Society of St Stephen

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
844642598
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Port Carbon, PA, USA
Phone
5702058561
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$34,434
Expenses
$33,742
Assets
$110,904
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Maureen Burns Challenger (President)
  • Mary Burns (Vice President Secretary)

People named in this filing

  • Maureen Burns Challenger (President)
  • Mary Burns (Vice President Secretary)
  • Fr Edward Connolly (Chaplain)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

The former St. Stephen Church is located on the property. The St. Stephen Church building was an operational Roman Catholic Church until January 12, 2020 when it was closed. Society of St. Stephen purchased the property to maintain the building as a Roman Catholic Chapel, in conjunction with the Diocese of Allentown, for worship. The Society has worked to make sure the buildings and the grounds are available and maintained for regular worship activities. The worship activities include Masses, Stations of the Cross, rosaries, Bible studies and social outreach ministries. The property is available for Catholic baptisms, weddings and funerals, which are sacraments and part of the worship of the church. The Society has a close connection with the Diocese of Allentown.

What it reported doing in 2024

Funeral and Wedding Masses and Memorial Donations - held to provide special worship services and recogition of deceased loved ones for former parishioners and community members. Benefited about 100 people. Seven events held and 10 memorials/honorees recognized.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 67% 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

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 60
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.29; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 85.1% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -84.2% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 98% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $34K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.