Christian Relief Services Charities Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521394775
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Alexandria, VA, USA
Phone
7033179086
Rating
57
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,314,897
Expenses
$2,735,573
Assets
$7,107,163
Liabilities
$216,847

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRYAN L KRIZEK (PRESIDENT/CEO)
  • PAUL E KRIZEK ESQ (VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL)

Highest reported compensation

  • BRYAN L KRIZEK (PRESIDENT/CEO): $464,687 total reported compensation
  • PAUL E KRIZEK ESQ (VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL): $324,588 total reported compensation
  • BIEU DO (CFO): $171,489 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 purpose of christian relief services charities (crsc) is to assist in the alleviation of human suffering, misery, disability, and pain in the world by advancing and improving the welfare of persons in need and the international community while preserving native cultures, heritages, customs and beliefs.

What it reported doing in 2024

"christian relief services charities, inc., is an umbrella organization of 21 affiliated charities around the united states of america which operate programs in various states in the appalachian region and other urban areas as well as on indian reservations and in africa. Services include affordable housing, youth empowerment and education, water development, agriculture and vocational training, youth programs, utilities assistance, emergency assistance, medicine, food, new shoes, blankets, winter coats, home repair, youth projects, school supplies and support of efforts towards self-sufficiency.(see schedule o for continuation)crsc provides technical support to its affiliates as a cost-effective model in the areas of overhead, accounting, human resources, information technology, legal counsel and governance. In this manner, the 21 affiliate charities benefit by reduced administrative costs and more sophisticated executive governance to allow more than 160,000 individuals to be assisted.crsc received grants that allow christian relief service charities to provide administrative and technical support to provide clients with up to two years of transitional housing in 27 homes."

Operating model

Revenue model
Affiliate-supported. 82% of the money available for current operations came from contributions from related organizations.
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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 20
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 25.8%; rating input score 26
  • Program expense ratio: 16.8%; rating input score 17
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 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: -18.2%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.6; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 39%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.8% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 25.8% of revenue deployed · 16.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $460K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $465K · 14 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 22 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 26/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.