Public Charity

MAKE A DIFFERENCE MINISTRIES INC

MAKE A DIFFERENCE MINISTRIES INC is a Public Charity headquartered in Ellijay, GA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.4M revenue, $3.4M expenses, $7.3M total assets. 36 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 582064309 Ellijay, GA Human Services NTEE: P Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.4M
Total Expenses$3.4M
Total Assets$7.3M
Grant Records36
Funding Total$6.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Make A Difference Ministries crafts impactful experiences that develop leaders and engage the heart through summer camps, family retreats, church retreats and group retreats. We use the experience of retreating from the distractions of everyday life to awaken passion in each person, family, and group that enters our grounds, leaving each person focused on pursuing an authentic walk with Jesus Christ.

Where $100 goes at Make a Difference Ministries Inc

How Make a Difference Ministries Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$60 Programs the work itself
$39 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $60 for programs

$60
Make a Difference Ministries delivers week-long overnight and day camp sessions for youth (rising kindergarten through rising 12th grade) at our Camp Highland location, as well as programs…
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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

Director Bill Willis
Director Brandon Wallace
Director Dale Alexander
COO Danny Mckinney
Director David Pyle
Director Eric Bassel

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Religion & Spirituality
$4,259,143 12 grants
General Support
$1,713,597 16 grants
Youth Development
$242,700 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$206,600 6 grants
Health & Medicine
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.4M $3.4M $7.3M
2024 $2.2M $2.6M $7.3M
2023 $2.5M $2.4M $8.0M
2022 $3.5M $2.1M $8.3M
2021 $2.8M $1.9M $7.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.8M to $4.4M (+59%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.3M.

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

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