Neighborhood Christian Centers, Inc.
Legal name: Neighborhood Christian Centers Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 581394456
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Memphis, TN, United States
- Phone
- (901) 881-6013
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Human Services
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $5,683,909
- Expenses
- $5,708,540
- Assets
- $3,430,527
- Liabilities
- $1,076,649
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
16 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- EPHIE JOHNSON (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
Highest reported compensation
- EPHIE JOHNSON (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $172,726 total reported compensation
- LANINA PHILLIPS-TAYLOR (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $81,166 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
We can’t thank you enough for your amazing donation! Your generosity is truly making a difference in our community. With your support, we’re able to provide vital resources and support to those in need. You’re an incredible part of our mission, and we are incredibly grateful for your kindness! STAY UP TO DATE WITH NCC ncc cross logo RESIZE 2.jpg. STATEMENT The mission of Neighborhood Christian Centers, Inc. is to guide those in need toward stability and sustainability through compassionate Christ-centered ministries and empowerment programs. ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD CHRISTIAN CENTERS, INC.
What it reported doing in 2024
Youth empowerment to succeed ("yes"):(649 individuals)continuum of educational services and opportunities from home to school guides ncc children and youth to academic achievement, supports ncc's goal to expand college, career opportunities for under-resourced youth and young adults. Provides participants with homework support, tutoring, financial literacy, mentoring leadership development, a variety of summer experiences. All experiences encourage and support high school graduation, college entry, graduation, career choices and the opportunity to receive a scholarship from ncc
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 80% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 59% for direct work, and 41% 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 82
- Transparency & Controls: 83
- Accountability: 95
- Sustainability: 32
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 86.7%; rating input score 87
- Program expense ratio: 86.3%; rating input score 86
- Fundraising efficiency: $13.69 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
- Compensation committee: Missing
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- 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: -0.4%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.6; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.31; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 4.4%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 86.7% of revenue deployed · 86.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $4.9M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $173K · 16 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
- Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- 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: Fundraising efficiency scored 48/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Document-retention policy not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 33/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.