The Farm Ministry Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
873266067
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2021
Location
Dayton, VA, USA
Phone
5404762189
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$571,157
Expenses
$568,102
Assets
$116,179
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KEITH L TURNER (PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRE)
  • TERESA CALLENDER (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • KEITH L TURNER (PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRE)
  • TERESA CALLENDER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • NORMAN WENGER (TREASURER)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide for the donation of food to food pantries and other organizations that provide food to persons in need, and directly to persons in need.

What it reported doing in 2025

We provided disaser relief to flood victims in appalachia in eastern Kentucky, southwest virgina, mcdowell county in appalachia of West Virginia, and North Carolina. We distributed beef, cheese, humanitarian supplies, food, clothing, hygiene kits, lumber, blankets, comforters, livestock feed, chainsaws, generators, hay, games and toys for the children.we had 18 collection sites for accepting donated food and supplies for disaster relief. We delivered 13 truckloads of donated goods to flood victims in october through december in Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, and West Virginia.we operate 2 distribtuion locations in appalichia. Myra, Kentucky is a distribtuion location in pike county of eastern appalachia. 4 deep freezers were donated and deliverd to myra, Kentucky for storing meat and cheese for distribution to flood victims. Northfork, West Virginia is a distribution location in mcdowell county of eastern appalachia. 2 freezers were puchased and placed in mcdowell county for distribution of meat and cheese to flood victims.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.1%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 99.6%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.5%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.2; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 49.6% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 46% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 24.6% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.1% of revenue deployed · 99.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $566K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.