Vine Faith in Action

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
411802861
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Mankato, MN, USA
Phone
5073865572
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,811,680
Expenses
$3,619,236
Assets
$11,007,890
Liabilities
$4,728,712

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MELINDA WEDZINA (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • MELINDA WEDZINA (CEO): $125,791 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Vine is redefining aging and promoting the wellbeing of aging adults through programming, services, and community engagement.

What it reported doing in 2024

Aging well at home. Professional program staff work in concert with volunteers to help aging adults in need with tasks necessary for continued independent living. Vine's professional staff perform intake meetings and provide information about vine services and local resources. In addition, they facilitate support groups and skill building classes, and advise/coach spouses and adult children in caring for their aging loved ones. Volunteers assist staff with home chores and minor repairs, deliver meals on wheels, and provide friendly companionship visits for individuals who are more isolated. Vine's diversity program AIDS elders from diverse cultures and assists with advocacy, socialization, form assistance and translation, and service coordination. Vine also offers pearls (program to encourage active rewarding lives), which is a national evidence-based program for late-life depression. The companionship program vine offered ended in december of 2024 and the diversity program ended in february of 2025. These programs ended due to reductions in staff hours and grant funds. About 509 individuals received assistance in various aging well at home programs in fy25.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 66.3%; rating input score 66
  • Program expense ratio: 87.9%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $160.63 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 90; 90th 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: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 24.8%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.04; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.43; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.5%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.4% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 66.3% of revenue deployed · 87.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $3.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $126K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.