Q Place

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
132552417
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Wheaton, IL, USA
Phone
6306684399
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Protestant
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$307,258
Expenses
$332,259
Assets
$232,293
Liabilities
$74,416

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • KAREN SCHLEICHER (Executive Dir.): $65,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Mobilize christians to facilitate group discussions so spiritual seekers can find god as revealed in the bible.

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024-2025, Q Place advanced the Great Commission in these areas: New Discussion Resources Developed: Launched Finding Peace in an Anxious World, designed for discussions with those who have little or no background in the Bible and providing a pathway to Jesus. Completed the 2nd Edition of the 9 Arts of Spiritual Conversations Curriculum, with updates and integrated follow-through elements (Commitments, Check-Ins, and Celebrations) for stronger impact in Christians everyday relationships with people who believe differently.Training: Launched a new 1.5 Hour Workshop: How to Start Bible Discussions with Seekers, training 30 Christians in April and May. Trained 34 Christians in 7-session intensive Q Place Coaching to start small groups where spiritual seekers can find God as revealed in the Bible. Presented a Thriving Groups workshop to 32 participants from 14 different churches, so their small groups can engage in discovery-based Bible discussions that also work well for seekers. Trained and supported 12 volunteer catalysts to spread the mission and vision of Q Place. Distribution and support: Launched a new Monthly Resources email to an average of 3500 Christians each month, with links to seasonal content and tools for reaching out to people who believe differently. Provided curriculum that strengthens evangelism (free 9 Arts small group guide) to 1614 church staff and/or influencers and delivered ongoing Tips for Spiritual Conversations to more than 4,000 contacts. Collaboration: Attended the global evangelism Lausanne Congress (virtually) and joined the Lausanne Action Hub, offering training and resources worldwide. All of these activities fall under Q Places mission to mobilize Christians to facilitate group discussions with spiritual seekers so they can find God as revealed in the Bible.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 78
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.3%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 73.3%; rating input score 73
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.03 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 80%; rating input score 80; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -8.1%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.7; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.32; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19.6%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -11.7% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -8.1% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -4.8% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.3% of revenue deployed · 73.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $244K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $65K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 36/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.