Explore God (Formerly Known as We Inc)

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
463566478
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2020
Forms available
Form 990 2020, Form 990-EZ 2016, Form 990-N 2013
Location
Mechanicsville, VA, USA
Phone
8043015301
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public, Society Benefit N.E.C.
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$419,543
Expenses
$596,624
Assets
$371,864
Liabilities
$3,211

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMIE RADTKE (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JAMIE RADTKE (PRESIDENT): $153,834 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Explore god creates and leverages quality content and media that enables young adults, seekers, and christians to explore god, experience god, and engage in god's plan for their life. Using cutting-edge technology, we facilitate spiritual conversations, equip churches to reach out to the next generation, and partner with individuals and ministries to fulfill the great commission.

What it reported doing in 2020

Explore god (public charity) and explore god network (private foundation) have a joint venture agreement where they work jointly together towards the same program goals. The primary charitable focus of explore god (formerly known as we, inc.) and explore god network is to create and leverage quality content and media that enables young adults, seekers, and christians to explore god, experience god, and engage in god's plan for their life. Using cutting-edge technology, we facilitate spiritual conversations, equip churches to reach out to the next generation, and partner with individuals and ministries to fulfill the great commission.in fy21, the organization directly supported churches and ministries during the covid pandemic with online resources and servies to reach their local community with the gospel. We provided the material (sermon and discussion group guides, training, videos, articles, devotionals, white papers, etc.) to english- and spanish-speaking churches and ministries throughout the world. These efforts were further supported by promotional materials and marketing assistance provided by explore god.during fy2021, explore god:-launched the explore god invitation, a comprehensive resource that invites users to accept the gospel, then equips them to live out their newfound faith or helps them continue to explore answers to their questions about faith. -reached people through our website to answer people's questions about god and faith and help them grow spiritually. -engaged more than 11 million english and spanish-speaking individuals in 79 countries on social media with our articles, videos, graphics, and discussion questions.- resourced churches and ministries across the world with free outreach materials and training.- equipped discussion group facilitators across the world with free series materials and training so they could host spiritual conversations in their local communities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 79% for direct work, and 21% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 17
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 80.3%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: $22.37 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -42.2%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.62; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -14.4% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 28.4% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 26.8% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 80.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $479K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $154K · 6 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 26 of 27 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2018 to 2020
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 55/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: CEO compensation review process not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 57/100.