Malta Justice Initiative Inc F/k/a Malta Prison Volunteers of Ct Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 900130004
IRS 990-EZ coverage: 2010–2019
Forms available: Form 990-EZ 2019
Location: Southport, CT, USA
Phone: 2032180918
Rating: 88
Verdict: STRONG
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Inmate Support
Affiliation: Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue: $265
Expenses: $951
Assets: $0
Liabilities: $0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

NICHOLAS YANICELLI (PRESIDENT)
KATHLEEN TAYLOR (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
CYNTHIA CLONEY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

JOHN S SANTA (CHAIRMAN)
NICHOLAS YANICELLI (PRESIDENT)
WILLIAM J FOX (TREASURER)

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 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

What it reported doing in 2019

To recruit, train and support catholic volunteers in all aspects of their prison ministry and to create an awareness of, and provide opportunities for, all Connecticut catholics to witness the gospel message to the incarcerated, their victims and their families. This is accomplished primarily through the distribution of bibles and videos and through education of the community.

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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 100
Transparency & Controls: 82
Sustainability: 9
Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

Operating margin: -258.9%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

Program expense growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
Governance: Filed governance answers
Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $951 in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
Schedules: 3 filed schedules
Filing history: 10 filing years from 2010 to 2019
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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.