Allied Churches of Alamance County

Legal name: Allied Churches of Alamance County Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
561553388
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2023
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Burlington, NC, US
Phone
(336) 229-0881
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Philanthropy, Charity, Voluntarism Promotion
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$839,923
Expenses
$804,989
Assets
$1,061,773
Liabilities
$27,446

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NELSON YOUNG (BOARD PRESIDENT)
  • JAI BAKER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • JAI BAKER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $80,557 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of ACAC is to prevent and end homelessness and food insecurity through providing direct service and leadership in collaborative community efforts. To help address hunger and homelessness in Alamance County, Allied Churches of Alamance County, Inc. (ACAC) maintains an Emergency Shelter, Empowerment Center and a Community Kitchen (Joe's Diner) to meet the basic needs of shelter guests and community members. ACAC's Food Service programs are free of charge and open to all who are hungry, without restriction. The programs work to help prevent homelessness for community members who are forced to choose between paying their bills and feeding themselves or their families. ACAC’s shelter is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It provides temporary shelter stays for men, women, and children, with lodging for single guests and more private spaces.

What it reported doing in 2023

Kitchen and pantry services - operate lunch and dinner services for shelter guests as well as community members monday through friday. Meals are provided for shelter guests three times a day, seven days a week. The community kitchen served 32,883 meals in the fiscal year ended june 30, 2024.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 60% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90.2%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 94%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.2%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.32; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7.8% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -8.7% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 90.2% of revenue deployed · 94% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $757K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $81K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 36/100.