More Than a Phone Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 814267414
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2017–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2016
- Location
- Fishers, IN, USA
- Phone
- 3174964328
- Rating
- 76
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Community, Neighborhood Development
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,558,090
- Expenses
- $903,371
- Assets
- $1,781,082
- Liabilities
- $21,137
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- BRANDI CRAIG (PRESIDENT/ FUNDRAISING)
- JIMMY RAYFORD (PAST PRESIDENT/STRATEGIC DIRECTION)
- JULIE MOOREHEAD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- BRANDI CRAIG (PRESIDENT/ FUNDRAISING)
- KRISTI BEHLER (TREASURER/FINANCE)
- SAM RYAN (SECRETARY/ STRATEGIC DIRECTION)
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
At more than a phone, we believe everyone deserves a reliable and safe smartphone, especially survivors of domestic violence. We meet the need for connection while empowering independence through our devices and data. We also cultivate community throughout the us, in cities where the cellular connection, llc (tcc) has a retail footprint, through volunteerism and victim advocacy as a way to give more than a phone.
What it reported doing in 2024
More than a phone is our program that donates smart phones and data service to survivors of domestic violence. Our goal is to help those in need stay connected; as most of us know our wireless devices are nearly a necessity. When faced with a traumatic life event, the reassurance of being connected can help reduce some stress.we partner with domestic violence shelters and other nonprofits that support survivors. We provide them with an annual box that contains 40 phones, and each phone is activated when needed with 4 months of data service. The phones are theirs to keep forever.
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 99% of its reported program spending out as grants.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 61
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 78
- Sustainability: 79
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 51.2%; rating input score 51
- Program expense ratio: 79.9%; rating input score 80
- Fundraising efficiency: $16.86 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 98.1%; rating input score 98; 46th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 72.7%; rating input score 73; 15th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 42%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.97; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 13.8% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 25.8% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 51.2% of revenue deployed · 79.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 8 of 11 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $722K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 26 of 27 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 105 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 109 filed related-organization links
- 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: Mission deployment rate scored 51/100.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 54/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Whistleblower policy not reported.
- Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.