New Standard Ministries Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
582425132
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2014
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2014, Form 990-N 2007
Location
Moultrie, GA, USA
Phone
2299859466
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,773
Expenses
$8,312
Assets
$3,726

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • John Norman (President)

People named in this filing

  • John Norman (President)
  • BECKY LOTT (Director)
  • Patricia Thacker (Secretary/Treas)

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 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

It is the purpose of New Standard Ministries, Inc. to help recovering alcoholics/addicts to begin a new life, free from alcohol and/or drugs, by leading them into the Christian life and helping them experience a New Standard. They will be given opportunities to be taught by Christian men and women who have experienced the challenges of life without the use of alcohol and/or drugs. New Standard Ministries, Inc. provides a safe living environment free of drugs and alcohol. Room and board is provided. Transportation to 12 step meetings is also provided. There are also in-house 12 step meetings (AA/NA and Double Trouble, for dual diagnosed). Transportation to church is provided. Bible studies and church services are held at New Standard Houses. Individual and group counseling is provided by a certified Addictions Counselor. It is the hope of New Standard Ministries that when a person leaves the half-way house, he/she will be a well-adjusted, productive member of society, who is ready to gi

What it reported doing in 2014

During the calendar year, 2014, New Standard Ministires provided counseling and/or housing, food, and medical assistance for 12 recovering addicts.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 97% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 97
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.1%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 92.7%; rating input score 93

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.9%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.45; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -66.6% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -45.6% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -37.8% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.1% of revenue deployed · 92.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $8K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2011 to 2014
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 28/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.