Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ Monastery

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
320273970
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Kemp, TX, USA
Phone
2147993386
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$575,266
Expenses
$178,870
Assets
$2,020,142
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Barbara Paula Morais (President, Dir.)

People named in this filing

  • Barbara Paula Morais (President, Dir.)
  • Alexander Golitzen (Director)
  • Gerasim Eliel (Secretary, Dir.)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the organization is to provide a dwelling and sanctuary for members of a monastic community dedicated to cultivating the Gospel of Salvation.

What it reported doing in 2025

Our 2025 accomplishments included: - Focused on developing the St. Xenia Cemetery on the property as more individuals requested burial on its premises- The wife of an Orthodox priest who is an architect designed a small chapel for the cemetery and several construction companies were invited to bid on the project- In preparation for construction the community addressed the drainage problems that have been a major factor whenever heavy and/or persistent rain occurs- In addition, the county also has required the monastery to construct a road on the property as part of a fire safety plan- Concurrent with this activity, the community continued its usual commitment to host meals for individuals attending memorial services for those buried in the cemetery as well as visitors attending regular religious services- Parish women's groups continue to use the Retreat Center for day retreats- In 2025 the community invited speakers from outside the region to lead two retreats at the monastery- These retreats raised the profile of the monastery across Orthodox jurisdictions and brought in greater support for the monastery's programs and the construction project.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 85% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 45
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 91
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 31%; rating input score 31
  • Program expense ratio: 84.1%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 68.9%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 11.29; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.9% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 31% of revenue deployed · 84.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $150K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2017 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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: Mission deployment rate scored 31/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.