Ministering to Ministers Foundation Inc in Care of Irving Law Firm

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
541735283
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2020
Forms available
Form 990 2020
Location
Richmond, VA, USA
Phone
8045942556
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Employment Procurement Assistance
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$121,088
Expenses
$308,632
Assets
$423,680
Liabilities
$9,469

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CATHY M RALCEWICZ (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • CATHY M RALCEWICZ (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $75,125 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Ministering to ministers promotes vibrant ministries by advocating for clergy and their families in all faith groups and offering resources to clergy and the churches they serve.

What it reported doing in 2020

Counseling and guidance for 65 ministers and spouses in immediate crisis. Ministers find out about our services through word-of-mouth or our website and call. We match them to attorneys who provide pro-bono legal advice and/or pastors we have trained to deal with their crises.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 74% for direct work, and 26% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 62
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 86.1%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.91 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -154.9%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.37; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 24.3%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.1% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 64.8% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 86.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $266K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $75K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2013 to 2020
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 19/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 50/100.