Ahava Productions Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 452969040
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2016–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2015
- Location
- Oconomowoc, WI, USA
- Phone
- 4146141137
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Religious Film, Video
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $7,584
- Expenses
- $70,285
- Assets
- $118,307
- Liabilities
- $1,140
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ERIN BERGHOUSE (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- ERIN BERGHOUSE (PRESIDENT)
- LINDA MORONEY (SECRETARY)
- JON BARANKO (DIRECTOR)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Ahava productions is a nonprofit organization on a mission to create films that will reaffirm the depth and beauty of our catholic faith.
What it reported doing in 2024
In 2024 through 2025 the organization continues its efforts on distribution of the film "santiago,: the camino within", the full-length film which follows pilgrims on the camino de santiago, the ancient route to the burial place of the apostle st. James at the cathedral of santiago de compostela in spain. The foregoing efforts were undertaken in anticipation of the latin american public release of the film in theaters in 17 latin american countries, with focus on the spanish version. Additionally, distribution was developed to 12 continual worldwide distributors to date, with anticipation of growth throughout 2026. Furthermore, the organization began the pre-production and preparation for its upcoming film, "verso l'alto", a film and anticipated series based on the life of st. Pier giorgio michelangelo frassati, a modern day saint.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 94
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 29
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 84.9%; rating input score 85
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -826.8%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.68; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -13.2% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -11.1% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 14.5% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 84.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $60K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2024
- 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.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.