One Way Out Ministries Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
205992723
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2023
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2012
Location
Fort Myers, FL, USA
Phone
(239) 628-1774
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$407,112
Expenses
$411,793
Assets
$75,852
Liabilities
$5,181

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARGARET J TURNER (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARGARET J TURNER (PRESIDENT): $43,180 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

At One Way Out, we seek to see women become whole and free—spiritually, emotionally, and physically—by taking practical and spiritual support directly to women in places where they feel trapped and forgotten (clubs, brothels, and the streets). We come bearing thoughtful gifts that open the door to conversation, trust, and relationship. Over time, these simple gestures become lifelines. Through these ongoing relationships, we listen, we care, and we respond to real needs—whether it’s providing food, hygiene products, safe shelter, or simply a kind ear. Our mission is not just to rescue—it’s to restore. We walk with each woman through her unique journey toward healing, offering support, resources, and unconditional love every step of the way. Because we believe that freedom is possible, wholeness is within reach, and a beautiful, transformed life is waiting on the other side.

What it reported doing in 2023

In 2023, one way out helped about 48 women get off the streets, out of the hands of traffickers. We helped 43 women get outside housing and helped 35 women and children find safe shelter. We counseled 5 sex trafficked women. We provided furniture and other furnishings for about 65 women and families this year. We helped 40 women find better jobs and 2 woman enrolled in school this year. About 40 women and a few men received on the job training at our thrift store, second chance upscale resale. We had 30 people do community service from the probation department. We also are giving away approximately 28 bags of clothing on a weekly basis for the local homeless ministry. We gave another 4 truck loads of household goods and furiture to hopes heart and a step above thrift store. We deliver 75 gifts to the strip clubs each month. And we also provided 2000 gifts for outreach over the christmas season. In conjunction with other ministries we give approximately 15 bags of groceries per week.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.1%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.18; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.5%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.1% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 1 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $412K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $43K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 38/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 29/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.