Redeemer Forge, Inc.
Fact sheet · reviewed October 2026
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redeemerforge.com · Jacksonville, Florida
Redeemer Forge makes the Scriptures freely readable, mentors young people in a Christian framework of respect and responsibility, and helps members of local congregations care for one another.
- Form
- Florida corporation not for profit (Chapter 617, Florida Statutes)
- Articles of Incorporation
- Approved and effective 21 October 2026 · Florida document number N26000014593
- SAM.gov Unique Entity ID
- DUJ4F6NFGM81 · assigned 29 October 2026
- Headquarters
- Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
- Governance
- Board of directors; no voting members
- Federal tax status
- Not yet applied for
- Fiscal year
- Calendar year
- Paid staff
- None
Three divisions, one corporation
Bible Guide
LiveThe Scriptures, published free. bibleguide.io
The Bible in its historic public-domain and openly licensed versions, with maps, charts and study material — free, with no subscription, no advertising and no account required.
28 of 32 mental-health and prayer apps reviewed by Mozilla earned its privacy warning label, and 25 failed its minimum security standards. Mozilla Foundation, *Privacy Not Included (2022)
Redeemer Pathways
In developmentMentorship for children and young people. redeemerpathways.org
Supervised, faith-based mentorship in Jacksonville: cooperative play for younger children, mentor-led building and digital skills for older children and teenagers, and Grow — a website where foster youth find the tools and resources they need.
1,416 children in foster care in Duval County in 2024 — 597.9 per 100,000, against 464.9 for Florida as a whole. Florida Department of Health, FLHealthCharts (2024)
Church Family
In developmentCongregations meeting one another’s needs. churchfamily.io
A website where a verified member of a congregation posts a practical need — a ride, a meal, childcare, a repair — and members of the same congregation offer to help.
About half of American adults report experiencing loneliness. U.S. Surgeon General, Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation (2023)
How money is handled
- One set of books, with each division’s income, spending and balance kept separately.
- A gift given for one division or purpose is recorded in the giver’s own words and spent only on it.
- Two signatures for any payment over $1,000; board approval for any spending over $2,500 or any contract longer than a year.
- The corporation’s money is never mixed with anyone’s personal funds or with another organization’s.
Money in and out, by division, published every quarter from the first dollar.
Where it stands
- Done
Articles of Incorporation filed With the Florida Department of State, 21 October 2026.
- Done
State approval Approved and effective 21 October 2026. Florida document number N26000014593.
- Done
Federal employer identification number Issued by the IRS, 27 October 2026.
- Done
SAM.gov Unique Entity ID DUJ4F6NFGM81, assigned 29 October 2026. The full SAM.gov registration follows when the corporation applies for a federal award.
- To come
Full board seated Three directors. One is seated; two are to be named.
- To come
Bylaws and governance policies adopted The bylaws and the conflict-of-interest, whistleblower, document retention and gift acceptance policies, at the first meeting of the full board.
- To come
Bank account in the corporation’s name Opened once the board has met.
- To come
Application for federal tax-exempt status Not yet filed.
- To come
Florida charitable-solicitation filing Required before the organization asks the public for gifts; giving opens once it is filed. Not yet filed.
- To come
First quarterly Open Books report Published for the first quarter in which the bank account is open.