Mies Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
813688933
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Lakeland, FL, USA
Phone
7872448348
Rating
63
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$979,639
Expenses
$941,573
Assets
$193,332
Liabilities
$28,810

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Alfredo Vallellanes (President)
  • Yolanda Cauthorn (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Alfredo Vallellanes (President)
  • Yolanda Cauthorn (Vice President)
  • Jofre Ayala (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We see Christian workers equipped with the Word of God who form true disciples of Jesus. We care for and equip those sent by the church to extend God's Kingdom around the world.

What it reported doing in 2024

Since its inception, the Mies Foundation has impacted 341 Christian Workers in 48 countries around the world. During this fiscal year 2024, 144 of them have received care and or equipment, and, in collaboration with our ministry partners, 1,081,399 Scripture portions (Bibles, tracts, New Testaments, Gospel of John, among others) have been strategically placed in places where they have been most needed. In addition, 640,450 people were reported evangelized, 252,169 new conversions to the gospel, 64,280 baptisms, 76,339 people joined small Bible study groups, and the creation of 6,712 new small groups dedicated to the study of the word of God. These results reflect the commitment and constant work of the Mies Foundation in the expansion of the message of the word of God and strengthening of the Faith on a global level.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 83% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 57
  • Accountability: 55
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73.8%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 76.8%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $12.86 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 75%; rating input score 75; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 9.2%; rating input score 9; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 33.3%; rating input score 33; 10th 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: 3.9%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.21; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.7% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.1% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -5.1% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73.8% of revenue deployed · 76.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 1 of 3 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $723K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 39 of 42 current checks pass · 3 findings to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 33/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 9/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 46/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grants require schedule f did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 36/100.