Beistand

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
204046178
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Millersburg, OH, USA
Phone
3306745275
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Religion Related N.E.C.
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$59,147
Expenses
$25,360
Assets
$1,022,064
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BERT L STUTZMAN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BERT L STUTZMAN (PRESIDENT)
  • ADEN A YODER (VICE PRESIDE)
  • DAVID HOCHSTETLER (SECRETARY)

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. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

I. To preserve and advance the amish religion and traditions as a way of life. Ii. To support and give aid, through financial, educational, spiritual and other means, to amish families and businesses who are struggling financially and are in need. Iii. To provide financial resources, such as loans, grants and other resources, under the guidance and direction of one or more church trustees, to these struggling amish families and businesses who are unable, by reason of their financial situation to obtain resources from financial institutions or other private sources. Iv. To provide training, education, direction and support to amish families who are engaged in traditional amish business pursuits, such as agricultural, animal husbandry, construction and wood products, and who are struggling financially, to the end that such prusuits can adequately support the amish family while being operated in a manner consistent with the amish religion and way of life.

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization provides financial counseling to memebers of the amish community. Workbooks, assistance in budgeting and regular contacts are used in assisting in the financial areas of personal and business finances.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 66% 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 a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 84
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 60%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 57.1%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 40.3; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.6% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -13.1% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 60% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $25K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.