Activated Ministries

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Activated Ministries is a Family International-operated charitable foundation based in Escondido, California (EIN 33-0857142). Activated Ministries is a licensed distributor of Aurora Production AG products worldwide, including the magazines Activated and the Wine Press, both of which promote Family beliefs and practices. Activated Ministries is The Family's largest outreach operation, and in a notable difference from the Family Care Foundation (another large non-profit operated by The Family), Activated Ministries in turn openly acknowledges its support of The Family. Activated Ministries has also made at least one cash donation to the Family Care Foundation.

Activated Ministries was incorporated as a religious non-profit organization in California in March, 1999, and received Federal 501(c)3 tax exempt status in September 1999. According to the organization's website, its goals include:

[H]elping those in need, sharing God's Word with others through the distribution of Christian outreach materials and providing support to missionaries of the gospel, especially those of the The Family International fellowship. Our mission is to strengthen families and children by promoting and teaching the moral values and character-building principles of the Bible.

In 2004, Activated Ministries' total revenue was over $1.1 million, with about 55% going towards fundraising and administration expenses.

Leadership

Directors and Officers of Activated Ministries include:

Thomas Hack, President: A member of The Family International since 1975, Hack has served as President and CEO of Activated Ministries since its founding in March of 1999. He is a high-ranking Family International officer and former director of the Family Care Foundation.

Cassandra Mooney, Vice President: Mooney has served as a member of the Activated Ministries Board of Directors since the organization was formed in 1999. She has been a member of The Family International since 1972.

Valorie Wells Davenport: Davenport has been on the board of Activated Ministries since 2001. Davenport graduated from the University of Houston in 1984 with a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree. She has been licensed to practice law in Texas since October 26, 1984. After graduation, Davenport served as a briefing attorney for the Texas Court of Appeals, First District. She later worked for a number of law firms and in 1989 founded her own civil litigation practice. Starting in 1995, Davenport represented a number of Family members who filed an unsuccessful lawsuit against the City of Austin and other parties. Her siblings include Family International member and World Mission of Faith, Inc. director Jeff Wells and Activated Treasurer Denise Novotny.

Denise Wells Novotny, Treasurer: Novotny joined the Activated Ministries Board of Directors in November 2005, as Treasurer. Novotny has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Houston where she majored in Accounting. Novotny is a graduate of the South Texas College Of Law where she received a Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree in December 1995. She has been licensed to practice law in the state of Texas since November 1, 1996. She runs her recently founded law firm, Novotny Legal Group, out of her home in Houston, Texas where she lives with her sister, Valorie Davenport.

Form 990

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Location and contact points

Activated Ministries
2120 W Mission Rd, Ste G
Escondido, CA 92029
United States

Phone: 760-739-1240
Fax: 760-739-1160
Email: activated@activatedministries.org

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