Inspiritus

Overview

Mission

Empower those whose lives have been disrupted to discover their strengths and resilience, accompanyting them as they grow into vibrant contributors of their community. Our top priority at Inspiritus is the safety and well being of children. To meet the needs of children and to ensure that they have a safe and supportive foster care environment, we provide training and ongoing support to our foster parents. Inspiritus offers a thorough training program so that every parent feels confident and well-prepared to meet the special needs of the children with significant medical and behavioral challenges. Through nursing education and support, training coordination, and case management, our foster parents are supported by our professional staff at all times. For foster care referrals please contact [email protected] or call 1(866)333-6355.

Operating model

Revenue model

Grant-funded. 74% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.

Distribution model

Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 70% for direct work, and 30% for 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 81
• Transparency & Controls: 85
• Accountability: 96
• Sustainability: 62
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
• Where the money goes: 76% of revenue deployed · 92.7% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 14 of 15 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
• Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $26M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $304K · 22 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.3M reported
• Consistency: 42 of 43 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
• Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
• Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
• Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
• 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.
• Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

• High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.
• Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
• Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 55/100.
• High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.