Rooted Faith Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
395165121
IRS 990 coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Sachse, TX, USA
Phone
2149185134
Rating
54
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$875,479
Expenses
$175,000
Assets
$700,479
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Waylon Kelley (President & Treasurer)

People named in this filing

  • Waylon Kelley (President & Treasurer)
  • Sandy Kelley (Secretary)
  • Billy Kelley (Spiritual Leader)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Rooted Faith Foundation is organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3). The Foundation was formed to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, make disciples through worship and teaching, and provide charitable aid to communities in need.

What it reported doing in 2025

RVSL Program Start: Charitable grants to North Place Church to launch and support the RVSL safehome program for trafficked women ? a religious and charitable initiative consistent with Rooted Faith Foundation's exempt purpose of making disciples through teaching and providing aid to communities in need. Two grants totaling $150,000 were disbursed during the tax period (12/12/2025: $100,000 and 12/30/2025: $50,000).

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 44
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 18
  • Sustainability: 89
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 20%; rating input score 20
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 80%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 20% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $175K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 20/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.