Interfaith Community Services

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
860520997
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Tucson, AZ, USA
Phone
5202976049
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Interfaith

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$9,199,120
Expenses
$8,427,016
Assets
$11,385,742
Liabilities
$228,146

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

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • J Robert Hendricks (President)
  • Thomas McKinney (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Thomas McKinney (CEO): $159,380 total reported compensation
  • April Schiller (COO): $102,108 total reported compensation
  • Aimee Roberts (Director of Finance): $89,955 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Interfaith Community Services' mission is to provide pathways leading to more stable and self-sufficient lives.

What it reported doing in 2024

Senior Services - ICS provides services which help seniors and disabled individuals to live independently in their own homes without the need for institutional care. ICS volunteers provide essential support services such as meal delivery, food box delivery, transportation for medical appointments and shopping, vaccine scheduling support, friendly phoning, friendly visiting, small home repairs, yard work, and business help. During 2024-25, ICS provided services to 525 seniors and disabled individuals. The mobile meals program provides delivery of fresh nutritious meals each weekday to physically challenged or convalescing adults who are unable to cook for themselves and are supplied on a sliding-scale-fee basis based on ability to pay. More than 60% of mobile meals recipients receive fully or partially subsidized meals. During 2024-25, ICS delivered 27,020 meals.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 75% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 65% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 87.3%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $20.73 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8.4%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.35; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.2%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.8% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83% of revenue deployed · 87.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $7.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $159K · 24 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $690K reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 48/100.