Tentmakers

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
411315524
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2022
Forms available
Form 990 2022
Location
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Phone
7635356484
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$478,611
Expenses
$842,070
Assets
$974,940
Liabilities
$949,732

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RICHARD AMUNDSON (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • RICHARD AMUNDSON (PRESIDENT): $84,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The misssion of tentmakers is to provide christ-centered, transformational leadership training to sharpen skills for stronger lives, families, vocations & ministries.

What it reported doing in 2022

Program service areas - tentmakers consultants help congregations lay a foundation for church and youth ministry growth by facilitating the development of plans that incorporate ministry vision, ministry philosophy, strategy and structure. They also aid churches in the identification and selection of persons qualified to serve as youth ministers, as well as provide ongoing service and consultation to chrches and ministries.youth ministry training - youth ministry leadership training is a six week leadership skills course that trains and prepares youth ministry candidates to work with young people in the local church and is followed by an on-the-job performance review. Tentmakers network provides ongoing continuing education and support/encouragement for youth ministers in their ministries. Youth ministry institute is a one day seminar/training done at regional locations around the mid-west that is open to both tentmakers network members as well as churches not affiliated with tentmakers. Leadership quest is a one week summer wilderness based leadership training that is offered to high school students.lay ministry training - tentmakers lay ministry training courses help lay people of congregations develop confidence and skills in relationship building, connunication, management, motivation, decision-making, and specific ministry skills (small groups, etc.) by providing weekend trainings conducted at churches or a site of the churches choosing. Nehemiah leadership institute is a three week training for pastors and other key ministry leaders that goes beyond the lay ministry trainings by going more in depth and adding skills in recruiting volunteers and long range planning.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 61% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 19
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.7%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 51%; rating input score 51
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.13 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 17; 17th 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: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -75.9%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.16; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.97; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.5% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.4% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.7% of revenue deployed · 51% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 7 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $429K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $84K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2011 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 51/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 17/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 5/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 30/100.