Outpost Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
411328628
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2015
Forms available
Form 990 2015
Location
Robbinsdale, MN, USA
Phone
7635924700
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Counseling

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$424,603
Expenses
$366,415
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • nate oyloe (ceo)

Highest reported compensation

  • nate oyloe (ceo): $88,262 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Outpost ministries exists to help the relationally broken find healing and restoration through relationship with jesus christ.

What it reported doing in 2015

Pastoral Care: Staff holds weekly group meetings with 20-30 participants, holds annual 26-week course for 20 people, 10-15 one-to-one prayer ministry sessions weekly and numerous other phone and email support contacts weekly. OTHER ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR WERE THE FOLLOWING:* joshua fellowship: A DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM FOR MEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-29. THIS PROGRAM INVOLVES BIBLE STUDY, PRAYER, WORSHIP, TEACHING, SMALL GROUPS, SPORTS ACTIVITIES, RETREATS.* CalebSpirit: a discipleship program for men aged 30 and over. This program involves Bible study and teaching, prayer, worship, retreats and social activities.* Living Waters: an inner healing program for men and women involving worship and prayer, Bible study, small groups, leadership development, and accountability.* SIMON REFUGE: A DISCIPLESHIP AND PRAYER SUPPORT GROUP FOR MARRIED COUPLES. THIS PROGRAM INVOLVES BIBLE STUDIES, PRAYER, TEACHING, SMALL GROUPS AND RETREATS.* ELIJAH COMPANY: PARENTS' PRAYER SUPPORT GROUP. THIS PROGRAM INVOLVES WORSHIP, PRAYER, PERSONAL STORIES, TEACHING AND FELLOWSHIP.* Called out of Darkness Celebration: this event is held annually in October to showcase the stories of changed lives. We hear stories, worship and fellowship with believers at a local church in the metro area. * Pure Joy! Celebration: this event is held annually EACH SPRING to celebrate changed lives IN OUR ministry. THE EVENT INCLUDES testimonies, worship and fellowship with attendees who come from the metro area. * Justice House of Prayer: Outpost offers daily prayer meetings. THE Prayer times are meant to refresh, rejuvenate and inspire our staff, participants and the public in their vocation and relationship with GOD.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 92% 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 - 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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 62.4%; rating input score 62
  • Program expense ratio: 72.3%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: $20.89 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 10th 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 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13.7%; rating input score 73; 73rd 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: 24.1%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.1% per year; rating input score 0; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 62.4% of revenue deployed · 72.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $265K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $88K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 22 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2011 to 2015
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.