Nonprofit · EIN 20-5605975
JOURNEY HOME INC
Tax-exempt · MURFREESBORO, TN 37133
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,726,191 | $2,223,357 | $1,502,834 | $7,934,537 | $652,379 | $7,282,158 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,806,509 | $1,646,241 | $3,160,268 | $5,928,285 | $148,962 | $5,779,323 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,388,208
- of which government grants
- $959,878
- Program service revenue
- $195,170
- Investment income
- $126,489
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $500
- Net income from fundraising events
- $7,262
- Other revenue
- $16,324
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,069,456
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $73,823
- Other salaries and wages
- $643,617
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $820,630
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $11,333
- Occupancy
- $55,735
- Travel
- $3,716
- Depreciation
- $61,760
- Program services (functional)
- $1,938,106
- Management and general (functional)
- $73,992
- Fundraising (functional)
- $211,259
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,928,285
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,934,537
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $652,379
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,282,158
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,669,996
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,493,192
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,788,966
- Gross receipts
- $3,749,061
- Employees
- 45
- Volunteers
- 1,000
- Year formed
- 2006
- State of legal domicile
- TN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT FOSTER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $70,223 | $3,600 |
| JIM MARTIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL BARNETT | DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSEANN BARTON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTINE BLAESS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GLORIA BONNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLIE AKINS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF JAMES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK PHILLIPS | OPERATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLEE DODD KARL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDA MORGAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE MOSS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRITTANY DYE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL REID | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEDRICK HOWSE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYNN WATSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM GORTMAKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILLY TRUESDELL | HOUSING COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RUSS GALLOWAY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY CATHERINE SEVIER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISBETH COUSER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE DUGAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES LITTLE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAIRE TUMA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT FOSTER | XO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $62,827 | $3,600 |
| LESLIE AKINS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL BARNETT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSEANN BARTON | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTINE BLAESS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GLORIA BONNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID CATES | OPERATIONS COMM CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID COGGIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF JAMES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLEE DODD KARL | CC VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDA MORGAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE MOSS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK PHILLIPS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL REID | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY ROARK | DEVELOPMENT COMM CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN WATSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNDSEY WOOD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILLY TRUESDELL | HOUSING COMM CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSS GALLOWAY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY CATHERINE SEVIER | CC MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 331025, MURFREESBORO, TN 37133-1025
- In care of
- % ALEXANDER S FOSTER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SCOTT FOSTER, 308 WEST CASTLE STREET, MURFREESBORO, TN 37129
- Signed the 990
- SCOTT FOSTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (615) 809-2643
- Return prepared by
- DEMPSEY VANTREASE & FOLLIS PLLC
Mission
THE JOURNEY HOME IS A CHRISTIAN MINISTRY WHOSE PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO SERVE THE HOMELESS AND DISADVANTAGED OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN. PROVIDING PRACTICAL RESOURCES AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT ENCOURAGE FAITH, ECONOMIC STABILITY, WHOLENESS, AND REINTEGRATION IN THE COMMUNITY LIFE.
Program accomplishments
- THE JOURNEY HOME PROVIDED HUNGER RELIEF TO THE HOMELESS AND NEEDY IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY CAFE PROGRAM. DURING 2024, WE SERVED MEALS SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, PROVIDING OVER 55,500 MEALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE COMMUNITY CAFE PROGRAM PROVIDED BOXES OF FOOD STAPLES, DAIRY AND PRODUCE. APPROXIMATELY 1,000 BOXES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO CLIENTS OF OUR OUTREACH CENTER. THE CAFE BREAD ROOM ALSO PROVIDES BREAD AND BAKED GOODS DAILY FOR CLIENTS TO TAKE AS THEY LEAVE THE CENTER. ALL OF THIS IS PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CLIENTS TO MEET BASIC NUTRITIONAL NEEDS AS WELL AS BEING AN ENGAGEMENT TOOL FOR OTHER PROGRAMS.Expenses $152,246 · grants $24,246
- THE JOURNEY HOME PROVIDED OVERNIGHT SHELTER, HOUSING, CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THROUGH OUR HOUSING PROGRAMS. HOUSING PROGRAMS RANGE IN SCOPE, INCLUDING COLD WEATHER, EMERGENCY SHELTER, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION SERVICES WHICH KEEP PEOPLE FROM LOSING THEIR HOUSING AND BECOMING HOMELESS, RE-HOUSING OF THE HOMELESS INTO MARKETPLACE HOUSING, AND OUR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AS THEY GET BACK ON THEIR FEET AND REINTEGRATE INTO COMMUNITY LIFE. THE SHELTER PROGRAM OPERATES SEASONALLY FROM NOVEMBER TO APRIL. OTHER PROGRAMS OPERATE YEAR- ROUND.Expenses $1,521,582 · grants $947,217 · revenue $204,232
- THE JOURNEY HOME ASSISTED THE HOMELESS AND NEEDY AND CLOTHING, LAUNDRY, SHOWERS, HYGIENE ITEMS, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, MAIL AND PHONE SERVICE, COMPUTER LAB, IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS, COUNSELING/COACHING, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SERVICE COORDINATION THROUGH THE OUTREACH CENTER.Expenses $264,278 · grants $97,993
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-5605975
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,934,537
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,749,061
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,726,191 | $2,223,357 | $7,934,537 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,806,509 | $1,646,241 | $5,928,285 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,624,906 | $1,710,217 | $2,810,186 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-5605975).
Questions about JOURNEY HOME INC
- What is the EIN of JOURNEY HOME INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JOURNEY HOME INC is 20-5605975.
- Is JOURNEY HOME INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to JOURNEY HOME INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JOURNEY HOME INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of JOURNEY HOME INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did JOURNEY HOME INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of JOURNEY HOME INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SCOTT FOSTER.
- Who are the officers and directors of JOURNEY HOME INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 24 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $70,223 (SCOTT FOSTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does JOURNEY HOME INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,726,191, expenses of $2,223,357 and total assets of $7,934,537 at year end.
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