Fellowship Square

Legal name: Christian Housing-cottonwood Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
860775063
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Phone
6023851592
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Senior Citizens' Housing/Retirement Communities
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$995,649
Expenses
$1,548,821
Assets
$8,510,979
Liabilities
$4,362,144

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
  • KATHLEEN CONDON (CFO): $270,818 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 (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit) was founded in 1979 by devoted Christians to minister to Arizona seniors—particularly those with little financial resources—by providing senior housing and services across Fellowship Square communities. 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...

What it reported doing in 2024

Christian housing cottonwood, inc.'s, exempt purpose is to offer government subsidized housing to seniors aged 62 years and older. With an average age of 76 years old, our independent living community residents remain active socially and physically. Residents typically pay 30% of their income for rent and utilities. Residents receive an emergency call system in addition to their apartment; a service coordinator is available to help them procure community services such as meals on wheels, transportation services, and make medical appointments. We offer education to seniors, families and friends regarding the aging process. Christian care is an active participant in quality first, a covenant for healthy, affordable and ethical aging services promoted by leading age. (cont'd on sch o)founded in 1979, the christian care companies began with 96 units of subsidized housing and a 60-bed nursing center on the phoenix campus. The nursing center cornerstone quotes psalm 71:9, cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. The organization is one of 17 related tax exempt christian care companies (the names of the other 16 are listed on schedule r) who provide housing, hospitality and healthcare services for very-low-to-middle income Arizona seniors. 16 of the christian care companies were founded by the nondenominational christian churches of Arizona and are governed by corporate boards of directors. Christian care management has controlling interest in the 17th related tax exempt entity, home health care, inc. Dba covenant home health, which provides home health services to seniors and others who need skilled medical care within the comfort and privacy of their own homes.at december 31, 2024, the christian care companies own and operate 1,990 units of middle-income, market-rate independent, assisted, and memory care units for seniors on six campuses, 338 units of subsidized housing, and a 20-bed rehabilitation center. In addition, we provide assisted living services to up to 107 residents of our subsidized housing.benefits of being part of a christian care community typically include shared housekeeping; maintenance and security services, including call button monitoring; access to private scheduled transportation; and computer labs with high-speed internet. Residents typically have entree to on-campus food service venues, entertaining activity programs, health & wellness opportunities and chaplaincy services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 98% 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 most voting board members are independent. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 60
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 86.3%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 22nd 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: -55.6%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.5; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.51; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 14%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 19.8% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.9% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 86.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 9 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $616K · 15 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $145K reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.