Fireproof Ministries Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
330823570
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2020
Forms available
Form 990 2020
Location
Pasadena, CA, USA
Phone
6263283387
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$436,444
Expenses
$697,177
Assets
$130,329
Liabilities
$291,158

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CRAIG GROSS (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • CRAIG GROSS (PRESIDENT): $132,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Fireproof Ministries exists to bring people to the Lord as well as train and develop people to meet the unmet needs of the world through culturally relevant programs and ideas.

What it reported doing in 2020

XXXCHURCH.COM is our main site and the one that started it all. We do a lot of things under the umbrella of XXXCHURCH, including our outreaches to porn trade shows where we interact with both producers and fans, letting them now that Jesus loves them, no matter what. We also post helpful, practical blogs on our site and engage with the world through our social media channels to start conversations for healing and encourage those who want to live porn-free.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 81
  • Sustainability: 7
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.4%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 49.1%; rating input score 49
  • Fundraising efficiency: $104.77 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -59.7%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.19; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 2.23; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 18.9%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -13.3% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.5% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -11.7% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.4% of revenue deployed · 49.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 7 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $342K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $132K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 33 of 34 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2010 to 2020
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 49/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.