Wellspring Church Ministries

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
843021162
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Cottonwood, AZ, USA
Phone
9284426494
Rating
57
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$244,262
Expenses
$231,508
Assets
$23,886
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • SALLY MCCARLEY (SENIOR PASTOR): $15,180 total reported compensation
  • OLIVIA D'CRUZ (PASTOR): $12,645 total reported compensation
  • MICHAEL MCCARLEY (PASTOR): $7,200 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Our organization fervently spreads the Gospel of Jesus Christ through various avenues. This includes hosting weekly church services that offer spiritual nourishment and community for believers. We conduct in-depth Bible studies to deepen understanding and faith. Additionally we organize mission trips to foreign countries such as Japan Africa and the Philippines to share the message of hope and love. Moreover our commitment extends to providing financial support to churches and missionaries in the United States and abroad. This assistance helps sustain their vital work in spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Furthermore we actively engage in training and ordaining pastors to empower them with the skills and knowledge necessary to lead their congregations effectively. Additionally we offer training and ongoing support to new missionaries equipping them for the challenges and opportunities they will encounter in their mission work.

What it reported doing in 2024

Wellspring Church Ministries conducted impactful mission trips in Kenya centered on sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The organization allocated resources to a diverse range of initiatives to support widows orphans and communities in need. This included church planting pastor training distributing Bible study materials providing medical supplies covering hospital expenses acquiring medical devices supplying food building materials and assisting with rent in various villages in Kenya. WCM actively engaged in training pastors facilitating the baptism of new Christians and organizing mission trips led by their pastors. The dedication of Wellspring Church Ministries to both practical and spiritual support had a profound effect on the communities that we serve in Kenya. The combination of tangible assistance such as medical supplies food and building materials along with pastoral training helped to save the lost in these communities. Through mission trips and ongoing support WCM made a lasting impact on the lives of widows orphans pastors and numerous individuals across multiple villages in Kenya. The holistic approach of Wellspring Church Ministries in addressing both physical and spiritual needs demonstrates our commitment to making a difference in the lives of those they serve. Thousands of lost souls in Kenya have accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior as a result of or generous donors pastors and missionaries.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 46% for direct work, and 54% for grants.

The verdict

MIXED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 69
  • Accountability: 32
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.4%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 72.2%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Fail
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 91.9%; rating input score 92; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 20%; rating input score 20; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.2%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.1; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16.9%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 17.9% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.4% of revenue deployed · 72.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 1 of 5 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $167K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $15K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 41 of 43 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 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.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 20/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 8 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.