Desert Streams Ministries
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO HAVE COMPASSION, ENCOURAGE AND SHOW THE LOVE OF JESUS THROUGH SPIRITUAL AND HUMANITARIAN AID.
- Income
- $63,178
- Spending
- $58,054
- Reserves
- 10.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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
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, 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 (1)
- $55,238 spent. INDIA MISSIONS WORK (16 YEARS) INVOLVES TEACHING AND HUMANITARIAN AID , SAN FRANCISCO OUTREACH SUPPORT. UNION SQUARE CHRISTMAS CONCERT OUTREACH, SAFE HARBOR SHELTER MINISTRY: PROVIDING FOOD AND SUPPLIES. MISSION MEXICO BUILDING COMMUNITY MINISTRY, MEXICO CHURCH BUILDING PROJECT'S. EXPANDED OUR MINISTRY WORK IN MEXICO TO OTHER PASTORS AND THEIR CHURCHES. RENO NV, HUMANITARIAN AID TO THE POOR SHELTER ON- GOING MINISTRY. PASTORAL WORK, COUNSELING, VISITATIONS, RETREATS, WEST COAST SLAVIC CAMP CO-DIRECTOR. OUR GOAL AND DESIRE WAS TO REACH OUT AND BE THE HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS WHEREVER WE GO TO ALL PEOPLE. WE ACCOMPLISHED THAT BY PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN AID WITH SPIRITUAL ENCOURAGEMENT IN PLACES LIKE INDIA. PROVIDING FOR A NEEDY FAMILY IN MEXICO, PROVIDING BIBLES, CHRISTIAN LITERATURE AND NECESSARY EQUIPMENT. WE PROVIDED CARE PACKAGES FOR MEXICAN FAMILIES AND TOYS FOR CHILDREN. WE BROUGHT FOOD AND MANY SUPPLIES TO SAFE HARBOR ON A REGULAR BASIS. WE CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO YOUTH IN A VARIETY OF WAYS TO PROVIDE BIBLE BASED TEACHING AND OTHER MEANS OF FELLOWSHIP; IT WAS A GREAT AND SATISFYING ACCOMPLISHMENT. ENCOURAGING AND TEACHING THROUGH GOD'S WORD IN VARIOUS PLACES. ONGOING CHURCH PROJECTS IN MEXICO. WE USE THIS FACILITY AS A MEETING PLACE AND CONTINUING TO PROVIDE AID AND HELPING IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. PROVIDING CARE PACKAGES TO PASTORS AND TO THE NEEDY. BRINGING HELP TO ADULT SHELTERS AS WELL.
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 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 March 1981.
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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