The Kirbas Institute For The Advancement of Relevent Faith Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 270410559
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2011–2018
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2018
- Location
- Oklahoma City, OK, USA
- Phone
- 6307794147
- Rating
- 72
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Alliance/Advocacy
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $24,580
- Expenses
- $26,983
- Assets
- $21,995
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
People named in this filing
- Dr Paul J Kirbas (Pres/Exec Direc)
- Ross Robinson (Secretary)
- Adrienne Hubbard (Treasurer)
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 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The Kirbas Institute is a 501(c)(3) organization that exists to build bridges of understanding, cooperation, respect and acceptance among diverse faith communities and between faith communities and the global marketplace of ideas, especially those related to science and biotechnologies. Our goal is not simply to educate, but to use our educational tools and talents to facilitate a transformation of attitudes, opinions, and relationships for the betterment of society.Our Three Step Approach: Since our founding in 2010, the Kirbas Institute has been slowly yet steadily growing into the full vision of our mission and purpose. We exist to build necessary bridges between our scientific culture and our faith traditions through promoting dialogue at both the professional and lay levels. We accomplish our work through a 3 step approach: Step 1: We host international conferences that focus on the big questions that connect science with faith and spirituality. We invite leading thinkers in science
What it reported doing in 2018
The Kirbas Institute and The Fetzer Institute present Exploring the Sanctity of Nature - Toward a Common Word Between Spirituality and Science The Conference: October 22-24, 2010(Accomplished!)On the Campus of the Fetzer Institute in Kalamazoo, Michigan we assembled a team of leading scientists and theologians from around the world for a three-day experience of relationship building and dialogue concerning the related themes of the appreciation for, and care of, nature. Under the facilitation of Dr. Paul Kirbas and Dr. Julie Hliboki, we explored a common bridge of understanding concerning our sacred trust of nature. This bridge between science and religion became a foundation for our consideration of two important issues of our day: 1)The stewardship of our earth in light of the ecological crisis and 2) the search for guidance regarding the ethical questions surrounding issues of biotechnology.The Book Project (Accomplished!)Following the Conference at the Fetzer Institute, we began the development of a comprehensive book. Each participant of the Fetzer Conference has offered contributions to the book, through white papers that they presented at the conference and through their contributions to the dialogues of the conference. Our goal is to have the book ready by December, 2011.The Video Project (Accomplished!)The Fetzer Conference was filmed, along with individual interviews with our participants. In the days that followed, we began the production of a video presentation that can be used in a variety of educational settings. Our filming project is under the direction of acclaimed documentary film maker Martin Ostrow, who recently produced the documentary film Renewal , which can currently be seen on many PBS stations around the country. To see this example of Ostrow's work, visit http://www.renewalproject.net.The Total Curriculum Package Our ultimate goal is to combine the book and video, along with student workbooks and teacher guides, to offer a total curriculum package for use in churches, synagogues and mosques; schools and colleges; home studies and for personal use. We want to offer a tool to assist as many people as possible to find the bridge between religion and science that leads to a united effort in the care for, and use of, nature.In 2018 expenditures of $15,109 were made for the continued developement, marketing, sales and promotion of the book, video and cirriculum package highlighting the conference and printing of material and the new UpLift television series.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- 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. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 59
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 33
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 61.5%; rating input score 61
- Program expense ratio: 56%; rating input score 56
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: -9.8%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.82; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -10.5% per year; rating input score 0; 28th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -3.4% per year; rating input score 0; 41st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 24.3% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 61.5% of revenue deployed · 56% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $15K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- Filing history: 8 filing years from 2011 to 2018
- 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.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 56/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.