The Refuge Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 472852405
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2015–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Waleska, GA, USA
- Phone
- 4047907917
- Rating
- 81
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- International Migration, Refugee Issues
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $115,324
- Expenses
- $125,050
- Assets
- $50,232
- Liabilities
- $2,171
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Scott Kelley (President & Exec Dir)
People named in this filing
- Dan Carol (Director)
- Laura Jarnigan (Director)
- Scott Kelley (President & Exec Dir)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
For youth and families to experience abundant life in a growing relationship with Jesus.
What it reported doing in 2024
2024 Program AccomplishmentsCelebrating 10 years of the Refuge, we continue to fulfill our mission by focusing on disciple-making:- 18 students regularly discipled towards Christ- 12th year of Worldview Academy- 3 Baptisms- Group average GPA - 3.4Numerous trips, retreats, and outings to know Christ and make Christ known.All our disciples attend church, have at least 1 mentor, and continue to press into their faith.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 99% 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
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 70
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 22
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 71.6%; rating input score 72
- Program expense ratio: 66%; rating input score 66
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -8.4%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.4; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 40%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 71.6% of revenue deployed · 66% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $83K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 9 filing years from 2015 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.