Liberty Mens Restoration Ministry
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 454854125
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2013–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Hemet, CA, USA
- Phone
- 9516420650
- Rating
- 78
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Religion Related N.E.C.
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,568,760
- Expenses
- $1,589,436
- Assets
- $106,750
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Robert Lortz (President & CEO)
- Ty Kingrey (Vice President)
Highest reported compensation
- Robert Lortz (President & CEO): $52,700 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Liberty Men's Restoration Ministry is a Christian discipleship ministry designed to facilitate the restoration of lives through the power of God's love. We believe that it is only by the renewing of the mind, spoken of in the scriptures (Romans 12:2) that transforms us, bringing freedom from drugs, alcohol and other destructive addictions and behaviors.It is our desire that all would come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and experience his mercy, grace and the forgiveness of sins that leads to eternal life. We as a ministry are dedicated to serving Christ by serving those in need.Through the teaching of God's word, structure, discipline and accountability it is our goal to raise up men of faith, integrity, good conduct and character, preparing them to passionately pursue God and His calling on their lives, in their families, churches, communities and beyond.
What it reported doing in 2024
The Organization offers spiritual counseling for men and women through a comprehensive rehabilitation program located in Hemet, California. An average of 100 individuals are provided room and board, and other services on an ongoing basis. There is also a construction training component of the rehabilitation program that provides life and career-related skills to the program participants. There were about 400 unique program participants in 2024.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 77% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 63% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 97
- Transparency & Controls: 64
- Accountability: 65
- Sustainability: 33
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 99%; rating input score 99
- Fundraising efficiency: $48.87 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 77; 77th 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: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
- Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
- Requires narrative reports: Limited
- Conducts field audits: Limited
- May suspend future funding: Limited
- Requires financial reports: Limited
- Conducts site visits: Limited
- Requires grant agreements: Limited
- May require repayment: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 50%; rating input score 50; 29th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
- 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: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -1.3%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.07; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 3.3%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 18.4% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 13.2% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 18.5% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 99% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 3 of 4 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $1.6M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $53K · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes foreign activity
- Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- 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.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
- Review — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 50/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.