Stepstones Ministry International

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
352366388
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Center, TX, USA
Phone
9365918877
Rating
35
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$79,649
Expenses
$84,306
Assets
$124,062
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

People named in this filing

  • JODY HOOPER (VICE CHAIR)
  • MIKE ROLLINS (BOARD MEMBER)
  • BILL SELF (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To exist, teach, train and take the body of christ into the world, following god's biblical plan to reach the nations. To teach the heart of the father for the nations through youth camps, d-nows, retreats and any other venue god allows. To train the body of christ by offering mission training, conferences, missional camps and service opportunities for churches and other religious organizations. To take groups to serve evangelical missionaries whom with a relationship has been built.

What it reported doing in 2024

The ministry worked with coaches and athletic teams in two school districts. The ministry provided a leadership training camp for athletes and coaches called extreme blessing. The ministry taught biblical concepts of missions at churches to help them gain a missional outlook. The ministry also provided teacher salary support in haiti.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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.

The verdict

REVIEW - 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: 4
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 12
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 4.8%; rating input score 5
  • Program expense ratio: 4.5%; rating input score 5
  • 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.8%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.47; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -19.2% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 4.8% of revenue deployed · 4.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 4 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 5/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 5/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 49/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.