The Christ College of Nursing & Health Sciences

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
203823825
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Phone
3128793655
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community or Junior Colleges
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$13,634,574
Expenses
$13,874,251
Assets
$13,042,086
Liabilities
$1,973,793

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AMY WUTKE (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • THOMAS BRODERICK MD (DIRECTOR): $468,948 total reported compensation
  • JAMES WENDEL MD (CHAIRPERSON): $354,229 total reported compensation
  • AMY WUTKE (PRESIDENT): $178,927 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences is an institution of higher learning providing a curriculum in nursing and health sciences. Find your home at TCCNHS, surrounded by supportive peers and faculty at The Christ Hospital campus. Get the support to achieve your goals in academics, profession, and personal life. Don’t forget to explore Cincinnati’s vibrant heart with its rich history, art, and entertainment options. LEARN MORE ACCOLADES. Your support of The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences will help ensure that students continue to receive an exceptional education grounded in rich tradition but also responsive to the changing needs in a dynamic healthcare environment. DONATE NOW Give Back.

What it reported doing in 2024

The christ college of nursing and health sciences ('the college') is an institution of higher learning, offering an accelerated bachelor of science degree in nursing, an associate of science degree in general studies, a bachelor of science degree in healthcare administration, a bachelor of science degree in nursing, an online rn-bsn completion program, a medical assistant certificate, an associate of applied sciences in radiography, and an associate of applied sciences in diagnostic medical sonography. The college is accredited by the higher learning commission of north central association of colleges and schools. Average enrollment for the year ended june 30, 2025 was 715 students per semester for fall and spring.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 88% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 86% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 76
  • Accountability: 75
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.8%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 82.4%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • 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: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • 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: -1.8%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.94; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.4%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 51st 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: 83.8% of revenue deployed · 82.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 10 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $11.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $469K · 11 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.6M reported
  • Consistency: 44 of 44 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: 9 filed related-organization links
  • 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: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 24/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.