Joy Today Ministries Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
834397428
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Pennsboro, WV, USA
Phone
3044063544
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$13,615
Expenses
$13,593
Assets
$22
Liabilities
$2,855

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Melissa Ann DeSerio (President)

People named in this filing

  • Melissa Ann DeSerio (President)
  • Jim Smith (Treasurer)
  • Joe Mandeville (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Joy Today Ministries, Inc.'s mission is to heal, deliver, and bring Salvation to the world through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ for as He is so are we in the world. We strive to preach the gospel to a lost and dying world equipping them to move forward and live a victorious life. "God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." Hebrews 11:6. Our goal is to help people understand the foundational life principles of Christianity and win lost souls. We engage in personal one-on-one coaching, conferences, counseling, prayer calls, social media teachings, and traveling ministry to accomplish our mission.

What it reported doing in 2024

Our ministry conducted a multi-state outreach titled Power of Evangelism, spanning six nights in Champaign, Illinois and three nights in Pennsboro, West Virginia. The initiative reached over 500 individuals through street evangelism, prayer ministry, and community service. We partnered with Jesus House, United Way, Salvation Army, Empty Tomb Foundation, and Vineyard Church to provide specialized training on serving the homeless and conducted hands-on ministry at local shelters. The Illinois segment alone engaged 450 participants and resulted in two baptisms across Champaign, Chicago, and Urbana. Additionally, we shared the Gospel and offered encouragement at churches in Washington, Pennsylvania and Parkersburg, West Virginia.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.4%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 75.5%; rating input score 76

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.2%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 129.77; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 53.4%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -21.4% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -44.7% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -118% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.4% of revenue deployed · 75.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $10K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.