Because People Matter Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
272540799
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2022
Forms available
Form 990 2022
Location
Lincoln, NE, USA
Phone
4024640661
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$898,496
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MIKE ANDERSON (PRESIDENT & SECRETARY)

People named in this filing

  • MIKE ANDERSON (PRESIDENT & SECRETARY)
  • BARB ANDERSON (DIRECTOR)
  • AMBER VELASQUEZ (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. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Because people matter's primary mission is to provide support to the poor, distressed, and underprivileged on a local, national, and international basis. An example of intended international support is hope venture.

What it reported doing in 2022

Exempt purpose achieved through providing funds and vehicles for needy, poor, and underprivileged individuals. These funds are provided to local food banks, children's advocacy groups, mentoring programs, international educational and childrens programs, scholarships and local community outreach programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 78
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 69.9%; rating input score 70; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 68% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $898K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 12 of 13 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2010 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 11 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 11 filed related-organization links
  • 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 2/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.