Braces Ministry Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
920459395
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
North Little Rock, AR, USA
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Counseling, Support Groups

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,293
Expenses
$6,262
Assets
$1,259
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RALPH NELSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • MITCHELL MOTE (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • RALPH NELSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • GRAYCE NELSON (SECRETARY)
  • MITCHELL MOTE (VICE PRESIDENT)

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

Emotional support service

What it reported doing in 2024

Provided emotional support to various individuals to help them cope with issues in their lives

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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

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: 82
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.5%; 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: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.5%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.2; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 39.9% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.4% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -12% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.5% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $6K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 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 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 16/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.