Good Samaritan Fund Tuscola County Churches

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
335003929
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Caro, MI, USA
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Emergency Assistance
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$30,606
Expenses
$9,405
Assets
$23,500

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Nicki Williams (President)

People named in this filing

  • Nicki Williams (President)
  • Carol Striffler (Treasurer)
  • Suzann Petersen (Secretary)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Neighbors Helping Neighbors in Times of Need Our mission is to unite the churches and community of Tuscola County to prevent homelessness hunger and utility shut-offs by providing food shelter and emergency assistance , ensuring that no one faces crisis alone. WHAT WE DO: -Provide emergency financial support for rent utilities and fuel - Operate a communitiy food pantry to fight hunger - Offer compassionate assistance to families in crisis - Partner with local churches to serve our neighborsperate

What it reported doing in 2025

Operated a food pantry for Tuscola County residents in need. Approximately 180 individulas benefited.

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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 56
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 72
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 30.5%; rating input score 30
  • Program expense ratio: 99.1%; rating input score 99

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 69.3%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.5; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -138.8% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -79% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 85.5% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 30.5% of revenue deployed · 99.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $9K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 30/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.