The Rock Community Church Inc

What it reported doing in 2014

Human services-food/basic needs: food pantry (cleveland foodbank agency)- 800 people/mo; free bread and pastry distribution (community night): 70- 90/wk. Through direct bread donations received from giant eagle grocery stores; community meal program-300 meals; free kids summer camp and hot meal program-105 kids, 1,000 meals; angel tree christmas gift program-60 kids. Human services-counseling/recovery: alcoholics anonymous-greater cleveland southeast chapter-300 people/mo; domestic violence; peer support group-80 people/mo. Human services-at-risk youth: garfield heights campus life basketball clubs-400 teens/mo; campus life middle school club 100 students / mo; backyard bible clubs 20 students. Human service programs and partners-we are the first line of assistance for many families in our area, reaching an average of 2,150 people/mo. With our various human services. The rock community church, an inner ring eastern suburb of cleveland, is surrounded by extreme poverty with poverty rates of 50% to over 75%. Area businesses annually donate approximately 200,000 worth of food items to the rock for distribution to the poor. These human services are given without any pressure to attend the church or the recipient's religious beliefs. The major areas of our current human services include: (1) food pantry for low-income families; (2) open community free bread/pastry distributions; (3) free community hot meals; (4) annual christmas gift distribution; (5) free 6 week summer camp and hot lunch program; (6) alcoholics anonymous- southeast chapter; (7) cuyahoga county's domestic violence support group; and (8)various at-risk youth programs that we administers in the garfield heights public schools. 55% of our building (usage time) is used for various human services. Human service organizations such as alcoholics anonymous or cuyahoga county's domestic violence support group are allowed free usage of the church facilities without rental fees. 100% of community and human service programs are administered through non- paid volunteers(approximately 50 volunteers).

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 91.3%; rating input score 91
• Program expense ratio: 93.5%; rating input score 94
• 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: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 40%; rating input score 40; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 1 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Limited
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 2.4%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.42; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 38.3%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 10.7% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -18.2% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 20.1% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings