The Ultimate Sacrifice

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
825497225
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2021
Forms available
Form 990 2021
Location
High Point, NC, USA
Phone
3368454172
Rating
44
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$84,712
Expenses
$78,234
Assets
$31,490
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JASMINE HOYLE (DIRECTOR-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JASMINE HOYLE (DIRECTOR-PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The ultimate sacrifice is a non-profit organization that provides professional development and community resources to individuals and families. We implement this through our five pillars: knowledge of self, professional development, family literacy, youth empowerment and financial literacy. Our goal is to transform societies holistically by bringing creative healing to the world one black sheep at a time.

What it reported doing in 2021

We believe individuals of all ages and socioeconomic status should have access to resources for a better life. Our goal is to maximize support provided through our programs and help individuals and families to elevate - starting with creating a custom action plan for all of our participants and using a 'buddy system' approach to keep track of progress throughout your elevation.we focus on five core pillars: knowledge of self, family literacy, professional development, financial literacy, and youth empowerment. Specific programs that we are developing include: financial literacy- our financial literacy program includes insight on credit repair, stocks, best savings practices, and more.kid bosses- the kid boss program is a series of workshops that will help young people start and maintain their own businesses.business buddies- business buddies is a 3-month program which allows entrepreneurs to build their businesses.all of our programs and resources will always be available at no cost. Everyone who walks through our door will get an opportunity to elevate in all aspects of life!

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. 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: 3
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 58
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 3.2%; rating input score 3
  • Program expense ratio: 3.4%; rating input score 3
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.6%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.4; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -177.4% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -70.2% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 22.9% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 3.2% of revenue deployed · 3.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 1 of 1 board members independent · 0 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $3K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2020 to 2021
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 3/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 58/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.