Tracy and Sunshine Gantt Ministries

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
473704403
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Easley, SC, USA
Phone
8642021222
Rating
61
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Support N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$100,649
Expenses
$77,356
Assets
$64,232
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Tracy Gantt (Executive Director and Co-Founder)

People named in this filing

  • Tracy Gantt (Executive Director and Co-Founder)
  • Sunshine Gantt (CFO and Co-Founder)
  • Tracy McJunkins (Board Member)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Tracy and Sunshine Gantt Ministries operates Pickens County Shelter of Hope providing emergency and transitional housing and supportive services to hundreds of individuals experiencing homelessness and housing instability. The organization provides shelter meals clothing showers laundry services transportation employment and benefits assistance and other essential resources. Through these services dozens of residents obtained employment regained identification and drivers licenses completed rehabilitation programs reunited with family members and progressed toward stable independent living. The ministry also served hundreds of children and families through its annual Back-to-School Bash and hundreds of individuals through Free Community Yard Sales by providing free backpacks school supplies food clothing household goods and other essential resources.

What it reported doing in 2024

Pickens County Shelter of Hope: Tracy and Sunshine Gantt Ministries operates Pickens County Shelter of Hope Pickens Countys first and only Emergency-to-Transitional Housing Program. The program provides emergency shelter and wraparound services to individuals experiencing homelessness and housing instability. Services include meals clothing showers laundry facilities employment assistance benefits assistance identification assistance referrals to substance abuse treatment and recovery programs transportation coordination life skills support and other essential resources for both shelter residents and members of the community in need. Through these services dozens of residents obtained employment regained drivers licenses and identification documents completed substance abuse rehabilitation programs purchased reliable vehicles moved into their own homes reunited with family members and progressed toward stable independent living. Annual Back-to-School Bash: Since 2016 Tracy and Sunshine Gantt Ministries has hosted its annual Back-to-School Bash serving hundreds of children and families throughout Pickens County annually. The event provides free backpacks filled with school supplies food inflatables family activities, music and access to community resource vendors at no cost to participants. Through partnerships with local businesses churches schools volunteers nonprofit organizations and public agencies the event helps prepare students for a successful school year while reducing the financial burden on families and connecting them with valuable community resources. Free Community Yard Sales: Tracy and Sunshine Gantt Ministries conducts Free Community Yard Sales throughout Pickens County using in-kind donations generously contributed by community members. These outreach events provide free clothing household goods hygiene items toys furniture and other essential items to hundreds of individuals and families experiencing financial hardship. The program helps meet immediate needs restores dignity reduces financial burdens and connects community members with additional resources and supportive services. Overall Community Impact: Through Pickens County Shelter of Hope and our organizations additional community outreach initiatives Tracy and Sunshine Gantt Ministries continues to restore hope promote stability and improve the quality of life for individuals and families throughout Pickens County and surrounding communities. By addressing immediate needs while removing barriers to long-term stability the organization empowers individuals to move from crisis toward self-sufficiency through compassionate faith-based service community collaboration and practical support.

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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 60
  • Accountability: 47
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.1%; rating input score 70
  • Program expense ratio: 91.3%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 50%; rating input score 50; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 23.1%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.83; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.4% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -9.7% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 44.3% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70.1% of revenue deployed · 91.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 6 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $71K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 41 of 41 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 50/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.