Emerge Ministries Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
383991166
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2021, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Beulaville, NC, USA
Phone
9102845994
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$543,911
Expenses
$657,825
Assets
$236,810
Liabilities
$1,242

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TERRY NORRIS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • BENNETT HOLLOWAY (ASSISTANT DIRECTOR): $40,900 total reported compensation
  • TERRY NORRIS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $28,402 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To minister to the emotional, physical and spiritual needs of any and all individuals, for the furtherance christian religion through bible delivarance, by means of evangelism, revival and religious meetings, religious correspondence, music and literature.

What it reported doing in 2025

To minister to the emotional, physical, spiritual needs of any and all individuals for the furtherance christian regligion through bible deliverance, by means of evangelism, revival and religious meetings, religious correspondence, music and literature; and the support of public worship, the building and maintenance of structures or benevolent institutions as may be necessary or proper to the work of the missionary bodies in the united states or in foreign countries, and the maintenance of all missionary undertakings.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 72
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 99.8%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -20.9%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.36; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.5%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 53% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 21.1% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.8% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 99.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 3 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $657K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $41K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 36/100.