India Evangelical Mission

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
910873247
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Hawaiian Gardens, CA, USA
Phone
5624840881
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$487,447
Expenses
$488,259
Assets
$46,167
Liabilities
$216

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAYAN MATHAI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • DAYAN MATHAI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $25,039 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

IEMs ministry is devoted to Christian evangelism, the training equipping of Indian nationals and meeting the physical needs of the poor and needy in India. This is accomplished by raising funds in the United States funding an affiliate organization in India.

What it reported doing in 2024

Iem staff - administrators, teachers, wardens, cooks, driver, laundry other help 54,500 mavelikara 5 buildings - property taxes, electricity, phone, plumbing, generator fuel, sewage, maintenance, propane gas, firewood 95,631. Mumbai office church - property tax, electricity, phone, sewage, meal supplies 20,089 churches being built or repaired in kerala / mumbai 2,376. Bible college for 40 students - food, medical expenses, field trips 55,378. School supplies, uniforms shoes, books 1,452. Childrens home on campus/ those in homes - food medical expenses, field trips 3.204 workers conference graduation 10,543 hands of love after-school program 2,878. Help for the needy 24,381. Travel in india 10,331 vehicles insurance 10,049. Compassion ministry food kits, blankets, financial aid 59,720.

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 85% of its reported program spending out as grants.

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 voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 16
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.7%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 88.5%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: $14.3 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 19th 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: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.2%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.09; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.1%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.3% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.7% of revenue deployed · 88.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 12 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $432K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $25K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 27 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 49/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 38/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 50/100.