Growthtrac Ministries
Building Strong Marriages.
Mission
To strengthen marriages by providing life-changing, Christ-centered resources through innovative digital media.
Notes from the nonprofit
Feb-18-2022 Dear Potential Donor, On years where our annual gross income is under $50,000, the IRS does not require full 990, but only a "postcard". The state of Illinois does require we file an AG-990AL, which we would be happy to provide on request. I'd be happy to respond to questions: [email protected] | 630-333-6645 Jim Mueller President, Growthtrac Ministries
Ruling year
2005
President
Mr. James Mueller
Treasurer-Vice President
Ms. Sheri Mueller
Main address
66 Grove Court #1155
Elgin, IL 60120 USA
EIN
87-0732242
NTEE code
Family Counseling, Marriage Counseling (P46)
Christian (X20)
Religious Radio (X84)
IRS filing requirement
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The institution of marriage has the profound ability to shape and edify culture and our society. Marriage is woven into the very fabric of our world and whether a marriage is strong or struggling makes a tremendous impact on our lives — and the stakes are high. Studies show that when marriages fail: --The risk of poverty increases --Parent-child relationships become strained and often crumble --Crime Increases --Children fail academically --Fatherless children are more likely to abuse drugs --Parental divorce doubles the odds that children will also divorce Conversely, men and women in strong marriages live longer, healthier and happier lives. When marriages thrive, lives thrive: --Spouses are healthier and more productive --Children’s physical and mental health is protected --Earnings are higher --Life expectancy increases --Children are more likely to succeed
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Growthtrac.com
Growthtrac.com is a 4,000+ page, non-profit marriage (and relationship resource)
filled with exclusive content (articles, interviews, reviews) from "A List" authors
& relationship experts.
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Percentage of audience who say organization has positively impacted their marriage
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Growthtrac.com
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of referrals to resources offered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Widows and widowers, Christians
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Demand for our marriage resources, radio programming, counseling referrals, and online tools continues to grow. While this is a great problem to have, in order for Growthtrac to meet this escalating need effectively with quality services and programs, we must expand.
Through growthtrac.com and growthtracradio.com, we plan to double our current impact of 700,000 marriages annually — to One Million — in 2022. We want to provide one million couples each year with the tools they need to build strong, life-long marriages.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Growthtrac.com is a digital delivery platform for marriage enrichment content -- via growthtrac.com (expert articles, author & artist interviews, assessments, counseling referrals, and devotionals) and growthtracradio.com (streamed radio) -- preparing couples for marriage, enriching marriages, and helping hurting marriages. We plan to achieve our Reach One Million goals through a web marketing strategy, which includes search engine marketing and PPC (pay-per-click) advertising. In 2014, Growthtrac Ministries was awarded a lifetime Google Grant of $40,000 monthly towards Google’s AdWords PPC advertising program.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Combined, growthtrac.com and growthtracradio.com serve more than 600,000 marriages annually (2021) with practical articles and advice, radio programming, and expert interviews. Growthtrac dispensed more than 5 million touches through counseling referrals, daily devotions, prayer requests, marriage assessments, premarital mentoring, forum interactions, and Gospel invitations. Eighty percent of its audience revealed Growthtrac made a positive difference in their marriage. And all this is accomplished with a part-time volunteer staff.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In 2021, we served 32% more marriages, compared to the previous year. That’s 760,000 marriages served. We are delighted with this progress.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Growthtrac Ministries
Board of directorsas of 02/24/2022
David Herrick
No Affiliation
Term: 2018 - 2024
James Mueller
No Affiliation
Sheri Mueller
No Affiliation
Kyle Stagnito
No Affiliation
John LaRue
No Affiliation
David Herrick
No Affiliation
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Board orientation and education
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CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Equity strategies
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- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
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