Mission Springs Camps and Conference Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
465072086
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2017
Forms available
Form 990 2017
Location
Scotts Valley, CA, USA
Phone
8006839133
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,281,067
Expenses
$5,338,743
Assets
$14,048,592
Liabilities
$678,391

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Chuck Wysong (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Chuck Wysong (Executive Director): $139,342 total reported compensation
  • Karen Sullivan (Dir. of Business & Finance): $122,457 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Mission Springs is a camp and conference center affiliated with the Pacific Southwest Conference. Its purpose is to glorify God by providing a unique Christian environment for the personal growth and education of youth, individuals and families.

What it reported doing in 2017

Our programs are designed to honor Christ where people can experience the presence of our Lord and leave with a renewed spirit and transformed lifes.We use all our facilities and grounds to boldly present the Gospel of Jesus Christ to young people, families, and adults through innovative, relevant, and high-quality retreat and camping experiences. We encourage them to become Christians committed to knowing, living, and sharing a compelling faith.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The required major-donor schedule is missing or incomplete and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 79
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 61.7%; rating input score 62
  • Program expense ratio: 94.5%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: $67.14 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: No; rating input score 0
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 35.5%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.63; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.9%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 44.3% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 23.9% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 61.7% of revenue deployed · 94.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $139K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2016 to 2017
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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: Major donor itemization scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 49/100.