Full Strength Ministries Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
472659684
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Phone
2604828668
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Counseling, Support Groups
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,550,748
Expenses
$712,898
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The exempt purpose of Full Strength Ministries is to facilitate counseling for and provide wellness educational resources to Christian Pastors, Ministry Leaders and their families, so that they can remain physically, mentally, financially, and spiritually healthy.

What it reported doing in 2023

Soul Care: Soul Care is focused on encouraging and equipping Christian leaders and their families to remain strong in their relationships with the Lord. This is accomplished through counseling and the use of peer cohorts who come alongside pastors, pastors' spouses, and pastors' kids. Leadership Care: Leadership Care is focused on developing and assisting Christian leaders in their leadership roles. From church financial management to conflict and crisis management, they are committed to strengthening the leadership and management skills of today's pastors. Relationship Care: Strong marriages and families are vital to enduring in a ministry role. Because of this, they are especially interested in strengthening pastor's wives and children to help them flourish in their ministry roles. Additionally, Relationship Care focuses on strengthening emotional and cultural vitality and emphasizes the importance of friendships in the life of a Christian leader. Rest Care: Based on God's command to "remember the Sabbath" (Exodus 20:8), Rest Care is focused on strengthening Christian leaders and their families through times of rest. From time and schedule management coaching to respite breaks coupled with intensive counseling, they place a high value on times of rest designed to refuel and recharge pastors and their families. Body and Mind Care: Body and Mind Care is designed to strengthen pastors and their families with a focus on both physical and mental wellbeing. Financial Care: As Christians, they are called to be wise stewards of the resources God gives. Financial Care seeks to apply this principle by coming alongside ministry families in the areas of household financial management, college planning, and retirement planning.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 69% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. 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: 94
  • Accountability: 78
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 11.3%; rating input score 11
  • Program expense ratio: 56%; rating input score 56
  • Fundraising efficiency: $58.8 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 79.9%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 18.2% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 27.8% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -18.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 11.3% of revenue deployed · 56% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 6 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $400K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2016 to 2023
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 11/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.