Neighborhood Ministries

Legal name: Neighborhood Ministries Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
860809052
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Phoenix, AZ, United States
Phone
602-252-5225
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,274,007
Expenses
$11,970,466
Assets
$7,001,592
Liabilities
$986,765

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jeremy Wood (Executive Director)
  • Mary Kit Danley (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Mary Kit Danley (President): $193,731 total reported compensation
  • Jeremy Wood (Executive Director): $146,857 total reported compensation
  • Norma Vasquez (Director of Accounting): $143,555 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To be the presence of Jesus Christ, sharing his life-transforming hope, love, and power among distressed families of urban Phoenix to ignite their passion for God and His Kingdom. Our desire at Neighborhood Ministries is to serve every member of the family for those living in our community. The programs that make up our Neighborhood Family Services area of impact help provide families with basic needs like food and clothing. But we also want to care for each member's emotional and spiritual needs as well. We do this through offering parenting support, counseling services, legal assistance, and other opportunities for families to grow and thrive together. SNAP Assistance Neighborhood Ministries Church in Phoenix, AZ SNAP/AHCCCS Assistance.

What it reported doing in 2024

Neighborhood Family Services: Comprehensive Support for Community Families - Neighborhood Ministries focuses on serving the whole family in their community by addressing basic needs such as food and clothing through various programs under the Neighborhood Family Services. These programs extend beyond just physical needs to include emotional and spiritual support through counseling, legal assistance, and parenting support. Key programs include SNAP/AHCCCS Assistance, which helps families access food and healthcare benefits, and Nueva Esperanza, which provides short and long-term foster care for unaccompanied children crossing the border, offering them necessities, education, and mental health services. Additionally, Mercy Minds offers Christ-centered mental health services to aid those affected by poverty and abuse, and the ministry's Food Bank provides essential food supplies to those in need. Parenting Por Vida supports pregnant and parenting individuals, promoting healthy outcomes for infants and emotional bonding. These comprehensive services aim to uplift families and foster resilience in the community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 81% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 96% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 85
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.5%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 89%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: $22.87 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • 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: 75%; rating input score 75; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.2%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 21.8% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.1% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 94.5% of revenue deployed · 89% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 4 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 6 filed program accomplishments · $10.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $194K · 7 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $592K reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 19/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 51/100.