Terra Sancta Pilgrimages

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
262938723
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Pontiac, MI, USA
Phone
3137279784
Rating
60
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Religion Related N.E.C.
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$406,755
Expenses
$225,135
Assets
$1,470,866
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Patricia Giangrande OFS (Director, Vice President)
  • Father Alex Kratz OFM (Director, President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Patricia Giangrande OFS (Director, Vice President): $1,133 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Terra Sancta Ministries is a Franciscan ministry of Catholic evangelization and pilgrimage that builds bridges with the Mother Church of Jerusalem and cultivates devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and of the Church, to form Christian disciples that fervently follow the Lord Jesus Christ.

What it reported doing in 2024

Provide financial support to Christians in the Holy Land, including support for the education of students, Christmas and summer programs for students, support for Latin Patriarchate and parish programs, support for domestic expenses (shelter, food, etc.) for impoverished individuals and families to retain a Christian presence in the Holy Land.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 65% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 85% 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 most voting board members are independent. 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: 30
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 25.9%; rating input score 26
  • Program expense ratio: 45.7%; rating input score 46
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Fail
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.3%; rating input score 99; 59th 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • 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: 44.7%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.53; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.5%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.5% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 25.9% of revenue deployed · 45.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $103K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 43 of 43 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 26/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 46/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 8 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 37/100.