South Main Baptist Church

Legal name: South Main Baptist Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
760149492
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2014
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2014
Location
Houston, TX, United States
Phone
+1 (713) 529-4167
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$432,584
Expenses
$617,953
Assets
$5,202,694
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Bill Brown (President)
  • Alan Smith (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Bill Brown (President)
  • Alan Smith (Vice President)
  • Melissa Pasche (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. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Foundation is organized to receive, manage and distribute assets (including the income therefrom) exclusively for the benefit and in furtherance of the religious ministries of the South Main Baptist Church, 4100 Main Street, Houston, Texas. The ministers at South Main Baptist Church endeavor to equip the church's members to experience God in worship and connect to one another in fellowship and study and to help our guests into the life of the church. The entire South Main Baptist Church staff works to serve our congregation and the larger Kingdom, care for our campus, and communicate the Good News of Jesus. Steve Wells Steve Wells Pastor Susan Moore Susan Moore Executive Minister. Learn Group photo of south main youth Youth Summer Immersion Trip 2026 June 25, 2026 This Summer, the Youth traveled to Columbia, South Carolina, to partner with Eau Claire Baptist Church and Koinonia...

What it reported doing in 2014

South Main Baptist Church Foundation provides financial support for the South Main Baptist Church. As reflected on Schedule I, the Foundation granted funds for a mission trip, marketing, salary support, and window replacement during 2014.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 68% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98.2%; rating input score 98
  • 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; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -42.9%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.42; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 69.2% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 37.9% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $607K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2010 to 2014
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 5 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.