NonprofitsSowers Ministry Inc

Religion-Related

Sowers Ministry Inc

TEHACHAPI, CA

Total revenue

$336K

Total expenses

$210K

Net assets

$147K

Grants received

$205K

17 grants

EIN

813705848

Tax year

2024

Mission

Humanitarian / EducationSOWERS stands for Serving Orphans Widows Educating & Reaching Society.Founded in 2001 by Rev. Jayakumar Babu Salluri, Pastor Jay, God has used this ministry to educate 800 pastors, start and support 150 village churches that reach 320 communities, and help countless orphans and widows.Under this mission, believers in North America and believers in India can become one by working toward the goal of spiritually guiding orphans, widows, Bible college students, and society by sharing the love and servants heart of Jesus Christ.

Programs

3 programs

ORPHANS - Millions of orphans exist in India. Without proper care, education, and direction many of these children are exploited and often become inadvertently involved in child trafficking. SOWERS helps orphans by providing them with a means of education as well as funds to provide food, shelter, medical care, and general wellbeing to these needy children.

Expenses: $68K

WIDOWS - In the country of India, widows are looked down upon and actually considered bad luck. Many believe that a woman must have done something wrong in her past life to become a widow. Because of this, they are often denied work and find it difficult to build relationships with others. SOWERS provides funding for food, rent, medical care, and general funding to these women to keep them off the street as well as providing them with a sense of worth and importance. They are honored just as Christ honored and loved on the needy during his time on earth.

Expenses: $68K

EDUCATION - SOWERS Ministry believes in proper training, Jesus himself trained his disciples, Paul the Apostle trained Timothy, and pastor Jay was trained in two different theological seminaries for the period of 7 years. God gave Jay and his staff the vision of teaching the untrained tribal pastors through their mobile Bible School. He was introduced the BTCP (Bible Training Centre for Pastors) in 1997. He studied through the entire curriculum, felt the pressure of the Lord to take the same training to these remote young men and women to equip them as mighty arrows of the Lord to reach the unreached communities and villages of India. This training has been going on since 2001 in India more than 800 men and women have graduated.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$336K
Program service revenue
Investment income
Other revenue
Total revenue$336K

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits
Fundraising
Other expenses$210K
Total expenses$210K
Total assets$147K
Net assets$147K

People

4 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Bill Heather Sugg

Executive Dir.

Board

0

Cindy Brickner

Secretary

Board

5 hrs/wk

Jaya Kumar Babu Salluri Jay

President & CEO

Board

40 hrs/wk

John Brickner

CFO

Board

5 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 17 of 17

FromAmountPurposeYear
$10K
Unrestricted grant
2024
$7K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$23K
RELIGION RELATED
2023
$10K
Unrestricted grant
2023
$7K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$16K
RELIGION RELATED
2022
$15K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$14K
RELIGION RELATED
2021
$8K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$8K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$15K
RELIGION RELATED
2020
$10K
Unrestricted
2020
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$17K
RELIGION RELATED
2019
$12K
RELIGION RELATED
2018

Funded by

$205K from 6 funders · 17 grants · 2017–2024

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$115K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$38K · 5 grants · 2020–2023

Siloam

$20K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Network For Good

$10K · 1 grant · 2020

The Us Charitable Gift Trust

$7K · 1 grant · 2024

Details

EIN813705848
NTEE codeX20
Subsection03
Ruling date2016-12
Formed2016
Employees0
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