Mbeya EIN 27-1267643

Mbeya FY2022 filing

EIN  27-1267643 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Diego, CA Founded 2009
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates ministers and conducts religious outreach in Malawi's northern region.
Leadership
Matthew Herbst · Chief Executive · $49K
Money in and out
$265K revenue, $194K expenses
Bottom line
88% program efficiency

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
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%
Expenses
$194K
FY2022▲ +12%
Total assets
$359K
FY2022▲ +25%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2022
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…

$39Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMbeya
EINHdr · item D27-1267643
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Diego, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.mbeya.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2009
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2010

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive
$48,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Matthew Herbst$82,579$79,734$58,000$48,800$48,000$48,000

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.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$265K
Total revenueLn 12$265K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.02
Program services88%$170K
Management & general10%$20K
Fundraising2%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$194K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$159K
Total assetsLn 16$359K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$359K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $359K · Operating expenses/yr $194K
22.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $170K · Total expenses $194K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $20K · Total expenses $194K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $194K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $4K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $266K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $265K · Total revenue $265K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $265K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $265K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $265K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $194K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $265K · Prior year $309K
-14%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $359K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $265K · Expenses $194K
+27%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $359K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $359K · Total assets $359K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $200K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $359K
56%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
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.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth -14%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$232K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$247K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$179K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$265K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$309K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$225K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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