Lazarus Ministries

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
331207955
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2007
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
7707120328
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$175,998
Expenses
$168,955
Assets
$213,338
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN WINKLE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • JOHN WINKLE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • ZAKIYA MIMS (BOARD CHAIR / BOARD MEMBER)
  • ERIN WYPER (TREASURER / 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

Meeting relational and physical needs of the homeless.

What it reported doing in 2024

Outdoor events / health and wellness services - we had four events that had expenses this fiscal year: our christmas dinner, super bowl party, health day, and 25th anniversary celebration. At our christmas dinner, 233 guests and volunteers celebrated the holiday season eating a festive meal and singing christmas carols together. At our super bowl party, 209 guests and volunteers ate chili and watched the big game together. At our health day, 602 guests and volunteers attended as we provided free medical check-ups, vision and dental screenings, foot care, and other resources. Through this coordinated effort among our volunteers and other medical & ministry partners, our guests from the homeless community received important medical attention and care to help meet their needs. Our 25th anniversary event was held in fy25 (november 2025), but there were some pre-event expenses.

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 95% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.1%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 71%; rating input score 71

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.26; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 38.8%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.9% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.1% of revenue deployed · 71% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $120K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 45/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.