Exousia Ministries Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
871730347
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Richmond, IN, USA
Phone
5618015109
Rating
49
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Management & Technical Assistance
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$574,087
Expenses
$516,032
Assets
$746,489
Liabilities
$38,785

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kevin K Arthur (President Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Chellsie Smith (Director of Client Services): $94,516 total reported compensation
  • Danielle M Arthur (Secretary Director): $89,564 total reported compensation
  • Delene Rawls (Grant Writer and Administrator): $84,868 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Exousia Ministries Inc exists to lead people worldwide into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and to strengthen local churches and faith-based nonprofit organizations globally. Through ministries education coaching and consulting philanthropic advisement and grant writing services the organization equips faith-based leaders and nonprofit organizations to expand their reach increase their impact and sustain their mission for the betterment of individuals and communities.

What it reported doing in 2025

Exousias program services encompassed a wide range of charitable activities extending beyond financial aid. Our support included donations to missionaries within the United Pentecostal Church International assisting with vital resources such as purchasing a vehicle for a missionary in Guatemala and supporting work in Mexico. Additionally we provided ongoing assistance to 25 church congregations in Indiana to operate Caring Cradle a program supporting parents with essential resources like curriculum promotional materials and weekly incentives. In response to emergencies Exousia also extended help to a church in Mississippi that faced a devastating fire contributing to their rebuilding efforts. Furthermore we allocated funds to the Wayne County Foundation to bolster community initiatives demonstrating our commitment to diverse philanthropic endeavors.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 76% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 64% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - Most voting board members are independent and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 34
  • Transparency & Controls: 44
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 37.6%; rating input score 38
  • Program expense ratio: 40%; rating input score 40
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 24th 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: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 0%; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • 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 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.1%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.45; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 52.1%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 104.1% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 44.7% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 80.1% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 37.6% of revenue deployed · 40% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $206K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $95K · 8 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 45 of 46 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 38/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 40/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 56/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 54/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 43/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.