Berquist Ministries International

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
920081813
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2016
Location
Kent, WA, USA
Phone
2536313424
Rating
97
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$56,710
Expenses
$58,141
Assets
$37,926

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Nita Berquist (President)
  • Steve Murray (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Nita Berquist (President)
  • Steve Murray (Vice President)
  • Steve Ream (Secretary/Treasurer)

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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Religious Education

What it reported doing in 2023

Monthly teaching, distribution of teaching books and flash drives loaded with Bible and Teachings. Newlsletter mailed out monthly.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 78% for direct work, and 22% for grants.

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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.5%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.65; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 20.6%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.8% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $58K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2012 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.