Is it real?
Yes. Exemption reinstated (2024-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2024.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
9 people listed on the 990; $473K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Troy Vaughn’s $410K as Founder/ President/ CEO is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Vaughn | $409,712 | $311,117 | $188,073 |
| Jameese Smith | $221,667 | $173,912 | $115,788 |
| James Phillips | $171,669 | — | $107,252 |
| Chandra Williams | $164,259 | $118,869 | — |
| James O Phillips | — | $159,703 | — |
| Anne Carle | $120,368 | — | — |
| Karle Solis | $119,920 | $114,587 | — |
| David Jones | $65,221 | — | $62,245 |
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.
See Christ-Centered Ministries executive salaries →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
- Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed
Programs and updates
Develops housing projects, support programs, and street-based outreach services to help individuals experiencing homelessness and recovery transition into mainstream society.
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Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 95-4712641) · Dispute this lineCapacity Building Grant-Keeping Safe During the Holidays
Christ-centered ministries as the contractor for this project was responsible for identifying and providing grants to community based-organizations (cbos) who supported community-driven outreach, engagement, and education to address disparities in COVID-19.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 95-4712641) · Dispute this lineReentry Intensive Case Management Services (r-Icms)
Christ-centered ministries' r-icms program works to decrease recidivism by providing high quality intensive case management services to vulnerable justice-involved individuals in los angeles county with an emphasis on those who are on adult felony probation and those who have been recently released from jail and prison.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 95-4712641) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported: a material weakness in money controls.
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $167K | $678K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $120K | $59K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $134K | $123K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.7M | $3.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $377K | $3.7M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.3M | −$39K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $1.9M | $1.9M | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $393K | $295K | $98K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $6.1M | $4.6M | $1.5M | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $683K | $512K | $171K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $520K | $390K | $130K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $21K | $21K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $17K | $17K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $128K | $128K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $175K | $131K | $44K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $26K | $19K | $6K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $191K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $50K | $38K | $13K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $40K | $30K | $10K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $77K | $58K | $19K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $2.6M | $2.2M | $391K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $6K | $4K | $1K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $14.7M | $11.9M | $2.8M | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 1, 2025 | $26.2M | $26.1M | $88K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 30, 2026 | $21.0M | $21.4M | −$344K | $1.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2021 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $13.5M | $14.7M | −$1.3M | −$39K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $13,458,260 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 4 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $13,458,260 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,722,810 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $3,642,191 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$39,291 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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