1 Need Now Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
464555196
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Thomasville, GA, USA
Phone
8502225400
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$207,307
Expenses
$230,913
Assets
$904,835
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHRIS COOPER (PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR)
  • AMY COOPER (VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTO)

People named in this filing

  • CHRIS COOPER (PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR)
  • AMY COOPER (VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTO)
  • JIM DURWIN (OFFICER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

(see schedule o) the corporation is formed exclusively for the advancement of religion as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as the same may later be amended. The corporation may not engage, other than as an insubstantial part of its activities, in activities that do not advance that purpose. The organization provides christian faith-based instruction and discipleship for middle or high school students from thomas county, Georgia, and surrounding areas. Regular programming includes sunday gatherings at least once a month during the school year, centered on biblical teaching, along with weekly bible studies for both high school and middle school students.

What it reported doing in 2025

(see schedule o) 1 need now's members participated in the following: students paticipate in mission trips to new orleans (july), New York city (fall break), san francisco (spring break), and los angeles/hollywood (may). During these trips, students actively share the message of jesus christ with individuals in places such as hotels, laundromats, retail centers, hospitals, public streets, parks, and under bridges. Partner ministries include sf city impact in san franciso and serve la in hollywood. Students also attend bigstuff in panama city beach, and particpate in an annual discipleship weekend.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 78% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 25
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 33.3%; rating input score 33; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -11.4%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.92; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.3% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 1 of 3 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $231K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 11 of 11 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 33/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.