John 1334 Ministries

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
823717093
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Gilbert, AZ, USA
Phone
4808928521
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Food Banks, Pantries

Reported finances

Revenue
$666,616
Expenses
$252,616
Assets
$1,317,200
Liabilities
$390,970

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Frederick McClellan (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Frederick McClellan (Executive Director): $44,699 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

John 1334 Ministries vision is to plant transformative La Mesa communities throughout the Phoenix valley that empower the homeless and working poor to create healthy prosperous futures together.

What it reported doing in 2024

La Mesa has been working with individuals experiencing homelessness or struggling to thrive due to low incomes since 2014. Our work which takes place primarily in Mesa AZ and the surrounding area began as simple meals together but quickly grew into something extraordinary because of the relationships created. The La Mesa Resource Center connects individuals in poverty to housing addiction recovery assistance employment identification cards birth certificates and government benefits. We also provide financial management training classes and assist with expenses related to safe housing move in costs furniture. To date the La Mesa Resource Center has assisted 35 formerly homeless individuals to secure housing or shelter.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 45
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 27.2%; rating input score 27
  • Program expense ratio: 71.8%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: $19.1 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 62.1%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.21; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.3; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 56% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 103.1% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 27.2% of revenue deployed · 71.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $181K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $45K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 44 of 44 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 27/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 57/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: CEO compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.