Signposts Ministries Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
273077907
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Indian Trail, NC, USA
Phone
7042198981
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Religion Related N.E.C.
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$14,744
Expenses
$66,682
Assets
$184,885
Liabilities
$149,855

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANNIE BETH DONAHUE (PRESIDENT)
  • MARY GOOD (V PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ANNIE BETH DONAHUE (PRESIDENT)
  • MARY GOOD (V PRESIDENT)
  • SHELLY HARDEE (SECRETARY)

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

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

Overview

Mission

Signposts ministries' mission is to serve families that have children with chronic health problems or disabilities, both locally and internationally, for the glory of god, through compassionate, godly care, in a manner that serves the whole person. We strive to minister to families and meet their needs, to the best of our ability, in all of these areas: social, emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual.

What it reported doing in 2024

Assisted in travel expenses for doctors to northern africa; sent medical supplies to northern africa; assisted in surgery expenses for patients in northern africa; distributed medical equipment to families domestically; sent medical equipment to el salvador; hosted community events at our building for families of children with special healthcare needs and opened a co-working space for other nonprofits, healthcare, and education professionals; helped families with guidance in working with medicaid and local school system iep programs; maintained updated information on website and facebook to help families keep up with current medical studies and innovations; loaned and donated medical equipment and supplies to local children with special healthcare needs; partnered with union county school system to help ec students meet course requirements; opened space to other nonprofits, such as innovative approaches, for meetings; offered free social skills groups over the summer.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 90.4%; rating input score 90

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -352.3%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.77; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.81; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.7% per year; rating input score 0; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -9.6% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.7% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 90.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $60K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 6/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.