South Louisville Community Ministries
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
South Louisville Community Ministries meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
To empower neighbors in crisis to move toward stability and self-sufficiency. This is done by providing emergency assistance to prevent homelessness and utility disconnection while working with partners to connect with and advocate for the low-income community as they work toward stability. South Louisville Community Ministries’ service area is an area rich in diversity that encompasses all of zip codes 40118, 40214, 40215, and 40209, and those families in 40208 who live south of Eastern Parkway and those who live in 40219 west of I-65.
Year, State Incorporated:
1976, KY
South Louisville Community Ministries provides assistance to stabilize families in their crisis situation for 30 days while seeking employment, establishing benefits, or recovering from a major life event. It provides nutritional food from its pantry, delivers hot meals to homebound seniors daily, prevents eviction/homelessness by providing financial assistance for housing, eliminates families living in dangerous housing conditions by assisting with utilities to avoid disconnection, helps with purchasing life-saving medication, and connects individuals and families with additional community services to address their challenges in a holistic manner.
For the year ended June 30, 2022, South Louisville Community Ministries's program expenses were:
| Emergency Assistance | $800,720 |
| Food Pantry | $446,674 |
| Meals on Wheels | $102,090 |
| Volunteer Services | $37,739 |
| Rosewater Bookstore | $25,012 |
| Total Program Expenses | $1,412,235 |
Chief Executive
Clare Wallace, Executive Director
Chair of the Board
Mr. Michael Chinigo
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
National Sales Manager, Humana
Board Size
14
Paid Staff Size
11
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Telephone appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on South Louisville Community Ministries's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2022.
Source of Funds
| Contributions (cash & other financial assets) | $1,287,459 |
| Contributions (nonfinancial assets) | $335,344 |
| Special events, net | $47,199 |
| Book sales, net | $12,848 |
| Total Income | $1,682,850 |
Programs: 96% Fundraising: 2% Administrative: 2%
| Total Income | $1,682,850 |
| Total expenses: | $1,471,512 |
| Program expenses | $1,412,235 |
| Fundraising expenses | $26,581 |
| Administrative expenses | $32,696 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $211,338 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $505,199 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $716,537 |
| Total Liabilities | $7,296 |
| Total Assets | $723,833 |
Total assets as reported above include $25,390 in furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements, net.
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