Good Life Ministries
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 611758808
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2019–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2015, Form 990-T 2024
- Location
- Catlett, VA, US
- Phone
- 740-892-1624
- Rating
- 83
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Christianity
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $2,160,572
- Expenses
- $2,508,193
- Assets
- $1,442,655
- Liabilities
- $3,393
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
14 people listed
Highest reported compensation
- ROBERT MULLET (DIRECTOR): $6,049 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of Good Life Ministries is to share the love of Jesus Christ through educational ministries, evangelistic outreach, and humanitarian efforts. Training Centers provide young people with the opportunity to learn English and Computers. Interested students attend Bible Classes where they can learn about Jesus. GLM has also implemented a program for families who have children with disabilities. The Disabled Children’s Fund works as a support system for parents while at the same time providing for the needs of their children who have special needs. The mission of Good Life Ministries is to. The mission of Good Life Ministries is to share the...
What it reported doing in 2024
Grants are made to non-profit organizations in india to support educational and humanitarian efforts. Educational ministries are conducted through various day schools, children's events, training centers, and financial education to help families thrive. Humanitarian aid is provided through a children's home, housing for people living in slums, supporting children with special needs, the distribution of aid to those in need, and giving christmas gifts to children.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 64% of its reported program spending out as grants.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 92
- Transparency & Controls: 67
- Accountability: 96
- Sustainability: 31
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 91.3%; rating input score 91
- Fundraising efficiency: $15.72 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
- Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
- Requires narrative reports: Fail
- Conducts field audits: Fail
- May suspend future funding: Fail
- Requires financial reports: Fail
- Conducts site visits: Fail
- Requires grant agreements: Pass
- May require repayment: Fail
- Grant itemization coverage: 50%; rating input score 50; 15th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
- 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: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -16.1%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0.2%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 18.7% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 16.2% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 14.2% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 91.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 13 of 14 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $2.3M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $6K · 14 people listed
- Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
- Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
- 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: Foreign activity oversight: 6 of 8 not reported.
- Review — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 50/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 52/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.