Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Copper Basin Crisis Center
EIN 46-2798306 • 501(c)3 • Copperhill, TN
Profile
Giving of assistance to needy families in the form of food, clothing and other necessities and the preaching and teaching of the gospel of jesus christ to those who come to the center, located in the mountains of east tennessee, adjacent to north carolina and georgia.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
68th percentile
Higher net margin than 68% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
88th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 88% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 27.7% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
51st percentile
Faster asset growth than 51% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
83rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 83% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$85,105
Down $850 (-1.0%) from 2024
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2024
Net Assets
Down$85,105
Down $850 (-1.0%) from 2024
Revenue
Up$83,510
Up $25,721 (+45%) from 2024
Expenses
Up$71,945
Up $3,193 (+4.6%) from 2024
Net Income
Up$11,565
Up $22,528 (+205%) from 2024
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.
- Assets
- $85,105
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $85,105
- Revenue
- $83,510
- Expenses
- $71,945
- Net income
- $11,565
Latest Detailed Filing
The latest 2025 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2020 below.
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Oct 1, 2019 to Sep 30, 2020
- Signed
- Mar 15, 2020
- Return Version
- 2019v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $140,041
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
BENEVOLENCE. To Give Assistance to needy families in the form of food, clothing, household and other goods and services. Located in the Appalachian region of East Tennessee, adjacent to Western North Carolina and North Georgia.
Giving of assistance to needy families in the form of food, clothing and other necessities and the preaching and teaching of the gospel of jesus christ to those who come to the center, located in the mountains of east tennessee, adjacent to north carolina and georgia.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| PROVIDING FOOD, CLOTHING AND OTHER NECESSITIES TO LOCAL NEEDY FAMILIES. SUBSTANTIALLY ALL CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CENTER ARE THROUGH CHURCHES OR THEIR AFFILIATES. THE CENTER DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE THE VALUE OF FOOD OR OTHER PRODUCTS RECEIVED AND DISTRIBUTED, NOR THE "DIRECT" EXPENSES INCURRED TO SORT, STORE, AND DISTRIBUTE THE FOOD, CLOTHING, AND OTHER NECESSITIES DONE BY VOLUNTEERS. | - | $54,773 |
| THE CENTER CONDUCTED TRIPS TO JAMAICA TO ASSIST A CHURCH WITH CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR WORK AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A SCHOOL AND NEEDY FAMILIES. EACH PERSON ON THE MISSION TRIP REIMBURSED THE CENTER FOR TRAVEL AND RELATED EXPENSES. SUCH REIMBURSEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN GROSS REVENUE OF THIS RETURN. | - | $27,750 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REV CLYDE ALVIN PATTERSON | President | FT | $0 | - | - |
| MARGARET A PATTERSON | Secretary | FT | $0 | - | - |
| LW SMITH | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Copper Basin Crisis Center
- EIN
- 46-2798306
- Phone
- 4237155351
- Address
- 5260 HIGHWAY 64, COPPERHILL, TN 37317
Signing Officer
- Name
- Lw Smith
- Title
- Treasurer
- Phone
- 4237155351
- Signed
- 2020-03-15
Preparer
- Firm
- E Rene Bidez CPA
- Address
- PO BOX 999, MCCAYSVILLE, GA 30555
- Preparer
- E Rene Bidez
- Phone
- 7069649000
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses office 2,163 food 4,553 benevolence 3,039 auto 927 misc exp 379 jamaica ministry 27,750 tn baptist conv to cbba 7,843 total 46,654”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Giving of assistance to needy families in the form of food, clothing and other necessities and the preaching and teaching of the gospel of jesus christ to those who come to the center, located in the mountains of east tennessee, adjacent to north carolina and georgia.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“Providing food, clothing and other necessities to local needy families. Substantially all cash contributions to the center are through churches or their affiliates. The center does not attempt to determine the value of food or other products received and distributed, nor the "direct" expenses incurred to sort, store, and distribute the food, clothing, and other necessities done by volunteers.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 29
“The center conducted trips to jamaica to assist a church with construction and repair work and to provide support for a school and needy families. Each person on the mission trip reimbursed the center for travel and related expenses. Such reimbursements are included in gross revenue of this return.”
Raw XML Appendix130 raw XML fields
This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.
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| IRS990EZ/PoliticalCampaignActyInd | 0 | false |
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/ProgramServiceExpensesAmt | 1 | 27750 |
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| IRS990EZ/RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd | 0 | false |
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| IRS990EZ/SchoolOperatingInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990EZ/SubjectToProxyTaxInd | 0 | false |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt | 0 | 68989 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | GIVING OF ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES IN THE FORM OF FOOD, CLOTHING AND OTHER NECESSITIES AND THE PREACHING AND TEACHING OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO THOSE WHO COME TO THE CENTER, LOCATED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE, ADJACENT TO NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | PROVIDING FOOD, CLOTHING AND OTHER NECESSITIES TO LOCAL NEEDY FAMILIES. SUBSTANTIALLY ALL CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CENTER ARE THROUGH CHURCHES OR THEIR AFFILIATES. THE CENTER DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE THE VALUE OF FOOD OR OTHER PRODUCTS RECEIVED AND DISTRIBUTED, NOR THE "DIRECT" EXPENSES INCURRED TO SORT, STORE, AND DISTRIBUTE THE FOOD, CLOTHING, AND OTHER NECESSITIES DONE BY VOLUNTEERS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | THE CENTER CONDUCTED TRIPS TO JAMAICA TO ASSIST A CHURCH WITH CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR WORK AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A SCHOOL AND NEEDY FAMILIES. EACH PERSON ON THE MISSION TRIP REIMBURSED THE CENTER FOR TRAVEL AND RELATED EXPENSES. SUCH REIMBURSEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN GROSS REVENUE OF THIS RETURN. |
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z |
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| ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PhoneNum | 0 | 7069649000 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PreparationDt | 0 | 2021-03-18 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PreparerPersonNm | 0 | E RENE BIDEZ |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2020-09-30 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2019 |
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