Deaconess Nurse Ministry

Legal name: Deaconess Faith Community Nurse Mins Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
463885766
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Bridgeton, MO, United States
Phone
314-395-4655
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Religion Related N.E.C.
Affiliation
Religious (unspecified)

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$783,965
Expenses
$848,363
Assets
$1,271,869
Liabilities
$54,509

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

People named in this filing

  • MARY RYAN (BOD)
  • KRISTEN SHINN (BOD)
  • BRYCE KRUG (VICE CHAIRMAN)

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

Overview

Mission

Deaconess Nurse Ministry exists to care for all by providing whole-person health care that offers the healing love of God. Watch the video below to learn about our programs and the impact they have on low-income adults, seniors and families throughout St. Louis. To learn more about our approach to community healthcare outreach, please **click here. <span class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> ➡️Help us bring holistic care to every community. Deaconess Nurse Ministry continues to grow in response to the changing needs of the communities we serve. While our mission remains rooted in compassionate, faith-informed nursing care, our approach is expanding to create greater access, stronger partnerships, and measurable impact. We are increasing our presence in senior living communities and underserved neighborhoods, bringing professional nursing care directly to where people live. We are...

What it reported doing in 2024

SENIOR HEALTHThis year, 105 seniors enrolled in our program. Of those, 38% could verbalize correct medication use, and 208 received chronic disease education. Only 18 experienced preventable falls, with 83% remaining fall-free. Across all programs, 501 individuals participated. Most were aged 60 and older, with the largest group aged 7079. Participants included 279 males, 221 females, and 1 transgender individual. The majority identified as Black or African American (321), followed by White/Caucasian (155). Health outcomes included improvements in blood sugar and weight for 178 individuals. Mental health screenings identified 92 with depression and 62 with anxiety. The PHQ-2 screening was completed by 387 participants. Our program remains committed to supporting the health, safety, and well-being of older adults.

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 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.6%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 78.4%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.3 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: -8.2%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.5; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.3% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.2% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 85.6% of revenue deployed · 78.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $665K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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: Fundraising efficiency scored 23/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 19/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 54/100.