Graces of Gurleyinc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
473579735
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2019, Form 990-N 2016
Location
Gurley, AL, USA
Phone
2565279929
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$382,131
Expenses
$206,804
Assets
$639,002
Liabilities
$782

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRETT BENTLEY MAXEY (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • DENISE HOWARD (EXECUTIVE DI): $45,200 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

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What it reported doing in 2024

Other programs of this organzination are: emergency food supply: providing an emergency food pantry, snacks for the local school nurse, and food bags that are provided on an as-needed basis. Small groups: provide a safe place of belonging and provide the opportunity to learn more about christ. Women's confernces: focuses on learning skills needed to navigate life's struggles and celebrate the victories in lives of the women. Moms in prayer: prayer groups to pray for the students ministered to in the other programs and all students in the surrounding schools. Ladies night out: women attend events that allow for them to meet new friends, have someone to share with, laugh with, pray with and share a meal. An opportunity to build relationships and partnerships that allow the women to have a network of friends that come along and share their lives with one another. Tutoring: through a local church, this program administers the "arise2read" program for elementary students. Best groups: meet twice per year to assist students in navigating emotions related to loss of a significant person, divorce, foster care, deployment, incarceration, living with family caregivers and parental substance misuse. Grandparents group: a support group to assist grandparents that have taken the task of raising children. Many events are offered throughout the year, among them are: live nativity, easter celebration, community vbs, kathyryn's kids (event that allows local groups to offer information for their ministries and services with free entertainment), and a pet pageant.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 71% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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 - 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 some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 71
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 43.6%; rating input score 44
  • Program expense ratio: 76.3%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $28.7 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 45.9%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.09; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 21.9%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 31.4% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 21.8% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 43.6% of revenue deployed · 76.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $158K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $45K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 44/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 17/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 56/100.