Touch Baja

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
880509033
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2020
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Phone
6197934879
Rating
96
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Inmate Support
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$114,589
Expenses
$112,015
Assets
$4,744
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Ronald Brink (President)

People named in this filing

  • Ronald Brink (President)
  • Lyle Brennan (Treasurer)
  • Sharon Webb (Secretary)

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 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The primary purpose of Touch Baja is to minister the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the people of Baja California, Mexico.

What it reported doing in 2020

We use the Xochimilco church as the base of operations for church planting. We continue to make plans for the church in San Pedro. The church was involved in a land dispute that cost it the building they were using for services and several other buildings used for work with children and temporary housing. The church won the case in the federal court but at considerable cost. However the cost was small when compared to the value of the property and buildings returned at the conclusion of the federal case. This year we began construction of a Sunday school and elementary school facility. (600 participants)

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.8%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

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: 2.2%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.04; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.8% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.8% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 10 filed program accomplishments · $112K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2010 to 2020
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 4/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.