Make A Difference Ministries Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$4.4m
year to 31 August 2025
Expenses
$3.4m
year to 31 August 2025
Total assets
$7.3m
$713k liabilities
Net assets
$6.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
5.5 years on average
Staff
142
employees, year to 31 August 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Make A Difference Ministries Inc's network
12 people1 organisationi12 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Willis | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Brandon Wallace | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Dale Alexander | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Pyle | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Eric Bassel | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jacob Lewis | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| James Ward | Executive Dir. | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jonathan Meister | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mike Kovak | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Paul McClung | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Steve Rowland | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William S Chapman JR | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Danny McKinney | Operations | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ward | Executive Dir. | 40 | $156k | ||
| William S Chapman Jr | President | 40 | $103k | $45k | |
| Danny McKinney | COO | 40 | $76k | $21k | |
| Dale Alexander | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Eric Bassel | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Mike Kovak | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Jacob Lewis | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Paul McClung | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Jonathan Meister | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| David Pyle | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Steve Rowland | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Brandon Wallace | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Bill Willis | Director | 0 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Make A Difference Ministries Inc
- EIN
- 582064309
- Address
- 1200 Camp Highland Rd, Ellijay, GA, 30540-6396
- State
- Georgia
- 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... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P36Z Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1993
- Principal officer
- William S Chapman Jr (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1995
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDale Alexander
≥8years on the filingsDavid Pyle
≥8years on the filingsEric Bassel
≥8years on the filingsJonathan Meister
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $7.3m
- Total liabilities
- $713k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $6.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.5m
- Program service revenue
- $1.6m
- Employees
- 142