Kavanah Media
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 994417636
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Maryville, TN, USA
- Phone
- 5024459080
- Rating
- 56
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Management & Technical Assistance
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $100,945
- Expenses
- $3,270
- Assets
- $97,675
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
People named in this filing
- JONATHAN RALLS (EXECUTIVE DI)
- DAVID GOLDFAIN (SECRETARY)
- HANS REMPEL (BOARD MEMBER)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The purpose of the corporation is to 1. Provide digital marketing services and strategy including work such as social media account creation, email marketing, ad creation, analytics and campaign management for christian organizations (45% of time and budget). 2. Technology services for christian organizations including website development, maintenance, and optimization, as well as digital information security services including the protection of sensitive data, development of robust security measures, and information security consulting (10% of time and budget). 3. Kavanah media also works with christian organizations from around the world to help coordinate collaboration efforts including resource development, multi-language digital strategies, and communication to effectively spread the gospel and fulfill their biblical mission (45% time and budget).
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
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 39
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 84
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 3.2%; rating input score 3
- Program expense ratio: 99.4%; rating input score 99
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 96.8%; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 29.87; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 3.2% of revenue deployed · 99.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $3K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 3/100.