Bless the Orphans Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 274267485
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2011–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2018
- Location
- Shelbyville, MI, USA
- Phone
- 6169142993
- Rating
- 97
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Thrift Shops
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $75,218
- Expenses
- $81,754
- Assets
- $65,943
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MELANIE LAKE (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- MELANIE LAKE (PRESIDENT)
- MELISSA THURSTON (VICE PRESIDE)
- BARBARA KRUIS (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Our primary exempt purpose is to improve the lives of haitian orphans and impoverished children through outreach and financial support, while encouraging our own local community to learn about the many needs of the children we help.
What it reported doing in 2024
Home of matthew 25 - provides housing, clothing, food, education and medical care for haitian boys, ages 6-17, who are cared for and supervised by an adult staff. In 2023 bless the orphans, inc. Also funded matthew ministries to build a new church, matthew church of god, in lacorriere, haiti. The church opened on 10/9/23 and on 10/10/23 matthew ministries also opened matthew school, using the church building to conduct pre- kindergarten and kindergarten classes. Between the church staff and school staff, matthew ministries has six haitian employees and our funding helps to support this staff.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 88% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 96% 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: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 34
- 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; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -8.7%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.81; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $82K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 8 filing years from 2011 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.