Yana Ministry Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
455107360
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2016, Form 990-N 2012
Location
Hackensack, NJ, USA
Phone
2014465871
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$747,873
Expenses
$522,290
Assets
$832,718
Liabilities
$18,127

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

People named in this filing

  • JONGWOOK CHAE (TRUSTEE)
  • DOYOUNG CHO (TREASURER)
  • CHRIS CHUNG (TRUSTEE)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

Yana ministry, inc. Is a non-profit organization designed to bring hope and a future to orphans and children in poverty in the world. Our goal is to provide a different route in life for children who are often cast to the margins of society. We want to tell them that "you are not alone- and provide the support, love and guidance to make that message a concrete reality.

What it reported doing in 2024

Flying happiness program : students from a children's center located in south korea are invitied to visit the us. During their stay, the students tour major attractions, companies, campuses, and universities. The children also spend time with their supporters. The goal is to forge closer relationships between the children and their supporters. Yana study abroad program(high school & college): orphans who show promise in their college studies are provided with an opportunity to further their education in the us. Yana helps students secure housing, appropriate visas, as well as provoding them with community and accountability to ensure the greater chance for success. Yana korea program : this is to support programs and activities which are consistent with our mission in south korea. Let's be family : around 1-2 weeks long visit of children from korean orphanages to the us. We connect them with local churches so thay can stay with church members and attend vbs in the us. Project joy : scholarship program monthly dream savings : a monthly donation of 30 used to assist those who have aged-out of children's homes with needed healthcare, education, and safety measures. Christmas express : to share the joy of the christmas season with the kids in korean orphanages. We bring gifts and cards from donors to the children in korean orphanages. So much potential : around a week-long vba(vacational bible school) held during an annual summer mission trip to korea. A team of volunteers from the us fly to korea for two weeks to visit korean orphanages and run english vbs for them.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 65.5%; rating input score 66
  • Program expense ratio: 92.1%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2,171.8 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 99; 99th 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: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: 30.2%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.59; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.6% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 14.9% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.2% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 65.5% of revenue deployed · 92.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $481K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.