Church of the Saviour Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
346521549
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Cleveland Heights, OH, USA
Phone
216-321-8880
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,367,612
Expenses
$783,337
Assets
$17,230,537
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

People named in this filing

  • CATHY BELK (CHAIR)
  • REV ANDY CALL (TRUSTEE)
  • MARTY KOLB (TRUSTEE)

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

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

Overview

Mission

Church of the Saviour Foundation was established in 1955. The primary purpose of the Foundation is to assist in the major maintenance of our beautiful Gothic-style church and to seed new and innovative ministries that arise outside of the normal budgetary plans. Among the wide-ranging ministries of Church of the Saviour are Upward Basketball and other sports ministries, music ensembles for all ages, small groups for growth and accountability, and ongoing missions both local and international. Worship spans three services, each unique in its style but united in its spirit and purpose. COTS Loves Cedar Lee We love our neighborhood and we want to support our neighbors! We love our neighborhood and we want to support our neighbors! COTS Loves Cedar Lee is an initiative during the first weekend of every month when our congregation supports businesses in the Cedar Lee district by going out...

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2024, the church of the saviour foundation awarded grants totaling 494,068, both directly to the church and to third parties on its behalf, to support capital improvements, new ministry initiatives, and a capital campaign. Additionally, the church celebrated legacy gifts directed toward specific ministries. Also in 2023, the foundation received a substantial bequest and created the "sustaining fund" to help support its annual operating budget. There are five basic types of funds established and utilized by the foundation: general memorial - unrestricted maintenance - supports maintenance of the church facilities special purpose - supports programs and mission of the church sustaining - supports the church's annual operating budget policies concerning the establishment and use of the funds: general memorial funds - comprised of undesignated gifts and bequests in the original amount of 5,000 or more, named by the donor or for the decedent and general income- unnamed gifts less than 5,000. Maintenance endowment funds - comprised of designated gifts and bequests in the minimum amount of 5,000 special purpose endowment funds - comprised of designated gifts and bequests in the minimum amount of 25,000 - the purpose of the special purpose fund must be consistent with the purpose of the foundation and in accordance with the gift acceptance policy. If the original gift is less than 25,000, the donor and family commit to build the fund to its minimum value within three years of the original gift. If that is not achieved, the funds will be transferred to the general memorial fund. The foundation trustees must formally accept the gift or a bequest for such a purpose. Sustaining endowment fund - comprised of designated gifts and bequests in the minimum amount of 100,000. If the original gift is less than 100,000, the donor and family commit to build the fund to its minimum value within three years of the original gift. If that is not achieved, the funds will be transferred to the general memorial fund. Distribution policy: the foundation distributes up to 4.75% of the average three-year of total assets as of 12/31 from of the general memorial fund, the maintenance endowment fund, and the sustaining endowment fund. Special purpose endowment funds distribute income only. For allocation purposes, two thirds of the dollars from the combined general memorial and maintenance funds are to be used for building and capital improvements and one third for programming.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 91% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 91% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 89
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 57.2%; rating input score 57
  • Program expense ratio: 91.7%; rating input score 92
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 42.7%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 22; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 57.2% of revenue deployed · 91.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $718K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 57/100.