Mid-atlantic Lutherans in Mission Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
814922485
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Richmond, VA, USA
Phone
8042704626
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$96,614
Expenses
$68,707
Assets
$642,769
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Roberta Hillhouse (President)
  • Jon Diefenthaler (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Roberta Hillhouse (President)
  • Carthron Coyner (Member at Large)
  • Debra Poese (Member at Large)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Mid-Atlantic Lutherans in Mission, Inc. (MALIM) operates for the charitable purpose of promoting and financially supporting God's mission and ministry as carried out by: (i) the Southeastern District of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (the "LCMS"); (ii) now existing and yet-to-be-formed LCMS congregations located in the states of Delaware, Maryland, North and South Carolina, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the District of Columbia, and York and Lancaster Counties PA (collectively, the "Mid-Atlantic Region"); and (iii) mission projects in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

What it reported doing in 2025

Grant to Holy Nativity Lutheran Church, Arbutus, MD, for the Boyz2Men program, which works with at-risk teenage boys, teaching responsible behavior, life skills, and personal pride.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 69% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 87% 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. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.1%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 28.9%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.36; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -31.1% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -9.5% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -6.2% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.1% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $69K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 30 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.