Just Neighbors Ministry Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
541820633
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Annandale, VA, USA
Phone
7039791240
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,721,243
Expenses
$2,262,379
Assets
$1,535,528
Liabilities
$545,005

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Erin McKenney (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Erin McKenney (Executive Director): $71,758 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 mission of Just Neighbors Ministry, Inc. is to provide immigration legal services to low- income immigrants and refugees of all faiths and nationalities, especially those who are most vulnerable. Our team of attorneys, staff, and committed volunteers offer hope and help.

What it reported doing in 2024

Fiscal year 2025 proved to be a very busy year for Just Neighbors, in fact one where we broke many records in terms of number of clients served, number of cases opened, number of countries from which clients hailed (82) and number of callers per month. Our direct legal services helped clients in the following ways: -Enabled immigrant men, women and children who have been victims of crime, such as domestic violence, trafficking, violent crimes, and political/religious persecution to obtain the appropriate immigration status to live free of abuse and violence (Escaping Violence) -Unified families by helping clients obtain lawful permanent residence or petitioning for immediate family members to join them in the U.S. (Family Unification) -Assisted eligible clients to obtain employment authorization in the U.S. (Work Authorization) -Aided at-risk clients with citizenship applications (Citizenship) -Provided expert immigration legal advice and counsel to immigrant families (Advice and Counsel) Direct Legal Services Just Neighbors staff attorneys oversaw each case, supported by our dedicated volunteers, including volunteer attorneys. In 2025 (7/1/2024 6/30/2025) we helped residents throughout Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC from 82 different countries in conducting 2,545 cases for 1,609 clients of which 93% of the cases lead to a work permit, permanent legal status, citizenship or other immigration benefit. This was a 6% increase in clients in FY2024 and 20% increase from FY2023. Fifty-six percent of the clients (895) were new clients in 2025 and the rest were clients whose cases are still pending with USICS. In comparison to FY 2024, attorneys helped 94 more new clients in 2025. Our organizational growth allowed us to help 178 more new individuals than last year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 84% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.
  • 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 66.1%; rating input score 66
  • Program expense ratio: 79.4%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.19 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 16.9%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.68; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.35; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.2%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14.6% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15.6% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 66.1% of revenue deployed · 79.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $72K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 30 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 30/100.