Fellowship Square
Legal name: Christian Care Mesa Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 860828879
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2021
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Phone
- 6023851592
- Rating
- 72
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Supportive Housing for Older Adults
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $12,979,646
- Expenses
- $11,709,796
- Assets
- $44,209,870
- Liabilities
- $35,458,124
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
15 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ALAN HIEB (PRESIDENT/CEO)
Highest reported compensation
- ALAN HIEB (PRESIDENT/CEO): $615,586 total reported compensation
- EDWARD JOHNSON (CHF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER/CCO): $311,410 total reported compensation
- JON SCOTT WILLIAMS (VP OF OPERATIONS): $286,942 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Christian Care (Fellowship Square Senior Living) provides quality senior living rooted in Christian values, serving Arizona seniors—including those with limited financial resources. Across Arizona, each Fellowship Square community offers a balance of comfort, connection, and support. As nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, our mission drives every decision we make — reinvesting in programs, services, and experiences that support residents’ wellbeing. Each Fellowship Square community offers: |. Our communities in Cottonwood, Historic Mesa, Mesa, Phoenix, Surprise, and Tucson each bring their own personality and offer varying levels of care, services, and amenities. However, they all share the same commitment to our Mission: _Through Christian love and excellence, we are dedicated to_ _**providing a fulfilling lifestyle and promoting independence to**_ _**those we serve.**_ Wherever you...
What it reported doing in 2024
Christian care mesa, inc. Dba fellowship square-mesa is set against the spectacular backdrop of the world-famous superstition mountains. Here our residents enjoy an enchanting, southwest resort style senior living community, an inviting desert oasis with lush lawns, heated pool and spa, patios, koi pond, and shaded ramadas for their recreation convenience. They enjoy the freedom to explore and discover the things they are passionate about, as well as a place where fun, friendship, and great food abound.fellowship square-mesa consists of 194 one-bedroom and two-bedroom suites and 42 assisted living units including 12 studio, 24 one bedroom and 6 deluxe one-bedroom models. Our independent (cont'd on sch. O) living residents enjoy at least 25 meals per month, semi-monthly housekeeping, 24-hour security, and private van and bus scheduled transportation to grocery and other shopping, medical appointments, restaurants, and other venues around town. Assisted living residents have similar services but have access to shared caregivers and 3 meals per day.depending on our residents' needs we provide a variety of programs to enrich, encourage and promote a lifestyle to serve residents now and in the future. Nearby shopping, cultural, medical, and life-long learning opportunities are completed onsite by an array of volunteer, social, fitness, spiritual, and wellness activities. The nationally known senior fit wellness program features a personal trainer to ensure success; the assisted living fitness center has a stunning view of the world-famous superstition mountains. We also provide assisted living services to up to 65 subsidized housing residents next door. Fellowship square-mesa has a robust activity program with a variety of events on campus and culturally enriching activities off-campus to provide residents with lots of opportunities for fellowship and fun! Fellowship square-mesa administers the "m4-altcs assisted living program" that features spacious one-bedroom apartments with full sized appliances in each kitchen and walk-in showers for resident safety. The residents are never asked to share their living quarters with anyone else (double occupancy is a common practice in altcs buildings). The dedicated staff provides specialized assisted living services 24/7 to meet the resident's individual personal care requirements. This service is designed to prevent premature institutionalization of frail elderly residents allowing them to receive the support they require, while remaining in an environment where they are comfortable.in 2024, fellowship square-mesa implemented the helpany fall prevention program, a comprehensive, technology-supported solution designed to reduce the frequency and severity of falls among senior residents. This program combined real-time motion-sensing technology, predictive analytics, and ai-driven behavior monitoring to proactively identify changes in residents' mobility patterns and alert care teams to potential fall risks before incidents occurred. Helpany also provided a centralized digital dashboard for care staff, enabling them to monitor resident activity trends, coordinate timely interventions, and improve individualized care planning.in addition to its technological backbone, the program included structured staff training modules focused on fall risk identification, emergency response protocols, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Residents benefited from targeted mobility assessments and customized wellness routines aimed at improving strength, balance, and confidence in movement. Environmental audits were conducted to identify and resolve safety hazards in residential and common areas, contributing to a safer physical environment.as a result of implementing the helpany fall prevention program, fellowship square-mesa achieved a 90% reduction in falls compared to the prior year. This significant accomplishment enhanced resident safety and reduced hospital admissions, and affirmed the organization's c
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 93% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- 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
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and liabilities are high compared with assets.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 63
- Transparency & Controls: 65
- Accountability: 94
- Sustainability: 65
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 67.4%; rating input score 67
- Program expense ratio: 77.9%; rating input score 78
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Compensation committee: Missing
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Missing
- Board or committee approval: Missing
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 21st 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: 9.8%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.78; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.8; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 2.9%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 9.1% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 67.4% of revenue deployed · 77.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 8 of 9 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $9.1M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $616K · 15 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $1.1M reported
- Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Related organizations: 19 filed related-organization links
- 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 14/100.