE IN NEED AND UNABLE TO PAY - WIDOWS, SINGLE MOMS, THE ELDERLY, AND WOUNDED VETERANS).
  3. $4,382 spent. BASS PRO TOURNAMENT FUND RAISER: EACH YEAR CARECENTER HOSTS A BASS FISHING TOURNAMENT TO RAISE MONEY TO GO TOWARD FUNDING DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF THE RECOVERY PROGRAM AND RELATED EXPENSES. IT IS HELD IN DECEMBER AT THEODOSIA MARINA ON BULL SHOALS LAKE. THIS YEAR 60 PEOPLE WERE SERVED IN THIS EVENT.

Source: Form 990 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2022.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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