Educates ministers and conducts religious outreach in Malawi's northern region.
For fiscal year 2022 it reported $265K in revenue, $194K in expenses, and $359K in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$265K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$194K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$359K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $71K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
88%
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
22.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+27%
revenue over expenses, this year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$265K
FY2022▼ -14%
$309K$155K$0
FY2020FY2025
Expenses
$194K
FY2022▲ +12%
$279K$139K$0
FY2020FY2025
Total assets
$359K
FY2022▲ +25%
$545K$272K$0
FY2020FY2025
Total liabilities
$0
FY2022
$1$0$0
FY2020FY2025
Total revenue
$265K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$194K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$359K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$71K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$359K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $153K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01
Operation and Staffing of Zola Zola Community Center in Malawi: Mbeya oversaw the operation and staffing of Zola Zola Community Center. In 2022 we began a new initiative to reach gang members in the community and provide them with practical business training and opportunities.
$59Kprogram expense
02
Operation and Staffing of Bethel Bible College (BBC) in Mzuzu, Malawi. Mbeya continues support of Bethel Bible College in Mzuzu, Malawi by providing funds for student sponsorships, teacher stipends, and special theological seminars open to the community.
$55Kprogram expense
03
ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEKERO LAKESHORE RETREAT CENTER. In 2022, in partnership with the Northern Region Youth Development Trust of Malawi, Mbeya acquired and began development of the Thekero Retreat Center, a four-acre lakeshore piece of land that is being developed for Bible College student retreats, hosting of visiting…
Matthew Herbst’s $83K as Chief Executive
is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M international nonprofits.
Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
Individual Matthew Herbst · Reported title Chief Executive · Highest reported compensation $49K · Total expenses $194K
25%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $80K · Total expenses $194K
41%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
88%
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Overhead ratio
10%
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Fundraising cost ratio
1%
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Revenue growth
-14%
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Legal fee ratio
1%
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Accounting fee ratio
3%
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Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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