Austin Global Ambassadors Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
813827090
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2016
Location
Austin, TX, USA
Phone
5129221092
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$176,486
Expenses
$131,683
Assets
$506,290
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROBERT R HARRELL JR (CHAIRMAN/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • ROBERT KUHLMAN JR (VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER)
  • JOHN E TARBOX (VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY)

Highest reported compensation

  • ROBERT R HARRELL JR (CHAIRMAN/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $102,333 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of austin global ambassadors inc (aga) is to "inspire men to live as fearless ambassadors for christ's kingdom in their spheres of influence." our focus is on pastors and leaders who seek to serve others.

What it reported doing in 2024

We accomplish our mission through four specific highly relational commitments: 1. Call: motivating all men to move from lostness to life to legacy through a call to the journey and participating in local and global mission trips. 2. Care: providing immediate and long term encouragement through covenant groups and mentoring opportunities, 3. Collaberate: consulting, connecting, advising, and sharing wisdom in specific ministry areas, 4. Communicate: speaking god's truth locally, nationally, and internationally.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% 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 - 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: 34
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 81
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 32.9%; rating input score 33
  • Program expense ratio: 39.3%; rating input score 39
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.58 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

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: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 25.4%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.84; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 77.7%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -9.5% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.6% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.8% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 32.9% of revenue deployed · 39.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 7 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $52K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $102K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 33/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 39/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 20/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.