Neighborhood Christian Centers of Jackson Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
640800919
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
Jackson, MS, USA
Phone
6013529049
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Protestant
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$220,399
Expenses
$237,771
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STEVE EDWARDS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • STEVE EDWARDS (PRESIDENT)
  • SHERRY LANIER (DIRECTOR)
  • FRANK YORK JR (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

The neighborhood christian center (ncc) is devoted to a variety of ministries to the residents of inner city jackson. Ncc provides aid in the form of food, clothing, utility assistance and emergency aid to its clients coupled with a gospel message. Ncc also provides educational assistance to children in the form of after school tutoring provided by volunteers.

What it reported doing in 2016

Tutorial program for after school-operates five days at week for the duration of the school year. We focus on children's academic and spiritual enrichment as well as creatively incorporating the arts to develop and encourage creative skills. Retired certified public school teachers lead our programs along with help from tutors and committed volunteers. Students receive help with homework, academic enrichment drills, and exercises to improve math skills. Students received increased technological skills through daily access to a computer lab and time set aside for increased reading and literacy development. Once a week, the students also receive instruction in the arts through ncc's partnership with local visual artists, dancers, musicians, and writers within our community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 70% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 76.6%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 71%; rating input score 71
  • Fundraising efficiency: $21 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 24th 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -7.9%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.3% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.9% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 76.6% of revenue deployed · 71% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $169K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2010 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 24/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.