Y-knot Missions

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
823224276
IRS 990 coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Round Rock, TX, USA
Phone
8322176118
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Development
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$311,658
Expenses
$292,176
Assets
$79,471
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Christian Jackson (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Christian Jackson (Executive Director): $60,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Y-KNOT Missions is a Christian nonprofit organization serving in Cap-Hatien Haiti. We impact more than 2,500 individuals annually through a locally led holistic ministry model. With a team of more than 50 Haitian members Y-KNOT Missions provides year-round gospel-focused programming for children youth and adults. Programs include primary education adult literacy economic empowerment initiatives pastoral care agricultural development soccer leagues and mobility assistance. Our vision is to see lasting transformation in Haiti by uplifting communities equipping individuals and building sustainable solutions led by and for the people we serve through the power of Christ.

What it reported doing in 2025

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & WELLNESS- Led a community development initiative that helps families create sustainable income through goat and chicken programs The Jordan Project while also generating local jobs and reinvesting profits back into the community and YKM programs. Alongside economic support we run a boys and girls soccer league for youth ages 7-17 that teaches teamwork discipline and leadership through coaching and discipleship. We also support individuals with disabilities by providing wheelchairs to improve mobility and daily life. Our goal through all of this is to make Christ known and help meet the spiritual and physical needs of people for transformation in Christ.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 92% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 78% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.7%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 89.3%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: $19.4 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Pass
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.3%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.27; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 20.5%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 34.6% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 35.8% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.7% of revenue deployed · 89.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $261K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $60K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 43 of 43 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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 — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 6 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 54/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 18/100.