Family New Life Ministries Services

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
471909614
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Columbia, MD, USA
Phone
3012738795
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,072,377
Expenses
$1,175,565
Assets
$164,351
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Dr Barbara Taylor (Operations Executive Director)
  • Nicholas Boddie (President)
  • Kimberly Rivera (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Dr Barbara Taylor (Operations Executive Director)
  • Nicholas Boddie (President)
  • Glenda Williams (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. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Family New Life Mission is committed to teaching training and equipping individuals with disabilities with the necessary tools to achieve self-sufficiency in their daily lives and work opportunities. Our services encompass a series of life and work skills designed to help individuals become valuable members of their communities. By catering to children young adults adults and their families we aim to build and strengthen support systems throughout the state of Maryland. Family New Life provides the support and guidance necessary for individuals with disabilities to thrive. We are dedicated to making a lasting impact in their lives and helping them become viable contributing members of society. By fostering independence and self-sufficiency we work towards creating a more inclusive and supportive community for all.

What it reported doing in 2025

Upon each referral from the Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services DORS program clients are allocated between 20 and 60 counseling hours tailored to their individual training needs. On average this training spans approximately 8 to 12 weeks ensuring personal support and development based on the specific requirements of each client. Over the past several years the Director of Services Dr. Barbara Taylor and her dedicated team have worked with as many as 500 clients annually. This remarkable achievement has been made possible with the collaborative efforts of five W-2 employees and a variable workforce of eight to twelve 1099 counseling contractors adjusted seasonally to meet program demands effectively. In November 2022 Family New Life Ministries received the prestigious Excellence in Partnership Award from Marylands DORS program. Under Dr. Taylors leadership the team of counselors demonstrated outstanding commitment and collaboration which not only enhanced the lives of their clients but also contributed to the organizations financial growth. Since launching this program Family New Life Ministries has seen an annual revenue increase of at least $300,000 from 2022 through the most recent reporting period of 2024. Through its unwavering dedication to client success and operational excellence Family New Life Ministries embodies a model of impactful service delivery. The teams ability to adapt innovate and thrive under Dr. Taylors leadership has solidified its reputation as a trusted partner in advancing rehabilitation services and improving the lives of the clients she and her team counsel every year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -9.6%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 30.4% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 22% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.1% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 40 of 40 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.