Mission 14 Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
453459430
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2012, Form 990-N 2014
Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Phone
4102078527
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$134,768
Expenses
$137,985
Assets
$84,585
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NICK CIENSKI (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • NICK CIENSKI (PRESIDENT)
  • SANDI CIENSKI (BOARD MEMBER / DIRECTOR OF)
  • KATHERINE PAYNE (BOARD MEMBER / DIRECTOR OF)

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

By creating meaningful partnerships with local and federal agencies, corporations and individuals, mission 14 is dedicated to bringing about change in our communities through empowering those in danger of being trafficked and those fighting it on the front lines.

What it reported doing in 2024

Mission 14, continued to offer human trafficking educational programs for law enforcement, caseworkers, social workers and other professionals. These included the Maryland human trafficking investigators seminar and the Maryland human trafficking professionals conference in ocean city. The conferences are garnering national attention with close to 250 attendees per seminar. The programs not only provide critical information from recognized speakers, but also networking opportunities.sewing centerin 2024 mission 14 was able to offer industrial sewing and mechanics training in the most impoverished regions of managua, nicaragua and surrounding areas.mission 14 successfully completed 4 sewing machine mechanics courses averaging 6 students per course as interest in this course has been growing. Our local factory partners have an ever-increasing demand for mechanics and mechanics apprentices as factories are struggling to find skilled workers and our students are being employed by them soon after graduation.the mission 14 sewing school completed ten, 5-week sewing courses averaging 20 students per class. As nicaragua's apparel manufacturing sector rebounds there are more jobs available to our graduates. Mission 14 is currently averaging a 75% placement rate following graduation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 86% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 86% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.4%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 97.1%; rating input score 97
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Pass
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th 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 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.4%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.61; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -10.4% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.4% of revenue deployed · 97.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $134K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2013 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 6 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.