PORCH INITIATIVE
EIN 84-4468834 · Human Service Organizations (P20)
What they do
WE ARE WORKING to HELP PEOPLE DREAM AGAIN and IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES of WHAT THEIR LIVES CAN BE. WE WANT to RAISE THE STANDARD of LIFE, EQUIP THE COMMUNITY to THRIVE, and BE A BEACON of HOPE THAT STAMPS OUT POVERTY THROUGH ECONOMIC GROWTH, EDUCATION, and WELLNESS.
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Here is the honest answer: A tax form shows money and paperwork. It cannot prove that people, animals, or the community were truly helped.
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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 leaders9 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $92,941 for TAMEKA RANDLE (EXECUTIVE DIR.). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.
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Leadership and board
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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (9)
TAMEKA RANDLEEXECUTIVE DIR.
ARIKA WIGGINSDIRECTOR
DR TAMARA ZELLERS-BUCKPRESIDENT
LOIS LONGDIRECTOR
MARVIN MCBRIDEDIRECTOR
MARY WALKERSECRETARY
SHELLY MOOREVICE PRESIDENT
SOMMER PERDUEDIRECTOR
TERRY BAKERTREASURER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2024
- Location
- 835 S WEST END BLVD, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 63703
- County
- Cape Girardeau
- In care of
- TAMARA ZELLERS-BUCK
- Primary officer
- TAMARA ZELLERS-BUCK, Chair
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- BEGLEY YOUNG UNTERREINER & WHITE LLC
- NTEE classification
- Human Service Organizations (P20)
- IRS tax category
- Human Service Organizations