As It Should Be Inc

Overview

Mission

The organization is a faith-based refugee resettlement organization, and works with beyond90, a humanitarian 501(c)(3) organization that bridges the gap to self-sufficiency by providing ongoing services after resettlement cases close, to together provide a seamless transition and continuum of care to help refugees rebuild new lives in the northeast Florida community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Reception & placement. A federal program administered by the bureau of population, refugees and migration (a division in the u.s. State department). As part of that program, as it should be, inc (aisb) is responsible during the first 90 days a refugee is in the USA to help with matters such as finding housing and medical care, enrolling children in school, etc. Aisb also provides 10 hours of cultural orientation for each refugee to help them learn how things work in the USA. During fye 9/30/25, aisb resettled 48 new arrivals.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 93% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
364863362
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Jacksonville, FL, USA
Phone
9045099388
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$685,280
Expenses
$634,925
Assets
$89,492
Liabilities
$2,112

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 62
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.3%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 95.3%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: $140.07 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

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

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.3%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 49.1% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 39.4% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -17.5% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.3% of revenue deployed · 95.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 7 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $605K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 annual filings from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 56/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

People named in this filing

  • KENYA ADAMS (BOARD MEMBER)
  • BARTON CHELF (PRES)
  • LORI CHELF (VP / SECRETA)

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 2024.