Mission
TO WORK WITH HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS SO THAT THEY ACHIEVE HOUSING AND ACCESS TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. ALSO, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS FOR MARGINALLY HOUSED INDIVIDUALS.
Public Charity
VOLUNTEER MINISTRY CENTER
VOLUNTEER MINISTRY CENTER is a Public Charity headquartered in KNOXVILLE, TN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.5M revenue, $3.3M expenses, $13.9M total assets. 59 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.5M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 621338748
KNOXVILLE, TN
Homeless Shelters
NTEE: L41
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.5M
Total Expenses$3.3M
Total Assets$13.9M
Grant Records59
Funding Total$2.5M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Volunteer Ministry Center
How Volunteer Ministry Center divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$86
Programs
the work itself
$10
Management
running the organization
$4
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $86 for programs
$49
Other programs include the organization's street outreach and low-income housing programs, all of which are designed to provide housing and other necessities to disenfranchised individuals
$21
The resource center is a transitional day program providing professional case management to highly vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness to help them achieve and maintain permanent housing
$11
The refuge provides homeless prevention services to households at risk of losing their housing
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
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.
Sample Grants Received
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$183,500
SPECIFIC PROGRAMS
$75,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$65,250
GRANT FOR DENTAL CLINIC OPERATIONS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, AND DENTAL SAFETY NET PAYMENTS
$52,600
HUMAN SERVICES
$35,854
Showing up to 5 of 59 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Alison Oakes
SECRETARY
Anna Justice
DIRECTOR
Bill Coley
DIRECTOR
Cara Knapp
DIRECTOR
Darrell Murrell
CHAIR
David Arning
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.5M | $3.3M | $13.9M |
| 2024 | $4.1M | $3.5M | $13.6M |
| 2023 | $4.8M | $3.5M | $11.7M |
| 2022 | $5.0M | $3.6M | $10.4M |
| 2021 | $4.5M | $3.0M | $9.2M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $4.5M to $3.5M (-22%), with total assets most recently reported at $13.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.