Graffiti Community Ministriesinc
Overview
Mission
To encourage spiritual, social and economic renewal and urban rehabilitation in the lower east side community, as well as other areas in New York city; to coordinate with like-minded groups and/or individuals to provide relief to the poor and distressed, utilizing the resources available within the New York baptist association and other service providers in the community; to cooperate with other charitable organizations whether local, national, or international, for any of the foregoing purposes, and to conduct any other activities that may be necessary, useful, or desirable for the furtherance or accomplishment of the foregoing purposes, provided that these activities would not endanger the corporation's not-for-profit status.
What it reported doing in 2024
Administration-include various program expenses, such as various reading materials (included in Resources & Materials), background checks, Graffiti shirts (for gifts) and CPR training costs and various event costs, such as going away gifts, pastor appreciation meeting, board meeting, volunteer appreciation banquet, vision dinner banquet, etc.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 133861124
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2016–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Headquarters
- New York, NY, USA
- Rating
- 58
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Emergency Assistance
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 19
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Accountability: 90
- Sustainability: 29
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 19.3%; rating input score 19
- Program expense ratio: 18.8%; rating input score 19
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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
- Public monitoring controls: Limited
- Public policy transparency: Limited
- Public financial transparency: Limited
- Impact reporting controls: Limited
- Public relationship transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
- Public governance controls: Limited
- Zakat policy transparency: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -2.4%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 0.24; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 22.4%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -19.5% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -7.7% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 19.3% of revenue deployed · 18.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $104K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $123K · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 8 annual filings from 2016 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- 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.