Edison Christian Life Services

Legal name: Christian Rest Home Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
381237795
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Grand Rapids, MI, United States
Phone
(616) 453-2475
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Nursing, Convalescent Facilities
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$18,132,203
Expenses
$18,557,039
Assets
$23,227,779
Liabilities
$905,854

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

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RENZ VERBEEK (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ROBERT MYERS (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ESTHER HEEREMA (ADMINISTRATOR): $220,598 total reported compensation
  • JAMES HORJUS (FINANCE OFFICE ADVISOR - PART YEAR): $197,859 total reported compensation
  • GAYLE DYKEMA (DIRECTOR OF NURSING): $160,739 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Edison Christian Life Services exists to extend the ministry of Jesus Christ to seniors by providing quality, compassionate Christian care in a homelike setting. Since 1945, Edison Christian Health Center has offered quality, faith-based care for our residents. Since our beginning, we've continually refined our approaches and raised expectations of what it means to provide quality care, yet we've never wavered from our mission to offer affordable, compassionate Christian care in a homelike setting. 1989 In 1989, we opened Edison Christian Independent Living. Independent living residents have the option of a cozy studio apartment or a gracious two-room suite that includes a kitchenette. Services include housekeeping, scheduled activities, delicious meals and 24-hour staff coverage. Residents enjoy homelike comfort and Christian companionship within th.

What it reported doing in 2024

Provided assisted living services to approximately 40 individuals during the fiscal year. Individuals may receive discounted services if they exhaust their financial resources. The discount given would be based on the individual's monthly income. The reduction in monthly fees typically range from 30-70% from stated rates. This fiscal year all the individuals were self or private pay.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 87% of the money available for current operations came from other operating 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.7%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 94.4%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: $23.22 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.3%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.25; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.1%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 96.7% of revenue deployed · 94.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $17.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $221K · 22 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $435K reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 42/100.