Mission Element Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
823437038
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Warner Robins, GA, USA
Rating
52
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$51,307
Expenses
$62,830
Assets
$14,337

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Michael H McCord Jr (President and Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Michael H McCord Jr (President and Executive Director)
  • Loren Hildebrant (Secretary)
  • Athol Barnes (CFO)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for religious charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501c3 of the Code as such term is defined below as is formed as an evangelical interdenominational religious order. Specifically without limiting the generality of the foregoing purposes the purposes for which the corporation is formed is to spread and promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and engage in evangelistic activities of all kinds throughout the United States and throughout the world.

What it reported doing in 2024

Hurricane Helene: Mission Element due to our proximity to the disaster zone and having some existing partners in the area was able to help with Hurricane Helene response. We worked to get gasoline and water to Troutdale VA; helped with debris cleanup and Bland and surrounding counties; and developed partnerships with a church planter and others in the western North Carolina town of Poplar as well as other nearby communities.

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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 16
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 16
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 16.7%; rating input score 17
  • Program expense ratio: 13.6%; rating input score 14

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -22.5%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.23; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 47.7%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.8% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.6% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 16.7% of revenue deployed · 13.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 6 filed program accomplishments · $9K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 17/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.