Las Vegas Faith Center Dba Hero School Initiatives

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
880388656
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2016
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2016
Location
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Phone
7027957000
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$97,977
Expenses
$103,040
Assets
$9,327
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Tiger Todd (President, Instructor and Interventionist)
  • Veronica Ronnie Williams (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Tiger Todd (President, Instructor and Interventionist)
  • Kim Buckner (Pastor, Outreach Director)
  • Veronica Ronnie Williams (Executive Director)

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 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of the Las Vegas Faith Center as a community church and its Hero School Initiatives educational outreach is to empower self-sufficiency, direction change and life-change for struggling and homeless adults, youth and families. This is accomplished through a combination of Faith Building Services, Hero School Academies, Strategically-delivered Resources, Coaching Centers and Collaborative Initiatives with Businesses, Non-Profit Organizations and committed Community Leaders and Citizens.

What it reported doing in 2016

Hero School Street interventions with 3836 homeless, displaced or vagrant adults and youth, in shopping centers and street corners in and around Las Vegas were performed by team members in 2016. More than 45,000 men, women, and youth have broken free from homelessness through LVFC "Hero School" outreaches since 1995.

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

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.5%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 70.9%; rating input score 71

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: -5.2%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.09; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -18.3% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -43.4% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.5% of revenue deployed · 70.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $73K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2013 to 2016
  • 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: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.