Matthew 25: Ministries

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Matthew 25: Ministries
Formation1995;28 years ago (1995)
Type 501(c)(3) [1]
31-1348100 [1]
Legal status Nonprofit organization
PurposeHumanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief
Headquarters Blue Ash, Ohio, U.S. [2]
Coordinates 39°15′58″N84°22′25″W / 39.266109°N 84.373478°W / 39.266109; -84.373478 Coordinates: 39°15′58″N84°22′25″W / 39.266109°N 84.373478°W / 39.266109; -84.373478
Region served
North America, Central America, Caribbean, South America, Sub-Saharan Africa [3]
Rev. Wendell Mettey [4]
Tim Mettey [4]
Michael Brandy Jr. [4]
Subsidiaries M25M Haiti, LLC [2]
Revenue (2020)
$336,909,031 [2]
Expenses (2020)$270,990,977 [2]
Website m25m.org

Matthew 25: Ministries is an international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization headquartered in Blue Ash, Ohio, US. Matthew 25: Ministries provides humanitarian aid and disaster relief to the poor throughout the US and around the world. Matthew 25 collects excess products from corporations and manufacturers as well as the general public and ships these donations to those in need.

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Mission

Matthew 25: Ministries’ mission is based on Matthew 25:34–25:40. [5] Matthew 25: Ministries provides food, water, clothing, shelter, medical care and humanitarian supplies to the poor. Matthew 25 supports education by shipping school supplies to children and providing micro-enterprise opportunities for adults. [6]

History

Matthew 25: Ministries began as the result of a trip that Founder and President Reverend Wendell Mettey made with a group of doctors and nurses to Nicaragua in 1990. [7]

Seeing the poverty there, Pastor Mettey felt he needed to find a way to help the people of Nicaragua. [7] He was able to develop a system to collect and redistribute food, clothing, personal care, cleaning, medical, and educational supplies which were no longer useful by US standards.

Since 1991, Matthew 25 has established partners throughout the United States and around the world. Matthew 25 has grown from a small group of individuals carrying supplies in suitcases to an international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization distributing over 14,000,000 pounds of products around the world each year. [8] In 2012, Matthew 25 surpassed one billion dollars in aid shipped around the world since 1991. [9] In 2014 Matthew 25: Ministries topped 7,000 containers shipped, welcomed 80,000 visitors to the Global Village, and added an additional 46,000 square feet of warehouse space to the now 170,000 square foot facility.

Following Rev. Mettey's retirement from Matthew 25: Ministries, in 2018 the organization entered into a license agreement with him to pay him $162,000 per year in order to license works based on his name, image, likeness, as well as Rev. Mettet's past and future published and unpublished works. Later the same year, the organization entered into an agreement to reimburse Rev. Mattey and his spouse up to $100,000 of medical expenses per year, in addition to the licensing fees. Rev. Mettey is the father of the organization's chief executive officer Tim Metty. [2]

Programs

Matthew 25: Ministries' primary distribution program is "Caring For a Needy World With the Things We Throw Away." Through this program, Matthew 25 distributes clothing, medical supplies, personal care items, school supplies, food and beverages, household supplies, cleaning products, reblended paint and micro-enterprise supplies. [6] In addition to providing ongoing humanitarian aid, Matthew 25: Ministries has developed a number of programs designed to meet specific needs throughout the US and worldwide:

Volunteerism

Matthew 25: Ministries relies on volunteers to assist in their work. [7] The majority of the donated goods received are evaluated, sorted, and processed by volunteers in preparation for shipment to various parts of the world. In 2014 nearly 50,000 volunteers donated their time serving those in need at Matthew 25: Ministries.

Disaster response and relief

Matthew 25: Ministries works with partners in the affected areas in order to assist those in need.

Matthew 25: Ministries ships pre-sorted, pre-processed, requested items that are appropriate and needed to the disaster area. [14] This ensures that the products will bring relief to the victims instead of creating additional work for the responders in the area. According to the United Nations Disaster Relief Organization, "The impulsive generosity of governments, organizations, and individuals alike can cause as much chaos and confusion as the disaster itself." [16]

Matthew 25: Ministries has responded to a variety of natural disasters including: Hurricane Katrina, [17] the 2010 Haiti earthquake, [18] the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, [19] the 2012 Colorado wildfires, [14] Hurricane Sandy, [20] the 2013 Moore tornado, [21] Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, [22] and the Ebola outbreak in Liberia in 2014. [23]

Affiliations

Matthew 25: Ministries maintains the following professional affiliations and associations:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Matthew 25 Ministries Inc.". Tax-Exempt Organization Search. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2020, and Independent Auditors' Report". Matthew 25 Ministries and Subsidiary. November 2, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Taxes". Matthew 25: Ministries. Internal Revenue Service. December 31, 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Leadership". Matthew 25: Ministries. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
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  6. 1 2 Matthews, Kimmo. "Spanish Town Schools Get Educational Supplies from Charity Groups". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 Lyghtel Rohrer, Barbara. "Save the World and Pay the Light Bill". Cincinnati Magazine. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Matthew 25: Ministries' Disaster Relief Team Brings Aid to Colorado". PR.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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  10. ↑ Lambers, William (January 25, 2012). "Fighting Hunger: An Interview with Joodi Archer of Matthew 25:Ministries". blogcritics.org. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  11. ↑ Curnutte, Mark. "Locals Still Lend Big Hand to Haiti". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  12. 1 2 May, Lucy. "Matthew 25: Ministries Takes Firms' Unwanted Goods". Business Courier. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  13. ↑ Hemmer, Andy (February 18, 2011). "Matthew 25 Ministries celebrates 20 years". cincinnati.com. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
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Further reading

Are Not My People Worthy? The story of Matthew 25: Ministries, Hardcover, Publisher: Providence House Publishers (July 2004), ISBN   1577363213; ISBN   978-1577363217

What God Desires: The Story of the Center of Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief, Hardcover, Publisher: Providence House Publishers (March 15, 2008), ISBN   1577364104; ISBN   978-1577364108

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