2025-04-25T14:23:19-04:00 2024-12-31 463577749 JONES & COMPANY CPA LLC PO BOX 1150 CROZET VA 229320803 990 2024-01-01 823581429 GIVING WORDS INC GIVI 5402200934 3820 VALENTINE MILL ROAD GORDONSVILLE VA 22942 SAMUEL E BROWN III EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5402200934 2025-04-16 false VICTORIA W JONES P01780663 4348235559 2025-04-25 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SAMUEL E BROWN III 3820 VALENTINE MILL ROAD GORDONSVILLE VA 22942 216341 false X GIVINGWORDSVA.ORG X 2017 VA ASSISTING YOUNG OR SINGLE MOTHERS AS WELL AS THE ELDERLY 4 3 1 20 0 215573 0 768 0 216341 0 0 75137 0 38747 118653 193790 22551 74026 96539 1098 1060 72928 95479 X ASSISTING YOUNG OR SINGLE MOTHERS AS WELL AS THE ELDERLY false false 48429 CAR REPAIR PROGRAM 2024: IN COOPERATION WITH THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM'S CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, WE DEVELOPED A PROGRAM WITH THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CLASSES TO SERVICE SINGLE MOMS' CARS. AS OF JANUARY 2024 UNTIL DECEMBER 2024, WE HAVE REPAIRED 34 CARS. WITH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS, AUTOZONE, GLASS SHOPS, UPHOLSTERY SHOPS, AND AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS, WE CAN CUT COSTS BETWEEN 30%-70% AND PROVIDE THE REPAIR SERVICES TO MOTHERS AT NO COST TO THEM. IN RURAL AREAS ESPECIALLY, BUT ALSO IN SMALLER CITIES, PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION IS A KEY. 28098 CAR GIFTING PROGRAM 2024: ALSO, WE REPAIR DONATED CARS TO GIVE AWAY. AS OF JANUARY 2024 UNTIL DECEMBER 2024, GIVING WORDS HAS GIVEN AWAY 10 CARS TO MOTHERS IN NEED. CURRENTLY, WE ACCEPT PRIVATE DONATIONS OF CARS, BUT WE HAVE CREATED A PARTNERSHIP WITH CARTER MYERS AUTOMOTIVE, A BUSINESS THAT HOUSES OVER 28 VIRGINIA DEALERSHIPS. NOT ONLY HAVE THEY REPAIRED CARS FOR US WHEN A CERTAIN DEALERSHIP, SUCH AS SUBARU, WAS NECESSARY, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE ASSISTED OUR MOTHERS WITH WISE PURCHASES AND PLAN TO HELP US IN THE ACQUISITION OF AFFORDABLE, BUT RELIABLE USED CARS FOR OUR INCREASED DEMAND. EVERY CAR THAT WE GIVE AWAY IS INSPECTED, DETAILED, AND THOROUGHLY CHECKED OVER BY AN AUTO MECHANIC. THIS YEAR, A CMA SUBARU DEALERSHIP, IN RICHMOND CHOSE TO SPONSOR GIVING WORDS IN THEIR "SUBARU SHARE THE LOVE" EVENT IN DECEMBER 2024. FOR EVERY SUBARU SOLD THAT DEALERSHIP, THEY WILL DONATE 300 TO GIVING WORDS. 22742 FINANCIAL RESOURCE PROGRAM 2024: WE RECOGNIZE THAT ALL FAMILIES INCUR IRREGULAR EXPENSES THAT DEMAND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES; SINGLE MOTHERS OFTEN DO NOT HAVE THAT CUSHION. WE STRIVE TO MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH COMMUNITY BUSINESSES, LOCAL CHURCHES, AND OTHER NON-PROFITS SO THE MOTHERS DO NOT HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO GO NEXT. IF WE CAN CONNECT THEM TO A RESOURCE THAT IS ALREADY AVAILABLE, LIKE A LOCAL FOOD BANK OR SOCIAL SERVICES, WE DO SO. IF THAT SERVICE IS UNAVAILABLE OR UNDERREPRESENTED, WE FIND A METHOD TO MEET THAT NEED. THIS PAST YEAR, WE GAVE AWAY SCHOOL SUPPLIES, DIAPERS, AND WIPES, HOSTED A COOKIE AND CRAFT PARTY, PROVIDED FREE LAY AND PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING, AND OFFERED FREE CLOTHING, FURNITURE, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH LOCAL CONSIGNMENT SHOPS AND PRIVATE DONATIONS. FOR ALL THESE SERVICES, WE PAY FOR THEM OR RECEIVE THEM FREE OF CHARGE. 2170 STUDENT GIVE BACK PROGRAM 2024: SINCE THIS PROGRAM STARTED, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS THAT SERVE OUR SINGLE MOTHERS. WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE 5 CARS TO STUDENTS AS WELL AS GIFT 10 CRAFTSMAN TOOL KITS TO STUDENTS AS WELL. RESPONSES FROM OUR MOTHERS 1.THESE TIMES ARE VERY HARD. I'M ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR GIVING WORDS AND ALL THEY DO TO HELP SINGLE MOTHERS LIKE ME THRIVE AND BOUNCE BACK. JUST KNOWING I'M NOT ALONE & THAT I HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE PRAYING FOR ME AND PUSHING ME THROUGH HAS MEANT SO MUCH TO ME. 2.I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW HOW GIVING WORDS HELPED ME AND MY 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AT THE TIME OF NEED. I ONLY HAVE ONE VEHICLE AND IT NEEDED A LOT OF WORK DONE TO IT. I COULDN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT BECAUSE I AM A SINGLE MOTHER TAKING CARE OF EVERYTHING. I CALLED THEM FOR HELP AND THEY PUT MY CAR IN THE SHOP AND HAD IT FIXED FOR ME. I WAS SO BLESSED I WANT TO THANK GIVING WORDS FOR BEING THERE FOR ME AND MY DAUGHTER. THEY ARE AWESOME. 3.GIVING WORDS HAS MEANT SO MUCH TO ME. BEING A NEWLY SINGLE MOM HAS BEEN SO SCARY AND HARD FOR ME. GIVING WORDS CAME AND BROUGHT BACK MORE CONFIDENCE AND GAVE ME MORE COURAGE TO SIMPLY BELIEVE. IMPORTANTLY IT'S CAUSED ME JUST TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE FAITH AND NOT TO PANIC. AND TO TRULY TRUST GOD WITH MY WHOLE LIFE. TODAY I HAVE MORE COURAGE THAT REBUILDING FROM THE GROUND UP ISN'T SO BAD. EVERYTHING TAKES TIME." 4.I WAS A SINGLE HOMELESS MOTHER STRUGGLING WITH MAKING ENDS MEET AFTER COMING OUT OF A VERY TOXIC VIOLENT DOMESTIC RELATIONSHIP. I RAN TO THE SHELTER FOR HELP, I HAD HIT ROCK BOTTOM AND LOST MY JOB, MY CAR, MY PLACE AND STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION. I DECIDED THAT ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH. I'M IN 90 DAYS OF RECOVERY, AND I ENDED UP REACHING OUT TO LOCAL CHURCHES FOR HELP. GIVING WORDS ENDED UP DONATING ME AND MY SON A CAR AND IT CHANGED MY WHOLE LIFE. I GOT MY LIFE BACK AND IN ORDER AND GOT A NEW PLACE AND A NEW JOB. I HAVE EVER SINCE BEEN EVEN STRONGER IN MY SOBRIETY AND GIVING MY LIFE TO CHRIST. I AM PROOF THAT NO MATTER HOW HARD LIFE MAY GET FOR ANY MOTHERS OUT HERE, YOU CAN PULL YOURSELF OUT. GOD CARRIED ME THROUGH SO MUCH AND I GUESS THE REASON WHY I ONLY SAW MY FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND WAS BECAUSE HE WAS CARRYING ME THE WHOLE TIME TRUST GOD, TRUST THE PROCESS AND TRUST THAT HIS WORKERS LIKE GIVING WORDS WILL BE THERE TO HELP THANK YOU SO MUCH GIVING WORDS, YOU GUYS ARE TRULY HIS WORKERS OF FAITH MAY YOU BE BLESSED TENFOLD 5.I REACHED OUT TO GIVING WORDS BECAUSE I WAS IN A SITUATION WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS PRACTICALLY DEEMED UNSAFE. AFTER LOSING MY HUSBAND TRAGICALLY IN OCTOBER OF 2024 I WAS OUT OF WORK AND HAD NO WAY OF GETTING TO A JOB TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR MY MORTGAGE, BILLS AND NECESSARY ITEMS FOR MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF. ALLISON AND EDDIE HELPED ME THROUGH THE PROCESS AND GAVE ME HOPE NOW THAT I HAVE RECEIVED SUCH A BLESSING FROM GIVING WORDS, I AM ABLE TO HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION TO CARE FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN. IF NOT FOR THIS PROGRAM I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO WORK TO PAY MY MORTGAGE AND I WOULD STILL BE IN FORECLOSURE OF MY HOME. MY CHILDREN AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HELPED IN THIS PROCESS WE ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL. 2170 101439 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 15 0 1 true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false X 4 3 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false VA X X SAMUEL E BROWN III 5402200934 3820 VALENTINE MILL ROAD GORDONSVILLE VA 22942 SAMUEL E BROWN III EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X X 70000 0 0 SARA AMICK ASSISTANT SE 3.00 X X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA BROWN SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BYRAN MOBLEY ASSISTANT DI 3.00 X X 0 0 0 70000 false false false 215573 215573 768 768 216341 768 X 70000 17500 31500 21000 5137 1339 2191 1607 460 460 10285 10285 35322 21890 1365 12067 747 244 503 303 170 133 1559 1430 129 618 618 2800 2800 AUTO SERV, PRTS REG TITLE 38321 38321 SUPPLIES 14322 14322 OFFICE SUPPLIES, SOFTWARE 8051 4243 2331 1477 CO. CAR INS, FUEL, MAINT 4161 1730 1455 976 1704 46 674 984 193790 101439 53604 38747 63709 91009 10309 5312 8 218 74026 96539 1098 1060 1098 1060 X 43935 62054 28993 33425 72928 95479 74026 96539 22551 X false false false X 55291 77509 69549 169893 215573 587815 55291 77509 69549 169893 215573 587815 82773 505042 9 2 2 3 768 784 588599 0.85800 0.88920 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B CAR GIFTING PROGRAM 2024: ALSO, WE REPAIR DONATED CARS TO GIVE AWAY. AS OF JANUARY 2024 UNTIL DECEMBER 2024, GIVING WORDS HAS GIVEN AWAY 10 CARS TO MOTHERS IN NEED. CURRENTLY, WE ACCEPT PRIVATE DONATIONS OF CARS, BUT WE HAVE CREATED A PARTNERSHIP WITH CARTER MYERS AUTOMOTIVE, A BUSINESS THAT HOUSES OVER 28 VIRGINIA DEALERSHIPS. NOT ONLY HAVE THEY REPAIRED CARS FOR US WHEN A CERTAIN DEALERSHIP, SUCH AS SUBARU, WAS NECESSARY, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE ASSISTED OUR MOTHERS WITH WISE PURCHASES AND PLAN TO HELP US IN THE ACQUISITION OF AFFORDABLE, BUT RELIABLE USED CARS FOR OUR INCREASED DEMAND. EVERY CAR THAT WE GIVE AWAY IS INSPECTED, DETAILED, AND THOROUGHLY CHECKED OVER BY AN AUTO MECHANIC. THIS YEAR, A CMA SUBARU DEALERSHIP, IN RICHMOND CHOSE TO SPONSOR GIVING WORDS IN THEIR "SUBARU SHARE THE LOVE" EVENT IN DECEMBER 2024. FOR EVERY SUBARU SOLD THAT DEALERSHIP, THEY WILL DONATE 300 TO GIVING WORDS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C FINANCIAL RESOURCE PROGRAM 2024: WE RECOGNIZE THAT ALL FAMILIES INCUR IRREGULAR EXPENSES THAT DEMAND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES; SINGLE MOTHERS OFTEN DO NOT HAVE THAT CUSHION. WE STRIVE TO MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH COMMUNITY BUSINESSES, LOCAL CHURCHES, AND OTHER NON-PROFITS SO THE MOTHERS DO NOT HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO GO NEXT. IF WE CAN CONNECT THEM TO A RESOURCE THAT IS ALREADY AVAILABLE, LIKE A LOCAL FOOD BANK OR SOCIAL SERVICES, WE DO SO. IF THAT SERVICE IS UNAVAILABLE OR UNDERREPRESENTED, WE FIND A METHOD TO MEET THAT NEED. THIS PAST YEAR, WE GAVE AWAY SCHOOL SUPPLIES, DIAPERS, AND WIPES, HOSTED A COOKIE AND CRAFT PARTY, PROVIDED FREE LAY AND PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING, AND OFFERED FREE CLOTHING, FURNITURE, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH LOCAL CONSIGNMENT SHOPS AND PRIVATE DONATIONS. FOR ALL THESE SERVICES, WE PAY FOR THEM OR RECEIVE THEM FREE OF CHARGE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D STUDENT GIVE BACK PROGRAM 2024: SINCE THIS PROGRAM STARTED, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS THAT SERVE OUR SINGLE MOTHERS. WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE 5 CARS TO STUDENTS AS WELL AS GIFT 10 CRAFTSMAN TOOL KITS TO STUDENTS AS WELL. RESPONSES FROM OUR MOTHERS 1.THESE TIMES ARE VERY HARD. I'M ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR GIVING WORDS AND ALL THEY DO TO HELP SINGLE MOTHERS LIKE ME THRIVE AND BOUNCE BACK. JUST KNOWING I'M NOT ALONE & THAT I HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE PRAYING FOR ME AND PUSHING ME THROUGH HAS MEANT SO MUCH TO ME. 2.I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW HOW GIVING WORDS HELPED ME AND MY 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AT THE TIME OF NEED. I ONLY HAVE ONE VEHICLE AND IT NEEDED A LOT OF WORK DONE TO IT. I COULDN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT BECAUSE I AM A SINGLE MOTHER TAKING CARE OF EVERYTHING. I CALLED THEM FOR HELP AND THEY PUT MY CAR IN THE SHOP AND HAD IT FIXED FOR ME. I WAS SO BLESSED I WANT TO THANK GIVING WORDS FOR BEING THERE FOR ME AND MY DAUGHTER. THEY ARE AWESOME. 3.GIVING WORDS HAS MEANT SO MUCH TO ME. BEING A NEWLY SINGLE MOM HAS BEEN SO SCARY AND HARD FOR ME. GIVING WORDS CAME AND BROUGHT BACK MORE CONFIDENCE AND GAVE ME MORE COURAGE TO SIMPLY BELIEVE. IMPORTANTLY IT'S CAUSED ME JUST TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE FAITH AND NOT TO PANIC. AND TO TRULY TRUST GOD WITH MY WHOLE LIFE. TODAY I HAVE MORE COURAGE THAT REBUILDING FROM THE GROUND UP ISN'T SO BAD. EVERYTHING TAKES TIME." 4.I WAS A SINGLE HOMELESS MOTHER STRUGGLING WITH MAKING ENDS MEET AFTER COMING OUT OF A VERY TOXIC VIOLENT DOMESTIC RELATIONSHIP. I RAN TO THE SHELTER FOR HELP, I HAD HIT ROCK BOTTOM AND LOST MY JOB, MY CAR, MY PLACE AND STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION. I DECIDED THAT ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH. I'M IN 90 DAYS OF RECOVERY, AND I ENDED UP REACHING OUT TO LOCAL CHURCHES FOR HELP. GIVING WORDS ENDED UP DONATING ME AND MY SON A CAR AND IT CHANGED MY WHOLE LIFE. I GOT MY LIFE BACK AND IN ORDER AND GOT A NEW PLACE AND A NEW JOB. I HAVE EVER SINCE BEEN EVEN STRONGER IN MY SOBRIETY AND GIVING MY LIFE TO CHRIST. I AM PROOF THAT NO MATTER HOW HARD LIFE MAY GET FOR ANY MOTHERS OUT HERE, YOU CAN PULL YOURSELF OUT. GOD CARRIED ME THROUGH SO MUCH AND I GUESS THE REASON WHY I ONLY SAW MY FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND WAS BECAUSE HE WAS CARRYING ME THE WHOLE TIME TRUST GOD, TRUST THE PROCESS AND TRUST THAT HIS WORKERS LIKE GIVING WORDS WILL BE THERE TO HELP THANK YOU SO MUCH GIVING WORDS, YOU GUYS ARE TRULY HIS WORKERS OF FAITH MAY YOU BE BLESSED TENFOLD 5.I REACHED OUT TO GIVING WORDS BECAUSE I WAS IN A SITUATION WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS PRACTICALLY DEEMED UNSAFE. AFTER LOSING MY HUSBAND TRAGICALLY IN OCTOBER OF 2024 I WAS OUT OF WORK AND HAD NO WAY OF GETTING TO A JOB TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR MY MORTGAGE, BILLS AND NECESSARY ITEMS FOR MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF. ALLISON AND EDDIE HELPED ME THROUGH THE PROCESS AND GAVE ME HOPE NOW THAT I HAVE RECEIVED SUCH A BLESSING FROM GIVING WORDS, I AM ABLE TO HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION TO CARE FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN. IF NOT FOR THIS PROGRAM I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO WORK TO PAY MY MORTGAGE AND I WOULD STILL BE IN FORECLOSURE OF MY HOME. MY CHILDREN AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HELPED IN THIS PROCESS WE ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 VIRGINIA BROWN SAMUEL E. BROWN III SECRETARY EXEC. DIREC. SPOUSES FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO BEING SUBMITTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C WE HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. WE REVIEW THIS POLICY QUARTERLY OR IF THERE IS A REASON THAT ARISES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY. NO OTHER OFFICERS RECEIVE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS (GOVERNING DOCUMENTS) ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ADMINISTRATIVE 7,577 1,365 0 ADMINISTRATIVE 11,759 0 0 ADMINISTRATIVE 1,304 0 0 HANDYMAN SERVICE 1,250 0 0 MEDIA ADV/PROMOTIONAL 0 0 12,067 TOTAL 21,890 1,365 12,067