Christ Cares
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 271191530
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2018–2023
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2023
- Location
- Chicago Hts, IL, USA
- Phone
- 7085398939
- Rating
- 86
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Christianity
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $153,434
- Expenses
- $150,912
- Assets
- $49,022
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Scott Reese (Program Director President of Board)
People named in this filing
- Scott Reese (Program Director President of Board)
- Jerry Dekker (Secretary of Board)
- Thomas Vander Hyden (Board Member)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Religious - provide Christian Ministers to share Gods Love Christ Cares brings hope and help to people in need by providing ministers and volunteers to proclaim the Gospel the GOOD NEWS shared in John 316 that God loves us and has provided a way of salvation and demonstrate Gods Love by helping and resourcing in practical ways Our ministry focus area is the economically hard hit areas of Chicagoland
What it reported doing in 2023
HOMELESS MINISTRY Christ Cares has a wide range of programs to help the homeless and poor of Chicgoland utilizing its Program Director Independent Contractors and volunteers On Thursdays Christ Cares along with New Life Baptist Church co-sponsors the Hope for the Homeless Bible Study and Lunch Usually between 40 to 50 attend weekly This program consists of singing Christian Songs and an in depth Bible Study Each person is encouraged to take a Bible Devotional Sheet Home to work on and there is a large team of staff and volunteers there to encourage and help in various ways including connecting homeless with various available resources depending on their needs Afterwards a delicious and healthy lunch is served this translates to over 2250 meals served annually not including the other ways Christ Cares distributes food to those in need Christ Cares also sponsors a weekly Christian AANA Program alcoholic anonymous and narcotic anonymous recovery and victory program which helps those who have had or currently have a problem with drugs or alcohol to live victoriously and to learn helpful life skills Our Program Director sends out a daily text to about 150 which contains a scripture verse and prayer Those receiving it are then able to respond to the text with spiritual questions or requests for help in practical ways over 50000 texts sent annually Christ Cares also ministers at the Pacific Garden Mission Homeless Shelter once a month preaching to 400 to 500 plus a month that translates to 5000 Homeless blessed annually There are other ways Christ Cares reaches out to the homeless and those in need including providing counseling encouragement and a Christian Minister in a time of need Christ Cares religious program goal is rooted in the belief that Christ clearly taught in the Bible that ministering to the poor and needy should be a priority
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.
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: 86
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 38
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 85.6%; rating input score 86
- Program expense ratio: 87.1%; rating input score 87
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 1.6%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.32; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 22.1%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -2.8% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -4.4% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 85.6% of revenue deployed · 87.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $131K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2018 to 2023
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.