Message USA
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 883080134
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2023–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
- Location
- Washington, DC, USA
- Phone
- 2024684571
- Rating
- 92
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Christianity
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $179,801
- Expenses
- $169,309
- Assets
- $16,183
- 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
- TIM TUCKER (PRESIDENT)
- IAN ROWBOTTOM (VICE PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- JONATHAN PELTS (BOARD MEMBER)
- JACOB TIRABASSI (BOARD MEMBER)
- CHRIS STERN (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
The message trust exists to passionately sharing the love of jesus christ in words and actions with the hardest-to-reach young people and communities.we are passionate about reaching young people - seeking to break the cycle of poverty, unemployment, gangsterism and crime. Our purpose is to raise up urban heros to become godly leaders in their families and communities.
What it reported doing in 2024
In 2024, the message trust made significant strides in its mission to share the gospel and support vulnerable communities across the uk and around the world. Creative mission teams, including respect me and no more knives, reached over 67,500 young people with engaging lessons and events, while the no more county lines pilot addressed wider issues of youth exploitation. The launch of nxt chaptr, a new mission band, enhanced schools outreach. Community transformation efforts saw the eden network expand in the uk and serve communities through practical support and evangelism. Over 61,000 families were supported by community grocery stores, with new stores opened. The proximity resource hub launched to equip urban missionaries.in prisons, the team engaged inmates over 8,200 times and saw 231 first-time commitments to jesus, with continuing support provided post-release through employment in enterprises like the mess caf and neal street espresso. The message enterprise centre hosted 126 training events, now operating fully under the message trust.globally, the message's advance network grew rapidly with over 26,000 groups in 99 nations, helping 170,000 christians grow in boldness to share their faith. The message school of evangelism welcomed 31 students for intensive gospel training and outreach. Meanwhile, message hubs continue to grow internationally, with new countries and regions actively being developed. The message also launched a new hub in uganda. A huge youth festival was held as part of the launch activities, reaching over 8500 people with the gospel. Across every area, from schools to prisons, estates to enterprise, the message trust is committed to proclaiming jesus christ in word and action. Through bold mission, creative communication, and deep partnerships with the local church, the organisation seeks to see lives transformed, communities restored, and the gospel shared with those who need it most.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 94% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 99% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 91
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 43
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 89.2%; rating input score 89
- Program expense ratio: 94.7%; rating input score 95
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: 5.8%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.1; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 103% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 93.6% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -3.5% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 89.2% of revenue deployed · 94.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $160K 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: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 49/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.