Encounter Generation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
275100595
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Marion, VA, USA
Phone
2766851195
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Economic Development
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$25,473
Expenses
$38,833
Assets
$21,576

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STEWART DAVID GILLIAM (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • STEWART DAVID GILLIAM (PRESIDENT)
  • EDWARD DAVID SAYERS (VICE PRESIDE)
  • BRIAN CREGGER (TREASURER)

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

The corporation has been organized, and shall be operated, exclusively for charitable, religious, and educational purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. Within the scope of the foregoing purposes, and without expanding the same, the corporation's activities will center around the advancement of the christian religion through creating opportunities for genuine encounters with jesus christ in the context of authentic worship and genuine discipleship, assistng with the ministries of local churches and other religious organizations committed to the christian faith, assisting in the establishment of christian churches for under-served areas, and promoting missionary w

What it reported doing in 2024

The mission of encounter generations, inc is to reach those far from god with the gospel of jesus christ. To make disciples who make disciples. To equip leaders who equip leaders. To plant churches that plant churches for the glory of god among the nations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 15
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 88%; rating input score 88

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: -52.4%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.56; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 62.6%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -10.3% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -13.5% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.4% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 88% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $34K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.