C4 Ministries Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
832431097
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
Union, SC, USA
Phone
8644261771
Rating
54
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$459,986
Expenses
$328,096
Assets
$455,330
Liabilities
$1,739

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHARLES B GOODALE (PRESIDENT)
  • BILL RANDALL (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • CHARLES B GOODALE (PRESIDENT): $33,000 total reported compensation
  • HEATHER RANDALL (SECRETARY): $28,125 total reported compensation
  • STEPHANIE GOODALE (TREASURER): $9,860 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Offering help and hope to our world through the word of god by assisting churches, pastors, comm. Organizations and others with christ centered counseling and care during a crisis. Providing training to the above mentioned groups to build up the body of christ before crisis occurs

What it reported doing in 2024

Provided temp housing to the homeless; helped those in a crisis situation regarding food, rent, utilities and transportation assisted those determined needy in meeting educational and health care costs. Paid for needed basic repairs to homes of those determined to be in critical care situations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 85% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 37
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 33
  • Sustainability: 61
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 36.3%; rating input score 36
  • Program expense ratio: 50.8%; rating input score 51
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 55.7%; rating input score 56; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 33.3%; rating input score 33; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 28.7%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.39; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 21.6%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 31.6% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 30.8% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 36.9% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 36.3% of revenue deployed · 50.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 6 board members independent · 3 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $167K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $33K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 27 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 36/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 33/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 51/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 56/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 49/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 18/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 51/100.