Concordia College Alabama

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
630389941
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2016
Official website data refreshed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
Selma, AL, USA
Phone
3348745700
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$10,253,651
Expenses
$12,799,703
Assets
$11,243,039
Liabilities
$6,419,523

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • DEXTER JACKSON (VP BUSINESS AFFAIRS): $80,453 total reported compensation
  • DR CHERYL WASHINGTON (VP-ACADEMIC AFFAIRS): $71,411 total reported compensation
  • DR DONALD JEFFERSON (VP - STUDENT SERVICES): $39,667 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Concordia college is a four year lutheran-based educational institute that strives to prepare students through christ-centered education for lives of responsible service to the church, the community and the world.

What it reported doing in 2016

Concordia college is an institution of higher education and provides instruction, scholarships and various support services in achieving its primary function.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 81% 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

SUPPORTED - 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: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 69.9%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.17 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 71st 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; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • 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: -24.8%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.88; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.57; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.5%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.6% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.9% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88% of revenue deployed · 69.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $8.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $80K · 19 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2009 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 53/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.