JMJ Pilgrims Corporation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 814872129
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2017–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
- Location
- Lake Geneva, WI, USA
- Phone
- 8477788019
- Rating
- 84
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Protestant
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $97,675
- Expenses
- $79,603
- Assets
- $24,539
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
2 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Robert Lasecki (President)
People named in this filing
- Robert Lasecki (President)
- Arlyss Lasecki (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Organized and conducted religious pilgrimages to Medjugorje, Croatia for 30 pilgrims and three priests to promote spiritual growth, prayer, and religious education.
What it reported doing in 2025
Pilgrimages were conducted in March and September 2025 as planned. The pilgrimages included 30 pilgrims and three priests. Each pilgrimage included multiple guided tours of the pilgrimage area with time for prayer and reflection at each location. Multiple presentations were attended by all to refine their perspective of their individual role in society as well as ample reflective time for each pilgrim. Multiple opportunities for personal time with one of the visionaries was conducted during each of the pilgrimages. Travel was conducted round trip from Chicago and all lodging and basic meals were provided in Medjugorje for each pilgrim. A separate side trip to Zadar to visit the church of St. Simeon was conducted. Most of the pilgrims have claimed to have had a lifechanging experience which enhanced their relationship with God as well as an increased awareness of their individual responsibilities within their own community. Each of the priests were affirmed by their experience and were recharged with the ability to minister upon returning. The pilgrims have remained in contact and continue to express the personal growth each has attained from their individual experience. Due to the enthusiasm expressed, there are three pilgrimages scheduled for 2026.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 69% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 100% of its reported program spending for member benefits.
The verdict
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 76
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 54
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 70.1%; rating input score 70
- Program expense ratio: 86.1%; rating input score 86
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 18.5%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.31; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -4.6% per year; rating input score 0; 37th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 10.8% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 70.1% of revenue deployed · 86.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $68K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2025
- 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.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.