Spiritual Life Ministry Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
631273100
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Birmingham, AL, USA
Phone
2055427848
Rating
42
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$58,515
Expenses
$60,145
Assets
$232
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DALE SCHAEFER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • WILLIAM WILSON (DIRECTOR)
  • DR HENRY BRIGHT (BOARD MEMBER)
  • DR TOM BROWN (BOARD MEMBER)

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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Lead the amistad mission leadership training in bolivia. Participated as a leader in three major conferences in the us. Conducted private eucharists on an as requested basis. Provided spiritual counseling to individuals. Served as the chaplain and worship leader for fight-4-life, an inter-city youth program. Spoke at churches and bible studies as requested. Wrote numerous essays and quarterly newsletters.

What it reported doing in 2023

Provided leadership training at amistad mission in bolivia, a mission founded by the director. Traveled to meetings with individuals for counseling and attended conferences when requested. Total cost incurred for this program: $0

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 2
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 1.9%; rating input score 2
  • Program expense ratio: 1.8%; rating input score 2

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.8%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 87.4%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -12.4% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.3% per year; rating input score 0; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8.4% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 1.9% of revenue deployed · 1.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 2/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 2/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 0/100.