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US nonprofit · EIN 621617005 · Chattanooga, TNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 621617005) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 September 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Shepherds Arms Rescue Mission Inc's network

7 people2 organisationsi7 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (2) 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

7 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Barry WatsonBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Charlene SchwenkCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
Dr Mary Anna SandersVice-President2018
8 yrs
Frank BodineBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Jimmy D SandersPresident2018
8 yrs
Mary Ann SandersBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Vivian G GilletteTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Jimmy D SandersPresident40$65k$19k
Mary Ann SandersBoard Member40$65k$19k
Dr Mary Anna SandersVice-President1$0
Vivian G GilletteTreasurer5$0
Barry WatsonBoard Member1$0
Frank BodineBoard Member1$0
Charlene SchwenkSecretary1$0

About

Legal name
Shepherds Arms Rescue Mission Inc
EIN
621617005
Address
Po Box 16758, Chattanooga, TN, 37416-0758
State
Tennessee
Mission
Primary purpose is to present jesus christ to the homeless, unemployed, and destitute community of chattanooga's inner city and around the world; to provide education which re-defines self worth according to biblical principles; to offer temporary shelter, physical food, and christian counseling until clients can be integrated back into society as resourceful individuals,fulfilling the... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P85 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1995
Principal officer
Jimmy Sanders (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 1995
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsBarry Watson
≥8years on the filingsDr Mary Anna Sanders
≥8years on the filingsFrank Bodine
≥8years on the filingsJimmy D Sanders

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.8m
Total liabilities
$31k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.8m
Contributions and grants received
$601k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$80k
Employees
2
Volunteers
100

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$690k$702kDeficit $12k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

13 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Nehemiah ProjectContributions$6k
City Church of ChattanoogaContributions$6k
Widow's Harvest MinistryContributions$6k
1040 ConnectionsContributions$6k
Ministry to IsraelContributions$6k
Project 52Contributions$6k
Harvest Christian Academy for the DeafContributions$6k
NHC Healthcare Activity DeptContributions$6k
Scenic City Women's NetworkContributions$6k
Centers of HopeContributions$6k
The Redemption ProjectContributions$6k
Timothy Two Project InternationalContributions$6k
Project Free 2 FlyContributions$6k