The Victory Project Llc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
262243366
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2013, Form 990-N 2008
Location
Dayton, OH, USA
Phone
9372240880
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Rehabilitation Services for Offenders

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,269,974
Expenses
$1,314,944
Assets
$3,475,032
Liabilities
$264,568

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GREG ROBERTO (BOARD PRESIDENT)
  • MONNIE BUSH (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
  • JOHN OLIVER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • MONNIE BUSH (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $71,856 total reported compensation
  • JOHN OLIVER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $47,310 total reported compensation
  • KELLY BUSH (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $14,541 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Empower youth to discover the life god intended by mastering self-awareness, self-sufficiency and selfless service while tearing down the pillars of poverty, all without government funding.

What it reported doing in 2024

The victory project curriculum is based on the 3e curriculum: education - this piece of the curriculum involves daily access and review of students' school records and work, weekly homework, and study hall assistance. The victory project becomes an educational advocate and accountability partner for students, parents, and teachers. Entrepreneurship - students get work experience and learn the value of earning money by working at the victory project's small business, victory improvement projects (vip), but learning about work is a reward. Students must hit certain goals to be eligible to work. Work-ethic development precedes workforce development. Enlightenment - victory project provides 'overall gentlemen' character development courses, bible study, worship, recreation, and nightly dinners. The victory project is open year-round, even on holidays, earning it the privilege of being heard.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 77
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 49.5%; rating input score 50
  • Program expense ratio: 84.7%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $68.74 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 82; 82nd 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: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 44
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • 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: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 42.1%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.64; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.2%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14.2% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 18.8% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21.1% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 49.5% of revenue deployed · 84.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 4 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $72K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • 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: Mission deployment rate scored 50/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 29/100.