Evangelical Faith Ministries Intl Co Betty Murphy

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
770181617
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2015
Forms available
Form 990 2015
Location
Rapid City, SD, USA
Phone
6053484288
Rating
51
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$23,992
Expenses
$28,898
Assets
$31,952
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MIKEL L HOWELL (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • MIKEL L HOWELL (President): $4,240 total reported compensation
  • BETTY MURPHY (Treasurer): $273 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Support missionaries in papua new guinea and mexico: medical, construction, schools, teaching, bible schools, churches established and assisted, and other areas....all to the glory of god! Through the practical and spiritual instruction in word and deed, we are spreading the good news of jesus. Allow for processing of timber for local residents in efficient and safe manner.

What it reported doing in 2015

Continued assistance to PNG health clinic to provide medical services, with special emphasis on womens health, pregnancy and birth, and infant and child care; as well as nurse training and continuing education for health staff. The ministry provides ongoing support for individuals who are enrolled in various training programs, such as Bible school, aviation flight school, nursing programs and children's education. Continuing assistance to local ministries to operate sawmills efficiently by providing spare parts and operations / maintenance training.Guasa school has grades preschool through 8. Students who pass their grade 8 exams will go on to high school in town. Students are trained at our centers to lead productive lives which include other careers as well as Christian ministry. The ordination continues of new younger ministers to a life of serving Christ. We believe God is going to use these men to bring new life and new perspectives to the body of Christ in PNG, as well as sending missionaries to other countries such as Fiji and Tanzania. Glory be to our great God! Additionally, the ministry sends volunteers to Tijuana, Mexico, to help build houses for needy families, to feed people and to distribute food, as well as to provide encouragement to the local pastors and churches.The young couple under Mikels mentorship is continuing preparation and hopes to be in the field within the coming year with an international organization that works with orphans and schools in Peru.No expenditures were incurred in Papau New Guinea or in Mexico.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% 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

MIXED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 41
  • Accountability: 44
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.6%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 68%; rating input score 68
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 11
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -20.4%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.11; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15.6%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -35.2% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -40.9% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.6% of revenue deployed · 68% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 1 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $20K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $4K · 4 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes foreign activity and executive pay
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2013 to 2015
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.