Mae El Salvador

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
844896245
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2021
Location
Hillsboro, OH, USA
Phone
9372309178
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Development
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$192,993
Expenses
$169,054
Assets
$198,202
Liabilities
$475

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JEFF MAYFIELD (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ROBERT HIBBS (COFOUNDER): $22,787 total reported compensation
  • BRITNEY HIBBS (COFOUNDER): $18,125 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Fearlessly reaching the forgotten youth of el salvador with christ's love, restoring hope to their lives, and discipling them to become mature and responsible adults, leaders of healthy families, and authentic followers of christ.

What it reported doing in 2024

Other projects and programs: a. Church ministry and discipleship: in 2024, the organization continued its christian ministry through weekly bible-based church services, discipleship groups, and monthly outreach activities in nejapa, el salvador. 1 weekly church services: the organization held weekly worship services, with an average attendance of 50 participants. Services provided biblical teaching, fellowship, and opportunities for spiritual growth for youth, families, and the surrounding community 2 discipleship groups: five separate discipleship groups met weekly, offering structured small-group study, mentorship, and support to participants. In addition, one-on-one christian discipleship was provided to a total of 28 youth across all ministry programs. 3 monthly youth activities: the organization held nine monthly activities focused on building community, fostering mentorship, and exposing youth to new experiences outside their normal environments. Activities included outings such as hiking, camping trips, and visiting local parks, designed to nurture physical, emotional, and spiritual development in a safe, christ-centered setting. Through these efforts, the organization worked to fulfill its mission of making disciples, nurturing faith, and encouraging christ-centered leadership among youth and families in the community. B. Sports outreach: in 2024, the organization offered athletic programs to at-risk youth: 1 running: 15 youth participated in training; 10 competed in four road races. 2 soccer: 42 youth participated in training sessions, community tournaments, and friendly matches. 3 softball: 12 youth participated in weekly practices and events. The sports outreach programs collectively served 69 unique youth and young adults in 2024. C. Facilities development: in 2024, the organization made significant progress on the construction of a perimeter wall around its property in el salvador. This project was undertaken to improve safety, security, and accessibility for current and future educational and outreach programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 96% 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 80
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.4%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 81.5%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Pass
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.4%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.17; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 24.2%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 29.4% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.4% of revenue deployed · 81.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 6 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $138K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $23K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 6 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 15/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 53/100.