MARK 12 MINISTRIES INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

MARK 12 MINISTRIES INC

EIN 84-2212608 · Christianity (X20)

What they do

Meet Spiritual, Social and Material Needs Within The Community to Reduce The Effects of Poverty.

Before you give

Should I give to this charity?

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $73.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders10 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

$73.00of every $100 spent was reported for mission workThe IRS calls this “program services.”

$0.00of every $100 spent was reported for fundraisingMoney spent asking for more donations.

$90.80spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

$24.90of every $100 spent was reported for management and office costsThis number alone does not tell us how much good they did.

$0.34in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

24.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $57,817 for PERRY M COOKE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100spent

Where each $100 went

These are the charity’s reported Form 990 spending categories.

Mission workProgram services$73.00

ManagementOffice and general costs$24.90

FundraisingAsking for donations$0.00

Has the pattern changed?

Each bar shows the share of annual spending reported for mission work, management, and fundraising.

202573.0% mission

202474.5% mission

202365.8% mission

202154.1% mission

Money in and money out

Revenue$448,420

Expenses$407,184

Annual surplus $41,236 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$297,100 · 73.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$101,530 · 24.9% of expenses

Fundraising$13 · 0.0% of expenses

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Revenue$448,420

Expenses$407,184

Assets$138,976

Income$448,420

Contributions$107,900

Mission work (program services)$297,100

Fundraising$13

Management and general$101,530

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

PERRY M COOKEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $57,817Base $48,690 · Other $9,127

ROBERT L SARVERPROGRAM COORDINATOR · 40 hrs/week $36,000

LAURA COOKETHRIFT STORE MANAGER · 33 hrs/week $27,776

GLEN A MEADEDIRECTOR OF FINANCE · 25 hrs/week $7,380

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (10)

PERRY M COOKEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ROBERT L SARVERPROGRAM COORDINATOR

LAURA COOKETHRIFT STORE MANAGER

GLEN A MEADEDIRECTOR OF FINANCE

JAKE PELFRYBOARD MEMBER

LAURA PRIESTBOARD MEMBER

NATHAN YOUNGCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

NITA ISGRIGBOARD MEMBER

TERRY STAMPSBOARD MEMBER

TREY EARNHARTBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2019
Location: 189 ADAM SHEPHERD PKWY STE Ste 17 2, SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY 40165
County: Bullitt
In care of: GLEN MEADE
Primary officer: GLEN MEADE, Director of Finance

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@mark12.org Phone(502) 240-7543 Officer phone(270) 307-8004

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
NTEE classification: Christianity (X20)
IRS tax category: Christianity