Community Helping Ministry

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
431717131
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Bridgeton, MO, USA
Phone
3147702216
Rating
53
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Emergency Assistance
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$28,907
Expenses
$71,144
Assets
$226,357
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Liza Browning (Executive Director)
  • Bob Messersmith (Vice President)
  • Brenda Willis (President)

People named in this filing

  • Liza Browning (Executive Director)
  • Pat Libhart (Secretary)
  • Bob Messersmith (Vice President)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To assist those in need by providing resources or referrals for help, and incentive and support for families and individuals to provide for themselves when possible. To assist the community in the responsible distribution of resources to those in need who live in the Pattonville and Ritenour School Districts. To provide a witness to the community of the unity found in Christian service which transcends denominational ties and to provide opportunities to strengthen community and promote understanding between people and groups.

What it reported doing in 2024

29. Birthday Club/Teen Birthday Club: Provided gift cards for the purchase of birthday gifts, clothing, and/or party supplies for registered children's birthdays. Provided cards for 35 children and teens.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. 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: 22
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 28.2%; rating input score 28
  • Program expense ratio: 11.5%; rating input score 11

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -146.1%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.18; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 66.8%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -34.7% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -44.7% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8.6% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 28.2% of revenue deployed · 11.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $8K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 28/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.