Sidewalk Advocates for Life

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
800941301
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2013, Form 990-N 2012
Location
Allen, TX, USA
Phone
9037515369
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health - General and Rehabilitative N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,453,057
Expenses
$1,642,747
Assets
$626,864
Liabilities
$79,450

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LAUREN MUZYKA ESQ (PRESIDENT / CEO)
  • ELISSA GRAVES ESQ (VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD (PART YEAR)/BOARD PRES)
  • JEANNEANE MAXON ESQ (BOARD MEMBER/ VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD)

Highest reported compensation

  • LAUREN MUZYKA ESQ (PRESIDENT / CEO): $118,271 total reported compensation
  • EMILY ROOS (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (PART YEAR)): $54,387 total reported compensation
  • ANDY SECOLA (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (PART YEAR)): $3,654 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Sidewalk advocates for life offers a peaceful, prayerful, law-abiding program that teaches community volunteers how to reach hearts outside the abortion facility and offer loving, life-affirming alternatives.

What it reported doing in 2024

Sidewalk advocates for life continues to experience remarkable growth and impact across the nation, now reaching over 250 active program locations. With an impressive renewal rate of nearly 90%, the ministry's local teams are thriving in their mission to offer loving, life-affirming help to women at the doors of abortion facilities. In particular, there has been significant expansion throughout south Florida, Colorado and New York, where new leaders are stepping forward to meet the need for compassionate outreach in areas of high abortion activity. At the same time, sidewalk advocates for life is pioneering a new program model in abortion-restricted states, allowing volunteers to remain engaged in life-saving ministry even as the landscape of abortion access shifts. This adaptability underscores the organization's commitment to meeting women where they are-both geographically and situationally.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 81
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 67.9%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 59.2%; rating input score 59
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.28 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 14; 14th 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: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 19th 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: -13.1%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.38; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.7%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 19.6% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 20.3% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 28.5% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 67.9% of revenue deployed · 59.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 6 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $973K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $118K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 59/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 34/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 39/100.