Against the Odds Ministries
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF ATO RECOVERY AND REENTRY IS TO SPREAD HOPE AND RECOVERY ACROSS THE DIGITAL WORLD AND IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. PROVIDING ALL PEOPLE AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE WITH TOUCH OF A BUTTON RESOURCES TO SUPPORT RECOVERY, ADVOCACY, AND REDUCE THE STIGMA IN OUR COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $142,198
- Spending
- $114,916
- Reserves
- 6.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 54%
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
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
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 (1)
- $103,064 spent. DURING 2025 WE HELD THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: DAVIDS HOUSE SOBER LIVING PROGRAM- AGAINST THE ODDS OPERATES DAVIDS HOUSE, A SOBER LIVING HOME FOR MEN IN CHASKA, MINNESOTA. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES A STRUCTURED, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOCUSED ON ACCOUNTABILITY, COMMUNITY, AND PERSONAL GROWTH. RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN RECOVERY PROGRAMMING, ATTEND ANNUAL RECOVERY RETREATS, AND ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY- BUILDING EVENTS SUCH AS A YEARLY SOBER VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT, HELPING FOSTER CONNECTION AND LONG-TERM SOBRIETY. NEW CREATION RECOVERY CHURCH- NEW CREATION RECOVERY CHURCH IS A MONTHLY GATHERING DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY. EACH SERVICE FEATURES A PERSONAL TESTIMONY OF RECOVERY, OFFERING ENCOURAGEMENT AND REAL-LIFE PERSPECTIVE, FOLLOWED BY FELLOWSHIP IN A SOBER, SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. THE GATHERING CREATES SPACE FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH, CONNECTION, AND SHARED HOPE. WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALL RECOVERY MEETING- HELD WEEKLY IN WACONIA, MINNESOTA, THIS ALL RECOVERY MEETING WELCOMES INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL RECOVERY PATHWAYS. THE MEETING EMPHASIZES INCLUSIVITY AND MUTUAL RESPECT, CREATING A SPACE WHERE PARTICIPANTS CAN SHARE EXPERIENCES, FIND SUPPORT, AND CELEBRATE RECOVERY IN ALL ITS FORMS. THURSDAY NIGHT LIFE RECOVERY MEETING- THIS WEEKLY GATHERING IN CHASKA, MINNESOTA CENTERS ON STUDYING THE LIFE RECOVERY BIBLE ALONGSIDE OPEN SHARING. PARTICIPANTS EXPLORE SCRIPTURE IN THE CONTEXT OF RECOVERY WHILE ENCOURAGING ONE ANOTHER THROUGH PERSONAL STORIES OF HOPE, TRANSFORMATION, AND PERSEVERANCE. CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST (CPRS) SERVICES- AGAINST THE ODDS OFFERS CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST (CPRS) SERVICES, PROVIDING ONE- ON-ONE SUPPORT AND MENTORING FOR INDIVIDUALS IN ALL STAGES OF RECOVERY. GROUNDED IN LIVED EXPERIENCE, PEER SPECIALISTS WALK ALONGSIDE PARTICIPANTS, OFFERING ENCOURAGEMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND GUIDANCE ACROSS ALL PATHWAYS TO SOBRIETY. THESE RELATIONSHIPS HELP INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATE CHALLENGES, BUILD RESILIENCE, AND SUSTAIN LONG-TERM RECOVERY. CARVER COUNTY RECOVERY FEST CARVER- COUNTY RECOVERY FEST IS AN ANNUAL, FAMILY-FRIENDLY CELEBRATION OF RECOVERY HELD IN COLOGNE, MINNESOTA. THE EVENT BRINGS TOGETHER MUSICIANS, RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND NONPROFITS FROM ACROSS MINNESOTA FOR A DAY OF CONNECTION, AWARENESS, AND CELEBRATION. IT SERVES AS A POWERFUL REMINDER THAT RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE AND WORTH CELEBRATING IN COMMUNITY.
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
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 December 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 June 2022.
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.
Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.