Pilgrim Ministries Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
454047989
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2015
Location
Clarkesville, GA, USA
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Temporary Housing
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$154,394
Expenses
$1,122,966
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • TERRI PILGRIM (SECRETARY/TR): $44,559 total reported compensation
  • ANDREW PILGRIM (EXECUTIVE DI): $13,645 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Pilgrim ministries is a discipleship ministry who specializes in helping men break the addiction of drugs and alcohol through a relationship with the lord jesus christ. We provide the residential and the after care phases of the ministry for the men. Phase i is the 6 month residential phase and phase ii begins the 6 months of the after-care phase. The men can then enter phase iii where they are given more responsibility as far as helping to over see one of the houses and the day to day operation of a household.

What it reported doing in 2023

Pilgrim ministries is a faith-based discipleship ministry that provides men with a place of residency to receive instruction and teaching to overcome drug and alcohol addiction. Once the twelve month program is completed the men can choose to remain at the ministry to continue to grow and be discipled in the after care phase of the ministry for an additional twelve months. Pilgrim ministries gives men an option to live in a christian environment and allows them time to put the knowledge they have received from their residential instruction and teaching into everyday practice while starting their new life in christ.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 73% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 81% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 52
  • Sustainability: 4
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 97.1%; rating input score 97
  • Fundraising efficiency: $387.96 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 21st 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: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -627.3%; rating input score 0; 0th 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: 5.2%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 26.6% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 26.7% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 10 board members independent · 1 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $45K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2016 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 15 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 8 filed related-organization links
  • 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.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.