Christian Shelter Incorporated

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521176287
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Salisbury, MD, USA
Phone
4107495673
Rating
56
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Neighborhood Centers
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$838,396
Expenses
$663,864
Assets
$2,977,732
Liabilities
$5,905

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • ANTHONY DICKERSON (EXECUTIVE DI): $57,500 total reported compensation
  • MARY E WILLIAMS (ADMINISTRATO): $43,020 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Emergency food, shelter, clothing & counseling.

What it reported doing in 2025

The christian shelter is a christian mission totally supported by god's people to provide emergency food, shelter, clothing, and spiritual counseling to anyone requiring such service.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 51
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 10
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 52.8%; rating input score 53
  • Program expense ratio: 66.3%; rating input score 66
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 20.8%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.49; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15.1%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.1% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.1% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 52.8% of revenue deployed · 66.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 8 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $440K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $58K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 53/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 24/100.