Civic Intelligence

Taste and See Ministry Inc

EIN 88-3352027 • 501(c)3 • Loretto, KY

Profile

Our mission is to feed in food and truth by providing food for the hungry while carrying the message of salvation, healing, and deliverance through jesus christ according to the bible.

2125 Manton RdLoretto, KY 40037

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

49th percentile

1.1%

Higher net margin than 49% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

68th percentile

10%

Faster asset growth than 68% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

46th percentile

-6.3%

Faster revenue growth than 46% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$3,303

Up $310 (+10%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$3,303

Up $310 (+10%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin49th percentile

Revenue

Down

$27,481

Down $1,861 (-6.3%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$27,171

Down $2,203 (-7.5%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$310

Up $342 (+1069%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth68th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$4.0K$3.0K$2.0K$1.0K$0Assets 2022: $1Liabilities 2022: $02022Assets 2023: $3,025Net Assets 2023: $3,0252023Assets 2024: $2,993Net Assets 2024: $2,9932024Assets 2025: $3,303Net Assets 2025: $3,3032025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$3,303
Liabilities-
Net Assets$3,303
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth46th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2022: $0Expenses 2022: $0Net Income 2022: $02022Revenue 2023: $6,960Expenses 2023: $26,711Net Income 2023: -$19,7512023Revenue 2024: $29,342Expenses 2024: $29,374Net Income 2024: -$322024Revenue 2025: $27,481Expenses 2025: $27,171Net Income 2025: $3102025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$27,481
Expenses$27,171
Net Income$310
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$3,303
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$3,303
Revenue
$27,481
Expenses
$27,171
Net income
$310
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.30$3.30$27.5$27.2$0.31
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.99$2.99$29.3$29.4$0.03
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.03$3.03$6.96$26.7$19.8
2022Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 10, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$27,481
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Our mission is to feed in food and truth by providing food for the hungry while carrying the message of salvation, healing, and deliverance through jesus christ according

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
MISSION WORK$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JAMES A BLANFORDPresidentPT$0--
SHARON R BLANFORDVice PresidentPT$0--
SEAN KYLE SHEPHERDSecretaryPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Taste and See Ministry Inc
EIN
88-3352027
Phone
5028272327
Address
2125 MANTON RD, LORETTO, KY 40037

Signing Officer

Name
James a Blandford
Title
Director
Phone
5028272327
Signed
2026-02-10

Preparer

Firm
Brown & Cheek Inc
Address
442 EAST STEPHEN FOSTER AVENUE, BARDSTOWN, KY 40004
Preparer
Nathan Downs
Phone
5023493000
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“ADVERTISING 7648.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Dues & subscriptions 1164.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“EQUIPMENT 286.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“OFFICE 308.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“DONATIONS 2718.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“INSURANCE 2582.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“SUPPLIES 6849.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“MEALS 184.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“UNIFORMS 1392.”

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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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