The Bay View Association of the United Methodist Church

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
380333680
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Bay View, MI, USA
Phone
2313476225
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,367,534
Expenses
$4,587,108
Assets
$23,927,729
Liabilities
$2,230,141

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAN MULLEN (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • WALT BYERS (PRESIDENT)
  • MEGAN DEWINDT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • MEGAN DEWINDT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $107,851 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To be an institution in which christian values and traditions are central; to enrich the human experience for individuals and families within bay view and the surrounding community through a seasonal program of religious, educational, cultural and recreational opportunities; to provide a christian perspective in a changing world.

What it reported doing in 2024

Worship & education worship the worship and religious life program offers 14 weeks of worship services, weekly lectures, adult, teen, and children's sunday school, teen youth group, and adult bible studies. From mid-june to mid-august nationally known preachers come to campus to speak on a variety of enriching and thought provoking topics offering educational and spiritual growth. Worship programs are ecumenical, free and open to the public. Education the education program offers classes and lectures for everyone from kids to adults. Each year 50 to 70 classes are held covering culinary arts, expanding knowledge and perspectives, fine arts and crafts, health and wellness, and kids' classes. The program also offers annual speaker series titled american experience, the big read, and bridging cultural divides among other lecture offerings. These series highlight bestselling authors, motivational speakers, and professors who speak on a wide variety of topics offering opportunities to learn, expand perspectives, and spark curiosity. Many of these series are free and all are open to the public.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 68% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

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: 32
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 32.7%; rating input score 33
  • Program expense ratio: 31.9%; rating input score 32
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.3 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 23; 23rd 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: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 14.5%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.22; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.4%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 17.7% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 32.7% of revenue deployed · 31.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $108K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and related organizations
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 33/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 32/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 23/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.