Bethany Counseling Ministry Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 232467040
IRS 990 coverage: 2011–2013
Forms available: Form 990 2013
Location: Womelsdorf, PA, USA
Phone: 6105894501
Rating: 80
Verdict: STRONG
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Family Counseling
Affiliation: Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue: $81,964
Expenses: $68,706
Assets: $0
Liabilities: $0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

MR GREGORY KALATA (VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE)

Highest reported compensation

MR GARY NEIDER (CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER THROUGH NOV): $106,889 total reported compensation
MR JONATHAN HENNING (CHIEF RELATIONS OFFICER THROUGH NOV): $100,812 total reported compensation
MR GREGORY KALATA (VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE): $95,858 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The missions of bethany counseling ministry are to provide counseling to children, youth and families as well as supporting pa northeast, pa southeast, and pa central conferences of the united church of christ in developing and conducting programs of family enrichment.

What it reported doing in 2013

Bethany counseling ministry provides counseling, educational and consultation services. With office space provided by 40 churches in 3 conferences, bethany counseling ministry is able to extend its services to over 35 counties. The ministry also provides supervision for social work, pastoral counseling, marriage and family therapy. Fees are based on a sliding scale; however no one is denied counseling. Bethany counseling ministry is served by 2 full-time directors who provide counseling to girls and boys (and their families) who are entering, residing in, or leaving bethany home, inc., a related entity. These directors also provide marriage and family counseling, offer education programs on family-life topics through workshops and seminars, and serve as a resource person to united church of christ staff and their families concerned with improving daily life. In addition to our directors we have over a dozen contract therapists who also provide counseling. All of our contract therapists hold a masters degree or doctorate in counseling or a related field. During fiscal year july 2013 through october 2013, bethany counseling ministry provided 292 sessions. Funding to bethany counseling ministry is derived from fees for service and an operating grant from bethany childrens home, a related entity. Operations for the organization ceased in october 2013.

Operating model

Revenue model: Affiliate-supported. 87% of the money available for current operations came from contributions from related organizations.
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. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 76
Transparency & Controls: 92
Accountability: 100
Sustainability: 35
Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 80.2%; rating input score 80
Program expense ratio: 95.7%; rating input score 96
Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

Operating margin: 16.2%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
Officer compensation ratio: 199.6%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

Program expense growth: Limited
Revenue growth: -55.4% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: -64.3% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 80.2% of revenue deployed · 95.7% of spending went to programs
Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $66K in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $107K · 11 people listed
Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
Filing history: 3 filing years from 2011 to 2013
Contacts: How to reach this organization
Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
Related organizations: 2 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.