Guiding Kids in God's Creation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
471161504
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Beulaville, NC, USA
Phone
9103306977
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development – Religious Leadership
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$69,126
Expenses
$58,154
Assets
$33,562

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRIAN MARSHBURN (PRESIDENT)
  • BILL HOWELL (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BRIAN MARSHBURN (PRESIDENT)
  • BILL HOWELL (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • LEIGH WOLFE (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

Guiding kids in gods creation is devoted to being a ministry to kids using the message of christ. We believe children are a gift from god. Our goal is to extend the love of christ to children through hunting, fishing and other enjoyment of all gods creation and helping people in need.

What it reported doing in 2024

Held three events during the year - deer hunt, turkey hunt, rabbit hunt. Participation was approximately 13 kids for the deer hunt, 7 kids for the turkey hunt, and 6 kids for the rabbit hunt.with all supplies provided by guiding kids in gods creation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 51% for direct work, and 49% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. 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: 43
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 40%; rating input score 40
  • Program expense ratio: 47.5%; rating input score 48

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 15.9%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 40% of revenue deployed · 47.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $28K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 40/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 48/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.