Paraclete Ministries
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 383527129
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2011–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Midland, AL, USA
- Phone
- 2565339292
- Rating
- 94
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Christianity
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $57,349
- Expenses
- $91,462
- Assets
- $67,128
- Liabilities
- $4,772
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Rev M Wayne Benson (President)
People named in this filing
- Rev M Wayne Benson (President)
- Kathleen Benson (Secretary)
- Rev Greg Gillman (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Christianity Programs, General/Other: Paraclete Ministries was created for the purpose of the ministry of the Gospel (generally) and (specifically) to come alongside ministers and ministries to help them in their effectiveness in fulfilling their mission. Diagnostic tools are used to help measure the effectiveness of ministries and ministry leaders. A one-week, on site mentoring program provides a thorough debriefing to the senior pastor and a document of about 30 pages of observations and recommendations is provided, tailored to that church's culture and needs through extensive interviews and observations. During the Mentoring Project, training of key leadership is provided and the church is given tools for strategic planning.
What it reported doing in 2024
Onsite Ministry: Alabama, Michigan, Wisconsin, Texas, Kentucky, Florida Online Ministry: Alabama, Indiana, Tennessee, North Carolina, Iowa, Michigan, and Minnesota Ongoing Monthly Strategic Coaching and Counseling for Pastors across the US Ministry at District and Sectional Events for the Assembly of God Alabama Ministry Network Prayer Devotionals for Churches Dothan First A/G - Dothan, Alabama * Hospital and Home Visitations to Church Members * Ministry to Church Members at Funerals * Ministry to Church Members at Women's Events, Wedding and Baby Showers * Counseling: Pastoral Staff, Leadership, and Church Members * Ongoing Eldership Training The Rock Family Worship Center - Huntsville, Alabama * Transition Service - Nelson's and Silcox's Marriage and Family Counseling for Pastors and Lay Couples Weddings: v Northville Christian A/G - Northville, Michigan o Schoenhofer/McElhenny Wedding v Haus 820 - Lakeland, Florida o Benson/Lynch Wedding Graduations: v Northpointe College - Grand Rapids, Michigan o Katherine McElhenny Dedications: v Grand Rapids First A/G - Grand Rapids, Michigan o Studio 33:3 Funerals: v Lakeland Community Church - Lake Geneva, Wisconsin o Celebration of Life: Bill Myers
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 96
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 25
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 88%; rating input score 88
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -59.5%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.73; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 88% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $80K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 38/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 19/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.