My Brothers Keeper Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
200319330
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Green Bay, WI, USA
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Children's, Youth Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$104,417
Expenses
$291,814
Assets
$292,330
Liabilities
$6,563

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

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HARRY F SYDNEY III (President Founder Mentor)

Highest reported compensation

  • HARRY F SYDNEY III (President Founder Mentor): $85,512 total reported compensation
  • Madonna A Sydney (Office Manager): $55,109 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Mission Statement: My Brothers Keeper Inc. is a non-profit 501c 3 organization. My Brothers Keeper Inc. is a mentoring program designed to help boys and men overcome obstacles they face to become productive members of our community. My Brothers Keeper Inc. was founded in 2003 by Harry F. Sydney to help boys and men living in Brown County deal with lifes challenges. The mission is to provide mentoring services with Straight Talk - Sound Direction to individuals who lack the necessary life coping skills. Participants range from boys and men ages 8-65 identified by the schools courts and parents struggling with defining and achieving realistic goals. For over 23 years the program has provided an effective mentoring service. Research shows that mentoring is an effective tool for reaching individuals in need of self-direction and guidance in making informed life choices.

What it reported doing in 2024

One-on-One Mentoring In the One-on-One mentoring program an experienced mentor assists in guiding an individuals development. A crucial aspect of successful mentoring involves establishing a positive trusting relationship and fostering open communication. Clients engage in 45-60 minute sessions with our mentors where core issues are addressed. Problematic areas are pinpointed underlying causes are explored realistic expectations and goals are established and a collaborative plan for change is devised. Clients are taught to grasp the broader perspective discern what is within their control and embrace accountability and responsibility for their actions following a philosophy coined by Harry Sydney as The IRS Code - Integrity Respect and Standards. In essence the mentor equips individuals with the necessary tools skills knowledge and guidance to transform their lives and contribute meaningfully to the community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 73% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 77
  • Sustainability: 18
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 58.6%; rating input score 59
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -179.5%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 48.2%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -12.9% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -7.7% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 58.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 4 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $171K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $86K · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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: Program expense ratio scored 59/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 4/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 39/100.