Desire Street Ministries

ATLANTA, GA EIN: 72-1218825 Website

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$4.0M

+13.3% YoY

Annual Giving

Grant Count

0

Avg Grant Size

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$487K$974K$1M$2M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$4,040,587$3,567,471$3,617,958
Revenue$1,532,684$1,043,332$1,406,120
Expenses$1,214,625$1,238,743$1,630,925
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$72,915$83,563$64,131
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K3 grants20201 grants20210 grants20228 grants20230 grants20240 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K8$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Ben SciaccaDirector of Leadership Dev$135KDanny WuerffelExecutive Director$126KJames GadsbyCOO/Secretary$89K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Danny WuerffelExecutive Director32$125,835
James GadsbyCOO/Secretary32$88,575
Ben SciaccaDirector of Leadership Dev40$135,134
Allan BellTreasurer & Finance Comm Chair2
Joanne BrownDirector1
Jonathan ColehowerVice Chair & Development2
John JacksonDirector / Finance Committee2
Shawanda Reynolds-CobbDirector / Finance Committee2
Eric ThigpenChair4
Darryl FordDirector1
Careshia MooreDirector1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

AtlantaAugustaDallasEstes ParkMobileMontgomeryOrlando

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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