Public Charity

Desire Street Ministries

Desire Street Ministries is a Public Charity headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.5M revenue, $1.2M expenses, $4.0M total assets. 61 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 721218825 Atlanta, GA Religion-Related N.E.C. NTEE: X99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.5M
Total Expenses$1.2M
Total Assets$4.0M
Grant Records61
Funding Total$2.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBOR BY REVITALIZING UNDER-RESOURCED NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH SPIRITUAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

Where $100 goes at Desire Street Ministries

How Desire Street Ministries divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$62
Coach and care
77% of program spending
$11
Educate and engage
14% of program spending
$8
Invest and revitalize
9% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Treasurer & Finance Comm Chair Allan Bell
Director of Leadership Dev Ben Sciacca
Director Careshia Moore
Executive Director Danny Wuerffel
Director Darryl Ford
Chair Eric Thigpen

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$941,196 30 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$381,461 16 grants
Human & Social Services
$125,000 1 grant
International Aid & Development
$50,000 3 grants
Economic Development
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.5M $1.2M $4.0M
2024 $1.0M $1.2M $3.6M
2023 $1.4M $1.6M $3.6M
2022 $1.5M $1.2M $3.6M
2021 $1.8M $1.4M $3.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.8M to $1.5M (-13%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.0M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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