National Association of Congregational Christian Churches

Legal name: National Assoc of Congregational Christ Naccc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
383889911
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2016
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2016, Form 990-EZ 2014
Location
Oak Creek, WI, United States
Phone
414-856-1620
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,761,593
Expenses
$1,531,399
Assets
$9,995,551
Liabilities
$68,192

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

People named in this filing

  • LAURA HAMBY (MODERATOR)
  • JUDY CAMPBELL (SECRETARY)
  • JEFF DILLON (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

It is our mission to nurture fellowship among Congregational Christian churches and to support ministries of the local church in its community and to the world, all in the name of Christ. The NACCC, through its mission of “bringing together Congregational Christian Churches for mutual care and outreach to our world in the name of Jesus Christ,” helps the Mission and Outreach Ministry Council provide support in the form of funding resources and oversight to several mission partners and outreach programs throughout the United States and the world. Explore our mission and outreach relationships to learn more and find unique and impactful ways to get involved. **National Missions** **International Missions** **Recognized Ministries.

What it reported doing in 2016

Growth ministries council: responsible for supporting the establishment of new congregational churches, encouraging and supporting local church in youth programming, providing youth programs at the national level, encouraging churches in their use of technology and developing worship and spiritual growth resources for churches.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 75% 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.

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.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 80
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.6%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 80.5%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $43.41 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13.1%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.53; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 32.7% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 83.3% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 76% per year; rating input score 100; 99th 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: 74.6% of revenue deployed · 80.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2015 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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: 3 of 7 not reported.