Gordon Christian Trust

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
382596725
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Phone
6163639209
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Named Trusts N.E.C.
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$56,062,484
Expenses
$30,810,662
Assets
$127,866,635
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

People named in this filing

  • JOYCE WILLIAMS (TOP FINANCIAL OFFICIAL)
  • JAMES D GORDON (TRUSTEE/Top Mgmt Official)
  • NEIL NYBERG (TRUSTEE)

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

Gordon christian trust is organized as a type i supporting organization to gull lake ministries. Contributions are made to organizations exempt under irc section 501(c)(3) and section 509(a)(1) which are closely related in purpose or function.

What it reported doing in 2025

Contributions to organizations exempt under irc section 501(c)(3) and section 509(a)(1) which are closely related in purpose or function to gull lake ministries.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 89% 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 a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 89
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 59.5%; rating input score 59
  • Program expense ratio: 99.3%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th 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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 65th 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: 45%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.15; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15.2% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 22.4% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 59.5% of revenue deployed · 99.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $30.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $215K reported
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 59/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.