National Day of Prayer Task Force

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
751914068
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Phone
7195599560
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,029,902
Expenses
$2,032,064
Assets
$521,522
Liabilities
$91,835

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KATHY BRANZELL (DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT OF NDPTF)
  • DICK EASTMAN (BOARD PRESIDENT)
  • DION ELMORE (VICE PRESIDENT OF NDPTF)

Highest reported compensation

  • KATHY BRANZELL (DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT OF NDPTF): $109,280 total reported compensation
  • DION ELMORE (VICE PRESIDENT OF NDPTF): $105,950 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

See schedule omobilization to prayer in the u.s. - the mission of the national day of prayer task force is to communicate with every individual the need for personal repentance and prayer, mobilizing the christian community to intercede for america and its leadership in the seven centers of power: church, education, family, government, military, business, and media.

What it reported doing in 2024

The national day of prayer task force serves to mobilize unified public prayer for america through the development and promotion of the national day of prayer on the first thursday of may and throughout the year. Our 18,699 volunteer coordinators, hold tens of thousands of local community events in every state and u.s. Territory. We also produce and broadcast the annual national prayer gathering, which through partnerships with major christian television and radio networks and stations such as daystar, godtv, revelation tv, cbn, bott, salem, and moody, reaches into over 110 million u.s. Homes and close to 2.2 billion people in 195 countries this year, with a call to prayer and a clear presentation of the gospel. In addition, we produce and distribute resources that promote our annual theme and engagement for and in prayer throughout the year and promote collaborative initiatives with other ministries around prayer through our website and social media. Our mailings that include joint costs with our mailing partners, focus predominantly (85 to 90%) on our programs and initiative, direct services to our coordinators, equipping for prayer, awareness and engagement campaigns for mobilization on the annual national day of prayer, with a minor emphasis (10-15%) on developing our partners in giving for funding our ministry work.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 89% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 79.8%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 78.8%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.28 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: -0.1%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.6%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -6.3% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 79.8% of revenue deployed · 78.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 9 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $109K · 10 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $109K reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 27/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 28/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 47/100.