Christ House
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 521362103
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Washington, DC, United States
- Phone
- (202) 328-1100
- Rating
- 87
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Housing Development, Construction, Management
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $4,903,252
- Expenses
- $5,386,277
- Assets
- $12,436,423
- Liabilities
- $342,265
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
16 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Jim Lindsay (Executive Director)
- Lisa Purdy (CEO)
Highest reported compensation
- Shaina Alves (COO): $142,381 total reported compensation
- Allen Goetcheus (Treasurer): $129,739 total reported compensation
- Angela Oehlerking (CFO): $121,580 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of Christ House is to provide compassionate medical respite care for people experiencing homelessness in the District of Columbia. Values _**Hospitality**_ – Welcoming all with dignity and respect. _**Community**_ – Fostering connection and mutual support. _**Healing**_ – Providing compassionate, holistic care. _**Hope**_ – Encouraging resilience and the possibility of a better future. _An essential component of our efforts is the dignified sharing of patient stories, honoring each individual’s unique experience and perspective. In 2023-2024, several patients participated in a documentary project, offering an authentic glimpse into their journeys and showcasing our mission in action._ About Mission & Vision.
What it reported doing in 2024
Christ House is a 33-bed residential medical facility for men experiencing homelessness in Washington, DC. Patients receive 24-hour medical care from a team of medical and social service professionals who evaluate, develop, and deliver a comprehensive plan of care for each patient to ensure evidence-based health recommendations and promote patient autonomy. Our medical respite team treats patients, performs tests, changes dressings, manages medications, provides immunizations, and conducts pre-and post-operative care including patient education to help patients heal and manage their conditions. In 2024, 97% of patients suffered from three or more medical conditions, 72.8% had a mental health diagnosis, and 61.5% had a substance use disorder or a history of substance use disorder at the time of their admission. In 2024, Christ House provided 8,877 days of care with patients staying an average of 41.3 days. Christ House has welcomed over 10,000 patient admissions since its inception in 1985.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- 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.
- 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 92
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 78
- Sustainability: 37
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 98.6%; rating input score 99
- Program expense ratio: 89.7%; rating input score 90
- Fundraising efficiency: $21.08 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
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: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 61.5%; rating input score 62; 10th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -9.9%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.31; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 13.5%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 98.6% of revenue deployed · 89.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 8 of 13 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $4.8M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $142K · 16 people listed
- Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $705K reported
- Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 9 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 7 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 21/100.