Newman Singers Ministries

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
203590459
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2016
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2016
Location
Iowa City, IA, USA
Phone
3193388812
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Singing, Choral
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$119,043
Expenses
$154,991
Assets
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LAURIE HARRIS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • LAURIE HARRIS (PRESIDENT)
  • DR LANNY KAMPFE (VICE PRESIDE)
  • MARTY TUNNING (TREASURER)

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 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The newman singer ministries inc. Is the music ministry at the newman catholic student center in Iowa city, ia. The mission is to share and spread the gospel of jesus christ through the power of music.

What it reported doing in 2016

Music ministry - the newman singer ministries completed 3 weekend tours, performing approximately 7 concerts while on tour, and singing at 10 liturgies. Concert attendence is estimated to be between 1,000 and 2,000 per year while on tour. In addition, the newman singers performs at 3 local concerts each year, with estimated attendance of 500-1000, and sings at 30 liturgies. (35,792)

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 42% for direct work, and 58% for grants.

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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 9
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.8%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 54.4%; rating input score 54

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -30.2%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.7% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.3% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70.8% of revenue deployed · 54.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $84K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2010 to 2016
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 54/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.