Christian Activity Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
364182760
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
East St Louis, IL, USA
Phone
6188745615
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Children's, Youth Services
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$932,996
Expenses
$1,149,024
Assets
$2,044,720
Liabilities
$70,492

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • REV JEFFREY WILLIAMS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • REV JEFFREY WILLIAMS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $88,250 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To serve children, youth and families in east st. Louis, Illinois, with programs that prepare them for successful futures academically, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

What it reported doing in 2024

Out-of-school program - the center's main program is to give urban youth in east st. Louis, Illinois (one of the poorest urban areas in the country) activities designed to provide a healthy out-of-school environment. The center's programming strives to be educational, engaging and fun-- emcompassing academic proficiency, social and emotional support, spiritual entrichment, and physical health. Some of the programs offered through the center include foreign languages, stem, and financial literacy. Volunteers taught mandarin, french, portuguese, and spanish throughout the year. Students in 4th-12th grade have continued learning new aspects fo finance and entrepreneurship and investments in stocks, bonds, and real estate. Financial literacy is an essential program where students learn financial concepts about money management, home ownership, and credit. Through sponsorship with a local credit union, students are assisted with opening savings accounts, making direct deposits in those accounts to increase earned interest, and maintaining their savings accounts. Middle and high school students have been working on their media skills and can be involved in a mini nursing academy.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 91% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.1%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 65.1%; rating input score 65
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.37 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 24; 24th 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: 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: -23.2%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.78; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.7%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -11.5% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -6.2% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.1% of revenue deployed · 65.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $748K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $88K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 24/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 45/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 57/100.