Mission Elfaro INC

Creston, IA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$459K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$443K
To programs
52%
Net assets
$93K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$459K
FY2025▲ +7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$18K
FY2021$138K
FY2022$212K
FY2023$304K
FY2024$430K
FY2025$459K
Expenses
$443K
FY2025▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15K
FY2021$115K
FY2022$223K
FY2023$265K
FY2024$420K
FY2025$443K
Net assets
$93K
FY2025▲ +21%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$17K
FY2021$40K
FY2022$28K
FY2023$67K
FY2024$76K
FY2025$93K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CMission Elfaro INC
EINHdr · item D46-3665452
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2014
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CCreston, IA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
WebsiteHdr · item Jbelieve-together.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.52 Management & general $0.48
Program services52%$228K
Management & general48%$215K
Total functional expensesLn 25$443K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
52%
of spending reaches programs▼ -44% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +65% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+4%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +67% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$124K
FY2025▲ +62%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$17K
FY2021$40K
FY2022$28K
FY2023$67K
FY2024$76K
FY2025$124K
Total liabilities
$31K
FY2025
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$31K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$16K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$124K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B52%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$121K
Total assetsLn 16$124K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$31K
Total net assetsLn 32$93K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.3

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants101%$464K
Total revenueLn 12$459K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $121K · Operating expenses/yr $443K
3.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $228K · Total expenses $443K
52%
Management & General
Management & general $215K · Total expenses $443K
48%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $443K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $399K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $464K · Total revenue $459K
101%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $459K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $459K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income −$4K · Total revenue $459K
-1.0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $443K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $459K · Prior year $430K
+7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $93K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $459K · Expenses $443K
+4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $124K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $93K · Total assets $124K
75%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $124K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kate Dozier · Reported title BOARD MEMBER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $443K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $209K · Total expenses $443K
47%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 52%——
Overhead ratio 48%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 7%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 6Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 6Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Empowers people to overcome poverty and lack of education through faith and community support.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

We believe that with faith in god and help from others, people can break the cycle of poverty and lack of education to change their future and the futures of their children.

Pt IX · col B

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $459K$443K+7% 990 PDF
FY2024 $430K$420K+41% 990 PDF
FY2023 $304K$265K+44% 990 PDF
FY2022 $212K$223K+53% 990 PDF
FY2021 $138K$115K+655% 990 PDF
FY2020 $18K$15K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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