EIN 68-0026528

Vine Life Ministries

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
11
Year formed
1983
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Vine Life Ministries operates a food closet to provide food relief for individuals and families in the Lincoln and Sheridan communities. They also offer a monthly food box program and provide training, counseling, and safe after-school spaces for youth to improve their life skills. Additionally, they have a robust homeless care program to support those in need. The purpose of Vine Life Ministries is to enhance and improve the lives of young people and their families in Lincoln and surrounding communities through subsidiary organizations like The Salt Mine.
Total revenues
$770,472
2023
Total expenses
$1,043,853
2023
Total assets
$397,217
2023
Num. employees
11
2023

Program areas at Vine Life Ministries

Vine Life Ministries purpose and missin of enhancing and improving the lives of the young people and their families, in the city of lincoln and surrounding communities, directs the salt mine, a subsidiary of Vine Life Ministries, Inc. In advancing toward this goal by offering childrens program, youth program, and adult training and teaching, as well as an aggressive feeding program that provides emergency food for needy families in the target area. The salt mine has furnished over two million meals to local families, and of this number, sixty - seven percent were for youth and childern. The salt mine provides a food box for needy familites that will feed each person in that particular familyy three meals a day for a week. Food boxes for emergency needs are limited to one box per month. In addition, the salt mine adminsters the usda distribuition program, and low income families can receive two usda distribuition each month. In addition to the organized and regulated food program, the salt mine offers daily meals to transient and distribuites truckload of food on saturday on a first come first serve basis. This work is accomplished at the salt mine by staff and an army of voluteers from the community. Each week, our organization receive around five thousand pounds of donated food from the community, food we purchase from the food bank, and the food we receive from direct contactwith food ventors. The volunteers then sort, package, and box food for needy families. Other workers screen the requests for food and keep records of who receives food and how often. Funding for the salt mine comes from grants, donaitons from firends of the salt mine, and the proceeds from two thrifts shop, the salt seller and the salt mine thrift shop both located in lincoln.

Grants made by Vine Life Ministries

GranteeAmount
Biola University$21,288

Who funds Vine Life Ministries

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Enterprise Holdings FoundationProgram Support$1,500
Placer Food BankTefap Food Program$0

Personnel at Vine Life Ministries

NameTitleCompensation
Eric G LongPresident and Chief Executive Officer$62,400
Blake J LongTreasurer / Secretary$52,000
Linda VanceChairman of$0
Dennis WileyDirector / Vice President$0
Glen VanceSecretary$0

Financials for Vine Life Ministries

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$408,287
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$362,185
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$770,472

Form 990s for Vine Life Ministries

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-04-30990View PDF
2022-062023-05-10990View PDF
2021-062022-04-24990View PDF
2020-062021-02-22990View PDF
2019-062020-06-27990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
July 22, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $1,500 from Enterprise Holdings Foundation
July 18, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 13, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
May 10, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $35,000 from California Foundation for Stronger Communities
August 2, 2022
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $6,910 from PayPal Giving Fund
Nonprofit Types
Food banksCharities
Issues
ReligionHomelessnessHunger
Characteristics
ReligiousChristianState / local levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 155
Lincoln, CA 95648
Metro area
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
County
Placer County, CA
Website URL
thesaltmine.org/ 
Phone
(916) 645-0160
IRS details
EIN
68-0026528
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1983
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
X20: Christian
NAICS code, primary
624210: Community Food Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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