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Nonprofit · EIN 85-1092976

WOUNDED SPIRITS MINISTRIES INC

Tax-exempt · WINONA LAKE, IN 46590

Financials

$184K$167K2023$250K$250K2024$295K$273K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WOUNDED SPIRITS MINISTRIES INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$295,279$272,547$22,732$75,653$0$75,653
December 31, 2024990$249,801$249,843-$42$52,921$0$52,921
December 31, 2023990$184,033$166,634$17,399$52,963$0$52,963
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$295,279
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$6
Accounting fees
$7,599
Travel
$77,160
Program services (functional)
$259,243
Management and general (functional)
$10,525
Fundraising (functional)
$2,779

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$52,921
Total assets, end of year
$75,653
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$75,653
Net assets without donor restrictions
$75,653
Gross receipts
$295,279
Employees
0
Year formed
2020
State of legal domicile
IN

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, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
REV DOUGLAS CARRAGHEREXECUTIVE DI
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
TERRY HAMILTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
REV BRIAN HEDGESCPPO
Trustee or director
2$0
CON HOWERTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
PHILLIP LUTHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DAVID MADDENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JEFF MEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
REV PETER NUGENTTREASURER/ C
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
REV JAMES PETERSONDIRECTOR/CHA
Trustee or director
3$0
ANDREW SOMMERSBOARD CHAIRM
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ANDREW SOMMERSBOARD CHAIRM
Trustee or director, Officer
6$3,954
REV DOUGLAS CARRAGHEREXECUTIVE DI
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
TERRY HAMILTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
REV BRIAN HEDGESCPPO
Trustee or director
2$0
REV KENT KENDALLSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
PHILLIP LUTHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DAVID MADDENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JEFF MEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
REV PETER NUGENTTREASURER/ C
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
REV JAMES PETERSONDIRECTOR/CHA
Trustee or director
3$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
REV DOUGLAS CARRAGHEREXECUTIVE DI
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
TERRY HAMILTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
REV BRIAN HEDGESCPPO
Trustee or director
2$0
REV KENT KENDALLSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
PHILLIP LUTHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DAVID MADDENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JEFF MEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
REV PETER NUGENTTREASURER/ C
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
REV JAMES PETERSONDIRECTOR/CHA
Trustee or director
2$0
ANDREW SOMMERSBOARD CHAIRM
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 554, WINONA LAKE, IN 46590-0554
Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
po box 554, winona lake IN 46590
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
ANDREW SOMMERS, PO BOX 554, WINONA LAKE, IN 465900554
Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
andrew sommers, po box 554, winona lake IN 46590
Signed the 990
ANDREW SOMMERS, BOARD CHAIRMAN / SEC
Phone
(574) 400-5190
Return prepared by
THE SEIGEL GROUP LLC

Mission

THE FOCUS OF THE MINISTRY IS TO ESTABLISH CHRISTIAN CAMPS AND RETREATS THAT WILL REACH MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER WITH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, AND EQUIP THEM TO RECOGNIZE, MANAGE, AND OVERCOME THE AFFECTS OF PTSD.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • MINISTRY & COUNSELING: AS PART OF OUR MINISTRY AND COUNSELING PROGRAM, OUR TEAM HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN, COUNSEL, AND CONNECT WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS, PROVIDING BIBLICAL ANSWERS TO PTSD THROUGH WORKSHOPS, CAMPS, AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND ON FOUR CONTINENTS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF PTSD HAVE BEEN HELPED, WITH MANY FINDING HOPE IN THE LORD'S ANSWERS AND CHOOSING LIFE. WE HAVE ENGAGED MORE THAN 80,000 MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS AND COUNTLESS FAMILY MEMBERS, ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS, VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND OTHERS IMPACTED BY THE EFFECTS OF SIN IN THIS WORLD. THROUGH THESE INTERACTIONS, WE HAVE FAITHFULLY SHARED THE GOSPEL AND EQUIPPED INDIVIDUALS WITH TOOLS FOR CONTINUED SPIRITUAL GROWTH THROUGH THE PROCESS OF SANCTIFICATION. OUR RECORDED RESOURCES ARE CURRENTLY BEING UTILIZED IN TEN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH HUNDREDS OF MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THIRTY STATES, WORKING ALONGSIDE FIRST RESPONDERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE TRAINING ON EFFECTIVELY SHARING THE GOSPEL AND DEMONSTRATING HOW THE LORD BRINGS TRUE AND LASTING HEALING. OUR MINISTRY HAS FURTHER EXTENDED INTO HOMELESS SHELTERS, PREGNANCY CENTERS, WOMEN'S SHELTERS, AND CHURCHES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, WHERE WE CONTINUE TO OFFER BOTH TRAINING AND DIRECT SUPPORT. OUR CURRICULUM IS NOW BEING TAUGHT IN SEVERAL BIBLE COLLEGES, WITH DOZENS MORE INSTITUTIONS USING IT AS A SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCE. OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE ALSO LAUNCHED AN ONLINE BIBLE COLLEGE, MAKING BIBLICAL COUNSELING TRAINING ACCESSIBLE TO INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE WORLD. OUR CURRICULUM IS CURRENTLY IN USE ABOARD U.S. NAVY SHIPS AND AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS WORLDWIDE, PROVIDING VITAL BIBLICAL SUPPORT TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM PTSD.
    Expenses $259,243
  • MEDIA PRODUCTION: AS PART OF OUR MEDIA PROGRAM, WE HAVE LEVERAGED MULTIPLE PLATFORMS TO REACH AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. THROUGH OUR DAILY PODCAST, WE ARE NOW REACHING AN AVERAGE OF 3,100 LISTENERS EACH DAY, MANY OF WHOM ARE SEEKING HELP SPECIFICALLY FOR PTSD. THIS PODCAST PROVIDES CONSISTENT, BIBLICALLY GROUNDED GUIDANCE AND HAS BECOME A RELIABLE SOURCE OF ENCOURAGEMENT, COMFORT, AND UNDERSTANDING. WE ARE ALSO GRATEFUL TO NOW HAVE THREE RADIO STATIONS BROADCASTING OUR DAILY PROGRAM. WE HAVE PRODUCED AN IMPACTFUL ONLINE VIDEO SERIES ENTITLED HELP FOR WOUNDED SPIRITS AND HAVE BEGUN PRODUCTION ON SEASON TWO. THIS SERIES HAS EXPANDED OUR OUTREACH TO SEVEN COUNTRIES AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT PTSD WHILE OFFERING PRACTICAL, BIBLICAL SOLUTIONS FOR HEALING. IT CONTINUES TO TOUCH LIVES ACROSS CULTURES AND SERVES AS A BEACON OF HOPE FOR THOSE IN DISTRESS. IN TODAY'S INCREASINGLY MULTILINGUAL, AI- DRIVEN WORLD, OUR CONTENT IS NOW REACHING INDIVIDUALS IN EIGHT DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. OUR MEDIA PRESENCE ACROSS VARIOUS PLATFORMS HAS ENGAGED MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WORLDWIDE. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WE HAVE NOT ONLY INCREASED AWARENESS OF PTSD BUT HAVE ALSO HELPED MANY BEGIN OR STRENGTHEN A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. BY SHARING UPLIFTING, SCRIPTURE- CENTERED CONTENT, WE PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY TO PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. THROUGH OUR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN MEDIA PRODUCTION, WE ARE EFFECTIVELY USING TECHNOLOGY TO EXPAND OUR REACH, MAKE A LASTING IMPACT, AND SUPPORT THE SPIRITUAL HEALING AND GROWTH OF INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE WORLD.

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
85-1092976
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
2021
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$75,653
Income (IRS master file)
$295,279

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$295,279$272,547$75,653IRS
990December 2024$249,801$249,843$52,921XML
990December 2023$184,033$166,634$52,963XML
990December 2022$220,718$232,714$35,564IRS
990-N for 2021
Officer: andrew sommers
December 31, 2021≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990December 2021–––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 85-1092976).

Questions about WOUNDED SPIRITS MINISTRIES INC

What is the EIN of WOUNDED SPIRITS MINISTRIES INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WOUNDED SPIRITS MINISTRIES INC is 85-1092976.
Is WOUNDED SPIRITS MINISTRIES INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
Are donations to WOUNDED SPIRITS MINISTRIES INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does WOUNDED SPIRITS MINISTRIES 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 WOUNDED SPIRITS MINISTRIES INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did WOUNDED SPIRITS MINISTRIES INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of WOUNDED SPIRITS MINISTRIES INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ANDREW SOMMERS.
Who are the officers and directors of WOUNDED SPIRITS MINISTRIES INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does WOUNDED SPIRITS MINISTRIES INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $295,279, expenses of $272,547 and total assets of $75,653 at year end.

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