Emerging Leaders Initiative Nfp

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
812946044
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2021
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2021, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Phone
7736095755
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$66,659
Expenses
$104,330
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Michael Sugihara (Executive Director, President, and Director)

People named in this filing

  • Earl Grandberry Jr (Board Chair and Director)
  • Mark Chassman (Treasurer and Director)
  • Jeanette Jain (Secretary and 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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To help emerging leaders to discover and pursue their God-given purpose to serve the world.

What it reported doing in 2021

Discover Program (55%) -Discover is ELI's introductory program designed to help leaders discover God's design and purpose for their lives. Though the reach and depth of Discover has continued to expand, it is primarily executed and sustained by one full-time employee, the Community Director, along with support from the Executive Director and the collaborative and substantial support of a wider ecosystem of volunteers and the Board of Directors. In this key phase, staff and others collaborated on a comprehensive revision and refinement of the Discover process. As a part of this effort, resources and materials were developed for the first time so that Discover could be utilized in a variety of contexts and circumstances for years to come.

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 67% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 7
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.5%; rating input score 70
  • Program expense ratio: 45%; rating input score 45

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -56.5%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 35.9%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.5% per year; rating input score 0; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -19% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70.5% of revenue deployed · 45% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $47K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2016 to 2021
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 45/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 6/100.