Disciples Center for Education Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
844155055
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Duluth, GA, USA
Phone
4043532297
Rating
54
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Religious Printing, Publishing
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$413,036
Expenses
$426,692
Assets
$13,996
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • H ALEX HUNTER (CEO AND DIRE)

People named in this filing

  • H ALEX HUNTER (CEO AND DIRE)

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

1.plan, build, and develop eminently qualified teachers 2.fund/develop capacity for: training "mid-career" evangelists to substantially increase their theological knowledge and capability ("train the trainer") funding and distribution channel for teaching through technology teaching resources for mission societies and hope worldwide 3.enable (through funding and organizational integrity) recognized and capable teachers to fulfil their affirmed role: protect time to teach, write, and publish create an academic journal/thought leadership platform 4.develop connections with churches globally to make available teaching resources

What it reported doing in 2025

2023 was the fourth year of the organization. Four biblical studies graduate school candidates were selected for scholarships. In 2024, there are 4 recipients from various countries who are obtaining graduate biblical studies degrees at accredited educational institutions who qualify for scholarships.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 77% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 59% for direct work, and 41% for grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. 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: 93
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 24.8%; rating input score 25
  • Program expense ratio: 24%; rating input score 24
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.3%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.03; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -15.9% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 24.8% of revenue deployed · 24% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $103K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 25/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 24/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.