Reconciling Ministries Network

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521696721
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Phone
7737365526
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Lesbian, Gay Rights
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$977,263
Expenses
$958,451
Assets
$219,888
Liabilities
$41,632

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

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAN LAWRENCE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • JAN LAWRENCE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $95,820 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Working for the full participation of all lbgtq+ people in the life and ministries of the church. Focus: reconciling ministries network celebrates that lgbtq+ persons are a good expression of god's diverse creation and exists to advocate for the affirmation of all of god's children in the church and the world.mission: reconciling ministries network is committed to intersectional justice across and beyond the united methodist connection, working for the full participation of all lgbtq+ people throughout the life and leadership of the church.vision: reconciling ministries network envisions a church that ensures justice, equity, and dignity for all of god's children in their diverse intersecting identities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Rmn continued our engagement with partners from across our worldwide united methodist connection to organize, inform, and develop strategy for around 3 common goals for general conference 2024. The coalition that worked together included caucus groups and individuals that brought together people from across the connection who wanted to remain in the umc. Rmn provided significant leadership to the steering team with 2 staff members and 1 board member. We also provided significant participation in the larger group including an additional 3 staff members and 2 board members.rmn continued our investment in resources as we looked at the needs of the post-harmful language umc. Our constituency grew significantly in the middle of the year as our customer became all of the umc and not just those congregations that chose to affiliate with rmn. We increased virtual offerings (webinars, town halls, etc., the number and types of developed resources, streamlined our resource process, built the framework for what became the lgbtq+ center for resource development and congregational engagement. Of particular note is that 2024 was the first vbs season where our vbs was available. We received positive feedback on both the vbs and our development process. We released a total of 5 developed resources in 2024 in addition to the toolkits we produced for congregations.rmn focused on building relationships with partners across the global church. Staff members made two trips to both africa and the philippines where we worked with the africa forum in africa and with reconciling communities in the philippines to support their needs to grow inclusive ministries in their context. Introduced more mission partnerships as we connected um churches in the us to churches and ministries in the global church.

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 99% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 69.5%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 65.8%; rating input score 66
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.95 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 31; 31st 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: 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: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.9%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.23; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.1% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.1% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -10.2% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 69.5% of revenue deployed · 65.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $630K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $96K · 22 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 31/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 32/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 37/100.