The St Francis Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
841185856
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Denver, CO, USA
Phone
3032440755
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,533,389
Expenses
$9,195,607
Assets
$19,888,738
Liabilities
$4,713,510

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NANCY BURKE (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • NANCY BURKE (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $218,949 total reported compensation
  • ANDREW SPINKS (CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER): $133,347 total reported compensation
  • CHRISTIE LINSNER (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $125,014 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

St. Francis center (sfc) is a transformation hub for adults who are homeless in the metro denver area, providing shelter along with a myriad of services that enable people to meet their basic needs for daily survival and to transition out of homelessness.

What it reported doing in 2024

On a daily basis, an average of 500 people who are homeless were seen at st francis center. Our social services staff provided assistance to day shelter guests, including helping with id assistance, bus tickets, long distance travel, local transportation, payee services and informational referrals. The day shelter also provides clothing and bathing facilities as well as storage units, message boards, and use of the st francis center's address for receiving mail. We also provide wellness services which includes behavioral health care options.the st francis center's housing programs help people transition from homelessness to a more permanent residence. Case management helps individuals maintain their housing and health. Beyond helping people physically move into housing, the team also provides case management support connecting residents with resources such as health care, mental health services, substance misuse treatment, and life skills support to ensure that residents are successful.the st francis center outreach team operates on the streets of denver to connect people to resources at the center and resources throughout the denver metro area. The team assists many individuals with shelter and emergency services, which includes referrals, access to lifechanging services and housing. The st francis center also operates a non-congregant shelter where people can transition from homelessness to a temporary housing solution. Through case management support we are able to connect people to resources for permanent housing and employment.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 79% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 80% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 63.8%; rating input score 64
  • Program expense ratio: 82.4%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $38.75 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 20.3%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.16; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.2%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 63.8% of revenue deployed · 82.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 12 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $7.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $219K · 15 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $1.3M reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 9 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 49/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 54/100.