Minnesota Family Institute

What it reported doing in 2024

Minnesota family institute (mfi) issued informational updates and commentaries sent out to thousands of homes and businesses via email and direct mail. These communications feature inside information on legislative activity during the sessions, cultural analysis and insightful pro-family perspective on news and issues impacting the family in the public arena from a christian, biblical worldview perspective. Mfi partnered with hundreds of churches around the state through our church ambassador network to equip pastors and congregants with an understanding of biblical christian citizenship on issues that affect the family in the public arena, in order to engage as a winsome, "salt and light" influence in elections and policy. Mfi further equipped pastors with historical and biblical information on their key role as moral and spiritual leaders in their communities and engaged them with legislators in obedience to the command of 1 timothy 2:1-4, to pray for leaders and all who are in authority. These efforts have been a tremendous encouragement to both pastors and legislators.the updated version of mfi's acclaimed parent resource guide continued educating and equipping parents so they can engage positively and constructively with their child's school officials regarding the transgender trend, both nationally in the u.s. And internationally, where it has been translated and adapted for use in other countries. The parent resource guide clarifies confusing terminology, describes the health consequences of the transgender trend, debunks popular myths with science and legal facts, and offers a wealth of constructive ideas for parents who want to work with their schools to foster a genuinely inclusive school climate based on true compassion.mfi defended biblical principles of liberty and justice in the courts through its legal arm, true north legal, and an allied network of christian attorneys trained to counter groups like the american civil liberties union and others trying to silence christians in the public arena or restrict free exercise of their faith in violation of their first amendment religious freedoms, and equipped parents, school board members and candidates, churches and christian citizens to fully exercise their first amendment rights. This has proved especially important for defending individuals against religious discrimination with respect to vaccine mandates and parents rights to direct their children's education in public schools.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 89.4%; rating input score 89
• Program expense ratio: 84.8%; rating input score 85
• Fundraising efficiency: $46.57 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 91.2%; rating input score 91; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• 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: 4 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 44
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -5.3%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.38; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.8; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.8%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 12.6% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings