Priests for Life

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
943123315
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Titusville, FL, USA
Phone
3215001000
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,504,267
Expenses
$11,043,817
Assets
$5,297,760
Liabilities
$1,128,480

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Janet Morana (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Janet Morana (Executive Director): $182,434 total reported compensation
  • Danielle Malina-Jones (Chief Financial Officer): $176,408 total reported compensation
  • Avelino Valonzo (Chief Operating Officer): $157,808 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

See schedule O.

What it reported doing in 2024

Rachels Vineyard - Rachels Vineyard RV is a globally recognized nonprofit ministry that specializes in offering healing retreats for individuals who have undergone the emotional distress of abortion. Founded by Dr. Theresa Burke a dedicated leader with 39 years of service to the cause RV takes a comprehensive approach to healing blending spiritual teachings sacraments and evidence-based psychological techniques. Rachels Vineyard is the worlds leading post-abortion healing ministry offering retreats in over 200 locations across 50 countries and in 33+ languages. In 2024 more than 4,000 men and women began their healing journey with over 10,000 departed babies memorialized. Retreats provide compassionate confidential support in a group setting transforming participants relationships with God their families and their communities. Many participants go on to start new ministries or Rachels Vineyard sites. The ministry operates from a small international headquarters in Pennsylvania but continues to expand globally with 106 U.S. sites and 109 international sites. In 2024 international sites grew by 17% with 81% being Spanish-speaking. Rachels Vineyard conducted at least 400 retreats worldwide in 2024 responded to 33 requests for new sites and upgraded seven sites to established status. Efforts to expand accessibility include translating training materials into additional languages and leveraging AI for multilingual communication. The unwavering commitment of Dr. Theresa Burke Kevin Burke and the entire RV team reflects a steadfast dedication to delivering compassionate care and transformative retreat experiences for those seeking healing and restoration. Through their tireless efforts and strategic outreach Rachels Vineyard remains at the forefront of providing essential services to individuals grappling with the aftermath of abortion fostering a message of hope healing and renewal.

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 96% 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 most filed governance safeguards are in place. The filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 58
  • Accountability: 62
  • Sustainability: 17
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98.9%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 76.2%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $8.37 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 76.9%; rating input score 77; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 0%; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 50%; rating input score 50; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -29.9%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.48; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.21; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.3%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.6% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8.6% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 98.9% of revenue deployed · 76.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 8 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 12 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $182K · 10 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $1.8M reported
  • Consistency: 41 of 44 current checks pass · 3 findings to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 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 — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 50/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 32/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 42/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 45/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule G fundraiser detail did not reconcile in the filed values.