Partners in Christ

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
341500477
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Ashland, OH, USA
Phone
8883550896
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$867,793
Expenses
$690,818
Assets
$1,731,663
Liabilities
$4,777

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SONDRA DELLARIPA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • TIM NELSON (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • LISA YOUNG (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • DAVE CONNELL (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • LESTER FLAQUER (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • SONDRA DELLARIPA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $75,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Collaborating with latin american grantees to identify and address their specific challenges through active listening and question driven understanding, nurturing their goals and objectives.

What it reported doing in 2025

Medical ministries - partners in christ supports community-based healthcare initiatives in the dominican republic through partnerships with local christian leaders and healthcare providers. The primary focus of the program is the support and development of the fountain of life medical clinic in juan tomás, which provides accessible healthcare services to underserved individuals and families. Program activities include support for primary care services, hypertension screening and management, medication and pharmacy assistance, health education, medical equipment and supply needs, and community wellness initiatives. The program also seeks to strengthen local healthcare capacity through training, collaboration, and resource development. In addition, partners in christ facilitates medical mission teams and volunteer healthcare professionals who serve alongside local providers to expand access to care and support community health objectives. Through these efforts, the medical ministries program seeks to improve health outcomes, increase access to essential healthcare services, and demonstrate the love of christ through compassionate care and service.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 83% 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. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 67
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.4%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 80.4%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: $222.43 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 20.4%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.51; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.9%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.4% of revenue deployed · 80.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 13 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $555K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $75K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2013 to 2025
  • 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 35/100.