CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN SERVICES Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN SERVICES

EIN 74-1715362 · Human Services (P600)

What they do

to PROVIDE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE to QUALIFIED RECIPIENTS.

Before you give

Should I give to this charity?

Easy charity check

Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $80.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.

Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders33 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

$80.50of every $100 spent was reported for mission workThe IRS calls this “program services.”

$0.60of every $100 spent was reported for fundraisingMoney spent asking for more donations.

$107.24spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

$18.80of every $100 spent was reported for management and office costsThis number alone does not tell us how much good they did.

$2.23in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

56.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $60,478 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100spent

Where each $100 went

These are the charity’s reported Form 990 spending categories.

Mission workProgram services$80.50

ManagementOffice and general costs$18.80

FundraisingAsking for donations$0.60

Has the pattern changed?

Each bar shows the share of annual spending reported for mission work, management, and fundraising.

202480.5% mission

202387.7% mission

202289.8% mission

202175.8% mission

202066.5% mission

201964.9% mission

201865.8% mission

201774.5% mission

Money in and money out

Revenue$835,890

Expenses$896,368

Annual shortfall $60,478 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$721,902 · 80.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$168,806 · 18.8% of expenses

Fundraising$5,660 · 0.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$835,890

Expenses$896,368

Assets$2,002,761

Income$835,890

Contributions$472,814

Mission work (program services)$721,902

Fundraising$5,660

Management and general$168,806

Accounting fees$22,350

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (33)

SHAWN LANDRYBOARD MEMBER

JOYCE ELAMBOARD MEMBER

LORI HALBERTSECRETARY

MARGARET BLITCHBOARD MEMBER

NANCY RAMIREZEXECUTIVE BO

NILDA RAMIREZBOARD MEMBER

PAM VINCENTPAST PRESIDE

PATSY HEARDBOARD MEMBER

RAY CLINEEXEC BOARD M

JACKIE JACOBSBOARD MEMBER

SHEILA TYLERBOARD MEMBER

SHEROLD ALPOUGHBOARD MEMBER

STEVE VINCENTBOARD MEMBER

TOM LOCKBOARD MEMBER

TONYA PETIXVICE PRESIDE

VELMA APPLE MARTINPRESIDENT

WILMA SONNIERBOARD MEMBER

BEVERLY BISHOPBOARD MEMBER

HOPE SCOTTBOARD MEMBER

FRANCES LANDRYBOARD MEMBER

ESTRELLA BALDERASBOARD MEMBER

ELLEN HOWARDBOARD MEMBER

EILEEN SCHAEFERBOARD MEMBER

DOROTHY JACKSONBOARD MEMBER

DIANA FENTROYVICE PRESIDE

DENISE ANDERSONBOARD MEMBER

DEBRA POINDEXTERTREASURER

CYNTHIA GONZALESBOARD MEMBER

CORA WIGGINSBOARD MEMBER

CLIFF KENNEDYBOARD MEMBER

CAROLYN BARRASEXECUTIVE BO

BYRON HARPERBOARD MEMBER

BRENDA BROUSSARDBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1973
Location: 6650 9TH AVENUE, PORT ARTHUR, TX 776426411
County: Jefferson
In care of: DEBBIE PERKINS
Primary officer: DEBBIE PERKINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(409) 962-5661

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: LAWRENCE BLACKBURN MEEK MAXEY & CO
NTEE classification: Human Services (P600)