Military Religious Freedom Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
203967302
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Phone
8007365109
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Interest Law
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$762,947
Expenses
$754,325
Assets
$327,244
Liabilities
$33,577

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHAEL L WEINSTEIN (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MICHAEL L WEINSTEIN (PRESIDENT): $364,392 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To provide legal representation to defend the constitutional right of religious freedom, and the separation of church and state in the united states military. To educate the public regarding the constitutional right of religious freedom, and the separation of church and state, in the united states military.

What it reported doing in 2024

January 18, 2024: recurring attempts to brand pow/mia missing man table as a sectarian christian memorial leads to significant legal opinion from va office of general counsel january 22, 2024: mrff assists client in removing supervisors passive- aggressive anti-satan sign january 26, 2024: mrff assists clients in having chaplains oh-so-clever anti-lgtbq+ parting message removed from va facility january 29, 2024: mrff assists client in ending commanders intrusively oppressive christian bible counseling february 12, 2024: extremely divisive sectarian proselytizing event - alter call aimed at uniformed junior enlisted combat unit personnel cancelled within 48 hours of mrff involvement february 21, 2024: mrff assists u.s. Army chaplain spurring full review of meal stipend policy at ft. Cavazos, dept. Of the army, and dept. Of defense april 3, 2024: san antonio vamc removes proselytizing sunday school easter decorations after demand by mrff april 8, 2024: mrff demand once again leads to end of blatantly illegal use of usmc trademarked logo april 21, 2024: mrff involvement leads to deputy commanders immediate apology for anti-semitic joke april 26, 2024: mrff demand quickly ends use of christian nationalist imagery at ft. Riley & ft. Huachuca july 1, 2024: mrff assists clients in immediately ending oics attempt to subvert and denigrate independence day observance with naked sectarian religious proselytizing july 23, 2024: senior combat unit cmdr quickly reprimanded after mrff represents subordinates harassed to attend cmdrs & wifes vbs (vacation bible school) july 31, 2024: mrff intervention leads to immediate removal of well- recognized christian nationalist flag from heritage display at u.s. Military installation hq bldg. August 14, 2024: mrff assists client in standing up against commanders christian nationalist bigotry, supremacy, and pure unfiltered bs september 5, 2024: mrff assists clients in immediately ending cmdrs extremely divisive virtue signaling via performative bible waving september 10, 2024: brand new superintendent same old constitutionally ignorant, relentless & blatantly illegal religious proselytizing of christian supremacy at the u.s. Air force academy (usafa) september 25, 2024: mrff demand leads to immediate investigation of 3-star pentagon generals oath defying active support of domestic enemy openly seeking to destroy the u.s. Constitution october 3, 2024: mrff assists multiple clients (once again) in quickly ending commanders attempted imposition of personal religious bigotry over u.s. Military units planned holiday celebration october 30, 2024: mrff quickly ends usaf group commanders dishonest and divisive use of spiritual readiness for sectarian religious proselytizing december 4, 2024: mrff assists veterans widow stand against dod supported religious desecration of husbands grave december 17, 2024: walter reed immediately agrees to mrff demand to follow constitutionally mandated dod religious neutrality regulations december 24, 2024: mrff assists client and east orange New Jersey va medical center correct misunderstanding in religious display

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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.9%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 76.8%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $8.7 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.1%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.43; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 48.3%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.9% of revenue deployed · 76.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $579K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $364K · 3 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 33/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 42/100.