Ministers Alliance of Rhode Island

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
810623684
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Pawtucket, RI, USA
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$60,395
Expenses
$121,584
Assets
$73,253

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • George Farley (President)
  • Herbert Johnson (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • George Farley (President)
  • Herbert Johnson (Vice President)
  • Pamelia Bird (Secretary)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Organized an annual event honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s legacy while raising scholarship funds for high school seniors from underserved communities pursuing higher education. Hosted workshops pastoral training sessions and leadership summits to equip faith leaders with tools to serve their congregations effectively. Partnered with local schools and organizations to mentor at-risk youth provide tutoring programs and offer scholarships to students seeking post-secondary education. Advocated for policies addressing racial equity economic justice and educational access engaging with local government and community stakeholders.Conducted community health Conducted community health screenings mental health awareness initiatives and wellness workshops to support holistic well-being within our congregations.These activities align with our mission by addressing community needs promoting education hereby maintaining our 501c3 tax-exempt status

What it reported doing in 2025

Community Conversations supported by funding from the Rhode Island Foundation to provide educational and supportive services to those individuals and families who have been impacted by cancer. To increase cancer screenings and survivorship through early detection and treatment of cancer.

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. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 49.7%; rating input score 50

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -101.3%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.6; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -20.5% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -23.7% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -58.9% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 49.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $60K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.