Giles County Christian Service Mission Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
540786078
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Pearisburg, VA, USA
Phone
5409213006
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$303,083
Expenses
$276,660
Assets
$318,347
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GLENNA RACER-RIGGAN (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • LEISA PALMER (OPERATIONS D): $40,710 total reported compensation
  • BRITTANY SARTIN (OPER. FLOOR): $23,949 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The giles county christian service mission is a duly incorporated agency. That agency is in a helping ministry that is restricted in focus. We are here to minister to persons who face chronic need due to low, fixed income or emergency need due to sudden loss of income or property. The giles county christian service mission operates as a thrift store to serve our clients. Clothing, food, and household items are donated to us. Vouchers are provided to those who qualify based on income. Clients use vouchers to purchase clothing and household items. A portion of donated items are sold to the public to cover operating costs. Food is both donated and purchased with dollar donations to provide free food boxes to our clients. No goods, other than food, are purchased directly.

What it reported doing in 2024

Our thrift store is open 36 hours a week to serve our clients. Clothing, food and household items are donated to the mission. Vouchers are provided to income qualified clients to purchase clothing and household items. Food is provided free to these clients. Client families used vouchers to purchase goods. Vouchers are provided quarterly for both adults and children. The thrift shop houses an office for new river community action to provide further client services including emergency assistance and housing. The public also takes advantage of the extreme value pricing of donated clothes and household items. Total sales allow us to pay wages and occupation costs associated with the thrift shop. Food is never sold and we do not purchase anything for resale.

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 85% 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

STRONG - 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: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.9%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 90.7%; rating input score 91
  • 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; 80th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8.7%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.15; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 23.4%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 46.6% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.2% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.9% of revenue deployed · 90.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $251K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $41K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 58/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.