Phoebe Ministries

Legal name: Wyncote Church Home

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
231352525
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Allentown, PA, USA
Phone
610-435-9037
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Supportive Housing for Older Adults
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,156,658
Expenses
$8,737,015
Assets
$2,217,675
Liabilities
$328,199

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

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SCOTT R STEVENSON (PRESIDENT/CEO)
  • JUDITH SHERMAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • SCOTT R STEVENSON (PRESIDENT/CEO): $942,440 total reported compensation
  • ROBERT RICHARDS (COO (UNTIL 12/24)): $396,014 total reported compensation
  • THOMAS BAER (CFO): $375,203 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

A community of faith, called by God, to enrich the lives of our seniors, their families, and the communities we serve. Our Vision “Inspired by our faith, we will lead the way with innovative services that promote fullness of life.” Phoebe Ministries provides charitable care to eligible residents of its communities, regardless of their ability to pay. Over fifty-six percent of our skilled nursing population, and a smaller percentage in other living situations, rely on this program. Phoebe provides millions of dollars in charitable care to our residents each year. The elderly and the disadvantaged—often forgotten in our society—are at the heart of our mission and ministry.

What it reported doing in 2024

1) skilled nursing - wyncote church home provides quality nursing care in a comfortable health care center. The wyncote skilled nursing program served 161 individuals for the year ended june 30, 2025. They had 14,244 skilled nursing care census days during that time which was approximately 72.07% occupancy. Additionally, 53,511 nursing care hours were devoted to accomplishing this program service. 2) personal care - wyncote church home provides an intermediate level of care when individuals need help with some activities of daily living, but do not require 24 hour skilled nursing care. The wyncote personal care program served 20 individuals for the year ended june 30, 2025. They had 3,846 personal care census days during that time which was approximately 55.31% occupancy. Additionally, 14,110 nursing care hours were devoted to accomplishing this program service. 3) independent living - wyncote church home provides comprehensive, independent living services for aging people. The wyncote independent living program served 24 individuals for the year ended june 30, 2025. They had 226 independent living units during that time which was approximately 72.56% occupancy.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 98% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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

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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 87
  • Sustainability: 13
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 82.4%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -41.9%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.25; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.4%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -5.8% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 82.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 16 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $7.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $942K · 24 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $785K reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • 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.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 29/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 51/100.