Micah Ecumenical Ministries

Legal name: Micah Ecumenical Ministries Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
204044884
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Fredericksburg, VA, United States
Phone
(540) 358-5801
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Homeless Shelters
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,155,811
Expenses
$3,207,299
Assets
$4,962,677
Liabilities
$215,691

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • MEGHANN COTTER (EXECUTIVE SERVANT LEADER): $81,282 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Doing justice, loving kindness, and walking humbly with God—building a collaborative response to meet neighbors’ needs and help reduce homelessness in Fredericksburg. _To honor and glorify God by obeying Jesus’ command to make disciples of all people groups. We accomplish this through our Mission and Core Values:**Seek** others in our community, **Serve** their needs, **Grow** the love of Christ, **Connect** with each other_ 810 Princess Anne St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401. FTL Benefit Concert at Barley Naked FTL (For the Love), a local alt- and classic-rock band, is honored to play a fundraiser for Micah at Barley Naked Brewing Co. in Stafford County. Join us at Barley Naked on Sunday, July 19, at 4 PM! 100% of proceeds collected will go to support Micah's work in our community. Come out and join us for an evening of music, refreshments, and fellowship. Admission is free: no cover...

What it reported doing in 2024

Other supportive services: micah offers many other services to neighbors experiencing homelessness, all aimed at providing wrap-around support to help neighbors overcome homelessness. These include in-house ministries as well as key community partnerships. An income development ministry helps neighbors find employment, apply for government benefits, and/or creates customized employment opportunities for neighbors. A health connections ministry helps neighbors access primary care appointments or specialty care appointments with medical professionals. A street church worshipping community, led by a chaplain, helps neighbors connect to social and spiritual support networks. Community partnerships include: an outreach worker through the rappahannock area community services board who connects individuals to mental health services; the veterans administration visits micah offices to provide direct support to veterans experiencing homelessness; va dmv visits micah offices on a scheduled basis to provide ease in access to dmv services, particularly identification documents.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 72% for direct work, and 28% for 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 66%; rating input score 66
  • Program expense ratio: 85.2%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $24.2 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99%; rating input score 99; 37th 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 22.8%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.55; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.5%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.5% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 66% of revenue deployed · 85.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $2.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $81K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 30 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: Audit committee oversight not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.