EIN 58-2034725

Must Ministries

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
157
State
Year formed
1971
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
MUST Ministries is a non-profit, faith-based organization helping people in their community break the cycle of poverty and homelessness. MUST provides basic necessities such as food, clothes and housing, free of charge.
Total revenues
$30,215,185
2023
Total expenses
$32,134,443
2023
Total assets
$36,567,895
2023
Num. employees
157
2023

Program areas at Must Ministries

MUST housing programs support clients in four core areas addressing homelessness and at risk of becoming homeless. 1) The MUST Hope House emergency shelter provides shelter for men, women and families who are living in homelessness. 2) MUST's Eviction Prevention program provides rental assistance and was dramatically expanded during the pandemic. 3) MUST's Permanent Supportive Housing program provides longer-term stable housing for those who are disabled and chronically homeless, including veterans. 4) MUST's Tenant Based Rental Assistance and Rapid Re-Housing programs provide rental assistance to those who were living in homelessness and those at risk of becoming homeless.MUST Hope House emergency shelter provided shelter to 2,384 persons with 69,105 bed nights and served an additional 1,061 homeless outreach clients with food and supportive services during FY23. Our shelter offers a 30-day stay and connects clients to career-building opportunities and case management to assist in creating a Housing Stability Plan. 1,875 clients have successfully entered a Housing Stability Plan and 1,422 clients completed one goal toward self-sufficiency (obtained employment, qualified for housing, or obtained one mainstream benefit). In addition, clients received appropriate referrals to services for mental and physical health, substance abuse and domestic violence. MUST Eviction Prevention program was expanded due to the impact of COVID-19 and assisted 1,712 persons with more than $8 million of rental and utility assistance funded through the CARES Act and the U.S. Department of Treasury.MUST Permanent Supportive Housing Program served 189 individuals with 54,813 bed nights in long-term stable housing with case management, medical assistance, education (GED Program) and employment services. These services were rendered in Cobb, Cherokee and Paulding counties to help individuals and veterans move toward self-sufficiency with stable housing, education, employment and financial benefits.MUST Tenant Based Rental Assistance and Rapid Re-Housing programs provide assistance to individuals and families who are living in homelessness or facing the risk of becoming homeless through eviction. The Tenant Based Rental Assistance program helps clients with income limits of 80% or lower of the Area Median Income (AMI) levels. The Rapid Re-Housing program focuses on those clients with income limits of 50% or lower of the AMI levels. The programs successfully housed clients in Cobb, Cherokee, Bartow, Douglas, Paulding and Pickens counties. Of the 205 clients served, more than 90% were stably housed upon completion of the program.
Neighborhood PantryThe MUST Neighborhood Pantry is a collaborative effort with public schools to serve children and families in crisis. The greatest challenge our client families have in receiving assistance from existing food pantries is transportation. Many low-income families do not have vehicles, and public transportation in many areas is scant. As many as 65% of our client families have trouble making it to our existing school pantries to pick up their groceries. The program operates in 20 pantries (19 schools and 1 church) operating in Cobb & Cherokee. Each school pantry serves a cluster of nearby schools, resulting in service to students in approximately 100 schools. Once a month, including summer, these families come to their school pantry to select food, toiletries, meat, and fresh produce for their family. Serving over 400 households in a typical month, the students are identified by a liaison who is either a school social worker, guidance counselor, or academic coach. They are the neediest students who are most at risk: homeless children and families, households with children that have been abandoned by their parents, families with life-altering illnesses, families with recent unemployment and the working poor. During the 2022-2023 fiscal year, over 8,100 clients were served representing a 58% increase over the last fiscal year. A total of 443,829 pounds of food and toiletries were distributed to at-risk students and families.
MUST Client Services provides food, housing, workforce development, clothing, hygiene products, case management, adult healthcare and other financial assistance services to individuals and families with little to no income. With the help of thousands of volunteers, 1,138,163 pounds of groceries were distributed to 26,703 individuals and 175,203 clothing items were given free of charge to 7,532 individuals. MUST helped 1,725 individuals through training opportunities, including job readiness and industry-specific training. As a result of our workforce development program, 812 individuals obtained employment resulting in more than $26.6 million in gross income returning to the community. MUST Mobile The MUST Mobile program delivers healthy food to people in low-income neighborhoods who are challenged by difficulties with poverty, unemployment and lack of transportation. Serving clients in a more mobile way than our Neighborhood Pantry, our MUST Mobile program delivers food to people across metropolitan counties, meeting the needs of our community where they live and helping to overcome transportation barriers. This program delivers fresh, healthy food in low-income neighborhoods and food deserts. The greatest challenge our client families have in receiving assistance from existing food pantries is transportation. Many low-income families do not have vehicles, and public transportation in many areas is scant. As many as 65% of our client families have trouble making it to our existing 20 school pantries to pick up their groceries. The MUST Mobile program improves the health and overall quality of life for families who are struggling to feed their families. When food is brought to an area closer to low-income neighborhoods, it eliminates transportation challenges as well as minimizes the commute and gas use. It also frees up grocery money that can be spent on other essential items such as shelter, utilities or other bills. This program is most helpful to the families under the greatest stress in food deserts. MUST Mobile is a farmer's market style vehicle in which produce, meat, dairy and other food items are brought to 11 different locations in 4 counties monthly. Locations include schools, the VA Clinic, churches, apartment complexes, extended stays, etc. - anywhere that people need help. During FY23, a total of 22,109 (96% increase over FY22) clients and 1.4 million pounds of food and toiletries were distributed to families.
MUST MarketPlace opened in 2014 as an additional way to serve our neighbors in need. At the MUST MarketPlace, our clients can receive a clothing allotment for the year for their entire family. Families shop once a month for free clothing in a retail store setting. MUST MarketPlace is organized like a regular department store to give our customers the dignity of a retail shopping experience. The store also features donated goods for sale to the general public, such as household items, small appliances, sports equipment, toys, books, new dcor, furniture and more at discounted thrift store prices. In FY23, our retail sales were $445,805. The profits we make from MUST MarketPlace sales go back into MUST Ministries to support and operate our programs.
MUST's Community Outreach programs provide supplemental food and holiday assistance for individuals and families. MUST's Summer Lunch program delivers breakfast and lunch items each weekday during summer break to at-risk school-aged children who receive free or reduced lunches during the school year, as well as their younger siblings. Partnering with community churches and organizations, 476,210 meals were delivered to 7,575 children in 8 counties in June and July 2023. MUST's Toy Shop provided Christmas gifts (including blankets, hats, scarves, gloves, pajamas, school supplies and toys) to 6,363 children in three counties and MUST's holiday program provided 460 families with holiday meals complete with a gift card for a ham or turkey and all the accompanying holiday food items needed for a traditional celebration. MUST also expanded services to seniors providing food, hygiene products and other senior-centric personal care items to 200 seniors monthly.
Other programs include the donation center, volunteer services, and clinic.

Who funds Must Ministries

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Joseph B Whitehead Foundation$6.7 Million Campaign To Complete Campus Improvements.$750,000
National Christian Foundation / Natl Christian Charitable FDN IncPoverty$235,100
Schwab Charitable FundHuman Services$215,600
...and 106 more grants received totalling $2,822,925

Personnel at Must Ministries

NameTitleCompensation
Dwight ReighardPresident and Chief Executive Officer$259,140
Ryne van GorpChief Financial Officer$0
Ellen CagleVice President of Marketing$101,499
Kathy WilsonVice President of Human Resources and Volunteer Services$112,293
Greg elderVice President of Programs$105,884
...and 15 more key personnel

Financials for Must Ministries

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$29,511,576
Program services$156,238
Investment income and dividends$260,577
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-167
Net income from fundraising events$-387,108
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$445,805
Miscellaneous revenues$228,264
Total revenues$30,215,185

Form 990s for Must Ministries

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062023-11-15990View PDF
2022-062022-11-15990View PDF
2021-062021-11-15990View PDF
2020-062021-04-01990View PDF
2019-062020-09-03990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

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Data update history
January 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
January 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
January 15, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
January 2, 2024
Received grants
Identified 33 new grant, including a grant for $235,100 from National Christian Foundation / Natl Christian Charitable FDN Inc
January 1, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
Nonprofit Types
CharitiesCommunity Action Programs
Issues
Human servicesReligionHomelessness
Characteristics
ReligiousChristianFundraising eventsPeer-to-peer fundraisingReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
PO Box 1717
Marietta, GA 30061
Metro area
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
County
Cobb County, GA
Website URL
mustministries.org/ 
Phone
(770) 427-9862
Facebook page
mustministries 
Twitter profile
@mustministries 
IRS details
EIN
58-2034725
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1971
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
X20: Christian
NAICS code, primary
813110: Religious Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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