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Desire Street Ministries

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Religion Related, Spiritual Development N.E.C. (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.41M (2023)

Expenses
$1.63M (2023)

Total Assets
$3.62M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$115k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,406,120
Expenses
$1,630,925
Net Income
-$224,805
Net Assets
$3,503,025
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,341,989
95.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $71,425
5.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$7,294
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $296,111
18.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $448,276
27.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,617,958
Total Liabilities $114,933
Net Assets $3,503,025
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ben Scaccia (Director Of Leadership Dev) $121,761 $0 $45,835
Danny Wuerffel (Executive Director) $115,548 $57,500 $43,656
James Gadsby (Coo/Secretary) $89,732 $50,000 $31,753
Allan Bell (Treasurer & Finance Comm Chair) $0 $0 $0
Joanne Brown (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan Colehower (Vice Chair & Development) $0 $0 $0
Steve Craig (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Jackson (Director / Finance Committee) $0 $0 $0
Shawanda Reynolds Cobb (Director / Finance Committee) $0 $0 $0
Eric Thigpen (Chair) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,461,370
Expenses
$1,199,577
Net Income
$261,793
Net Assets
$3,543,184
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,413,005
96.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $44,173
3.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $326
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,866
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $280,372
23.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $414,294
34.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,634,158
Total Liabilities $90,974
Net Assets $3,543,184
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Danny Wuerffel (Executive Director) $124,276 $12,500 $42,650
Ben Scaccia (Director Of Leadership Dev) $111,683 $0 $45,226
James Gadsby (Coo/Secretary) $92,568 $32,500 $31,116
Allan Bell (Treasurer & Finance Comm Chair) $0 $0 $0
Joanne Brown (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan Colehower (Vice Chair & Development) $0 $0 $0
Steve Craig (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Jackson (Director / Finance Committee) $0 $0 $0
Shawanda Reynolds Cobb (Director / Finance Committee) $0 $0 $0
Eric Thigpen (Chair) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,770,574
Expenses
$1,388,285
Net Income
$382,289
Net Assets
$3,357,618
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,847,725
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $23,042
1.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$131,840
Sales of Assets $31,647
1.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $338,330
24.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $348,442
25.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,462,889
Total Liabilities $105,271
Net Assets $3,357,618
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Danny Wuerffel (Executive Director) $147,934 $0 $42,439
James Gadsby (Coo/Secretary) $112,391 $0 $26,208
Ben Scaccia (Director Of Leadership Dev) $111,335 $0 $37,790
Allan Bell (Finance Committee Chair) $0 $0 $0
Joanne Brown (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan Colehower (Development) $0 $0 $0
Steve Craig (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chris Dardaman (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Jackson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shawanda Reynolds Cobb (Director) $0 $0 $0
Eric Thigpen (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,461,467
Expenses
$1,405,463
Net Income
$56,004
Net Assets
$2,946,845
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,492,094
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $35,601
2.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$70,733
Sales of Assets $210
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,295
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $320,531
22.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $339,452
24.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,013,609
Total Liabilities $66,764
Net Assets $2,946,845
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Danny Wuerffel (Executive Director) $144,860 $0 $38,441
James Gadsby (Coo/Secretary) $111,418 $0 $26,431
Ben Scaccia (Director Of Leadership Dev) $108,215 $0 $39,579
Allan Bell (Finance Committee Chair) $0 $0 $0
Joanne Brown (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan Colehower (Development) $0 $0 $0
Steve Craig (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chris Dardaman (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Jackson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shawanda Reynolds Cobb (Director) $0 $0 $0
Eric Thigpen (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,987,585
Expenses
$5,833,626
Net Income
-$3,846,041
Net Assets
$2,873,739
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,740,251
87.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $50,276
2.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $148,597
7.5%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $9,503
0.5%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $38,958
2.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $323,627
5.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $592,316
10.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,077,325
Total Liabilities $203,586
Net Assets $2,873,739
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Danny Wuerffel (Executive Di) $135,743 $0 $27,144
Anthony Gordon (Senior Minis) $115,255 $0 $0
James Gadsby (Coo/Secretar) $107,915 $0 $639
Dana Ponder (Treasurer) $79,968 $0 $29,897
Laura Clousing (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan Colehower (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Steve Craig (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chris Dardaman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Anthony Flynn (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Jackson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Peeples (Director) $0 $0 $0
Eric Thigpen (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Joanne Brown (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,005,689
Expenses
$2,005,877
Net Income
-$188
Net Assets
$7,102,765
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,723,292
85.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $13,991
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $143,463
7.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $5,922
0.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $119,021
5.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $442,175
22.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $341,987
17.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,897,202
Total Liabilities $794,437
Net Assets $7,102,765
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Danny Wuerffel (Executive Di) $124,050 $0 $23,969
Anthony Gordon (Senior Minis) $113,150 $0 $835
James Gadsby (Coo/Secretar) $105,456 $0 $1,115
Dana Ponder (Treasurer) $84,317 $0 $22,571
Laura Clousing (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan Colehower (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Steve Craig (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chris Dardaman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Anthony Flynn (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Jackson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Peeples (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Phillips (Director) $0 $0 $0
Richard Ridgway (Director) $0 $0 $0
Eric Thigpen (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,720,686
Expenses
$2,453,814
Net Income
$266,872
Net Assets
$7,100,151
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,514,878
92.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $49,362
1.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $128,152
4.7%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$5,161
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $33,455
1.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $328,600
13.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $547,431
22.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,829,250
Total Liabilities $729,099
Net Assets $7,100,151
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Danny Wuerffel (Executive Di) $124,666 $0 $24,578
James Gadsby (Coo) $109,789 $0 $1,181
Anthony Gordon (Senior Minis) $105,587 $0 $835
Dana Ponder (Treasurer/Se) $86,719 $0 $15,085
Laura Clousing (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan Colehower (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Chris Dardaman (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Donald (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Phillips (Director) $0 $0 $0
Richard Ridgway (Director) $0 $0 $0
Eric Thigpen (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Jackson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Luder Whitlock (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Peeples (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,888,139
Expenses
$2,093,136
Net Income
$7,795,003
Net Assets
$6,833,279
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,665,114
97.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $64,443
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $11,700
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $19
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $146,863
1.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $200,102
9.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $530,558
25.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,875,114
Total Liabilities $2,041,835
Net Assets $6,833,279
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Danny Wuerffel (Executive Di) $124,566 $0 $23,855
Dana Ponder (Treasurer/Se) $75,536 $0 $16,473
James Gadsby (Coo) $16,611 $0 $140
Jonathan Colehower (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Jim Pope (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
James Donald (Director) $0 $0 $0
Eric Thigpen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Laura Clousing (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Phillips (Director) $0 $0 $0
Richard Ridgway (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chris Dardaman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Luder Whitlock (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,203,774
Expenses
$1,458,992
Net Income
$744,782
Net Assets
$5,050,836
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,118,695
96.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $67,688
3.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $13,038
0.6%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$351
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,704
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $220,199
15.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $448,173
30.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,225,705
Total Liabilities $174,869
Net Assets $5,050,836
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Danny Wuerffel (Executive Di) $154,697 $0 $20,568
Dana Ponder (Treasurer/Se) $65,502 $0 $13,176
Jonathan Colehower (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
James Donald (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Gadsby (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Gadsby (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Phillips (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jim Pope (Director) $0 $0 $0
Richard Ridgway (Director) $0 $0 $0
Luder Whitlock (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,042,552
Expenses
$1,629,320
Net Income
$413,232
Net Assets
$4,306,054
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,916,896
93.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $74,735
3.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $14,228
0.7%
Net Fundraising $7,845
0.4%
Sales of Assets $5,864
0.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $22,984
1.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $299,046
18.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $422,280
25.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,467,273
Total Liabilities $161,219
Net Assets $4,306,054
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Wuerffel Danny (President) $126,263 $0 $0
Pace Sara (Secretary) $82,189 $0 $0
Breeding Bruce (Treasurer) $75,538 $0 $0
Alt Jen (Secretary As) $0 $0 $0
Chapman Harry (Director) $0 $0 $0
Colehower Jonathan (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Donald James (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gadsby Elizabeth (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gadsby James (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mitchell Mitch (Director) $0 $0 $0
Phillips James (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pope Jim (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ridgway Richard (Director) $0 $0 $0
Whitlock Luder (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ponder Dana (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,076,057
Expenses
$1,647,320
Net Income
$428,737
Net Assets
$4,133,069
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,985,420
95.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $76,886
3.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$3,872
Sales of Assets $17,623
0.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $277,436
16.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $477,761
29.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,253,509
Total Liabilities $120,440
Net Assets $4,133,069

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,146,706
Expenses
$1,951,320
Net Income
$1,195,386
Net Assets
$3,704,332
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,026,959
96.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $25,085
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $32,000
1.0%
Net Fundraising -$119,185
Sales of Assets $181,847
5.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $258,635
13.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $436,248
22.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,887,475
Total Liabilities $183,143
Net Assets $3,704,332

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,045,635
Expenses
$2,416,158
Net Income
-$1,370,523
Net Assets
$2,508,946
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,937,131
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $99,986
9.6%
Net Fundraising -$6,926
Sales of Assets -$1,984,556
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $187,539
7.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $670,028
27.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,575,817
Total Liabilities $1,066,871
Net Assets $2,508,946

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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