Christian Schools Retirement Investment Consortium

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
834211451
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Grandville, MI, USA
Phone
6165380990
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Management & Technical Assistance
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$27,438
Expenses
$35,581
Assets
$11,345

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARK STUIT (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MARK STUIT (PRESIDENT)
  • LINDA KNAPPER (DIRECTOR)
  • AARON VANECK (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The corporation is formed for charitable purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code as a supporting organization to existing and potentially future nonprofit corporations, all of which are exempt from federal taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code. More specifically, the corporation is formed for its members to, collectively, negotiate and enter into service agreements with: (1) third-party administrators for the provision of recordkeeping and other administrative services with respect to tax-sheltered annutiy contracts and/or custodial accounts under section 403(b) of the internal revenue code maintained by the members (collectively, "403(b) plans"); (2) investment providers for the provision of various investment options to be offered under the 403(b) plans; (3) registered investment advisors for the provision of advisory services regarding the investment options offered under the 403(b) plans; and (4) with any other parties n

What it reported doing in 2025

Entered into service agreements with third-party administrators to help provide record keeping for their tax sheltered annutiy contracts and/or custodial accounts under section 403(b) plans as well as investment providers. There are currently 15 member schools utilizing the services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -29.7%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.32; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -20.8% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -24.1% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $36K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 16 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.