Bible Faith Lutheran Ministries to India Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
411553746
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Greenfield, MN, USA
Phone
7635592760
Rating
96
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Protestant
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$108,176
Expenses
$117,988
Assets
$33,832
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MATTHEW DALE (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MATTHEW DALE (PRESIDENT)
  • DAVID DASARI (TREASURER)
  • ESTHER DALE (BOARD MEMBER)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To support religious and social ministry in india.

What it reported doing in 2024

A. The purpose of the bflmi is to support the bible faith lutheran church of india, a long standing, non-profit church organization headquartered in guntur, india. The bflc has approximately 40 church congregations, a seminary and pastoral training program, a children's home and a school. The bflmi provides nearly all of the funds for the 40 congregations, including the financial support and housing of 40 pastors and their families. The bflmi fully funds the seminary and pastoral training program. The bflmi also fully funds the moriah children's home which provides housing, education, food and support for children from destitute families. The bflmi largely subsidizes the moriah school which has about 200 students ranging from pre-kindergarten to 10th grade (the final high school grade in india). Students pay tuition on a need-based, sliding fee scale basis. The bflmi is also assisting in organizing and funding a translation project by which the lutheran study bible notes will be translated into major language in india.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 87% of its reported program spending out as 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: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 96.1%; rating input score 96

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -9.1%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.29; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 96.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $113K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.