Methodist Services

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
562311719
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Phone
2158771925
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,265,871
Expenses
$12,049,702
Assets
$20,434,754
Liabilities
$20,851,846

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KATHRINE MARTIN (PRESIDENT & CEO)
  • CYNTHIA ROBERTS BENTON (VICE PRESIDENT & CFO)

Highest reported compensation

  • KATHRINE MARTIN (PRESIDENT & CEO): $221,992 total reported compensation
  • CYNTHIA ROBERTS BENTON (VICE PRESIDENT & CFO): $198,162 total reported compensation
  • BETH ABRAMS (ASSOC. VP OF OPERATIONS): $149,652 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 the corporation shall be to provide life enriching services to children, adults and families as they face the challenges of limited resources, increased poverty and homelessness, disability and deficits in education and behavioral health services.the corporation shall do so through cooperative and coordinated efforts with methodist home for children (mhc), a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, and other mhc subsidiaries as part of the system of corporations controlled by mhc (together to be called herein the "mhc system").

What it reported doing in 2024

Supportive housing: methodist services provides housing, case management and life skills training to residents and their children residing in monument village, fairway commons and inglis methodist gardens. In additon, methodist services provides homeless services to adult individuals through its bridgehouse, quads and fresh start programs. Social services are provides to help each person achieve self sufficiency and independence through life skills training, budgeting and money management along with job readiness training. Parenting: methodist's family support services teaches parents to understand and use positive parenting techniques. Using nurturing parenting and ifp curricula and tools, in addition to interactive group settings, parent, grandparent, guardian and family caregivers work diligently to learn effective problem solving, the stages of childhood development, and the capabilities and vulnerabilities of the brain. Parents are encouraged to build healthy relationships with their children, develop strategies for spending quality one-on-one time and create opportunities to grow as a family. Caregivers are given information regarding children's educational resources available in the regional school system.case management: case management for designated community schools supports attendance initiatives by identifying and removing barriers to regular school attendance and supporting students and families via expedited, short term interventions for student who have 3+ unexcused absences. Methodist services shall work with the coordinator and school staff, creating and advancing more robust socioeconomic case management support for community school students and families, which will ensure each of our communities have the connections to resources that are most needed.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 82% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 87.9%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $613.17 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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; 66th 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: -7%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.7; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.02; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.9%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.7% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
  • Where the money goes: 94% of revenue deployed · 87.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $10.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $222K · 16 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $269K reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 5/100.