Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul

Legal name: Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237029207
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
St. Paul, MN, United States
Phone
651.364.7294
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Interfaith Coalitions
Affiliation
Interfaith

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$45,113
Expenses
$94,265
Assets
$1,496,530
Liabilities
$14,693

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ELIZABETH J KEYES (PRESIDENT)
  • LILIANA LETRAN-GARCIA (CEO OF INTERFAITH ACTION OF GREATER ST. PAUL)

Highest reported compensation

  • LILIANA LETRAN-GARCIA (CEO OF INTERFAITH ACTION OF GREATER ST. PAUL): $172,340 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul unites the people, resources, and voice of the faith community to build a more just, safe, and livable Greater Saint Paul for all. We mobilize diverse faith and spiritual communities to engage in work that supports our neighbors’ stability and economic mobility. OUR VISION. Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Part of that exemption is because we are a group of religious organizations who have gathered to make an impact on the community. Because of this we also have a religious exemption which means we do not need to file an IRS Form 990 or a State of MN Exempt Organization form. What percentage of IFA’s revenue goes to overhead/admin? 18%. To manage programs that are successful and impactful to our community, we must invest in our organizational...

What it reported doing in 2024

Interfaith action of greater saint paul foundation (the foundation) was formed as a 501(c)(3) organization to managed contributed gifts to fund the needs of interfaith action of greater saint paul. The foundation's policy is to grant interfaith action no more than 5% of a rolling 16 quarter market average of principal and appreciation. The foundation does periodically make additional discretionary grants per its distribution policy.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% 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. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 68
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 65.5%; rating input score 66
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • 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: -109%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 15.88; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.8%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.1% per year; rating input score 0; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.4% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 65.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $62K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $172K · 5 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 2 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: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 19/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: CEO compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.