The Sheltering Arms NMTC LLC

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
474673575
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
4045232767
Rating
53
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Support N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,390,048
Expenses
$299,953
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Blythe Robinson (President/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Blythe Robinson (President/CEO): $328,747 total reported compensation
  • ROBERT WELSH (Chief financial Officer): $161,851 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Sheltering arms nmtc, llc is a supporting organization of the sheltering arms, inc. (fein 58-0566236). The organization improves and expands the mission of the sheltering arms, inc. By securing financial support from a variety of sources for the long-term benefit of the the sheltering arms, inc.

What it reported doing in 2023

Supporting The Sheltering Arms, Inc.'s mission through capital raising and financial investments.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% 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.

The verdict

MIXED - 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 few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 41
  • Transparency & Controls: 60
  • Accountability: 71
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 12.6%; rating input score 13
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 90%; rating input score 90; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 44
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 87.4%; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.2% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 85.7% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -19.2% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 12.6% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 10 board members independent · 4 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $300K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $329K · 11 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 13/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.