The Centre (Christian Family Centre)

Legal name: Lenawee Christian Ministries

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
382602775
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Adrian, MI, United States
Phone
517-263-6232
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Support N.E.C.
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,516,372
Expenses
$6,162,397
Assets
$20,223,231
Liabilities
$563,967

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR TODD MARSHALL (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • DR TODD MARSHALL (CEO): $219,956 total reported compensation
  • RACHEL MANNOR (FINANCE DIRE): $127,264 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 Christian Family Centre exists to glorify Jesus Christ by supporting the physical, spiritual, and social wellness of our communities. At The Centre, we are more than a fitness and family facility — we are a Christ-centered community focused on service, hospitality, and excellence. If you’re passionate about making a positive impact, building relationships, and helping people grow spiritually, physically, and socially, we invite you to explore career opportunities with us. From fitness to youth programming, from facilities to hospitality, every role here supports our mission to strengthen lives through love, service, and Christ’s example.

What it reported doing in 2024

The centre ministries exist to serve lenawee county, Michigan and surrounding communities by providing a world-class choice for physical, social, and spiritual wellness with jesus christ being the center. The programs and activities at the centre facility contribute importantly to the achievement of lenawee christian ministries (lcm) charitable and educational purposes by instructing and training individuals to improve or develop their capabilities and by promoting and benefiting the general health of communities served by lcm. During the current fiscal year, the centre facilty offered a number of activities, including racquetball, volleyball, swimming, and a wide range of outdoor field games to assist and supplement the educational function and related extracurricular activities of lcs during and after normal school hours. The centre facilities are also available for theater productions and plays, lectures and gymnasium activities. The centre facility offers a wide range of programs, seminars, and concerts emphasizing family values and classes on exercise, fitness, and wellness including customized fitness classes for seniors and access to health and wellness education seminars. Other instructinal programs have focused on athletics with volleyball and soccer clinics, swimming instruction for all age groups, lifeguard training, and aerobics classes. Numerous activities and programs for youth have been sponsored that are instructional in nature with organized athletic activities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 69% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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. Assets have declined or grown slowly and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 72
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 66.8%; rating input score 67
  • Program expense ratio: 79.4%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $190.15 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.7%; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

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: 18%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.28; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.6%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 66.8% of revenue deployed · 79.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $4.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $220K · 9 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 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.

  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 49/100.