Norwegian Christian Home & Health Center
Legal name: Norwegian Christian Home and Health Center
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 111633518
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, United States
- Phone
- 718.232.2322
- Rating
- 85
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Nursing, Convalescent Facilities
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $27,902,497
- Expenses
- $30,269,135
- Assets
- $23,806,557
- Liabilities
- $15,293,319
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
26 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ANTHONY RESTAINO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Highest reported compensation
- ANTHONY RESTAINO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $299,862 total reported compensation
- MICHAEL PAGANO (CFO): $222,041 total reported compensation
- GEM MCLEAN (ALP-LPN): $209,547 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 exist to provide our residents with exceptional physical care, enhanced social services and enrichment of their spiritual lives, all in a pleasant environment where their human dignity is preserved. Statement We have always recognized that our effort to care for every resident is a sacred trust. For as long as we can remember, our commitment has been guided by Psalm 127: Unless the Lord builds the home, we labor in vain. This has never been more true than today. Residents and patients of all faiths and backgrounds are welcome here. Our pastors provide care for the spiritual needs of our residents who require it, for we believe our faith underlies all, supports all and inspires all. But, our welcoming hand is ecumenical. There is no obligation to subscribe to the faith that drives us, and yet we certainly.
What it reported doing in 2024
Skilled nursing and respite care provided in a full service, state of the art 137 bed facility and 24/7 medical care to attend to the complete needs of every resident sub-acute care provides intensive restorative rehabilitation designed to improve the physical state of the resident an interdisciplinary team is comprised of physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and more the goal is to attain measurable progress with every resident, as well as to be able to affect a safe discharge. All rooms are equipped with satellite television, telephones, security, and safety devices services include housekeeping, laundry service, 3 nutritional meals daily (tailored to individual dietary needs), pastoral care and elective group activities in 2024, the home provided 46,948 days of skilled nursing care. There were a total of 402 admissions and 402 discharges during 2024.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 98% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- 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
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: 82
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 22
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 94.9%; rating input score 95
- Program expense ratio: 88.2%; rating input score 88
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
- Compensation committee: Pass
- 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: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 9 of 9 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: 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: -8.5%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.79; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.64; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 4.7%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -1.9% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 6 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 94.9% of revenue deployed · 88.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $26.7M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $300K · 26 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $5.2M reported
- Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
- Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
- Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- 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 12/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 28/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 53/100.