Man Up and Go

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
471933529
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Clearwater, FL, USA
Phone
7272660226
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Children's, Youth Services
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,100,357
Expenses
$3,367,158
Assets
$2,082,622
Liabilities
$390,800

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JEFFREY FORD (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • JEFFREY FORD (CEO): $137,401 total reported compensation
  • STEPHANIE SHERMETA (COO): $105,731 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Man up mobilizes, supports, and trains men to model healthy masculinity in their homes, churches, and communities so that fatherlessness decreases in the world.(continued on schedule o)through mentoring, fatherhood coaching, discipleship, and community engagement, man up equips men to grow as responsible fathers, mentors, and leaders who strengthen families and interrupt cycles of generational fatherlessness. By developing strong male role models and connecting them to opportunities to serve youth, support vulnerable families, and invest in their communities, man up works to create lasting social change that improves child well-being, promotes family stability, and fosters healthier communities locally and globally.

What it reported doing in 2024

Man up strengthens vulnerable children, families, and communities internationally through child sponsorship, mentorship, leadership development, and its authentic masculinity program, implemented in partnership with local churches and community-based organizations. These programs improve access to education, nutrition, and spiritual formation while promoting long-term stability for children at risk of poverty and family separation.(continued on schedule o)through its child sponsorship program, man up connects supporters with children in underserved communities, helping provide resources for school fees, meals, and holistic development that enable children to remain safely supported within their families and communities.in addition, man up delivers its authentic masculinity program to disciple men as fathers, mentors, and community leaders who model healthy, responsible masculinity in their homes, churches, and neighborhoods. By equipping men to strengthen family relationships and invest in the next generation, the program helps build local leadership capacity and supports stronger outcomes for children and youth. Mission teams further reinforce these efforts by encouraging local partners and expanding mentoring relationships that promote long-term community stability.during the year, man up supported 261 children through our child sponsorship program, over 275 men participated in our authentic masculinity program, and 45 trip participants served on short term mission teams helping catalyze lasting transformation across 16 different international communities throughout ethiopia, uganda, and dominican republic.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 63% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 78% for direct work, and 22% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - 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 related-organization disclosures are missing.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.2%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 82.9%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $290.41 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Pass
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Pass
    • Requires grant agreements: Pass
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: No; rating input score 0

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.9%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.62; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.2%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 35.7% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 35.6% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 37.2% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.2% of revenue deployed · 82.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 13 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $2.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $137K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 38 of 39 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and grants
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Related-party transparency scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Audit committee oversight not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 40/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.