Abe Brown Ministries Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

All prospective clients must undergo a complete background screening prior to acceptance into the program, those with sexual crimes will not be permitted. Upon acceptance, participants are required to attend a comprehensive 6-week professional development training course, focusing on employment and essential life management skills. Once participants have completed the career development training course, they work closely with a certified career coach to find employment opportunities. Each participant is partnered with a case manager who provides continuous guidance and support, as well as provides referrals for community assistance, life-coaching and follow-up drug screening. (continued on schedule o)as part of the insphire program, clients are vetted through drug screenings and a team of qualified program staff. Clients demonstrate their level of responsibility to the insphire employees and are observed in a simulated office environment for approximately two months, prior to being sent to an employer for a potential job match. Insphire supports both the client and the employer for up to one year from the time of admittance into the program. Insphire seeks to provide the perfect match for the client and the employer and is available for intervention and/or client counseling at the employer's request. We strive to make ideal connections for both the client and the employer. However, if an issue arises, insphire commits to expediently resolving the issue and replacing the employees, if necessary.insphire features an innovative client and data tracking system by social solutions called efforts to outcomes (eto). Eto is a robust system that provides the infrastructure for multifaceted organizations to effectively manage their data, share information and track progress in a secure environment. All services are rendered based on individual need and willingness to participate. Each of the touchpoints, participant services, follow-up case notes, and cash distributions to vendors are documented and maintained by insphire in eto. This enables insphire to not only track individual progress and report results for each program participant, but also to report aggregate results and insights.the success of the insphireprogram, improves public safety and reduces local, state, and federal budgets for incarceration services as evidenced by its recidivism rate of 14%, less than half of the national rate. Insphire works to build a stronger community by creating opportunities to realize second chances and reduce recidivism.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 89.7%; rating input score 90
• Program expense ratio: 83.9%; rating input score 84
• Fundraising efficiency: $21.34 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 61; 61st 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -6.7%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.14; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.8%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 10.2% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 10.2% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings