Southern Crescent Resource Ministries

McDonough, GA · EIN 58-2097740 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Southern Crescent Resource Ministries reported $13.9 million in revenue and $13.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $99.28 went to program services, $0.72 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $35,088 (OFFICE MANAGER). Revenue rose 20% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14M

Program services$99.28 $14M
Management & general$0.72 $100K
Fundraising$0.00 $0

For context, the median across 349 covered food, agriculture & nutrition charities: $94.56 programs, $3.12 management, $2.32 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$97.70 $14M
Program service revenue$2.30 $321K
Investment income$0.00 $183

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 349 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	99.3%	94.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	0.7%	3.1%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	2.3%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.00	$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	97.7%	96.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	10.5%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	2.3%	1.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$35,088	$213,323
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.25%	0.61%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	0	3
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	0.7	6.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	6 of 6	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$14M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

Southern Crescent Resource Ministries, inc. Collects excess foods from local merchants and other organizations, including operation blessing and feed the children, and distributes those foods to approximately 200 local churches and charitable outreach organizations

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
OFFICE MANAGER Listed in Part VII, 30.00 hrs/week	$35,088	$0	$0	$35,088
CUSTOMER SERVICE Listed in Part VII, 30.00 hrs/week	$19,366	$0	$0	$19,366

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Southern Crescent Resource Ministries (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $54,621 (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$14M	$14M	99.3%	$788K	$35,088
2023 ⓘ	$17M	$17M	99.5%	$749K	$34,944
2022 ⓘ	$12M	$12M	99.3%	$675K	$34,944
2021 ⓘ	$10M	$10M	99.3%	$628K	$34,912
2020 ⓘ	$11M	$11M	99.3%	$606K	$33,920
2019 ⓘ	$12M	$12M	100.0%	$586K	$36,320

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b6 · 6 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 52
Volunteers Part I, line 65

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Questions people ask

How much of Southern Crescent Resource Ministries's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Southern Crescent Resource Ministries reported that 99.3% of its $13.9 million in expenses went to program services, 0.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Southern Crescent Resource Ministries pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Southern Crescent Resource Ministries reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $35,088, for the role of OFFICE MANAGER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Southern Crescent Resource Ministries get its money?

Of $13.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 97.7% came from contributions and grants and 2.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Southern Crescent Resource Ministries a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 58-2097740 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543109349301844 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412259349300511 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202341779349300764 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203139349300030 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202131949349300103 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202001779349300825 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 58-2097740: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.