Noah's Ark Christian Day Care Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
480960961
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2020
Official website data refreshed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2020
Location
Chanute, KS, USA
Phone
6204311832
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Support N.E.C.
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,006,640
Expenses
$945,465
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JIM CARLSON (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • CORINA COX (EXECUTIVE DI): $71,825 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Noah's ark child and adult care food program, was founded to provide nutritional and child care support and services to those who care for others. We are committed to being responsive to the needs of providers, regardless of their location or level of need, so that they, in turn, can respond to the developing needs of the children they care for. Therefore the organization ascribes to the following principles upon which it was founded: 1.every child is entitled to the best nurturing possible so that the spirit, creativity and potential of each child can be realized. 2.every provider is entitled to dependable, timely services and to a program that is responsive to the provider's needs. 3.every staff member is entitled to a secure and equitable working environment, where their individual needs and achievements are respected and recognized.

What it reported doing in 2020

Child and adult food program - the organization acts as a conduit for federal funds for homecare providers. The organization provides payment to approximately 301 providers per month.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 86% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 78% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - 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 and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.1%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 94.9%; rating input score 95
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 74th 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: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.1%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.6%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8.4% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.8% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -7.2% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
  • Where the money goes: 89.1% of revenue deployed · 94.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $897K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $72K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2009 to 2020
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 49/100.