CRISTA is a family of ministries empowered to serve the needs of the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This is done through long-term health care, education (Pre-K-12), camping, broadcasting, relief and development and other means.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5,968 volunteers and 1,651 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7.5M a year · 8% of revenue · last 2 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.2M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $52.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $126K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$42.0M
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$73.1M
-33% vs prior year
Spent
$78.2M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$91.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$73.1M
FY2021▼ -33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$108.5M
FY2021$73.1M
Expenses
$78.2M
FY2021▼ -34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$118.3M
FY2021$78.2M
Net assets
$91.6M
FY2021▲ +0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$90.8M
FY2021$91.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021. IRS ruling in Oct 1950.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $60.9M Management & general 13% · $10.2M Fundraising 9% · $7.1M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

34 people listed on the 990; $2.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
EVP & CFO
$202,792Pt VII · Sec A
$200,627Pt VII · Sec A
President / COO
$199,776Pt VII · Sec A
VP Senior Living
$197,993Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$182,830Pt VII · Sec A
VP Schools
$169,452Pt VII · Sec A
$167,610Pt VII · Sec A
VP Marketing + Brand Dev.
$154,550Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Jacinta Tegman$200,627$230,150
Doug Sutten$202,792$223,341
Mike Cole$131,258$219,418
Jon Yasuda$199,776$155,605
Timothy John Malievsky$167,610$198,041
Glen Melin$197,993$183,012
Michael Meyers$182,830—
David Eller—$170,944

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Serves global needs through healthcare, education, camping, broadcasting, and relief.

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3 programs · $45.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Through CRISTA Senior Living, 665 residents were served, and $211,361 was provided to assist low-income residents to remain in their homes. The Nursing Center provided 924 days of care for Medicaid recipients (note: Nursing Center closed as of 08/12/2020), and Crista Shores Assisted Living Facility provided 4317 days of care for Medicaid…

$20.7Mprogram expense
02

King's School operates in Shoreline, Washington. King's School had 1,046 K-12 students and 52 pre-K students in the 2020-2021 school year. King's graduated 109 students and 100% of King's students indicated that they planned to pursue higher education. Total financial assistance of $1,330,618 was provided to 252 students.

$14.8Mprogram expense
03

World Concern partners to transform the lives of poor and marginalized people through disaster response and sustainable community development. The love of Christ compels us to pursue reconciliation and equip those we serve, so that they may in turn share with others.

$9.6Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$126K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $100K · 2020–2020

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$73.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$4.6M
Money outPt IX
$78.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$60.9M
Managementcol C$10.2M
Fundraisingcol D$7.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$91.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.4M
Total assetsLn 16$133.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$42.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A13
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$273K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$589K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$4.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$722K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.5M
Total revenueLn 12$73.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.0M
SavingsLn 2$8.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$52.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56.9M
Other assetsLn 15$10.1M
Total assetsLn 16$133.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$42.0M
Net assetsLn 32$91.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,651
VolunteersI 65,968
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16.9M$10.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$37.0M$52.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67.5M$56.9M
Total assetsLn 16$139.6M$133.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$48.8M$42.0M
Net assetsLn 32$90.8M$91.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$100K$100K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.6M$1.6M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.4M$1.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.6M$633K$414K$523K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$31.2M$24.6M$4.6M$2.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$20K$19K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4.0M$3.4M$439K$160K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.9M$2.4M$258K$223K
Legal feesLn 11b$131K$13K$87K$31K
Accounting feesLn 11c$183K$11K$167K$5K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$1.1M$1.1M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.3M$2.1M$376K$807K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$412K$241K$171K
Office expensesLn 13$1.0M$613K$153K$243K
Information technologyLn 14$922K$360K$343K$218K
OccupancyLn 16$3.6M$3.3M$204K$9K
TravelLn 17$793K$757K$23K$14K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$189K$161K$15K$12K
InterestLn 20$364K$255K$109K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6.4M$5.8M$498K$88K
InsuranceLn 23$1.8M$951K$785K$110K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14.4M$12.0M$1.2M$1.2M
All other expensesLn 24e$729K$276K$262K$192K
Total functional expensesLn 25$78.2M$60.9M$10.2M$7.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $73.1M$78.2M−$5.1M$91.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $108.5M$118.3M−$9.9M$90.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $73,059,150 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $38,627,360$19,780,991
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $66,236,942$48,005,967
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,465,707$4,550,265
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,135,142$721,927
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $108,465,151$73,059,150
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $13,421,817$3,108,532
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $49,482,819$39,707,716
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,343,444$1,145,415
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $54,095,239$34,195,900
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $118,343,319$78,157,563
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,878,168−$5,098,413
Part VI · Governance 19 of 20 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $73,059,150 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$1,531 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$1,245,605
VIII-1d Related organizations$1,481,244
VIII-1e Government grants$273,228
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$16,780,914
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$588,878
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,780,991
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $43,503,531 · Unrelated business $4,473,021$47,976,552
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $12,120 · Excluded from tax $2,022,462$2,034,582
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $203,185 · Excluded from tax $389,356$592,541
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $2,836,970 · Excluded from tax −$321,287$2,515,683
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $92,309 · Excluded from tax $68,023$160,332
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $43,625,255 · Unrelated business $7,525,296 · Excluded from tax $2,127,608$73,059,150
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $78,157,563 across 23 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $100,000$100,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,579,279$1,579,279
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,429,253$1,429,253
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $632,910 · Management $414,167 · Fundraising $522,599$1,569,676
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $24,641,090 · Management $4,594,703 · Fundraising $1,965,736$31,201,529
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $18,978 · Management $1,300$20,278
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,440,255 · Management $438,559 · Fundraising $160,311$4,039,125
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,395,913 · Management $258,223 · Fundraising $222,972$2,877,108
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $12,912 · Management $87,465 · Fundraising $31,063$131,440
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,389 · Management $166,641 · Fundraising $5,177$183,207
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,145,415$1,145,415
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,104,739 · Management $375,755 · Fundraising $807,377$3,287,871
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $240,802 · Fundraising $171,231$412,033
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $612,977 · Management $152,886 · Fundraising $242,951$1,008,814
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $360,411 · Management $342,745 · Fundraising $218,424$921,580
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,342,920 · Management $203,679 · Fundraising $9,264$3,555,863
IX-17 TravelPrograms $756,585 · Management $22,582 · Fundraising $13,628$792,795
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $161,384 · Management $15,276 · Fundraising $12,461$189,121
IX-20 InterestPrograms $254,793 · Management $109,468$364,261
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,801,389 · Management $497,554 · Fundraising $88,232$6,387,175
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $950,875 · Management $784,974 · Fundraising $110,164$1,846,013
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,986,505 · Management $1,231,196 · Fundraising $1,168,646$14,386,347
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $275,945 · Management $261,705 · Fundraising $191,730$729,380
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $60,870,502 · Management $10,199,680 · Fundraising $7,087,381$78,157,563
Part X · Balance sheet $133,575,378 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,467,170; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,927,769$2,047,450
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $14,984,190$8,377,797
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $433,040$90,385
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,724,590$1,043,449
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,459,272$1,189,600
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $67,471,910$56,884,106
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $31,630,753$45,109,023
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,325,804$7,281,766
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $4,806,994$1,090
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,326,018$10,083,542
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $139,635,264$133,575,378
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,438,606$17,159,985
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,279,439$2,685,459
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $8,691,988$7,731,795
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,424,098$14,437,410
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $48,834,131$42,014,649
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $65,416,133$68,593,729
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,385,000$22,967,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $90,801,133$91,560,729
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $139,635,264$133,575,378
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $91,560,729 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$73,059,150
XI-2 Total expenses$78,157,563
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,098,413
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$90,801,133
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,858,009
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$91,560,729

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