Compelled

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
264652358
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2009
Location
Glenwood, MN, USA
Phone
3204240838
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Foundations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,774,711
Expenses
$1,394,284
Assets
$1,422,406
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARK SCHMITKE (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • VICKIE ANDERSON (DIRECTOR)
  • RANDY IHNEN (TREASURER)
  • ABY KALLIMEL (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to be a community of faithful disciples of jesus christ who will strive to live a life that glorifies him in all that we are and do. God has called us to serve him by leading gospel transformation among the unreached and oppressed in south asia with the truth and love of jesus christ. We do this in partnership with the global body of jesus christ.

What it reported doing in 2024

Child sponsorship and support approximately 23 million people are currently enslaved in india, nepal, and bhutan. Most are children forced into bonded (debt) slavery, with more than 10,000 girls and women sold into sex trafficking in nepal alone. Over the last five years, the poverty rate has hovered around 80% in south asia. At compelled, we work to break the cycle of poverty by providing housing and schooling for orphaned children, as well as educational resources for communities in need. In partnership with the indian evangelical team (iet), compelled operates safe spaces to care for orphans, children at risk, and young ones abandoned by their families. Compelled also works diligently to secure alternative forms of housing for orphaned children-whether that be with extended family members or iet missionaries. Our cost to support a child is 20 per month. In most regions of south asia, school supplies, such as a uniforms and books, are required for admission and regular attendance. Compelled seeks to remove financial barriers for low-income children who would not otherwise be able to attend school without assistance. Our cost to educate a child is 9 per month. Compelled sends trained missionaries to form clubs for children living in urban slums. Each week, a group of 60-200 children attend-learning songs and engaging in social activities. As trusting relationships form, club leaders are able to motivate the children to go to school, while also working with their families to provide a safe, encouraging environment. Our cost to run a children's club is 60 per month.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 62
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.5%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 98.4%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: $136.31 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 21.4%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.02; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.8% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.5% of revenue deployed · 98.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.