Wellspring Living

Legal name: Wellspring Living Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
582614182
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
(404) 427-3100
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$16,183,363
Expenses
$12,463,701
Assets
$20,377,076
Liabilities
$671,161

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

Leadership & pay

25 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Christian Murphy (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Christian Murphy (CEO): $198,972 total reported compensation
  • Amber Stewart (CHIEF CULTURE & STRATEGY OFFIC): $143,652 total reported compensation
  • Alissa Tertichny (CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER): $142,333 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Empowering survivors. Equipping communities. Restoring lives. Our mission is to transform the lives of those at risk or victimized by sexual exploitation. Since 2001, we have provided **trauma-informed care** , including **safe** **housing** , **therapy** , **education** , and **personal and professional development** , to **women** and **youth** on their path toward healing and independence. What began with one residential program has grown into a community of restoration, resilience, and hope. Through compassion, partnership, and the unwavering belief in the worth of every person, we continue to help individuals live and dream again. Learn More.

What it reported doing in 2024

For youth: girls' residential program (ages 12-17): providing trauma-informed care to survivors of domestic minor sex trafficking (dmst) in the service of physical, emotional and spiritual restoration. Dmst is the commercial sexual exploitation of american children within u.s. Borders. In a safe residential environment, each girl is encouraged to set personal goals in her therapy and education, and each is supported by staff and volunteers throughout her journey of healing. Receiving hope center (ages 12-17): providing trauma-informed care to survivors of domestic minor sex trafficking (dmst) in the service of physical, emotional and spiritual restoration. In a safe residential environment, each youth is encouraged to set personal goals in therapy and education, and each is supported by staff for stabilization and beginning the journey of healing.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 66% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 93% 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 fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 56.3%; rating input score 56
  • Program expense ratio: 70.2%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $16.43 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 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: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 23%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.63; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.9%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 14.6% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 33.7% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 56.3% of revenue deployed · 70.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $8.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $199K · 25 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $790K reported
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 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 56/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 52/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 54/100.